Earth-One

Not to be confused with Earth Prime or Earth One (DC graphic novel series).
For Earth's Moon sometimes known as "Earth I", see Moon.
Earth-One
First appearanceThe Flash #123 September 10 1961
Pre-Crisis version: Detective Comics #225[1] November 10 1955, retroactive)
Post-Crisis version: 52 #52 July 10 2007
Created byGardner Fox
Race(s)Humans, Amazons, Kryptonians, Atlanteans
CharactersSilver Age Justice League of America
PublisherDC Comics

Earth-One (also Earth-1) is a name given to two fictional universes (the Pre-Crisis and Post-Crisis versions of the same universe) that have appeared in American comic book stories published by DC Comics. The first Earth-One was given its name in Justice League of America #21 (August 1963), after The Flash #123 (September 1961) explained how Golden Age (Earth-Two) versions of characters such as the Flash (Jay Garrick) could appear in stories with their Silver Age counterparts (Barry Allen). This Earth-One continuity included the DC Silver Age heroes, including the Justice League of America.

Earth-One, along with the four other surviving Earths (Earth-Two, Earth-Four, Earth-S, and Earth-X) of the DC Multiverse, are merged into one in the 1985 miniseries Crisis on Infinite Earths. This Earth's versions of characters were primarily the Earth-One versions (i.e. Superman, Batman), but some characters from the four other worlds were also "folded" in. In Infinite Crisis, Earth-One was resurrected and merged with the primary Earth of the publication era to create a New Earth that brought back more aspects of Earth-One's original history. In 2007, a new version of Earth-One was created in the aftermath of events that occurred within the 52 series.[2]

  1. ^ Mougin, Lou; Waid, Mark (1986). The Official Crisis on Infinite Earths Crossover Index. DC Comics. p. 1.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Johns was invoked but never defined (see the help page).