Earth-2
Earth-2 is a planet that features in DC Comics.
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History
Pre-Crisis
Earth-2 was the first of the so-called "infinite Earths" discovered by the inhabitants of Earth-1, where the major super-heroes and villains originated in the 1930s and 1940s and battled in the Second World War.
A super-advanced human civilization is destroyed by the arrival of the Fire People, which steal its radium element and release a huge atomic explosion. Just before his death, a scientist from that civilization leaves a message to future generations through uranivision, a process unknown to current science that uses radiation, warning that the Fire People should return every 1 million years. (All-Star Comics v1 #49)
As Atlantis under the leadership of Atlantea prepares to conquer all the nations of the world, Green Lantern arrives for a brief visit just in time to witness Atlantis sinking into the sea and being destroyed in the cataclysm. (All-Star Comics v1 #53)
The heroes active by the present day were either elder heroes from the past or their children. This universe was notable for containing Keystone City in place of Earth-1's Central City and the Daily Star in place of the Daily Planet. It also had the original, older versions of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, as well as all their friends and allies.
Post-Crisis, Post-Zero Hour
After the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Earth-2 merged with elements of all the remaining worlds (Earth-1, Earth-S, Earth-X, and Earth-4) to form the new post-Crisis Earth (dubbed "Earth-Sigma" by some). All elements of Earth-2 which were duplicates or close parallels of Earth-1 were erased in favor of the Earth-1 versions. Earth-2's Metropolis (as well as Earth-2's Superman and Lois Lane, Earth-Prime's Superboy and Earth-3's Alexander Luthor) survived in a small hypertimeline. Other Earth-2-derived hypertimelines also remain throughout hypertime.
After Zero Hour, "Earth-2" was the name used by the Alexander Luthor of the Anti-Matter Universe for the positive-matter universe ("Earth-0").
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Locations on Earth-2 included:
- Nyarl-Amen :
- Atlantis :
- Kingdoms of the Underworld : (New Fun Comics v1 #3)
- Mayala : a hidden valley accessible through a pool in the ice at the South Pole. A tribe of Mayans manage to flee from the Spanish conquerors where they fled to this massive valley. (Adventure Comics v1 #35)
- Land of Kothe :
- Bellara Island :
- Pogolana :
Species native to Earth-2 included:
- Humans :
Organizations and groups operating on Earth-2 included:
- Blood Tribe :
Inhabitants
- Vandal Savage :
- Cotton Carver :
- Atzatl :
- Hank Heywood :
- Hugo Strange :
Notes
- Earth-2 was created by Julius Schwartz and Gardner Fox where it made its first appearance in New Fun Comics v1 #1 (February, 1935).
- Earth-2 is the world seen in the first DC comics until the late 1940s/1950s, and is thus the first "infinite Earth" that we ever saw.
