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.

Monday, November 21, 2011

Earth-4

Earth-4 is the home of characters appearing in:

AC Comics


Charlton Comics


Fox Features Syndicate




and includes the following characters:

American Crusader

Avenger


Black Venus






Captain Flash

Captain Paragon/Paragon


Catman

Commando D


Darkfire


Green Lama

Hood


Jet Girl



Kitten

Miss Masque



Nightveil a.k.a. Blue Bulleteer

Paragon a.k.a. Miss Victory & Rad





Reddevil

Rocketman



Scarlet Scorpion



Stardust



Yankee Girl

A timeline for Earth-4 can be found here.

Friday, November 11, 2011

Looniverse

The Looniverse is the world of cartoons.

It was named as the reality of Bugs Bunny in the DC mini series titled "Superman/Bugs Bunny."

It is meant to be the home of Looney Tunes characters.  But we know from Who Framed Roger Rabbit that Warner Bros. and Disney characters, as well as all classic cartoons exist in the same reality.  Disney shows like House of Mouse have tied together all their characters.  Cartoon Network has provided enough crossovers to pull themselves in, and then shows like Drawn Together and Harvey Birdman also continue this crossover trend.

The basic assumption can be made that all cartoon characters live in the Looniverse.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Television Crossover Universe

Cross promotion of my blogs!!!

The TV Crossover Universe is a spin-off concept of Win Scott Eckert's two volume "Crossovers:  A Secret Chronology of the World."  The basic premise is that everything that is in the Crossover Universe is in the TVCU.  But there are a few things I should point out.  First, it doesn't go both ways.  Just because I except Win's work as gospel doesn't meant that he accepts mine.  He has given me a thumbs up (or a Facebook "like" at least) on this work, but that doesn't mean he will incorporate my work into future editions of his book, or point to my site as a reference (though it would be cool if he did.)  Also, just  because I start with Crossovers doesn't mean I follow it to the letter.  Occasionally I will make judgement calls that will mean disagreeing with Win's work.

Another thing I want to point out is the connection to the Wold Newton Universe.

Though Win's book is considered to be part of the Wold Newton Universe by many (and some articles in the book are Wold Newtonry, or actually refer to the Wold Newton Meteorite), Win himself has said that the two are not the same (though very, very, very similar.)  In fact, there are some contradictions between Crossovers and some Wold Newton articles.

My site may be useful to Wold Newton researchers, but it's not a Wold Newton site.  Only Crossovers and articles mentioned in Crossovers will be used for kicking off my universe.  I will ignore any other wolding of tv shows or movies.  This is a crossover world.  Wolding is great, but it's not crossovers.  I do include Wold Newton scholarly articles if they are mentioned in Crossovers.  But my blog is not Wold Newtonry, even if some people have disagreed with that.  But I don't want people to think I pass my work off as Wold Newtonry.  It's just a distant cousin of what they do over in the Wold Newton Family by the Wold Newton Meteoric Society.  (I do try to plug their work whenever possible since I'm a fan of Wold Newtonry myself and there are connections between their work and my own.)

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Earth-S (Pre-Crisis)

Earth-S is the home of Fawcett Comics' heroes, that being the heroes originally published by Fawcett Comics. It should not be confused with New Earth-5, which has been shown to not be the same reality.

Earth-S's first appearance is in Whiz Comics # 2, February 1940.

Generally any story published by Fawcett during the 1940s can be considered to be part of Earth-S, but each series does have it's own exceptions, which I will list below.

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.  Why am I listing this then?  Members of the All-Star Squadron have traveled to Earth-S and residents of Earth-S have appeared in All-Star Squadron.

Bulletman--Bulletman operated in the golden age, but on Earth-S. Post Crisis he would be part of the All-Star Squadron.

Captain Marvel--Captain Marvel lived on Earth-S, but he did visit Earth-2 in 1942.

Captain Marvel Junior--Captain Marvel Junior lived on Earth-S, but he did visit Earth-2 in 1942.

Crisis on Infinite Earths--During the Crisis of July 1985, Earth-S was one of the five remaining Earths threatened by anti-matter, then attacked by an army of villains from five Earths.  Captain Marvel was the representative leader of Earth-S's heroes.  See my end comments for the aftermath.

Ibis--Ibis was from Earth-S, though post-crisis he was retroactively made a member of the All-Star Squadron.

Isis--This was a character from TV that actually made it's way into the Earth-S continuity.

Justice League of America--This team from Earth-1 has teamed with the Marvel Family along with the Justice Society of America of Earth-2.

Justice Society of America--This team from Earth-2 has teamed with the Marvel Family along with the Justice League of America of Earth-1.

Kid Eternity--Was from Earth-S, operating in the golden age.

Marvel Family--Operated in the 1940s on Earth-S, but they did visit Earth-2 in 1942.

Mary Marvel--Operated in the 1940s on Earth-S, but they did visit Earth-2 in 1942.

Minute Man--Operated in the 1940s on Earth-S.

Shazam--This was the wizard the gave the Marvel family their powers.  He was one of the characters who retained pre-crisis memories in the post-crisis reality.

Superman--Superman from Earth-1 often visited Earth-S, starting with Shazam # 15, 1974.

Spy Smasher--Operated on Earth-S, but post crisis was a member of the All-Star Squadron.

So, to sum up. In Crisis on Infinite Earths # 10, several heroes from various alternate Earths altered time, effectively eliminating the multiverse and replaced it with one merged Earth. On this Earth, elements from Earths 1, 2, 4, S, and X combined into one reality. Where there were conflicts, the Earth-1 elements overtook the rest. All the heroes that had traveled to the dawn of time to change history remembered the old realities, and the ones who had been in the past during the merging who ceased to exist actually ended up still surviving. Thus most people on Earth-S (the billions of normal people) ceased to exist since there was already Earth-1 counterparts. But the Earth-S heroes and villains that had been exclusive to Earth-S now existed on Merged Earth, with some remembering the old times. The anomaly heroes survived, though only those with old memories remembered them. This universe wasn't meant to be however. In actuality, two cosmic beings, Mechanique in the 1942 of Earth-2 and Aphrodite in 1985 of Earth-2, had been holding back the full effects of the Crisis for their own purposes, but when their goals were met, they released their hold, and Merged Earth ceased to exist, replaced by Earth-Post Crisis, a universe still combining those previous five Earths, but this time history was drastically altered in the lives of some heroes. Also, all pre-crisis memories were forgotten by almost everyone. (There were a few exceptions.)

So...Flashpoint. Apparently following Flashpoint, the characters originally from Earth-S no longer exist on New Earth, and only on Earth-5.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Harvey Comics Universe

This universe, named by Brian Michael Bendis, is the world of Harvey Comics.

Now technically it includes only the humor characters Richie Rich, Casper, and Hot Stuff, and their respective supporting characters and spin-offs.  But I suppose it could also include the super-heroes and action characters from the golden and silver age of comics published by Harvey as well.

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