List of DC Multiverse worlds
The DC Multiverse is a fictional continuity construct that is used in DC Comics publications. The Multiverse has undergone numerous changes and has included various universes, listed below between the original Multiverse and its successors.
The original Multiverse
Catalogued
Originally, there was no consistency regarding "numbered" Earths—they would be either spelled out as words or use numbers, even within the same story. For example, "Crisis on Earth-Three!" #29 ) uses "Earth-3" and "Earth-Three" interchangeably. However, a tradition of spelling out the numbers emerged in "The Most Dangerous Earth" #30 ). This convention was disregarded in Crisis on Infinite Earths, and it became common practice to refer to the various Earths with numerals instead. Infinite Crisis used both, but Crisis On Infinite Earths: Absolute Edition and everything after 52 have referred to the alternate universes with numerals.Because 52 introduced another set of Earths, The Flash: Flashpoint changed the nature of many of those Earths. The New 52 and Convergence restored the Pre-Crisis Multiverse; all Pre-Crisis Earths below 52 are spelled out, realities from the 52 Multiverse use a hyphen, and realities from the New 52 Multiverse use a space. This helps, as The New 52 introduced a Dark Multiverse that uses negative numbers.
Also, Earths that were "revealed as a distinct parallel Earth in The Kingdom #2", i.e., part of Hypertime, are marked with a "*". Variations of some of these worlds appeared in the 52 and New 52 Multiverses, which are also Hypertime realties.
Note that Wonder Woman met a resemblant Wonder Woman coming from a twin Earth in "Wonder Woman's Invisible Twin",. It was the first appearance of an alternate Earth in DC Comics.
Designation | Era | Inhabitants | Notes | First Appearance |
Earth-Zero | Infinite Crisis | Earth-Zero is populated by Bizarro versions of various DC characters |
| Infinite Crisis #6 |
Earth-One | Pre-Crisis | DC's Silver Age heroes, including the original Justice League of America: police scientist Barry Allen as the Flash; test pilot Hal Jordan as Green Lantern; Thanagarian Katar Hol as Hawkman; scientist Ray Palmer as the Atom; and reporter Clark Kent, who as a teenager became Superboy before starting his career as Superman. | More Fun Comics #101 The Earth-One Batman and Gotham City first appeared in Detective Comics #327 | |
Earth-Two | Pre-Crisis | DC's Golden Age heroes, including the Justice Society of America, whose careers began at the dawn of World War II : chemistry student Jay Garrick as the Flash; radio engineer Alan Scott as Green Lantern; archaeologist Carter Hall as Hawkman; pint-sized powerhouse Al Pratt as the Atom; and Clark Kent, who began his career as Superman as an adult. |
| New Fun Comics #1 ; retconned to The Flash #123 |
Alternate Earth-Two | Pre-Crisis | a variant of DC's Golden Age Superman and possibly other heroes | Debatable | |
Earth-Three | Pre-Crisis | The Crime Syndicate of America, evil versions of the Earth-One heroes ; the heroic Alexander Luthor; and briefly his son, Alexander Luthor, Jr. | Justice League of America #29 | |
Earth-Four | Crisis on Infinite Earths | The former Charlton Comics heroes: Captain Atom, the Blue Beetle, Nightshade, Peacemaker, the Question, Thunderbolt and Judomaster | Yellowjacket #1 | |
Earth-Five | Pre-Crisis | Bruce Wayne | "To Kill a Legend" from Detective Comics #500 | |
Earth-Six | Crisis on Infinite Earths | Lady Quark, Lord Volt and their daughter Princess Fern | Crisis on Infinite Earths #4 | |
Earth-Seven | Infinite Crisis | Dark Angel, an evil analogue of Donna Troy | DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy #4 | |
Earth-Eight | Infinite Crisis | Breach, Firestorm, Green Lantern and the Huntress | Infinite Crisis #5 | |
Earth-Eleven | Pre-Crisis | "Tin" | Teen Titans Spotlight #11 | |
Earth-Twelve | Pre-Crisis | The Inferior Five: Awkwardman, the Blimp, the Dumb Bunny, Merryman and White Feather | Showcase #62 | |
Earth-Fourteen | Pre-Crisis | New Gods | 1st Issue Special #13 | |
Earth-Fifteen | Pre-Crisis | Stone Giants | *Named in Crisis On Infinite Earths: Absolute Edition | Justice League of America #15 |
Earth-Seventeen | Post-Crisis | Overman | *An Earth-based around the "grim 'n gritty" stories of the 1980s, the heroes of this Earth were actually part of an experiment created by the government. The inhabitants of this Earth were Overman, who went mad and destructive after contracting a sexually transmitted infection, a black and muscular Wonder Woman, an unnamed Flash and a punk-style Green Lantern. | Animal Man #23 |
Earth-Twenty-Three | Post-Crisis | Superboy, Matrix Supergirl | *A pocket reality created by the Time Trapper as part of an elaborate plan to destroy the Legion of Super-Heroes. The Trapper "pruned" his pocket reality until only Earth and Krypton had any life. Three Phantom Zone criminals destroyed all life on Earth, leaving the reality a dead wasteland with Matrix Supergirl being the only survivor. | Legion of Super-Heroes #23 |
Earth-25G | Infinite Crisis | Unknown | Infinite Crisis #6 | |
Earth-Twenty Seven | Post-Crisis | The Angel Mob, Animal Man, Batman, B'wana Beast, Envelope Girl, Front Page, Green Cigarette, the Human Vegetable, Notional Man and Nowhere Man | Animal Man #27 | |
Earth-Thirty-Two | Pre-Crisis | Almost-exact counterparts of Green Lantern, Carol Ferris and others. Unlike Earth-One, it also had a JSA. | Named in Green Lantern #32 First appearance retconned to Superboy #59 | |
Earth-Forty* | Pre-Crisis | Captain Thunder, Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman |
| Thrill Comics #1 |
Earth-Forty-Three | Pre-Crisis | Superman, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane | Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane #43 | |
Earth-Forty-Six | Pre-Crisis | unknown |
| unknown |
Earth-Forty-Seven | Pre-Crisis | Krypton Girl, Clark Kent | Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane #47 | |
Earth-Fifty-One | Pre-Crisis | Superman, Lois Lane, Lana Lang and Lori Lemaris | Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane #51 | |
Earth-54 | Pre-Crisis | Tommy Tomorrow | Real Fact Comics #6 | |
Earth-57 | Pre-Crisis | Superman, Lois Lane, Lana Lang | Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #57 | |
Earth-59 | Pre-Crisis | Alternate Wonder Woman named Tara Terruna and Duke Dazam | Wonder Woman #59 | |
Earth-61 | Elseworlds | Barbara Gordon, Detective Duell, Hayley Fitzpatrick, Richart Gruastark/Dick Grayson, Bianca Steeplechase, and Bruce Wayne | Batgirl & Robin: Thrillkiller #1 | |
Earth-64 | Pre-Crisis | Superman, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane |
| Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane #64-65 |
Earth-72 | Pre-Crisis | Prez Rickard |
| Prez: The First Teen President #1 |
Earth-85 | Post-Crisis | Variant Post-Crisis DC characters, Shade, the Changing Man |
| Shazam: The New Beginning #1 |
Earth-86 | Pre-Crisis | The Atomic Knights, Hercules, Kamandi, and One-Man Army Corps |
| Strange Adventures #117 |
Earth-89 | Pre-Crisis | Lois Lane, Superman, Batman |
| Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane #89 |
Earth-91 | Pre-Crisis | Lois Lane, Superman |
| Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane #91 |
Earth-95 | Pre-Crisis | Jor-El, Lara Lor-Van, Superboy | Superboy #95 | |
Earth-96* | Elseworlds | Older versions of the Post-Crisis heroes | Kingdom Come #1 | |
Earth-97* | Elseworlds | Characters shown in the "Tangent Comics" 1997 event | DC's first "Tangent Comics" event | |
Earth-116 | Pre-Crisis | Superboy | Superboy #116 | |
Earth-117 | Pre-Crisis | Jor-El, Lara, Kal-El | Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #117 | |
Earth-124.1* | Pre-Crisis | Wonder Woman, Wonder Girl, Wonder Tot | Wonder Woman #124 | |
Earth-124.2 | Pre-Crisis | Superboy | Superboy #124 | |
Earth-127 | Pre-Crisis | Batman, Wonder Woman | Wonder Woman #127 | |
Earth-132 | Pre-Crisis | Futuro | Superman #132 | |
Earth-134 | Pre-Crisis | Superboy | Superboy #134 | |
Earth-136 | Pre-Crisis | Bruce Wayne, Vicki Vale | World's Finest Comics #136 | |
Earth-146 | Pre-Crisis | Atlantis | Superman #146 | |
Earth-148 | Pre-Crisis | Clayface, Luthor, the Mirror Master, Batman, the Flash, Superman, Wonder Woman | World's Finest Comics #148 | |
Earth-149 | Pre-Crisis | Superman, Lex Luthor | Superman #149 | |
Earth-154 | Pre-Crisis | A close variation of the Super-Sons' Earth, Earth-216 | World's Finest Comics #154 | |
Earth-159 | Pre-Crisis | Lois Lane | Superman #159 | |
Earth-162* | Pre-Crisis | Superman Red/Superman Blue | Superman #162 | |
Earth-166 | Pre-Crisis | Superman | Superman #166 | |
Earth-167 | Pre-Crisis | Superman, Batman | World's Finest Comics #167 | |
Earth-170 | Pre-Crisis | Lex Luthor | Superman #170 | |
Earth-172 | Pre-Crisis | Superman, Batman, and the Legion of Super-Heroes | World's Finest #172 | |
Earth-175 | Pre-Crisis | Superman, Lex Luthor, Pete Ross | Superman #175 | |
Earth-178 | Pre-Crisis | Superman as Nova | World's Finest Comics #178 | |
Earth-183 | Pre-Crisis | Karkan, Lord of the Jungle | Superboy #183 | |
Earth-184 | Pre-Crisis | Superman, Batman, Robin | World's Finest Comics #184 | |
Earth-192 | Pre-Crisis | Clark Kent, Lois Lane | Superman #192 | |
Earth-200 | Pre-Crisis | Superman, Hyperman | Superman #200 | |
Earth-215 | Pre-Crisis | Superman | Superman #215 | |
Earth-216* | Pre-Crisis | Superman Jr. and Batman Jr., the Super-Sons, younger versions of their superhero fathers | World's Finest Comics #215 | |
Earth-224 | Pre-Crisis | Superman, Lois Lane | Superman #224 | |
Earth-230 | Pre-Crisis | Lex Luthor, Clark Kent | Superman #230-231 | |
Earth-235 | Post-Crisis | Real world versions of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman | Realworlds: Batman | |
Earth-238 | Pre-Crisis | Variant Earth-One heroes | Action Comics #238 | |
Earth-247 | Post-Zero Hour | Home to the 1994 incarnation of the Legion of Super-Heroes | The Legion of Super-Heroes #0 | |
Earth-260 | Pre-Crisis | ' characters | DC: The New Frontier #1 | |
Earth-265 | Pre-Crisis | cetaceans | The Flash #265 | |
Earth-270 | Pre-Crisis | Steve Trevor | Wonder Woman #270 | |
Earth-276 | Pre-Crisis | Captain Thunder | Superman #276 | |
Earth-295 | Pre-Crisis | Kamandi | The Brave and the Bold #120 | |
Earth-300 | Pre-Crisis | Skyboy, Superman | Superman #300 | |
Earth-300.6 | Pre-Crisis | Superboy | The Legion of Super-Heroes #300 | |
Earth-332 | Pre-Crisis | Superwoman, Superboy | Action Comics #332-333 | |
Earth-353 | Pre-Crisis | Superman | Superman #353 | |
Earth-377 | Pre-Crisis | Terra Man | Superman Spectacular #1 | |
Earth-383 | Pre-Crisis | Joan of Arc, Isaac Newton, Abraham Lincoln, Supergirl | Adventure Comics #383 | |
Earth-387 | Pre-Crisis | Supergirl | Adventure Comics #387 | |
Earth-388 | Pre-Crisis | Variant Earth-One characters | Action Comics #388 | |
Earth-391 | Pre-Crisis | Superman, Superman Jr., Batman | Action Comics #391-392 | |
Earth-395* | Elseworlds | Kal, Sir Bruce of Waynesmoor, King Arthur, Merlin, Morgan La Fey, Mordred, Lady Loisse, Jamie, Talia al Ghul, Ra's al Ghul and Baron Luthor | Superman: Kal | |
Earth-399 | Pre-Crisis | Washington, Lincoln, Custer, Superman | Action Comics #399 | |
Earth-404 | Pre-Crisis | Superboy | Superman #404 | |
Earth-410 | Pre-Crisis | Superman | Action Comics #410 | |
Earth-417 | Pre-Crisis | Superman | Superman #417 | |
Earth-423 | Pre-Crisis | Superman, Batman, Lex Luthor, Brainiac, the Legion of Super-Heroes, Krypto the Superdog, Captain Marvel, Superwoman | Superman #423 and Action Comics #583 | |
Earth-462 | Infinite Crisis | Wonder Woman, Per Degaton, Baron Blitzkrieg, Captain Nazi and the original Teen Titans | Infinite Crisis #6 | |
Earth-494 | Elseworlds | Alfredo, Capitana Felina, Captain Leatherwing, the Laughing Man and Robin Redblade | ' #7 | |
Earth-494 | Post-Crisis | Pirate variants of New Earth DC heroes and villains | DC Super Friends #1 | |
Earth-523 | Elseworlds | Depowered version heroes and villains | ' #1 | |
Earth-677 | Elseworlds | Fantasy version of the Justice League | League of Justice #1 | |
Earth-686 | Post-Crisis | Characters shown in Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns and its various spin-off titles | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 | |
Earth-702 | Elseworlds | Alternate version of the Justice League | ' #1 | |
Earth-898* | Elseworlds | Variants of Post-Crisis Earth heroes | ' #1-3 | |
Earth-898 | Infinite Crisis | Western heroes Jonah Hex, Bat Lash, Scalphunter, El Diablo, Nighthawk I and Cinnamon I | Infinite Crisis #6 | |
Earth-901 | Post-Crisis | Alternate versions of Superman, Green Lantern, the Flash and others | Infinite Crisis #6 | |
Earth-922 | Elseworlds | Superman, Luthor and all DC female heroes and villains | ' #1 | |
Earth-988 | Post-Crisis | Superboy | Superboy #1 | |
Earth-1098* | Elseworlds | Supergirl, Batgirl | Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl and Batgirl | |
Earth-1099 | Elseworlds | Catwoman, Batman, Two-Face, Killer Croc and Commissioner James Gordon | Catwoman: Guardian of Gotham #1 | |
Earth-1101 | Elseworlds | Justice League | JLA: Riddle of the Beast #1 | |
Earth-1163 | Elseworlds | Superman, Wonder Woman | Superman/Wonder Woman: Who Gods Destroy | |
Earth-1191 | Elseworlds | Batman, Dracula, James Gordon, Alfred Pennyworth, the Joker, Two-Face, Killer Croc, and Catwoman | ' | |
Earth-1198 | Elseworlds | Darkseid and Kal-El | Superman: The Dark Side #1 | |
Earth-1289 | Post-Crisis | Batman, Robin, the Riddler and Harvey Dent | Comics Revue #41 | |
Earth-1598* | Elseworlds | Soviet versions of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, along with an alternate version of the Green Lantern Corps | ' #1 | |
Earth-1863 | Elseworlds | Abraham Lincoln, Superman | Superman: A Nation Divided | |
Earth-1876 | Elseworlds | Justice League | JLA: Age of Wonder #1 | |
Earth-1888 | Elseworlds | Aquaman, Flash, Wonder Woman, Jack the Ripper, Black Lightning, Hawkman | JLA: Island of Dr. Moreau | |
Earth-1889 | Elseworlds | Batman, Jack the Ripper | Gotham by Gaslight | |
Earth-1890 | Elseworlds | The Justice Riders, consisting of several of DC's western characters, including Super-Chief, Bat-Lash and El Diablo | Justice Riders | |
Earth-1927 | Elseworlds | Clarc Kent-Son, Lutor, Bruss Wayne-Son, and Diana | Superman's Metropolis | |
Earth-1938* | Elseworlds | Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and the Martians | ' #1 | |
Earth-2020 | Pre-Crisis | Superman, Jorel Kent, Kalel Kent | Superman #354 | |
Earth-3181 | Infinite Crisis | Unknown | Infinite Crisis #6 | |
Earth-3839* | Elseworlds | Superman and Batman; Captain America and Bucky | ' #1 | |
Earth-5050 | Elseworlds | An alternate version of the JLA called the Kryptic Order | JLA: Secret Society of Super-Heroes #1 | |
Earth-A | Pre-Crisis | The Lawless League: alternate, evil versions of Superman, Batman, the Flash, Green Lantern, the Atom, and the Martian Manhunter | Justice League of America #37 | |
Earth-B | Pre-Crisis | Versions of various Earth-One and Earth-Two characters | Superboy #59 for Earth-Thirty-TwoThe Adventures of Bob Hope #94 for Earth-Twelve | |
Earth-C | Pre-Crisis | The Zoo Crew: Captain Carrot, Pig-Iron, Alley-Kat-Abra, Fastback, Rubberduck, Yankee Poodle and Little Cheese |
| The New Teen Titans #16 |
Earth-C-Minus | Pre-Crisis | The Just'a Lotta Animals: Super-Squirrel, Batmouse, Wonder Wabbit, Aquaduck, Green Lambkin, and the Crash | Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! #14 | |
Earth-C-Plus | Pre-Crisis | Hoppy the Marvel Bunny | Fawcett's Funny Animals #1 | |
[|Earth-D] | Post-Crisis retcon of Crisis on Infinite Earths itself | Justice Alliance of America | Legends of the DC Universe: Crisis on Infinite Earths | |
Earth-G | Pre-Crisis | Travis Morgan, Inhabitants of Skartaris | First Issue Special #8 | |
Earth-I | Pre-Crisis | Insect lifeforms | Justice League of America #26 | |
Earth-I | Pre-Crisis | World of Immortals | Wonder Woman #293 | |
Earth-M | Pre-Crisis | Aquatic lifeforms | Justice League of America #26 | |
Earth-Prime | Pre-Crisis | Ultraa, Superboy-Prime, and DC editor Julius Schwartz | The Flash #179 | |
Earth-Q | Infinite Crisis | Regular humans |
| JLA: Classified #1 |
Earth-Q | Infinite Crisis | Unknown | Infinite Crisis #6 | |
Earth-Quality | Pre-Crisis | Characters from Quality Comics, as well as some characters done by Will Eisner | The Comics Magazine #1 | |
Earth-R | Pre-Crisis | Reptilian lifeforms | Justice League of America #26 | |
Earth-S | Pre-Crisis | Shazam, Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel, Jr., Mary Marvel, Bulletman and Bulletgirl, Mister Scarlet and Pinky, Minute-Man, Ibis the Invincible, Spy Smasher, Commando Yank and Isis | Whiz Comics #2 | |
Earth-Terra | Pre-Crisis | Superman, Lois Lane, Jor | Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane #94 and #96 | |
Earth-X | Pre-Crisis | Steelman, The LUTHAR League |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #93 |
Earth-X | Pre-Crisis | The Freedom Fighters : Uncle Sam, the Human Bomb, Miss America, the Ray, the Black Condor, Doll Man, the Phantom Lady and Firebrand | Justice League of America #107 | |
Amalgam Universe | Post-Crisis | An Earth inhabited by merged versions of the DC Comics New Earth and Marvel Comics Earth-616 characters |
| Marvel versus DC #3 |
Crossover Earth | Pre-Crisis | All main-continuity DC Comics and Marvel Comics characters |
| Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man |
Dreamworld | Post-Crisis | The Love Syndicate of Dreamworld | Animal Man #23 | |
' | Infinite Crisis | Aztec versions of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman | Infinite Crisis #6 | |
' | Crisis on Infinite Earths | Pariah | Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 | |
The Antimatter Universe | Pre-Crisis | The Anti-Monitor, the Weaponers of Qward, the Thunderers | Green Lantern #2 | |
Magic-Land' | Pre-Crisis | King Arthur, Merlin, Simon Magus, Zsa Zsa Saturna the "Lord of Misrule", Gagamboy, Lastikman, Volta and the "Troll King" | "The Secret of the Sinister Sorcerers", Justice League of America'' #2 |
Unclassified
Before the formal creation of its Multiverse, DC would use the "imaginary story" label to denote stories that did not fit and never were intended to fit into its canon—a tradition it would continue even after the creation of the Multiverse. Alan Moore's "What Ever happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" #583 and Superman in 1986 was the last Pre-Crisis story to use the label.By contrast, other stories were clearly intended to be canonical, but various details were wrong or there were stories told in other media that were never said not to be canonical. As a result, fans and editors would create other Earths to explain things like the Super Friends comic.
Also there were many "one-shot" Earths, for which few details were provided and would not be named until Crisis on Infinite Earth: Absolute Edition was published. Finally, not all alternate reality stories were assigned a name. These included the two-page "How Superman Would Win the War", the ancient Greece/ancient Israel mash-up world from Action Comics #308, the Earth where "The Super-Panhandler of Metropolis" and "The Secret of the Wheel-Chair Superman!" take place, and some of the Earths seen in Superboy #61-62.
DC's one universe, one timeline idea was silently killed off with the creation of the pocket universe. The Official Crisis on Infinite Earths Index and The Official Crisis on Infinite Earths Crossover Index formally canonized the "Crossover Earth" where the Marvel and DC characters co-existed, making multiverse-changing events problematic at best. Then, you had parallel universes where the counterpart of Earth had a different name, as well as the realities of the Darkstars and Justice League series.
Crisis on Infinite Earth: Absolute Edition formally canonized and named many imaginary tales, the Tangent Comics universe and some Elseworlds as part of the Pre-Crisis Multiverse, even though some had clearly existed after the Crisis.
In the "With A Vengeance!" storyline in Superman/Batman, the Multiverse is visited by Bizarro and Batzarro. The Joker and Mr. Mxyzptlk summon Batmen and Supermen from various realities, both previously established worlds as well as unexplored ones.
Convergence retroactively prevented the destruction of the original DC Multiverse, so all the Pre-Crisis earths exist but in an "evolved" form, though all characters in continuity or canon can be used by writers.
Designation | Era | Inhabitants | Notes | First Appearance |
The Post-Crisis Earth | Post-Crisis | All residents of the reconstituted Earth formed following Crisis on Infinite Earths |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #11 |
The Antimatter Universe | Post-Crisis | The Crime Syndicate of America: Ultraman, Owlman, Superwoman, Power Ring, and Johnny Quick; the Justice Underground: Alexander Luthor, Sir Solomon Grundy, General Grodd, Q-Ranger, Lady Sonar, Star Sapphire, and the Quizmaster | original: JLA: Earth 2 revised: JLA #108 | |
DC Bombshells | Post-Flashpoint | Variants of female DC heroes and villains |
| DC Comics Bombshells #1 |
Destiny's Hand | Post-Crisis | A variant Justice League International | Justice League America #72 | |
Gotham City Garage | Post-Flashpoint | Variants of Prime Earth characters | Gotham City Garage #1 | |
Super Friends | Pre-Crisis | variants of Earth-One heroes and villains | TV: Super Friends - "The Power Pirate" comics: Super Friends #1 | |
The Fourth World | Pre- and Post-Crisis | Darkseid, Orion, Mister Miracle and Big Barda |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133 |
The Dakotaverse | Pre-Zero Hour | Icon, Rocket, Static, Hardware and the Blood Syndicate | Hardware #1 | |
Trinity | Post-Crisis | Justice Society International | Trinity #18 |
The ''52'' Multiverse
A new Multiverse was revealed at the end of the 52 weekly maxiseries. Unlike the original Multiverse, which was composed of an infinite number of alternate universes, this Multiverse is composed of a predetermined number of alternate universes, which were originally referred to as New Earth and Earths 1 through 51, although erroneously in Tangent: Superman's Reign #1, New Earth is referred to as Earth-1; however, in Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1, New Earth is instead designated Earth-0. Dan Didio has since explicitly denied that New Earth is Earth-1. The alternate universes were originally identical to New Earth and contained the same history and people until Mister Mind "devoured" portions of each Earth's history, creating new, distinct Earths with their own histories and people, such as the Nazi-themed version of the Justice League that exists in Earth-10. Each of the alternate universes have their own parallel dimensions, divergent timelines, microverses, etc., branching off of them.The Guardians of the Universe serve as protectors of the new Multiverse. Each universe within the Multiverse is separated by a Source Wall, behind which the Anti-Life Equation keeps the universes apart. The Bleed permeates the Anti-Life Equation in unpredictable places behind the Source Wall, allowing for transport between the universes. The destruction of New Earth would set off a chain reaction that would destroy the other 51 alternate universes at the same time, leaving only the Antimatter Universe in existence. As a consequence of Alexander Luthor, Jr.'s attempts to recreate the Multiverse, 52 new Monitors were created to oversee the 52 universes created afterwards. The Monitors seek to protect the Multiverse from people who crossover from one alternate universe to another, through the Bleed or through innate ability, who the Monitors have labeled "anomalies".
A partial list of some of the alternate universes that make up the new Multiverse was revealed in late November 2007.
Designation | Era | Inhabitants | Notes | First Appearance |
New Earth Called Earth-1985 by Dr Manhattan | Infinite Crisis | Characters from DC Comics' main continuity |
| Infinite Crisis #6 |
Earth-1 | Post-52 | Modernized interpretations of the various DC Comics' characters | ||
Earth-2 | Post-52 | An alternate version of the Justice Society of America known as Justice Society Infinity | 52 Week 52 | |
' | Post-52 | Villains include the Crime Society of America. The Jokester and the Quizmaster are among the heroes. | 52 Week 52 , Countdown to Final Crisis #32 | |
Earth-4 | Post-52 | Alternate versions of the Charlton Comics heroes, including Captain Allen Adam, and alternate versions of the Blue Beetle, Sarge Steel, Nightshade, Peacemaker, the Question, the Tiger and Judomaster | 52 Week 52 | |
Earth-5 | Post-52 | Alternate versions of characters acquired from Fawcett Comics, such as the Marvel Family, and an alternate Hal Jordan | 52 Week 52 | |
Earth-6 | Post-52 | An alternate version of the Atom, who after an accident developed light powers and called himself the Ray, and alternate versions of Rex Tyler and Ted Kord | Countdown: Arena #2 | |
Earth-7 | Post-52 | An alternate version of Stargirl, known as Starwoman, and alternate older versions of Jakeem Thunder and the Wonder Twins | Countdown: Arena #2 | |
Earth-8 | Post-52 | Lord Havok and the Extremists, the Crusaders and the Meta Militia | Countdown to Final Crisis #29 | |
Earth-9 | Post-52 | Characters shown in the "Tangent Comics" 1997 event | Countdown: Arena #2 , Tangent: Superman's Reign #1 | |
Earth-10 | Post-52 | Alternate versions of characters from Quality Comics publications, such as the Freedom Fighters, and Nazi-themed versions of several DC characters | 52 Week 52 , Countdown To Adventure #2 | |
Earth-11 | Post-52 | Matriarchal world of reversed-gender superheroes such as Superwoman, Batwoman, and Wonder Man | Countdown: Arena #1 and Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer - Superwoman/Batwoman #1 | |
Earth-12 | Post-52 | Characters and settings shown in the DC animated universe, such as the television series Batman Beyond | Countdown to Final Crisis #21 and Countdown: Arena #1 | |
Earth-13 | Post-52 | Resembles the settings of some Vertigo Comics titles | Countdown: Arena #1 | |
Earth-15 | Post-52 | Countdown to Final Crisis #30 | ||
Earth-16 | Post-52 | Characters shown in the television series Young Justice | Young Justice Episode 1:"Independence Day" | |
Earth-17 | Post-52 | Alternate versions of the Atomic Knights, Kamandi, Starman and an alternate version of Etrigan the Demon known as Superdemon | 52 Week 52 | |
Earth-18 | Post-52 | Characters shown in the Justice Riders one-shot issue | Countdown: Arena #1 | |
Earth-19 | Post-52 | Characters shown in the graphic novel Gotham by Gaslight | Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer - Gotham by Gaslight #1 | |
Earth-20 | Post-52 | 'Pulp' versions of various DC characters | Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1 | |
Earth-21 | Post-52 | Characters shown in the ' miniseries | DC: The New Frontier #1 | |
Earth-22 | Post-52 | Characters shown in the Kingdom Come miniseries | 52 Week 52 | |
Earth-23 | Final Crisis | Black versions of several DC characters | Final Crisis #7 | |
Earth-26 | Post-52 | Intelligent, anthropomorphic, talking funny animals, protected by the superhero group the Zoo Crew, and the Scarab, a being made up of millions of carnivorous blue beetles | Captain Carrot And The Final Ark #1 | |
Earth-30 | Post-52 | Characters shown in the ' miniseries | Countdown to Final Crisis #32 ; Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer - Red Son #1 | |
Earth-31 | Post-52 | Characters shown in Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns and its various spin-off titles | Countdown: Arena #1 | |
Earth-32 | Post-52 | Characters shown in the ' one-shot issue | Countdown: Arena #1 | |
Earth-33 | Post-52 | Magical versions of several DC characters | Countdown to Adventure #3 | |
Earth-34 | Post-52 | Characters shown in the ' one-shot graphic novel | Countdown to Adventure #1 | |
Earth-37 | Post-52 | Characters shown in the ' trade paperback | Countdown: Arena #1 | |
Earth-38 | Post-52 | Unknown | Countdown: Arena #2 | |
Earth-39 | Post-52 | Unknown | Countdown: Arena #2 | |
Earth-40 | Post-52 | Characters shown in the ' trade paperback | Countdown: Arena #1 | |
Earth-43 | Post-52 | Characters shown in the Tales of the Multiverse: Batman - Vampire trade paperback | Countdown to Final Crisis #40 , Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer - Red Rain #1 | |
Earth-44 | Final Crisis | Alternate version of the Metal Men who are composed of robotic versions of the Justice League and their leader "Doc" Will Tornado | Final Crisis #7 | |
Earth-48 | Post-52 | The Forerunners | Countdown to Final Crisis #46 | |
Earth-50 | Post-52 | The Wildstorm Universe, featuring characters such as Mister Majestic, Gen¹³, the WildC.A.T.s and the Authority. These metahumans are strongly interventionist. | WildC.A.T.S. #1 | |
Earth-51 | Post-52 | Utopian society where many deceased characters are still alive | Countdown to Final Crisis #19 | |
Earth-51 | Post-52 | The setting of Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth | ||
' | Post-52 | Characters shown in the ' miniseries | Countdown: Arena #1 | |
' | Post-52 | "Super deformed" versions of DC characters | Superman/Batman #51 | |
' | Post-52 | Doc Savage, Batman, the Spirit, Rima the Jungle Girl and other pulp characters | Batman/Doc Savage Special #1 | |
Earth-Prime | Post-52 | Superboy-Prime and the 2004 incarnation of the Legion of Super-Heroes | Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #5 | |
The Antimatter Universe | Post-Zero Hour | The Anti-Monitor, the Crime Syndicate of Amerika, the Sinestro Corps, the Warlock of Ys, and the Weaponers of Qward | Green Lantern #2 | |
Limbo | Post-Crisis | "Forgotten" characters such as Merryman of the Inferior Five and Hard Hat of the Demolition Team | Animal Man #25 |
The Multi-Multiverse
The New 52 and DC Rebirth
The Flashpoint story arc ended with a massive change to the Multiverse; to what extent it is entirely new, and to what extent it is as it was formed in the wake of 52, has not fully been established. Some worlds, like Earth 1 and Earth 23, appear to be entirely untouched, while others, like Earth 0, Earth 2, and Earth 16, have changed drastically. A number of worlds from the previous Multiverse were also reassigned; for example, Earth 31, originally the alternate Earth where Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns and All-Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder is set, is now occupied by post-apocalyptic waterworld analogues of Batman and other DC staples. In July 2014, a map of the Multiverse was released, in promotion of Grant Morrison's The Multiversity series.There are 52 Earths in the local Multiverse home to the DCU Prime Earth, though due to the time-traveling interventions of Brainiac, the Hal Jordan of the Pre-Zero Hour New Earth DCU, and Superman of the Pre-Flashpoint New Earth altering the course of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, an infinite number of universes from previous incarnations of the Multiverse exist beyond these 52. This new model of creation involves multiple incarnations of the Multiverse suspended within a "Multi-Multiverse", with individual Multiverses existing as 'bubble' sets of grouped universes, such as the local 52. In February 2018, the Dark Nights: Metal series disclosed the existence of an additional Earth within this context, populated by sapient metasimians. In Doomsday Clock #12 it was revealed, that previous incarnations of DC Universe, such as Pre-Crisis Earth-One and New 52's Prime Earth still exist as Earth-1985 and Earth-52, as a way of preserving every era of Superman.
The Multiverse-2
As it was mentioned in The Multiversity, this multiverse was destroyed by the Empty Hand.The Dark Multiverse
The Dark Multiverse made its debut on DC's ' banner. Characters within this storyline are stated as originating from beyond the core New 52 Multiverse that has been depicted until now and contains Dark Knight Batman analogues of the Flash, Doomsday, Aquawoman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Cyborg and the Joker. Many of these Earths appear to be highly unstable and pre-apocalyptic, akin to the depiction of the Earths that were consumed during Crisis on Infinite Earths.Worlds in the Dark Multiverse are designated with negative numbers.
Designation | Inhabitants | Notes | First appearance |
Earth -52 | The Red Death, a dark anti-hero fusion of Batman and the Flash | On this Earth, Batman forcibly merged himself with the Flash to gain the power of the Speed Force, becoming the Red Death, after he had lost his significant family members, friends and non-metahuman allies. | Batman: The Red Death #1 |
Earth -44 | The Murder Machine, a cyborg version of Batman | On this Earth, Batman merged himself with a digital copy of Alfred Pennyworth's mind after the real Alfred Pennyworth's death, becoming a murderous cyborg. | Batman: The Murder Machine #1 |
Earth -32 | The Dawnbreaker, an evil Green Lantern version of Batman | On this Earth, young Bruce Wayne became a Green Lantern immediately following the death of his parents. Filled with rage, he disabled his ring's safeguard against lethal force and used its powers to murder criminals. | Batman: The Dawnbreaker #1 |
Earth -22 | The Batman Who Laughs, an insane Batman and successor of his Earth's Joker after being driven over the edge from being intensely tortured by his nemesis | The Earth -22 Batman became the Batman Who Laughs following a climatic confrontation between the two antagonists, which drove an insane Batman into killing the Joker, while turning him into a new Joker from being subjected to a purified form of Joker venom. | The Batman Who Laughs #1 |
Earth -12 | The Merciless, an evil fusion of Batman and the Greek God of War Ares | Like the core Multiverse's Earth 12, an alternate future-related reality, in which Wonder Woman dies in the course of unspecified combat, and in which Batman engineers a fusion with Ares in revenge for her death | Batman: The Merciless #1 |
Earth -11 | The Drowned, an evil female part-Atlantean version of Batman |
| Batman: The Drowned #1 |
Earth -1' | The Devastator, a Doomsday version of Batman | On this Earth, Batman infected himself with the Doomsday virus and became a version of Doomsday in order to kill a rogue Superman. | Batman: The Devastator'' #1 |
Other media
Animated properties
The following list is for the Multiverse Earths that appear in the DC animated universe, the DC Universe Animated Original Movies and other animated properties''Smallville''
Following the conclusion of Smallville, the series' story was continued in comic book form under the banner Smallville: Season 11. The series ran from 2012 to 2015.Arrowverse
Pre-"Crisis"
television series Arrow received its first spin-off The Flash in 2014 with both set in the same fictional universe. The Flashs second season began to explore a shared multiverse with the appearance of Earth-2 while the series' titular character also crossed over with the parallel universe home to Supergirl. Additional universes have either been visited or mentioned in dialogue in later seasons of the Arrowverse shows, and some older television series such as the 1990 The Flash series and films such as the 1989 Batman film have been retroactively incorporated into the Arrowverse multiverse as their own parallel universes.The 2019 crossover event "Crisis on Infinite Earths", inspired by the comic of the same name, destroyed all universes within the Arrowverse multiverse, both on- and off-screen.
Designation | Inhabitants | Notes | First appearance |
Earth-1 | Characters from the television series Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Batwoman, the animated web series Vixen and related media |
| "Pilot" |
Earth-2 | Harrison "Harry" Wells, Laurel Lance / Earth-2's Black Canary, Jesse Wells, Hunter Zolomon / Zoom, Killer Frost, Reverb, Deathstorm and other doppelgängers of the inhabitants of Earth-1 | "Flash of Two Worlds" | |
Earth-3 | Jay Garrick, Joan Williams, the Trickster | "Paradox" | |
Earth-4 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-5 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-6 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-7 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-8 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-9 | Characters from the web television series Titans | "Titans" | |
Earth-10 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-11 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-12 | Harrison Wolfgang Wells, Guardians and the Green Lantern Corps | "When Harry Met Harry..." | |
Earth-13 | Wells the Grey | November 15, 2017 post | |
Earth-14 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-15 | "The Trial of The Flash" | ||
Earth-16 | Oliver Queen / Green Arrow, John Diggle, Jr. / Connor Hawke, Grant Wilson, Olivia, and Sara Lance | "Fail Safe" | |
Earth-17 | Harrison Wells | "The New Rogues" | |
Earth-18 | Jonah Hex | "Crisis on Infinite Earth: Part Two" | |
Earth-19 | H. R. Wells, Cynthia / Gypsy, Josh / Breacher, the Accelerated Man, Cisco-19 / Echo | "Attack on Central City" | |
Earth-20 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-21 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-22 | Wells 2.0 | "When Harry Met Harry..." | |
Earth-23 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-24 | Sonny Wells | "Harry and the Harrisons" | |
Earth-25 | H.P. Wells | "Harry and the Harrisons" | |
Earth-26 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-27 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-28 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-29 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-30 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-31 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-32 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-33 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-34 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-35 | October 18, 2017 post | ||
Earth-37 | An unnamed woman | October 31, 2016 post | |
Earth-38 | Characters from the television series Supergirl | "Pilot" | |
Earth-43 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-47 | Harrison Lothario Wells | "When Harry Met Harry..." | |
Earth-48 | "Elongated Journey Into Night" | ||
Earth-51 | Thaddeus Brown | "Gone Rogue" | |
Earth-52 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-66 | Characters from the television series Batman | "Hi Diddle Riddle" | |
Earth-73 | "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three" | ||
Earth-74 | Mick Rory, The Waverider, and the Legends | "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two" | |
Earth-75 | Superman, Lois Lane | "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two" | |
Earth-76 | Characters from the television series Wonder Woman | The New Original Wonder Woman | |
Earth-85 | The Phantom Stranger and characters featured in 1985's Crisis on Infinite Earths | Crisis on Infinite Earths #1 | |
Earth-86 | Crisis on Infinite Earths Giant #1 | ||
Earth-87 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-89 | Characters from the films Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, and Batman & Robin. | Batman | |
Earth-90 | Characters from the television series The Flash, as well as doppelgängers of Stargirl, Firestorm, Hawkman, Hawkwoman, the Ray, Captain Cold, and the Green Arrow. | "Pilot" | |
Earth-96 | Characters from the film Superman Returns | Superman Returns | |
Earth-99 | Bruce Wayne / Batman, Kate Kane, Beth Kane, Luke Fox | "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two" | |
Earth-167 | Characters from the television series Smallville | "Pilot" | |
Earth-203 | Characters from the television series Birds of Prey | "Pilot" | |
Earth-221 | Harrison Sherloque Wells and Jervis Tetch / the Mad Hatter | "The Death of Vibe" | |
Earth-260 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-494 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-666 | Characters from the television series Lucifer | "Pilot" | |
Earth-719 | Maya | "The Exorcism of Nash Wells" | |
Earth-827 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-898 | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Earth-1938 | Lex Luthor | Crisis on Infinite Earths Giant #1 | |
Earth-D | Characters from DC Comics' Earth-D | Legends of the DC Universe: Crisis on Infinite Earths | |
Earth-F | Characters from the 1940s animated film series Superman | Superman | |
Earth-N52 | Characters from DC Comics' New 52 Prime Earth | Flashpoint #5 | |
Earth-X | Characters from the web series ' and doppelgängers of the inhabitants of Earth-1, Earth-2, and Earth-38 |
| "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1" |
Hell's Wells | "The New Rogues" | ||
Harrison Wells | "The New Rogues" | ||
Harrison Nash Wells / Pariah | "Dead Man Running" | ||
"Dead or Alive" | |||
"Dead or Alive" | |||
Characters from the television series Black Lightning | "The Resurrection" | ||
Unknown | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Unknown | "A Flash of the Lightning" | ||
Vanishing Point | "Pilot, Part 1" |
Ezra Miller's Barry Allen from the DC Extended Universe makes a cameo appearance in "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Four".
Post-"Crisis"
At the end of "Crisis on Infinite Earths", a new multiverse was created, notably merging Earth-1, Earth-38, and the Earth of Black Lightning into the new Earth-Prime. Guggenheim also confirmed the characters from Smallville who existed on the previous Earth-167 survived. Guggenheim had wanted there to only be the single, new Earth-Prime that remained at the end of the crossover, but had that happened, the crossover would not have been able to visit the worlds of other DC properties. A compromise was created, where these properties were put back to various Earths in the multiverse, and the Arrowverse series were combined to a single Earth.Designation | Inhabitants | Notes | First appearance |
Earth-Prime | Characters from the television series Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Black Lightning, Batwoman, Superman & Lois, and related media |
| "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five" |
Earth-2 | Characters from the web television series Stargirl | "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five" | |
Earth-9 | Characters from the web television series Titans | "Titans" | |
Earth-12 | Characters from the film Green Lantern, including the Guardians and the Green Lantern Corps | Green Lantern | |
Earth-19 | Characters from the web television series Swamp Thing | "Pilot" | |
Earth-21 | Characters from the web television series Doom Patrol | "Pilot" | |
Earth-96 | Characters from the film Superman Returns | Superman Returns |
''Infinite Crisis''
Designation | Description |
Prime | Home to legends like Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, this universe is where hundreds of heroes and villains originate. The keystone upon which the Multiverse rests, and so the Monitor has great interest in maximizing the fighting potential of its populace to better defend it from extra-dimensional threats. |
Arcane | The Shadow League, a cabal of twisted sorcerers, lusted for absolute rule over this Earth. Blinded by ambition, the Shadow League performed a ritual that extinguished the Sun. With eternal night blanketing Earth, the world's most powerful magicians united to reignite the Sun, but its new arcane heart forever altered life on Earth. Heroes and villains have since adapted to their magically infused environment, developing strange new abilities. |
Atomic | As the Cold War was brewing between the world’s superpowers, a mysterious object from space crashed into Kansas. Mistaking the crash for a first strike, the United States unleashed its full nuclear arsenal against the Soviet Union, who retaliated. The ensuing nuclear war instantly vaporized 97% of all life on this Earth. The survivors hope that the Earth can be healed, but the nuclear aftermath has left them with scars that never will heal. |
Gaslight | The Victorian Era has swept through this Earth and a prosperous Age of Invention has revolutionized society through powerful steam technology, and this amazing progress is only the beginning. Heroes and villains have begun to emerge from all corners of society, and with them bringing new sources of power and problems far stranger than steam and gaslights. |
Nightmare | Tales of horrors prowling the night were once just legends on this Earth - until the darkness returned. Ancient and terrible powers beyond comprehension awoke and brought with them an army of monsters. In fighting these creatures, some heroes have fallen, twisting into monsters themselves. Heroes and villains have set aside old rivalries and are united in fighting the darkness that threatens to engulf their world forever. |
Mecha | On this Earth, there were no heroes until a league of scientists known as the Justice Consortium created them. Technology had always been advanced on this Earth, but these new robotic creations were able to think and feel and wielded powers beyond anything yet seen. They now defend the Earth from threats within and beyond, particularly the Doom Legion and their villainous assassin robots. |