Friday, December 23, 2011

Funny Animal Land

Also called Earth C Plus, this is the world of Hoppy the Marvel Bunny and other Fawcett anthropomorphic "funny talking animals".

Hoppy possessed the power of Shazam, and has even traveled to Earth-S where he helped out the Marvel Family and Earth-1's Superman.



Hoppy has a Charlton counterpart on Earth C minus 4, called Happy the Magic Bunny.

Hoppy has also aided Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew of Earth-C and the Inferior Five of Earth-12 during the Oz-Wonderland War.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Earth-X

Earth-X is a reality where the Nazis won World War II.  The characters from Quality Comics originated on Earth-2 but migrated to Earth-X.

All-Star Squadron--The entirety of All-Star Squadron up to issue # 60 is in Earth-2.  This series began in the 1980s, created by Roy Thomas, but occurred in the 1940s.  In issue # 60, the after effects of the Crisis on Infinite Earths took effect, thus the last couple of pages actually take place in Earth-Post Crisis, which is the team's first post-crisis appearance.  The Quality Comics characters were members of the All-Star Squadon before migrating to Earth-X.


Black Condor--Black Condor is a Quality character, but as revealed by Roy Thomas, he began on Earth 2 and migrated to Earth-X.  The migration occurred in All-Star Squadron # 50, which takes place between Crack Comics # 25 - 26.  Black Condor's final pre-crisis appearance was Crisis on Infinite Earths # 12.


Blackhawk--Blackhawk and his team were published by Quality, but as revealed by Roy Thomas in All-Star Squadron, the team was from Earth-2, but then migrated to Earth-X in 1942.  He apparently died in an untold story prior to the 1970s.  His final Earth-2/X appearance was All-Star Squadron # 50.  The transition from Earth-2 to Earth-X happened in All-Star Squadron # 48 to 50, which takes place between Military Comics # 12 and 13.  There was also an Earth-1 Blackhawk, who first appeared in Blackhawk # 108, January 1957.


Captain Triumph--Captain Triumph was a Quality character.  We can presume that he began his career on Earth-2, because he appeared on the cover of All-Star Squadron # 1, though he never actually appeared in any stories.  (Basically, he was considered a candidate for the team, but never participated.)  Since he was a Quality character, it's assumed he migrated to Earth-X, though this was never shown and he never crossed with any other characters.  He likely migrated after All-Star Squadron # 50, and between Crack Comics # 27 and # 28.  His final pre-crisis appearance was Crack Comics # 62, September 1949.


Doll Man--This was another Quality character that Roy Thomas retroactively placed on Earth-2.  The character migrated to Earth-X in All-Star Squadron # 50, which takes place between Feature Comics # 61 and # 62.  His final pre-crisis appearance was Secret Origins # 8.


Firebrand--This was another Quality character that Roy Thomas retroactively placed on Earth-2.  The character migrated to Earth-X in Justice League of America # 193 and All-Star Squadron # 1 - 50, which takes place after Police Comics # 13 and is his final chronological appearance.  His final pre-crisis appearance is Crisis on Infinite Earths # 9.


Freedom Fighters--This was a team that mainly consisted of Quality characters, who had migrated from Earth-2 to Earth-X in 1942.  The initial roster though was a mix of Earth-2 and Earth-X characters.  The team's migration occurred in All-Star Squadron # 32 - 50 (the origin and earliest chronological appearance), which occurs before Justice League of America # 107, their first published story.  Their final pre-crisis appearance was Crisis on Infinite Earths # 9.


Hourman--Hourman was a member of the JSA, All-Star Squadron, and the Freedom Fighters, though he didn't migrate to Earth-X with the rest of the Freedom Fighters.  Hourman's final Earth-2 appearance was All-Star Squadron # 60.  Hourman's first post-crisis appearance was All-Star Squadron # 60, August 1986.


Human Bomb--This was a Quality character who started on Earth-2 but migrated to Earth-X in All-Star Squadron # 50, which takes place between Police Comics # 12 and 13.  His final pre-crisis appearance was Crisis on Infinite Earths # 12.


Invisible Hood--This is a Quality character who didn't make it to Earth-X for very long.  He died as part of the original line-up of the Freedom Fighters.  His death was shown in All-Star Squadron # 31 - 32, which took place following Smash Comics # 32.


Jester--The Jester was a Quality character who migrated from Earth-2 to Earth-X in 1942 in All-Star Squadron # 50, which occurs between Smash Comics # 36 and 37.


Kid Eternity--Was from Earth-S, operating in the golden age.  He was published by Quality Comics.


Manhunter (Quality)--This character started on Earth-2 (operating at the same time as the other Manhunter) and like his namesake, left Earth-2, but this time for Earth-X.  This happened in All-Star Squadron # 50, which occurs between Police Comics # 12 and 13.


Midnight--Another Quality character who migrated from Earth-2 to Earth-X in All-Star Squadron # 50, occurring between Smash Comics # 36 and 37.


Miss America--This Quality character died in All-Star Squdron # 31 - 32, which occurs after Military Comics # 7.


Phantom Lady--This one is complicated.  There are actually two alternate versions of this character.  On Earth-2, Phantom Lady was the cousin of Starman.  She was a member of the All-Star Squadron, and then migrated to Earth-X with the Freedom Fighters in All-Star Squadron # 50, which took place between Police Comics # 11 and 12.  Her final golden age appearance was Police Comics # 23, October 1943.  When she reappeared in Justice League of America # 107, September 1973, it was revealed that the Nazis had won World War II on Earth-X.  This Phantom Lady's last pre-crisis appearance was Crisis on Infinite Earths # 11.  Now there was also a Phantom Lady on Earth-4.  Her Quality stories also occurred on Earth-4 during the 1940s, but she was not part of any hero team nor related to Starman.  She didn't migrate to another Earth, and the Allies ended up winning WWII.  Instead, following Police Comics # 23, her stories continued in stories published by Fox and Ajax-Farrell, that went into the 1950s, where she then must have retired, as no further stories have been published of this version since then.


Plastic Man--Plastic Man began on Earth-2, where he was a core member of the All-Star Squadron, but then in 1942, he migrated to Earth-X with the Freedom Fighters.  This occurred in All-Star Squadron # 50, which takes place between Police Comics # 12 and 13.  Plastic Man later migrated to Earth-1, though the other Freedom Fighters assumed he died.  His migration must have occurred between Plastic Man # 52, February 1955, and Plastic Man # 7, November 1967.  Interestingly, his son carried on as Plastic Man on Earth-1, but there already was an Earth-1 counterpart of the original Plastic Man who was operating at the same time.


Quicksilver--This is a Quality character who presumable migrated from Earth-2 to Earth-X at some point though the story was never told.  Likely it was shortly after All-Star Squadron # 50, perhaps between National Comics # 21 and 22.  His final pre-crisis appearance was National Comics # 73, August 1949.


Ray--The Ray was a member of the Freedom Fighters who made the migration from Earth-2 to Earth-X in All-Star Squadron # 50, which occurs between Smash Comics # 36 and 37.  His final pre-crisis appearance was Crisis on Infinite Earths # 12.


Red Bee--The Red Bee died on the first mission of the Freedom Fighters in All-Star Squadron # 31 - 35, which takes place following Hit Comics # 24.


Uncle Sam--Uncle Sam (from Quality) was a member of the Freedom Fighters who migrated from Earth-2 to Earth-X.  The migration was in All-Star Squadron # 50, which took place between National Comics # 25 and 26.  His final pre-crisis appearance was Crisis on Infinite Earths # 12.  His first post crisis appearance was Secret Origins # 19, October 1987.