stubborn is putting it lightly, what is this the 5th id? I got better things to do than to rollback entries.
The rules are not something I came up with on my own, but something we all decided. All the threads are still here if anyone wants to read them.
But to review, here is a FAQ if you will:
Who is the Golden Age Superman?
He is the Earth-1 Superman from 1938 to 1955.
Is he different from the Silver Age (1956-1970) or the Bronze Age (1971-1986) Superman?
No they are all the same person and all of their stories take place on Earth-1 as stated in the Comics and in TGSB
What is Earth-2?
Earth-2 was first encountered by the Flash in The Flash No. 123, Sep 1961: "Flash of Two Worlds!". It is a Parallel World. It is based on the comics of the Golden Age.
So does that mean that all the Golden Age comics happen on Earth-2?
No, it is only based on the Golden Age, it is not the actual Golden Age. Many of the real life Golden Age Superman stories and facts are contradicted in many Earth-2 Stories. For example, Lex Luthor lost his hair pretty early on during the Golden Age but he never did on Earth-2. The Daily Planet appears on 1940 until 1986. But on Earth-2, it doesn't exist, but rather in its place the Daily Star. His name was Kal-El, but on Earth-2 his name is Kal-L There are many more examples.
So the Earth-2 Superman is not the same person as the Golden Age Superman?
No, the real Golden Age happen during the years 1938 to 1955. The Earth-2 Superman doesn't appear in any comic book until 1977, in our Bronze Age!
But, what about this Earth-1 you keep referring to, that didn't appear until the Silver Age!
No, this is wrong. Only the name didn't appear until this time, but the world itself existed since 1938 (in our world). It doesn't make sense to call something Earth-1 if there are not other Earths to compare it too.
Ok, but how can I tell if something took place on Earth-2 or not?
ALL Earth-2 stories always label themselves as Earth-2 stories, so you are in luck, if the story doesn't claim to take place on Earth-2, then it doesn't take place on Earth-2. Pretty easy huh?
But, wait a second, sometimes DC referred to the Earth-2 Superman as the Golden Age Superman! I mean, LOOK at this monkey boy! In ya face sucker!!!
http://superman.nu/tales2/e2-origin/Is that comics listed here:
http://superman.nu/wiki/index.php/Canonical_sources ?
Yeah, I didn't think so, nice try though.
Once again, TGSB just like DC Comics treats the Golden, Silver and Bronze Age Superman as the same person and thus so do we.