Gernot wrote:
Think of it THIS way: There are about 9 different actors who portrayed Superman over the years (not counting the different animated styles and radio shows).
I always liked to think of them all much like Earth-1, Earth-2, etc.
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Gernot, I once half-jokingly suggested that there were "Subset Earths" based on Earth-1 and Earth-2. A few were:
Earth-2F(leischer) Home of the early animated adventures.
Earth-2N(ewspaper) The daily comics Superman stories.
Earth-2S(erial) The world portrayed by Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill and Lyle Talbot.
Earth-2T(elevision) The Adventures of Superman George Reeves.
Note that Earth-2T is VERY similar in certain aspects to Earth-2S -- Lois Lane is virtually IDENTICAL! :wink:
Earth-1C(inema) The 1980s Christopher Reeve and Helen Slater version of the S-Family. (Meanwhile, Michael Keaton lurks in Gotham City.)
Earth-1F(ilmation) The Saturday morning cartoon adventures of Superman, not to be confused with Earth-1HB (for Hanna-Barbara), home of the Super Friends.
Earth-1T(elevision) The Adventures of Superboy Gerald Christopher.
Note that Earth-1T lasted at least to 1992, well past the Crisis.
Earth Sigma-T(elevision) The Post-Reboot (and Pre-Zero Hour) land of Lois and Clark.
Earth Zero-T(elevision) The Post-Reboot Earth-Zero world of Smallville.
And the strangest DC Universe world of all -- Earth-H(ostess), where superheroes foil villains with tasty snack cakes! :wink: