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| Earth-Two | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | The Flash #123 (September 1961)[a] |
| Created by | Gardner Fox |
| Race(s) | Humans, Amazons, Kryptonians, Atlanteans |
| Characters | Justice Society of America All-Star Squadron Infinity, Inc. |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
Earth-Two (also Earth 2) is a setting for stories (a "fictional universe") appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. First appearing in The Flash #123 (1961), Earth-Two was created to explain differences between the original Golden Age and then-current Silver Age versions of characters such as the Flash, and how the current (Earth-One) versions could appear in stories alongside earlier versions of the same character concepts. Earth-Two includes DC Golden Age heroes, including the Justice Society of America, whose careers began at the dawn of World War II, concurrently with their first appearances in comics. Earth-Two, along with the four other surviving Earths (Earth-One, Earth-Four, Earth-S, and Earth-X) of the DC Multiverse, were merged into one in the 1985 miniseries Crisis on Infinite Earths. However, following the events of Infinite Crisis, the Multiverse was reborn, although the subsequent Earth-Two was not the same as its pre-Crisis equivalent.
Following the events of "Flashpoint", the setting was revised once again, and was now identified as "Earth 2" (instead of "Earth Two" or "Earth-Two"). While it still houses a team of superheroes, its membership is younger than before. Earth 2 also has a tragic backstory, having been invaded by an alien horde from Apokolips five years prior to the reboot, ahead of Darkseid's attempted invasion of Prime Earth. In the process, this reality's Superman of Earth-Two, Batman of Earth-Two and Wonder Woman of Earth-Two all died, while its Supergirl and post-Flashpoint Robin of Earth-Two (Helena Wayne) were swept through a dimensional warp to Prime Earth where they became known as Power Girl and Huntress.
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