Universe List
Read-only universe endpoints for the public v2 API surface.
GET /api/v2/universes/
{ "count": 978, "next": "https://beta.comics.org/api/v2/universes/?page=2", "previous": null, "results": [ { "id": 284, "multiverse": { "id": null, "name": "DC / Marvel" }, "name": "Amalgam", "designation": "Earth 496 / Earth 9602", "display_name": "Amalgam - Earth 496 / Earth 9602", "year_first_published": 1996, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "A merged universe between DC and Marvel where characters and places are fused versions between their normal DC and Marvel characteristics. For example, Dark Claw is a merged character between DC's Batman and Marvel's Wolverine, and Zenosha is a merger of DC's island of Zandia and Marvel's island of Genosha.", "notes": "The Amalgam universe was created/first appeared in Marvel versus DC / DC versus Marvel (Marvel, 1996 series) #3. Immediately following this issue, Marvel and DC released twelve one-shot titles (six each) under the Amalgam Comics brand, each depicting merged characters as if they had existed for many years. After these one-shots, DC Versus Marvel / Marvel Versus DC #4 saw the DC and Marvel universes separated, and the Amalgam Universe ceased to exist.\r\n\r\nLater, in DC / Marvel: All Access (DC, 1996 series) #4, the Amalgam Universe was recreated by Dr. Strangefate.\r\n\r\nTwelve further one-shots were released by DC and Marvel (six each) under the Amalgam Comics brand in 1997, some continuing the characters depicted in the original twelve issues from the year before.\r\n\r\nDesignated Earth-496 by DC, and Earth-9602 by Marvel.", "created": "2024-01-27T11:50:27.411687Z", "modified": "2024-01-27T11:50:27.411705Z" }, { "id": 283, "multiverse": { "id": null, "name": "Multiple Publishers" }, "name": "Crossover Earth", "designation": "Earth-7642", "display_name": "Crossover Earth - Earth-7642", "year_first_published": 1976, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "A Universe where characters from different publishing companies (initially DC and Marvel) co-exist and interact with each other.", "notes": "The first appearance of this shared universe was in the DC/Marvel joint publication Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel;DC, 1976 series). There then followed three further DC/Marvel publications:\r\n\r\nMarvel Treasury Edition #28 - Superman and Spider-Man (Marvel, 1974 series) in 1981\r\nDC Special Series #27 - Batman vs. the Incredible Hulk (DC, 1977 series) in 1981\r\nMarvel and DC Present Featuring the Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans #1 (Marvel 1982 series) in 1982.\r\n\r\nDesignated Crossover Earth by DC and Earth-7642 by Marvel.\r\n\r\nThe next DC/Marvel crossover would not take place until 1994's Batman / Punisher: Lake of Fire (DC, 1994 series), and this was deemed to take place in this same universe. Other DC/Marvel collaborations followed and some (although not all) took place in this same shared universe.\r\n\r\nIn 2006, Marvel confirmed in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe that most of their crossovers with other publishers (such as Backlash / Spider-Man (Image, 1996 series) and Shi / Daredevil: Honor Thy Mother (Crusade, 1997 series)) also took place in this same shared universe.", "created": "2024-01-27T11:48:58.112128Z", "modified": "2024-01-27T11:48:58.112145Z" }, { "id": 956, "multiverse": { "id": 3, "name": "Action Lab" }, "name": "", "designation": "Earth 1994", "display_name": "Action Lab: Earth 1994", "year_first_published": 2019, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "", "created": "2026-06-29T19:49:03.273967Z", "modified": "2026-06-29T19:49:03.274003Z" }, { "id": 957, "multiverse": { "id": 3, "name": "Action Lab" }, "name": "mainstream", "designation": "Earth 97005", "display_name": "Action Lab: mainstream - Earth 97005", "year_first_published": 2014, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "", "created": "2026-06-29T19:49:10.901873Z", "modified": "2026-07-23T19:19:13.505871Z" }, { "id": 954, "multiverse": { "id": 3, "name": "Action Lab" }, "name": "", "designation": "Earth 97225", "display_name": "Action Lab: Earth 97225", "year_first_published": 2018, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "", "created": "2026-06-28T21:06:29.299938Z", "modified": "2026-07-23T19:19:24.597685Z" }, { "id": 990, "multiverse": { "id": 4, "name": "Archie" }, "name": "Archie 1", "designation": "", "display_name": "Archie: Archie 1", "year_first_published": 1942, "year_first_published_uncertain": true, "description": "Caveman Archie", "notes": "Caveman Archie, Archie B.C", "created": "2026-08-13T16:21:55.033896Z", "modified": "2026-08-13T16:21:55.033922Z" }, { "id": 953, "multiverse": { "id": 4, "name": "Archie" }, "name": "mainstream", "designation": "", "display_name": "Archie: mainstream", "year_first_published": null, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "", "created": "2026-06-28T21:06:24.362847Z", "modified": "2026-06-28T21:06:24.362874Z" }, { "id": 577, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Absolute Universe", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Absolute Universe", "year_first_published": 2021, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "The Elseworld was created in Dark Nights: Death Metal (DC, 2020 series) #7 (March 2021). It was later named the Absolute Universe.", "created": "2024-12-20T16:57:26.065429Z", "modified": "2026-07-15T10:58:54.277367Z" }, { "id": 242, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Adult Legion", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Adult Legion", "year_first_published": 1961, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "The Adult Legion was introduced in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #147 (August 1961). The adventures of the Adult Legion were revealed to take place in an alternate universe in The Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #300 (June 1983).", "created": "2024-01-11T00:20:42.244261Z", "modified": "2024-01-11T00:20:42.244282Z" }, { "id": 275, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Alfred's Tales of the Future", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Alfred's Tales of the Future", "year_first_published": 1960, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "The adventures of Batman II and Robin II were originally fictional stories written by Alfred Pennyworth, however these stories were later revealed to exist on a parallel Earth.", "notes": "This universe was featured in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #131 (April 1960), #135 (October 1960), #145 (February 1962), #154 (March 1963), #159 (November 1963), and #163 (May 1964).", "created": "2024-01-21T17:52:53.396720Z", "modified": "2024-01-21T17:52:53.396739Z" }, { "id": 799, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Ame-Comi Girls", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Ame-Comi Girls", "year_first_published": 2012, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "Ame-Comi is a universe dominated by female heroes and villains. Inspired by a line of statues and figures by DC Direct, later DC Collectibles, that reimagines DC's heroes in anime-influenced styles.", "notes": "The figures and statues were produced beginning in 2008 with comics stories following in 2012, first digitally then in print.\r\n\r\nThe name seemingly comes from the Japanese アメコミ -- pronounced ah-meh-koh-mee -- which translates to English as \"American comics.\"", "created": "2025-12-24T13:45:02.311928Z", "modified": "2025-12-24T13:45:02.311949Z" }, { "id": 213, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Antimatter Universe", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Antimatter Universe", "year_first_published": 1960, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "The Antimatter Universe is home to the Anti-Monitor, the Weaponers and Thunderers of Qward, the Anti-Matter Man, and the Crime Syndicate of Antimatter Earth.", "notes": "The Antimatter Universe and the planet Qward were introduced in Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #2 (September-October 1960). The Antimatter Earth was introduced in JLA: Earth 2 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] ([February] 2000).", "created": "2024-01-08T00:19:10.476018Z", "modified": "2024-01-30T00:39:10.652383Z" }, { "id": 271, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Arkhamverse", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Arkhamverse", "year_first_published": 2009, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "Comprises the Batman video games and their spin-offs that started with Rocksteady Studios' Batman: Arkham Asylum in 2009. The first comic spin-off was Batman: Arkham Asylum: The Road to Arkham (DC, 2009 series,) a pre-order incentive for the collector's edition of the game from Amazon. Most of the comic content first appeared in digital series before being published in print.\r\n\r\nComics:\r\nBatman: Arkham Asylum: The Road to Arkham (2009)\r\nBatman: Arkham City (2011)\r\nBatman: Arkham City: Special Issue (2011)\r\nBatman: Arkham Unhinged (2012)\r\nBatman Arkham City: End Game (2013)\r\nBatman: Arkham Origins (2014)\r\nBatman: Arkham Knight + Annual (2015)\r\nBatman: Arkham Knight: Genesis (2015)\r\nBatman: Arkham Knight: Batgirl & Harley Quinn (2016)\r\nBatman: Arkham Knight: Robin Special (2016)\r\nSuicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum (2024)\r\n\r\nGames:\r\nBatman: Arkham Asylum (2009)\r\nBatman: Arkham City (2011)\r\nBatman: Arkham City Lockdown (2011)\r\nBatman: Arkham Origins (2013)\r\nBatman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (2013)\r\nBatman: Arkham Origins (Mobile) (2013)\r\nBatman: Arkham Knight (2015)\r\nBatman: Arkham Underworld (2016)\r\nBatman: Arkham VR (2016)\r\nSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (2024)\r\n\r\nMovie:\r\nBatman: Assault on Arkham (2014)\r\n\r\nNovels:\r\nBatman: Arkham Knight – The Riddler's Gambit (2015)\r\nBatman: Arkham Knight – The Official Novelization (2015)", "notes": "An Earth # has not been designated at this time.", "created": "2024-01-20T01:38:39.070251Z", "modified": "2024-01-20T01:38:39.070270Z" }, { "id": 964, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Armageddon 2001", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Armageddon 2001", "year_first_published": 1991, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "This alternate future, which is ruled by Monarch in 2030 AD, first appeared in Armageddon 2001 (DC, 1991 series) #1 (May 1991).", "created": "2026-07-09T07:20:09.774453Z", "modified": "2026-07-10T05:06:41.912123Z" }, { "id": 649, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Atari Force", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Atari Force", "year_first_published": 1982, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "First appearance in Atari Force (DC, 1982 series) #1.", "created": "2025-02-14T08:05:40.639097Z", "modified": "2025-02-14T08:05:40.639120Z" }, { "id": 341, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Batman newspaper strips", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Batman newspaper strips", "year_first_published": 1990, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "", "created": "2024-02-24T19:18:49.266305Z", "modified": "2024-02-24T19:18:49.266322Z" }, { "id": 439, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Batman: Damned", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Batman: Damned", "year_first_published": 2008, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "First appearance in Joker (DC, 2008 series) ([December] 2008)", "created": "2024-04-28T18:12:56.089898Z", "modified": "2024-04-28T18:12:56.089916Z" }, { "id": 782, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Batman: The Brave and the Bold", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Batman: The Brave and the Bold", "year_first_published": 2009, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "Universe introduced in the 2008 animated television series of the same name.", "notes": "", "created": "2025-12-03T01:06:39.773647Z", "modified": "2025-12-03T01:06:39.773666Z" }, { "id": 298, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Batman: White Knight", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Batman: White Knight", "year_first_published": 2017, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "", "created": "2024-02-04T08:37:55.870466Z", "modified": "2024-02-04T08:37:55.870485Z" }, { "id": 777, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Beware the Batman", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Beware the Batman", "year_first_published": 2013, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "Universe introduced in the 2013 animated television series of the same name.", "notes": "", "created": "2025-11-24T18:06:34.620044Z", "modified": "2025-11-24T18:06:34.620068Z" }, { "id": 976, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Bruce (Superman) Wayne", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Bruce (Superman) Wayne", "year_first_published": 1980, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "This world was featured in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #353 (November 1980), #358 (April 1981), and #363 (September 1981).", "created": "2026-07-19T18:06:35.522905Z", "modified": "2026-07-19T18:06:35.522931Z" }, { "id": 963, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Dark Flash", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Dark Flash", "year_first_published": 1999, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "Walter West, the Flash of this parallel Earth, first appeared in Flash (DC, 1987 series) #150 (July 1999).", "created": "2026-07-09T07:20:06.332530Z", "modified": "2026-07-09T07:20:06.332556Z" }, { "id": 344, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "DC Extended Universe (DCEU)", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: DC Extended Universe (DCEU)", "year_first_published": 2013, "year_first_published_uncertain": true, "description": "", "notes": "", "created": "2024-02-25T13:54:46.684573Z", "modified": "2024-02-25T13:54:46.684592Z" }, { "id": 734, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "DC Universe franchise", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: DC Universe franchise", "year_first_published": 2025, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "Shared universe for DC's live-action films, television, animation related media beginning with the \"Creature Commandos\" animated series in 2024.", "notes": "A soft reboot of [gcd_link_universe](344).", "created": "2025-09-16T00:47:59.281378Z", "modified": "2025-09-16T00:47:59.281399Z" }, { "id": 774, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "DC Universe Online [MMORPG]", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: DC Universe Online [MMORPG]", "year_first_published": 2011, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "Stories set in and characters from the universe of the DC Universe Online massively multiplayer online role-playing game.", "created": "2025-11-20T00:45:00.329140Z", "modified": "2025-11-20T00:45:00.329168Z" }, { "id": 826, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Earth-Prime (Post-Infinite Crisis)", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Earth-Prime (Post-Infinite Crisis)", "year_first_published": 2006, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "This world is home to Superboy-Prime. A version of the Legion of Super-Heroes also exists in its 31st century.\r\n\r\nWhen the first 52 multiverse was formed following the Infinite Crisis, the history of the previous reality was completely replaced with this one.", "notes": "- The Post-Infinite Crisis Earth-Prime was created in Infinite Crisis (DC, 2005 series) #6 (May 2006). \r\n- This world was first seen in Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds (DC, 2008 series) #5 (September 2009).", "created": "2026-02-09T23:42:41.433557Z", "modified": "2026-02-09T23:42:41.433581Z" }, { "id": 769, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "First Wave", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: First Wave", "year_first_published": 2009, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "Pulp-inspired universe that included a [limited series of the same name](https://www.comics.org/issue/1035102/), a [Batman/Doc Savage one-shot](https://www.comics.org/issue/682362/), ongoing series starring [Doc Savage](https://www.comics.org/series/47017/) and the [Spirit](https://www.comics.org/series/47707/), plus backup features.", "created": "2025-11-16T03:12:09.094585Z", "modified": "2025-11-16T03:12:09.094608Z" }, { "id": 788, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Flashpoint", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Flashpoint", "year_first_published": 2011, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "", "created": "2025-12-12T12:14:57.111285Z", "modified": "2025-12-12T12:14:57.111306Z" }, { "id": 969, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Future State", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Future State", "year_first_published": 2021, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "This alternate future was first shown in a half-dozen Future State titles published on 2021-01-05 with a March 2021 cover date.", "created": "2026-07-11T03:05:38.204659Z", "modified": "2026-07-11T03:05:38.204685Z" }, { "id": 847, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Green Lantern: The Animated Series", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Green Lantern: The Animated Series", "year_first_published": 2012, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "Universe introduced in the 2012 animated television series of the same name.", "notes": "", "created": "2026-04-04T02:24:03.742819Z", "modified": "2026-04-04T02:24:03.742850Z" }, { "id": 340, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Hostess ads", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Hostess ads", "year_first_published": 1975, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "Comic form advertisements for Hostess snacks featuring DC characters first appeared in DC Comics available for sale the first week of January 1975 (April 1975 and April-May 1975 cover dates). The first ad was \"Batman and the Mummy\", which can be found in: Ghosts (DC, 1971 series) #37, Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #117, Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #279, Secrets of Haunted House (DC, 1975 series) #1, and Young Love (DC, 1963 series) #115.", "created": "2024-02-24T19:17:52.833092Z", "modified": "2024-02-24T19:17:52.833110Z" }, { "id": 962, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Hyper-Tension", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Hyper-Tension", "year_first_published": 1994, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "The Superboy of this parallel Earth first appeared in Valor (DC, 1992 series) #23 (September 1994) and Superboy (DC, 1994 series) #8 (September 1994). His universe was confirmed to be a hypertimeline during the \"Hyper-Tension\" story arc in Superboy (DC, 1994 series) #61 (April 1999).", "created": "2026-07-09T07:20:00.514626Z", "modified": "2026-07-09T07:20:00.514653Z" }, { "id": 967, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Legion alternate reality", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Legion alternate reality", "year_first_published": 1998, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "Legionnaires from various parallel Earths appeared in Legionnaires (DC, 1993 series) #61 (June 1998) and Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1989 series) #105 (June 1998).", "created": "2026-07-09T07:20:22.705169Z", "modified": "2026-07-09T07:20:22.705196Z" }, { "id": 361, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Legion of Super-Heroes (cartoon)", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Legion of Super-Heroes (cartoon)", "year_first_published": 2006, "year_first_published_uncertain": true, "description": "This is the universe for The Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century cartoon (Kids' WB, 2006).", "notes": "", "created": "2024-03-11T23:21:21.241370Z", "modified": "2024-03-11T23:21:21.241386Z" }, { "id": 299, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Li'l Gotham", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Li'l Gotham", "year_first_published": 2009, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "", "created": "2024-02-04T08:39:05.767277Z", "modified": "2024-02-04T08:39:05.767294Z" }, { "id": 968, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Lord Chaos' dystopia", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Lord Chaos' dystopia", "year_first_published": 1991, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "Characters from this alternate future, which is ruled by Lord Chaos in 2001 AD, first appeared in The New Titans (DC, 1988 series) #79 (September 1991). The Team Titans existed in this world before time traveling back to 1991.", "created": "2026-07-10T05:06:21.840179Z", "modified": "2026-07-10T05:06:21.840206Z" }, { "id": 1, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "mainstream", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: mainstream", "year_first_published": 1935, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "Within the DC multiverse, the mainstream universe has gone by many names. From 1963 to 1986, it was referred to as \"Earth-One\". From 1986 to 2006, it was the only Earth. In 2006, it was designated \"Earth-0\", and it was given the alternate name \"Prime Earth\" in 2011.", "notes": "The mainstream DC Comics universe began in New Fun (DC, 1935 series) #1 (February 1935) with the publication of new stories.\r\n\r\nThe fact that DC Comics characters coexisted in the same world was first established in All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Winter 1940), where several superheroes met each other in a group dubbed the Justice Society of America.\r\n\r\nWhen the mainstream universe Flash met the Golden Age Flash from a parallel universe, the concept of a multiverse was implemented. The home of the Justice League became Earth-One (the mainstream universe) and the home of the Justice Society became Earth-Two. First appearance of Earth-One in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #123 (September 1961); named in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #21 (August 1963).\r\n\r\nA single New Earth was formed from the merger of the five remaining Earths of the multiverse in Crisis on Infinite Earths (DC, 1985 series) #11 (February 1986).\r\n\r\nA new multiverse consisting of only 52 universes was created in Infinite Crisis (DC, 2005 series) #6 (May 2006), with the mainstream universe being designated Earth-0.\r\n\r\nWhen the Flash went back in time and changed history in Flashpoint (DC, 2011 series) #1 (July 2011), the mainstream universe became the Flashpoint universe.\r\n\r\nWhen the Flash's interference in the past was undone in Flashpoint (DC, 2011 series) #5 (Late October 2011), a New 52 universe was formed. Earth-0 was now also referred to as Prime Earth.", "created": "2022-08-07T15:43:01.651664Z", "modified": "2024-01-07T17:32:06.608290Z" }, { "id": 978, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Man of Tomorrow", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Man of Tomorrow", "year_first_published": 1986, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "This universe was featured in the \"Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?\" story arc in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #423 and Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #583, then later in Superman / Batman (DC, 2003 series) #18. The Superman of this universe also appeared in Superman / Batman (DC, 2003 series) #2, #5, #15, and #16.", "created": "2026-07-26T16:38:00.222364Z", "modified": "2026-07-26T16:38:00.222391Z" }, { "id": 279, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Mattel's DC Super Friends", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Mattel's DC Super Friends", "year_first_published": 2008, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "This world is home to Mattel's version of the Super Friends.", "notes": "Mattel's DC Super Friends toy line was introduced in 2007.\r\n\r\nFirst appearance in a comic book in Super Friends (DC, 2008 series) #1 (May 2008).", "created": "2024-01-26T07:07:28.813273Z", "modified": "2024-01-26T07:07:28.813290Z" }, { "id": 791, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Monster Society of Evil / Magic of Shazam", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Monster Society of Evil / Magic of Shazam", "year_first_published": 2007, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "Universe of [gcd_link_series](22106) and [gcd_link_series](31255).", "created": "2025-12-18T01:58:33.897706Z", "modified": "2025-12-18T01:58:33.897728Z" }, { "id": 807, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Parallel Darkstars Universe", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Parallel Darkstars Universe", "year_first_published": 1994, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "Parallel universe where the [gcd_link_group](1893) were founded by a tyrannical [gcd_link_character](43314).", "notes": "First appeared in [gcd_link_issue](69331).", "created": "2026-01-02T02:34:19.207682Z", "modified": "2026-01-02T02:34:19.207711Z" }, { "id": 253, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Pocket Universe", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Pocket Universe", "year_first_published": 1986, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "Following the erasure of Superboy from the history of Superman due to the Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Time Trapper created a Pocket Universe in which life existed only on Earth and Krypton. He manipulated events such that Kal-El was sent from the exploding Krypton to Earth and grew up to become Superboy. Anytime Superboy traveled to the Legion's time, or the Legion traveled to Superboy's time, the Time Trapper would direct them on a path between the 20th century Pocket Universe and the 30th century primary universe. When the Time Trapper's schemes were uncovered, Superboy sacrificed his life to save his world.\r\n\r\nLater, three Kryptonian criminals who had escaped their world's destruction in the Phantom Zone, decimated the Pocket Universe Earth. The Pocket Universe Lex Luthor had created a Supergirl in hopes of fighting the criminals, but it was ultimately Superman from the primary universe who stopped them. Fearing that they would escape and attack his own Earth, Superman executed the criminals for their crimes. Supergirl, the Pocket Universe's only survivor, returned to the primary universe with Superman.\r\n\r\nIn the 30th century, the Legion of Super-Heroes attempted to pull the Pocket Universe Earth into the primary universe to replace their own destroyed Earth. Although they were successful in moving the planet, the Pocket Universe Earth became unstable and was also destroyed.", "notes": "The Pocket Universe Superboy first appeared in a flashback cameo in Legionnaires Three (DC, 1986 Series) #1 (February 1986). His first full appearance was in Hex (DC, 1985 series) #10 (June 1986); he then appeared a week later in Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1984 series) #23 (June 1986). Superboy died in Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1984 series) #38 (September 1987).\r\n\r\nMatrix, the Pocket Universe Supergirl, first appeared in Superman (DC, 1987 series) #16 (April 1988). She was brought back to the primary universe in issue #22 (October 1988).\r\n\r\nThe Legionnaires pulled the Pocket Universe Earth into the primary universe in Valor (DC, 1992 series) #22 (August 1994).", "created": "2024-01-16T13:16:18.592351Z", "modified": "2024-01-16T13:16:18.592374Z" }, { "id": 500, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Post-World War III", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Post-World War III", "year_first_published": 1960, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "This alternate Earth was home to the Atomic Knights and Hercules. The first atomic bomb of World War III fell on October 9, 1986. The war lasted for only 20 days.", "notes": "The Atomic Knights were featured in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #117 (June 1960), #120, #123, #126, #129, #132, #135, #138, #141, #144, #147, #150, #153, #156, and #160 (January 1964). Hercules was featured in Hercules Unbound (DC, 1975 series) #1 (October-November 1975) - #12 (August-September 1977). Hercules met the Atomic Knights in issues #10 (April-May 1977) and #11 (June-July 1977). A computer simulation of this world was seen in DC Comics Presents (DC, 1978 series) #57 (May 1983) and again in The Outsiders (DC, 1985 series) #27 (January 1988). The Atomic Knights also appeared in Convergence Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2015 series) #1 (June 2015) and #2 (July 2015).\r\n\r\nThis world is different from [Earth-17][167], which has its own version of the Atomic Knights.\r\n\r\n[167]: https://www.comics.org/universe/167/", "created": "2024-09-09T22:46:59.307694Z", "modified": "2025-05-05T06:11:50.168360Z" }, { "id": 979, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Smallville", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Smallville", "year_first_published": 2001, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "Universe introduced in the 2001 television series of the same name.", "notes": "", "created": "2026-07-27T21:46:11.998483Z", "modified": "2026-07-27T21:46:11.998510Z" }, { "id": 604, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Superboy TV series", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Superboy TV series", "year_first_published": 1990, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "A world where the only costumed hero is a college-age Superboy.", "notes": "Based on the live-action Superboy TV series that ran from 1988 to 1992. First comic book appearance in Superboy (DC, 1990 series) #1 (February 1990).\r\n\r\nThis universe was designated \"Earth-988\" in a text feature in Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Compendium (DC, 2005 series), however that feature was merely a reprint of John Wells' fan designations and is not canonical. DC has not yet assigned this Earth a number.", "created": "2025-01-13T04:06:44.294365Z", "modified": "2025-10-04T05:07:09.642264Z" }, { "id": 272, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Superman 2965", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Superman 2965", "year_first_published": 1965, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "This universe was featured in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #181 (November 1965), Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #338 (June 1966) - #339 (July 1966), and World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #166 (May 1967). \r\n\r\nWhen the first three stories were reprinted in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #244 (November 1971), #247 (January 1972), and #248 (February 1972), the years were changed from 2965-2966 to 2465-2466, presumably to avoid conflicts with the adventures of the Legion of Super-Heroes.\r\n\r\nSee also the universe for Superman 2999.", "created": "2024-01-21T17:49:43.750342Z", "modified": "2024-01-21T17:49:43.750360Z" }, { "id": 274, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Superman 2999", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Superman 2999", "year_first_published": 1998, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "This universe was featured in Superman Forever (DC, 1998 series) #1 (June 1998) and Superman (DC, 1987 series) #136 (July 1998) - #138 (September 1998).\r\n\r\nSee also the universe for Superman 2965.", "created": "2024-01-21T17:52:38.562269Z", "modified": "2024-01-21T17:52:38.562289Z" }, { "id": 342, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Superman newspaper strips", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Superman newspaper strips", "year_first_published": 1998, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "", "created": "2024-02-24T19:20:01.919440Z", "modified": "2024-02-24T19:20:01.919461Z" }, { "id": 977, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Superman/Batman: Absolute Power", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Superman/Batman: Absolute Power", "year_first_published": 2005, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "", "notes": "This alternate reality was featured in Superman / Batman (DC, 2003 series) #14 - #18.", "created": "2026-07-23T05:07:13.862493Z", "modified": "2026-07-23T05:07:13.862521Z" }, { "id": 28, "multiverse": { "id": 1, "name": "DC" }, "name": "Teen Titans Go! [cartoon]", "designation": "", "display_name": "DC: Teen Titans Go! [cartoon]", "year_first_published": 2014, "year_first_published_uncertain": false, "description": "This universe encompasses the TV show Teen Titans Go! (2013) and its comic adaptations / continuations / pre-stories.", "notes": "Featured in Teen Titans Go! (DC, 2014 series) #1 (February 2014) - #36 (November 2019).", "created": "2022-08-31T01:32:03.481997Z", "modified": "2025-05-09T10:29:31.179899Z" } ] }