Coming in as part of the second wave of DC Comics‘ New 52 relaunch, the Earth 2 series underlined that the new DC Universe continuity that was launched in 2011 was part of a refreshed multiverse! While the pre-CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS version of Earth-Two was the home of the classic, Golden Age DC characters as the Justice Society of America, the New 52 version took those familiar names – Green Lantern (Alan Scott), the Flash (Jay Garrick), Hawkgirl, Doctor Fate, the Atom (Al Pratt) and others – and placed them in a version of the DCU that gave creators free-reign to create a deadlier world… one in which the threat was all-encompassing, anyone could die and you couldn’t always guess what might come next!
The more youthful spins on the Golden Age characters made for come interesting interpretations of Alan Scott, Jay Garrick and the rest as the Wonders of the World, while the universe would also riff on its original counterpart by introducing the children of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. Earth 2’s Huntress, Power Girl and Fury were very different from the originals, plus Helena Wayne and Kars Zor-El would deal with the added problem of being cast out of Earth 2 to Prime Earth, encountering variations of friends and allies in their efforts to return home.
The writing on the two main titles – Earth 2 and Worlds’ Finest – were handled by creative greats like Tom Taylor, James Robinson and George Perez, among others, the reins would be handed over to others for the climactic WORLD’S END (2014-2015) event that pitted the Wonders against Darkseid and his forces and didn’t show this corner of he multiverse as its best. However, the sequel to the main series – Earth 2: Society – would take the characters back to their New 52 roots for an interesting climax to the saga.
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Must Reads: Story arcs in bold in the Core List or marked with a ✔ in the Full Reading Order are must-read stories from this time period, along with any key related stories and often-forgotten tales that are worth a look.
Anthology Issues: When an issue contains multiple stories, the relevant story is denoted with square brackets. For example, [2/5] refers to the second story of the five stories in that issue, so you don’t need to read the other four.
Chronology: Every appearance of Earth 2 and it’s heroes from this time period is included in chronological order, laying out the timeline rather than just the order the issues were released.
Spoilers: The issue/story overviews may include spoilers, so be warned!
Want to keep it simple? Here’s the core reading order without story descriptions, page-by-page breakdowns – just the stories:
- Batman/Superman (2013) #1-4
- Worlds’ Finest #0
- DC Universe Presents #0 [2/5]
- Worlds’ Finest Annual #1
- Secret Origins (2014) #7 [2/3]
- Mister Terrific #1-2
- Mister Terrific #7-8
- Earth 2 #1-3
- Free Comic Book Day – The New 52 #1
- Earth 2 #4
- Earth 2 #0
- Earth 2 #5-12
- Huntress #1-6
- Earth 2 Annual #1
- Earth 2 #13
- Worlds’ Finest #1-12
- Supergirl #18-20
- Earth 2 #15.1: DeSaad
- Earth 2 #14-16
- Justice League of America’s Vibe #8
- Earth 2 #17-20
- Earth 2 Annual #2
- Justice League Dark #23
- Suicide Squad (2011) #24-29
- Harley Quinn #10-12
- Harley Quinn/Power Girl #1-6
- Worlds’ Finest #13-15
- Batgirl (2011) #32-34
- Worlds’ Finest #16-19
- Batman/Superman (2013) #8
- World’s Finest #20
- Batman/Superman (2013) #9
- World’s Finest #21-22
- Batman/Superman #12
- Harley Quinn: Be Careful What You Wish For #1
- World’s Finest #23-24
- Earth 2 #21-24
- Worlds’ Finest #25
- Earth 2 #25
- Worlds’ Finest #26
- Earth 2 #26
- Earth 2 #15.2: Solomon Grundy
- Earth 2: World’s End #1
- Constantine #17
- Earth 2: World’s End #2
- Worlds’ Finest #27
- Constantine #18
- Earth 2: World’s End #3-4
- Earth 2 #27
- Earth 2: World’s End #5-6
- Earth 2 #28
- Earth 2: World’s End #7
- Worlds’ Finest #28
- Earth 2: World’s End #8
- Earth 2 #29
- Earth 2: World’s End #9
- Worlds’ Finest #29
- Earth 2: World’s End #10-11
- Constantine #19
- Earth 2: World’s End #12-14
- Constantine #20
- Earth 2: World’s End #15
- Constantine #21
- Earth 2: World’s End #16
- Worlds’ Finest #30
- Earth 2 #30
- Constantine #22
- Earth 2: World’s End #17
- Constantine #23
- Worlds’ Finest #31-32
- Earth 2: World’s End #18
- Earth 2 #31
- Earth 2: World’s End #19-22
- Earth 2 #32
- Earth 2: World’s End #23-26
- New 52: Futures End #47-48
- Secret Origins (2014) #9 [2/3]
- Convergence (2015) #1-8
- Superman: Lois and Clark (2015) #1
- The Multiversity #2
- Convergence – Booster Gold #2 [2/2]
- Earth 2: Society #1-15
- Earth 2: Society Annual #1
- Earth 2: Society #16-22
- Superman (2016) #14
- Harley Quinn (2016) #16
- Harley Quinn (2016) #24 [1/2]
- Harley Quinn (2016) #25 [1/2]
- Harley Quinn (2016) #41
- The Flash (2016) #52
- Justice League (2018) #26
- Justice League (2018) #34
- The Green Lantern (2019) #2
- Dial H For Hero (2019) #10
- DC Cybernetic Summer 80-Page Giant (2020) #1 [5/10]
- The Flash #761
- Superman: Red and Blue (2021) #2 [2/5]
- Infinite Frontier #1
- DC Power 2024 #1 [4/10]
- Milestone 30th Anniversary Special #1 [1/5]
- Action Comics #1050
- Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #1-2
- Harley Quinn (2021) #38 [1/2]
- Titans: Beast World – Waller Rising #1
| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| ✔ | Batman/Superman #1-4 (2013) Rookie heroes Batman and Superman of Prime Earth are transported to Earth 2 where they meet their much-older counterparts and clash with Kaiyo – a chaotic agent of Darkseid; Superman of Prime Earth tries to impart a warning to Batman and Superman of Earth 2 to try to save them from their fate. 1st appearance: Joker (Earth 2, cameo), Kaiyo the Trickster (Fourth World), Jonathan Kent (Earth 2), Martha Kent (Earth 2), Queen Marella (Earth 2, cameo), Chaos Crystal | CROSS WORLD |
| ✔ | Worlds’ Finest #0 (2012) Years ago, on Earth 2, Robin (Helena Wayne) and Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) become close friends, partly over similar losses. 1st appearance: Catwoman/Selina Kyle | ZERO MONTH |
| DC Universe Presents #0 [2/5] (2012) Mister Terrific‘s efforts to explore the Ninth Dimension lead to him discovering the existence of Earth 2; Mister Terrific even sees his close friend, Karen Starr, exhibiting metahuman abilities. | THE GATHERING ZERO MONTH | |
| ✔ | Worlds’ Finest Annual #1 (2014) Robin and Supergirl work together to take down a pimp, though they soon find themselves in battle with Fury. | FIRST CONTACT |
| Secret Origins #7 [2/3] (2015) Helena Wayne recalls her Earth 2 origins. |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| ✔ | Mister Terrific #1-2 (2011) Michael Holt of Holt Industries has found himself in an intimate relationship with accomplished businesswoman Karen Starr, though the growing distance between them leads to Karen relocating to New York. 1st appearance: Brainstorm/Dominic Lanse, Jeffrey Holt (unnamed), Mister Terrific/Michael Holt, ‘Karen Starr’, Holt Industries, Ninth Dimension, Starr Industries, Crystalline Electromagnetic Energy Node, T-Spheres | |
| ✔ | Mister Terrific #7-8 (2012) Earth 2 #1-2 (2012) Earth 2 #3 (pp.1-2) (2012) On Prime Earth, Karen Farr steals tech from Holt Industries; on Earth 2, the world looks back at the fateful day when Earth was liberated, thanks to Batman Superman and Wonder Woman; the god Mercury offers Jay Garrick; Mister Terrific finds himself on Earth 2. 1st appearance: Flash/Jay Garrick, Hawkgirl/Kendra Munoz-Saunders, Mercury, Sgt Al Pratt, Alan Scott, Terry Sloan, Steppenwolf, Wonder Woman/Diana of Amazon Island, World Army, Sam Zhao | THE GATHERING |
| Free Comic Book Day – The New 52 #1 (p.6) (2012) On Prime Earth, Silas Stone‘s Red Room scientists are able to see events unfold on Earth 2. | ||
| ✔ | Earth 2 #3 (pp.3-20) (2012) Earth 2 #4 (2012) On Earth 2, media mogul Alan Scott is granted the power of the Green, becoming the Green Lantern; the Grey chooses Solomon Grundy as its champion; Hawkgirl takes the Flash under her wing; the World Army send the Atom to battle Grundy. 1st appearance: Green Lantern/Alan Scott, the Green, the Grey, Solomon Grundy, the Rot New identity: Sgt Al Pratt as the Atom | THE GATHERING |
| ✔ | Earth 2 #0 (2012) Terry Sloan looks back at his falling out with Batman and the Wonders of the World, years earlier. 1st appearance: Lois Lane Previous identity revealed: Terry Sloan as Mister 08 | THE GATHERING ZERO MONTH |
| ✔ | Earth 2 #5-6 (2012-2013) Flash, Green Lantern and Hawkgirl joins forces to take on Grundy. 1st appearance: Commander Wesley Dodds, Commander Amar Khan, Sandman/Wesley Dodds, Sandmen | THE GATHERING |
| ✔ | Earth 2 #7-12 (2013) Mister Terrific operates as a brainwashed agent of Terry Sloan; Steppenwolf returns to Earth to renew his efforts to take it for Darkseid; Hawkgirl recruits Doctor Fate; Mister Miracle joins the fight against Darkseid’s forces on Earth. 1st appearance: Big Barda, Doctor Fate/Khalid Ben-Hassin, Fury/Donna of Amazon, Mrs Garrick, Great Beast/Yolanda Montez, Mister Miracle/Scott Free, Nabu, Commander Sonia Sato, Karel Wotan, Helmet of Nabu | |
| ✔ | Huntress #1-6 (2011-2012) The crime-fighting Huntress follows a gun smuggling ring to Italy; Karen Starr comes to her friend’s aid and encourages Huntress to join forces with her, once again. 1st appearance: Ibn Hassan, Huntress/Helena Wayne/’Helena Bertinelli’ |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| ✔ | Earth 2 Annual #1 (pp.1-35) (2013) Earth 2 #13 (pp.1-11) (2013) Earth 2 Annual #1 (p.35) (2013) Earth 2 (2012) #13 (pp.12-20) (2013) A new Batman emerges; the Atom’s origin is revealed; Captain Steel explores the Fire Pits an discovers the Red Lantern! 1st appearance: Batman/Thomas Wayne, Captain Steel/Henry Heywood Jr | THE DARK AGE |
| ✔ | Worlds’ Finest #1-7 (2012-2013) On Prime Earth, Helena Wayne burns her ‘Helena Bertinelli‘ identity as she and ‘Karen Farr’ – revealed to be Kara Zor-El of Earth 2 – prepare to return to their home reality; as Power Girl, Kara joins Huntress in battle against Hakkou the Irradiated Man as their efforts to return to Earth 2 fail; the radiation from Hakkou affects Power Girl’s metahuman abilities; Huntress’ trip to Gotham City leads to a confrontation with Robin (Damian Wayne) and a team-up against a monstrous wolf-man! 1st appearance: Hakkou the Irradiated Man (Prime Earth), Micronesia (Prime Earth) Identity revealed: ‘Karen Farr’ is Kara Zor-El of Earth 2 New identity: Kara Zor-El/’Karen Farr’ as Power Girl | |
| ✔ | Worlds’ Finest #8-9 (2013) On Prime Earth, Batman looks into Robin’s recent alliance with the mysterious Huntress; Ibn Hassan‘s son seeks revenge on Huntress; raiders are hired to reclaim the tech Karen Farr stole from Holt Industries. 1st appearance: Starr Island (Prime Earth) | HUNT AND BE HUNTED |
| ✔ | Worlds’ Finest #10 (2013) On Prime Earth, weeks later, Huntress learns of Robin’s fate following his fight with Leviathan; Power Girl finds out Michael Holt is Mister Terrific; Batman learns of Huntress’ existence. 1st appearance: ‘Michael Holt’/DeSaad (Earth 2) | HUNT AND BE HUNTED REQUIEM |
| ✔ | Worlds’ Finest #11 (2013) Worlds’ Finest #12 (pp.1-12) (2013) Supergirl #18-20 (2013) Worlds’ Finest #12 (pp.13-20) (2013) On Prime Earth, Power Girl discovers the true identity of Michael Holt’s stand-in; Huntress and Power Girl are framed; Power Girl meets her Prime Earth counterpart, Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) who she saves from agents of Lex Luthor; Power Girl gains a new costume; days later, DeSaad attacks Starr Island. 1st appearance: Alphina (Prime Earth), Eradicator (Prime Earth) Identity revealed: ‘Michael Holt is DeSaad (Earth 2) | HUNT AND BE HUNTED |
| ✔ | Earth 2 #15.1: Desaad (2013) DeSaad recalls how he ended up on Prime Earth and that he was behind Hakkou the Irradiated Man’s attack on ‘Karen Starr’; DeSaad’s efforts to alert Darkseid to his whereabouts and bring him back to Earth 2 are unheeded. | HUNT AND BE HUNTED VILLAINS MONTH |
| ✔ | Earth 2 #14 (2013) Earth 2 Annual #1 (pp.36-38) (2013) Earth 2 (2012) #15-16 (2013) On Earth 2, the war escalates; the new Wonders of the World join forces with the World Army to oppose Steppenwolf’s forces, including his Hunger Dogs – Bedlam, Beguiler and Brutaal; Mister Miracle and Big Barda are attacked by Wonder Woman’s daughter, Fury; Brutaal unmasks. 1st appearance: Bedlam, Beguiler, Brutaal, Robert Crane, Jason ‘Stormy’ Foster, Hazard, Melody, Red Arrow/Connor Hawke | THE DARK AGE |
| Justice League of America’s Vibe #8 (2013) Green Lantern cameo; Vibe of Prime Earth emerges from his journey through the multiverse, having momentarily witnessed Green Lanterns clash with Brutaal. | ||
| ✔ | Earth 2 (2012) #17-20 (2013-2014) Earth 2 Annual #2 (2014) On Earth 2, Sam Lane uploads Lois Lane’s personality into the Red Tornado in the hope she’ll defeat Brutaal; the metahuman Batman frees Aquawoman and James Olsen who may be the key to ending Darkseid’s efforts to take over the world; a new Kryptonian is discovered; Batman reveals his origin to his allies. 1st appearance: James Olsen, Val-Zod New identity: Lois Lane as Red Tornado; Marela as ‘Aquawoman’ | THE DARK AGE |
| Justice League Dark #23 (2013) Doctor Fate, Flash & Hawkgirl cameos; on Prime Earth, Pandora’s Box takes possession of Shazam and shows him glimpses of the multiverse, including Earth 2. | TRINITY WAR |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| Suicide Squad #24-29 (2013-2014) On Prime Earth where the Crime Syndicate of Earth 3 now rule, Power Girl is recruited into the Thinker‘s Suicide Squad alongside Steel, the Unknown Soldier and Warrant, tricking them into hunting down the real Suicide Squad; Power Girl and Steel break free from the Thinker’s control and stand against the Thinker when his mind uses OMAC as a host. 1st appearance: Kano/Chondrakha, Tattooed Man, Thinker, Warrant | FOREVER EVIL WALLED-IN | |
| Harley Quinn #10-11 (2014) Harley Quinn #12 (pp.1-20) (2014) On Prime Earth, Power Girl crashlands directly in front of Harley Quinn and regains consciousness but not her memory; Harley Quinn convinces Power Girl she’s Harley’s sidekick, resulting in a team-up against the Clock King and Sportsmaster; Clock King sends the duo through a portal… 1st appearance: Clock King/William Tockman | ||
| Harley Quinn/Power Girl #1-5 (2015-2016) Harley Quinn/Power Girl #6 (pp.1-22) (2015-2016) Transported to another dimension, Power Girl and Harley Quinn battle Lord Vartox who’s fallen under the control of Oreth Odeox, | ||
| Harley Quinn #12 (p.20) (2014) / Harley Quinn/Power Girl #6 (p.23) (2015-2016) Harley Quinn and Power Girl return to Earth Prime for their confrontation with Clock King and Sportsmaster; Power Girl uncovers Harley’s ruse. | ||
| ✔ | Worlds’ Finest #13-15 (2013) On Prime Earth, Huntress and Power Girl take the fight directly to DeSaad when he assaults Starr Industries facilities around the globe; Power Girl’s powers are negated. | HUNT AND BE HUNTED |
| Batgirl #32-34 (2014) On Prime Earth, Huntress assists Batgirl and Black Canary against Knightfall and an army of metahuman criminals. 1st appearance: Bolt/Lawrence Bolatinsky, Misfit/Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe New identity: Charise Carnes as Knightfall | ||
| ✔ | Worlds’ Finest #16-18 (2013-2014) On Prime Earth, Power Girl’s powers start to return, but their wild fluctuations prove to be problematic when facing Tats. 1st appearance: Tats (Prime Earth) | |
| ✔ | World’s Finest #19 (2014) Batman/Superman #8 (2014) World’s Finest #20 (2014) Batman/Superman #9 (2014) World’s Finest #21 (2014) On Prime Earth, Huntress contacts to Batman help Power Girl regain control of her powers, while Power Girl herself contacts Superman; misunderstandings aside, the quartet head to New Gammora to find a cure; Huntress and Power Girl meet Brutaal and get a glimpse of the current state of Earth 2. 1st appearance: Kaizen Gamorra II | FIRST CONTACT |
| ✔ | World’s Finest #22 (2014) On Prime Earth, ARGUS threaten to take away Huntress and Power Girl’s only means of returning home. | |
| ✔ | Batman/Superman #12 (2014) Batman and Superman team up with Huntress and Powergirl against Darkseid’s agent, Kaiyo the Trickster. | |
| Harley Quinn: Be Careful What You Wish For #1 (2016) Power Girl cameo; on Prime Earth, Power Girl saves Harley Quinn when she falls into the sea. |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| ✔ | World’s Finest #23-24 (2014) On Prime Earth, while preparing to leave this reality, Power Girl finds an heir to her fortune; DeSaad hopes to piggyback on Huntress and Power Girl’s efforts. 1st appearance: Tanya Spears | |
| ✔ | Earth 2 #21-24 (2014) World’s Finest #25 (2014) Earth 2 #25 (2014) World’s Finest #26 (pp.1-18) (2014) Earth 2 #26 (pp.1-9) (2014) World’s Finest #26 (pp.19-20) (2014) Earth 2 #26 (2014) The rich and powerful make their bid to leave Earth; Darkseid’s forces attempt to transport Earth to Apokolips; Red Tornado and Val-Zod take on ‘Superman’; Huntress, Power Girl and DeSaad jump through a portal to Earth 2; Val-Zod becomes Superman; the truth about the ‘real’ Superman is revealed; Darkseid is coming to Earth! New identity: Val-Zod as Superman; Tanya Spears as Power Girl (Prime Earth) | THE DARK AGE |
| ✔ | Earth 2 #15.2: Solomon Grundy (2013) Solomon Grundy crashes back to Earth! | VILLAINS MONTH |
| ✔ | Earth 2: World’s End #1 (2014) Terry Sloan’s true motivations are revealed; Dick & Barbara Grayson and their son are among the survivors of Brutaal’s attack on Chicago; Power Girl and Huntress meet the new Batman and Superman; four Apokoliptian warriors emerge on Earth! 1st appearance: Four Furies of Apokolips (Death, Famine, Pestilence, War/K’li), Barbara Grayson, Johnny Grayson, Richard Grayson | WORLD’S END |
| Constantine #17 (2014) On Prime Earth, John Constantine‘s confrontation with Sargon and Tannarak results in him somehow arriving in London of Earth 2. | WORLD’S END | |
| ✔ | Earth 2: World’s End #2 (pp.1-15) (2014) Worlds’ Finest #27 (2014) Earth 2: World’s End #2 (pp.16-20) (2014) Apokolips begins its 24-day journey to Earth 2; Mister Miracle, Mister Terrific and Terry Sloan break free of Bedlam’s control; Red Tornado recalls how the original Batman and Superman came to be. 1st appearance: Court of Apokolips (Arcanis, Lowest, Paternus, Rectifier), Parliament of Earth (the Clear, the Metal, the Red) | WORLD’S END |
| Constantine #18 (2014) In his efforts to return to Prime Earth, John Constantine meets Karel Wotan and begins his search for Earth 2’s John Constantine. 1st appearance: Chas Chandler (Earth 2), John Constantine (Earth 2), Maureen Constantine (Earth 2) | WORLD’S END | |
| ✔ | Earth 2: World’s End #3 (2014) Earth 2: World’s End #4 (pp.1-12) (2014) Earth 2 #27 (2014) Earth 2: World’s End #4 (pp.13-20) (2014) Earth 2: World’s End #5-6 (2014-2015) Earth 2 #28 (2015) Earth 2: World’s End #7 (2015) Worlds’ Finest #28 (2015) Earth 2: World’s End #8 (2015) Earth 2 #29 (2015) Earth 2: World’s End #9 (2015) Worlds’ Finest #29 (2015) Earth 2: World’s End #10 (2015) Earth 2: World’s End #11 (pp.1-11) (2015) Doctor Fate seeks out Prime Earth’s John Constantine; Mister Miracle allies with the World Army; Solomon Grundy attacks Green Lantern; the Parliament of Earth prepare Green Lantern for the confrontation with Darkseid; the fate of Sam Zhao and the original Superman is revealed; the origin of the Four Furies of Apokolips is revealed; James Olsen gets a power-up; Earth’s Moon is destroyed; Wonder Woman’s original mission is revealed; the order to evacuate Earth is given; John Constantine of Prime Earth frees metahuman criminals to help him get home; Flash searches for his missing mother; Dick Grayson suffers a horrendous loss; Huntress is pitted against her friends; Mister Miracle tries to kill Darkseid while Terry Sloan makes a deal… 1st appearance: Azathoth, Brainwave/Henry King Jr, Ted Grant, Intra, Minerva, Obsidian/Todd Rice, Jonni Thunder New identity: Azathoth as the Avatar of the Blue, Huntress/Helena Wayne as Famine, Sam Zhao as the Avatar of the White | WORLD’S END |
| Constantine #19 (pp.1-7) (2015) John Constantine heads in the direction of Earth 2 Constantine… | WORLD’S END | |
| ✔ | Earth 2: World’s End #11 (pp.12-20) (2015) Terry Sloan continues to deal with Darkseid… New identity: Terry Sloan as the Traveler | WORLD’S END |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| Constantine #19 (pp.7-15) (2015) Doctor Fate contacts Constantine.. | WORLD’S END | |
| ✔ | Earth 2: World’s End #12-13 (2015) Earth 2: World’s End #14 (pp.1-3) (2015) DeSaad manipulates Huntress against the Wonders; survivors escape Darkseid’s forces in St Louis; the Avatar of the Red Falls under DeSaad’s control… | WORLD’S END |
| Constantine #19 (pp.16-20) (2015) Constantine-Prime meets Constantine-2… 1st appearance: Mary Ann Constantine (cameo), Thomas Constantine (cameo) | WORLD’S END | |
| ✔ | Earth 2: World’s End #14 (pp.4-20) (2015) The Wonders discover Yolanda Monoyez‘ true purpose; the Apokolips assault team risk their lives… 1st appearance: Atom’s Haven | WORLD’S END |
| Constantine #20 (2015) Constantine-Prime shows Constantine-2 how to protect his family. 1st appearance: Mary Ann Constantine (full), Maureen Constantine (unnamed), Thomas Constantine (full), Thomas Constantine (Prime Earth) | WORLD’S END | |
| ✔ | Earth 2: World’s End #15 (2015) The fate of the true Superman is decided; the Furies’ weakness is discovered; the Avatar of the Red is freed; a massive transport for Earth refugees is uncovered. | WORLD’S END |
| Constantine #21 (2015) John Constantine endangers the life of his Earth 2 counterpart; Doctor Fate tries to use Constantine to escape Earth 2. | WORLD’S END | |
| ✔ | Earth 2: World’s End #16 (pp.1-10) (2015) Worlds’ Finest #30 (2015) Earth 2 #30 (2015) Earth 2: World’s End #16 (pp.11-13) (2015) The Avatars converge in Russia; Power Girl is granted Superman’s symbol; how Terry Sloan obtained the infant Val-Zod is revealed… 1st appearance: TSS Endurance | WORLD’S END |
| Constantine #22 (2015) Darkseid’s consciousness follows John Constantine to Prime Earth. | WORLD’S END | |
| ✔ | Earth 2: World’s End #16 (pp.14-20) (2015) Earth 2: World’s End #17 (2015) The Deathspawn of Apokolips seeks out the Parliament of Earth; the Wonders of the World seek to save the survivors across the globe! 1st appearance: Deathspawn of Apokolips (full), Protofuries | WORLD’S END |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| Constantine #23 (2015) John Constantine saves a handful of Earth 2 refugees, bringing them to Prime Earth… | WORLD’S END | |
| ✔ | Worlds’ Finest #31-32 (2015) Earth 2: World’s End #18 (2015) Earth 2 #31 (2015) Earth 2: World’s End #19-20 (2015) Earth 2 #32 (pp.1-3) (2015) Earth 2: World’s End #21 (2015) Earth 2: World’s End #22 (pp.1-13) (2015) Earth 2 #32 (pp.4-8) (2015) Earth 2: World’s End #22 (pp.14-17) (2015) Earth 2 #32 (pp.9-20) (2015) Earth 2: World’s End #22 (pp.18-20) (2015) Earth 2: World’s End #23-26 (2015) Flashbacks reveal Darkseid’s first assault on Earth; how Lois Lane died and the existence of a Kryptonite Sword are revealed; Earth and Apokolips begin to align; Aquawoman’s forces join the fight; Green Lantern becomes the single Avatar of Earth; Red Arrow offers up the means for humanity to start life on another world; Terry Sloan is revealed to be from another reality; James Olsen becomes a New God; Earth falls to Apokolips; Green Lantern takes on Darkseid; the survivors of Earth 2 escape to the multiverse. 1st appearance: Red Arrow/Green Arrow/Oliver Queen, Codex | WORLD’S END |
| New 52: Futures End #47-48 (2015) The survivors of Earth 2 are diverted from Prime Earth by a future incarnation of Batman, preventing a horrible future timeline from occurring. New identity: Tim Drake as Batman/‘Batman Beyond’ | THE NEW 52: FUTURES END | |
| Secret Origins #9 [2/3] (2015) On Prime Earth, Tanya Spears looks back on the original Power Girl’s history. | ||
| ✔ | Convergence #1-8 (2015) The survivors of Earth 2 find themselves on the Blood Moon (previously utilised by Brainiac of the Futures End timeline); Telos pits heroes from the various multiversal cities on the Blood Moon against each other; Telos terraforms the Blood Moon into a duplicate of Earth 2 for the survivors to live on. 1st appearance: Batman’s Insurgents (Earth 49 – Batman/Bruce Wayne, Cyborg/Victor Stone, Flash/Barry Allen, Harley Quinn/Harleen Quinzel), Superman/Kal-El (Earth 49), Time Masters, Valda (Prime Earth), Gotham City (Earth 49) New identity: Blood Moon as Earth 2 | CONVERGENCE |
| Superman: Lois and Clark #1 (2015) Flashback: After watching the Wonders depart for their new home, Superman and Lois Lane of New Earth are relocated to Prime Earth. | THE ROAD TO REBIRTH | |
| The Multiversity #2 (2015) Flash cameo; the Flash of Earth 2 appears among the Flashes of the Multiverse. 1st appearance: Atom-Smasher/Albert Rothstein (Earth 22), Doc Tornado (Earth 344), Doctor Nemo (Earth 39), Diana of Themsycira (Earth 19, full), Empty Hand (Multiverse, full – Crusader (Earth 7, full), Devilfist (Earth 7, full), Doc Future (Earth 7, full), Optiman (Earth 36), Walküre (Earth 7, full)), Flashes of the Multiverse (Multiverse – Accelerated Man (Earth 19, full), Bizarro-Flash (Earth 29, full), Captain Speed (Earth 8, full), Fastback (Earth 26, full), Flash/Mary Maxwell (Earth 6, full), Flash/Danica Williams (Earth 12, full), Flash/Wally West (Earth 16, full), Kid Flash/Wally West (Earth 21, full), Johnny Thunder (Earth 18, full), Trigger Twins (Earth18)), Forerunners (Earth 48, full), G-Men (Earth 8 – Uni-Orb, Windrider), Green Lantern (Earth 9, full), Green Lantern/Kai-Ro (Earth 12, full), Green Lantern (Earth 30, full), Just’a Lotta Animals (Earth 26, cameo, unnamed – Aquaduck, Batmouse, Crash, Elong-Gator, Item, Super-Squirrel, Wonder Rabbit), Justice 9 (Earth 36 – Cyberion (full), Iron Knight/Bruce Wayne (full), War-Woman (full), Justice Guild (Earth 11, full – Batwoman/Katherine Kane, Superwoman, Wonderous Man/Dane of Elysium), Justice Incarnate (Multiverse), Justice League Beyond (Earth 12, full), Justice Riders (Earth 18, full – Bat-Lash, Cinnamon, El Diablo (cameo), Firehair (cameo), Madame .44 (full), Pow-Wow Smith (cameo), Strongbow (full), Superchief/Saganowana (full), Tomahawkman (cameo)), Justice Titans (Earth 32, full – Aquaflash, Black Arrow, Super-Martian/Kal, Wonderhawk (full)), League of Shadows (Earth 13, full – Annataz, Deadman, Enchantress, Fate/Jared Stevens, Hellblazer, Ragman/Ya’akov ben Shimon, Superdemon/Etrigan, Swamp-Man, Witchboy), Light Brigade (Earth 34, full – Cutie, Ghostman, Herculina (full), Savior, Stingray/Bruce Wayne (full)), Metal League (Earth 44), Sharks (Earth 51, cameo), Shrinking Man (Earth 19, full), Silver Sorceress (Earth 8, unnamed), Spore (Earth 41, full), Sunshine Superman (Earth 47, full), Super-Americans (Earth 35, full – Majesty, Morphin’ Man, Supremo), Superman/Harvey Dent (Earth 9, full), Unjustice League of America (Earth 29, full – Adam Familiar, Bizarro-Superman (full)), Earth 13 (full), Earth 18 (full) New identity: Legion of Sivanas Headquarters as the Rock of Sivana | THE MULTIVERSITY | |
| ✔ | Convergence – Booster Gold #2 [2/2] (2015) One year after the ‘Convergence’, the people of Earth 2 have made great progress rebuilding their home; Green Lantern and Doctor Impossible have opposing views on how society should be rebuilt. 1st appearance: New Gotham New identity: James Olsen as Doctor Impossible | DIVERGENCE PLANETFALL |
| ✔ | Earth 2: Society #1-7 (2015-2016) Doctor Impossible gains allies in the fight to obtain Terry Sloan’s Genesis Machine and combine it with Batman’s Codex to restore Earth 2 to its original form; Hourman comes looking for revenge against the new Batman. 1st appearance: Anarky, Hourman/RickTyler, Johnny Sorrow, David Winslow, Erebus City, Midwest City, Neotropolis, Nexus, Source Vault New identity: Dick Grayson as Batman | PLANETFALL |
| ✔ | Earth 2: Society #8-12 (2016) Hawkgirl heads to Amazonia to address Fury’s plans for the world; Red Arrow investigates Nimbus Solutions; Batman faces off against Hourman; Batman, Red Arrow and Ted Grant confront Kyle Nimbus over his power monopoly in New Gotham. 1st appearance: Kyle Nimbus, Nimbus Solutions, Ultra-Humanite, Amazonia/Forbidden Zone, World Army Building, Great Southern Wilderness |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| ✔ | Earth 2: Society #13-15 (2016) Earth 2: Society Annual #1 (2016) Earth 2: Society #16-22 (2016) Fury’s reveals her plans to use the Pandora Casket to restore the real Earth 2; the Ultra-Humanite has his own plans for the future of Earth 2 that pit him against the Wonders of the World and the World Army; the battle with the Humanites has a huge impact on Batman and costs some of the Wonders their lives; on a completely altered Earth 2, the Wonders of the World are hunted by the Sandman Sleeper Forces. 1st appearance: Humanites (Grief, Scalpel/Anya, Turncoat), Sergeant Steel, Invisible Plane, Pandora Casket/Pandora Vessel New identity: Batman/Dick Grayson as Oracle, John Grayson as Firepattern/Boy Wonder/Robin, huntress/Helena Wayne as Batman, Ultra-Humanite as the Director | THE FINAL FATE OF EARTH 2 |
| Superman #14 (2017) Val-Zod cameo; Val-Zod appears among the Supermen of the Multiverse. 1st appearance: Supermen of the Multiverse, World of Prophecy (unnamed) | ||
| Harley Quinn #16 (2017) Returning to Earth Prime, Power Girl reluctantly assists Harley Quinn. | ||
| Harley Quinn #24 [1/2] (2017) Harley Quinn #25 [1/2] (2017) Power Girl cameo; Clock King and Sportsmaster materialise in Power Girl’s shower; Power Girl saves Harley Quinn’s life on her birthday. | ||
| Harley Quinn #41 (2018) On Prime Earth, Harley Quinn calls on Power Girl for help when Solomon Grundy threatens the Gang of Harleys‘ new mission in Gotham City. | ||
| The Flash #52 (2018) Flash cameo; the Flash of Earth 2 appears among the Flashes of the Multiverse. 1st appearance: Para-Angels (Prime Earth) | ||
| Justice League #26 (2019) Huntress & the Wonders of the World cameo; Helena Wayne is revealed to have returned to her Huntress identity; Huntress and the Wonders are among the multiversal heroes who answer Prime Earth’s Justice League’s call to arms against Perpetua. | YEAR OF THE VILLAIN | |
| Justice League #34 (2019) Batman, Hourman & Power Girl cameo; Batman, Hourman & Power Girl join the fight against Perpetua and the Legion of Doom. | YEAR OF THE VILLAIN | |
| The Green Lantern #2 (2019) Green Lantern cameo; the Green Lantern of Earth 2 appears among the Green Lanterns of the Multiverse. 1st appearance: Countess Belzebeth (unnamed), Slave Lords of Dhor, Starlings, Overmaster Zero | ||
| Dial H For Hero #10 (2020) Earth 2 cameo; Miguel Montez and Summer Pickens briefly travel through Earth 2. 1st appearance: Doom Society (Earth 32), Harli-Quinnitor (Earth 32), Reign of the Super-Miguels (cameo), Young Justice International (Earth 32) |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| ✔ | DC Cybernetic Summer 80-Page Giant #1 [5/10] (2020) The Flash of Earth 2 joins the Flashes of the Multiverse in the Speedster Games. | |
| The Flash #761 (2020) Flash of Earth 2 joins the Flashes of the Multiverse to oppose the multiversal Legion of Zoom. 1st appearance: Kid Flash (DC One Million) | ||
| Superman: Red and Blue #2 [2/5] (2021) Prometheus proves to be a challenge for Val-Zod. 1st appearance: Prometheus (Earth 2) | ||
| Infinite Frontier #1 (2021) Huntress cameo; the Flash of Earth-0 runs past Huntress as he runs through the multiverse. 1st appearance: X-Tract (Earth-Two) | INFINITE FRONTIER INFINITE FRONTIER INCARNATE | |
| DC Power 2024 #1 [4/10] (2024) Superman (Val-Zod) returns to Earth to assist the Society against the Toyman. | ||
| Milestone 30th Anniversary Special #1 [1/5] (2023) Earth 2 cameo: the Blood Syndicates of two Earths briefly glimpse the heroes of Earth 2 in action. | ||
| ✔ | Action Comics #1050 (2023) Val-Zod enters the multiverse to investigate the murder of the Superman of another universe and discovers more victims. | KAL-EL RETURNS |
| ✔ | Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #1-2 (2023) Superman (Jon Kent) of Earth 0 assits Val-Zod and Red Tornado of Earth 2 in their investigation into the mutliverse murder spree. 1st appearance: Earth 49 (full) | DAWN OF DC |
| Harley Quinn #38 [1/2] (2024) Power Girl cameo; while on Earth 0, Power Girl attends Harley Quinn’s birthday party! | ||
| ✔ | Titans: Beast World – Waller Rising #1 (2024) Val-Zod and Red Tornado escape the Phantom Zone and join the Network on Earth-0. | BEAST WORLD |
Alternate timelines featuring Earth 2 stories from across the DC Multiverse from this period:
| Titles & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| The New 52: Futures End #3 (2014) Constantine – Futures End #1 (2014) The New 52: Futures End #8 (2014) Teen Titans – Futures End #1 (2014) Worlds’ Finest – Futures End #1 (2014) The New 52: Futures End #9, 11, 14-15 (2014) Earth 2 – Futures End #1 (2014) The New 52: Futures End #16-21, 26-28, 30-31, 47 (2014-2015) Futures End timeline – It’s revealed that, after escaping Earth 2, the survivors arrived on Prime Earth which led to an all-out war over their presence on the planet that wasn’t their own; Power Girl, Mister Miracle and others investigate the fate of the survivors and learns of the horrors they’ve faced on Prime Earth; the timeline is altered when the a stand-in for future Batman (Terry McGinnis) goes back in time to send the survivors of Earth 2 away from Prime Earth and prevent the Earth 2 War. | THE NEW 52: FUTURES END |
| Collected Edition Title | Collects… |
| Earth 2: The New 52 Omnibus vol.1 | Batman/Superman #1-4 DC Universe Presents #0 [part] Earth 2 #1-26 Earth 2 Annual #1-2 Earth 2 – Futures End #1 |
| Earth 2 vol.1: The Gathering | Earth 2 #1-6 |
| Earth 2 vol.2: The Tower of Fate | DC Universe Presents #0 [part] Earth 2 #0, 7-12 |
| Earth 2 vol.3: Battle Cry | Earth 2 #13-16 Earth 2 #15.1: Desaad Earth 2 Annual #1 |
| Earth 2 vol.4: The Dark Age | Earth 2 #17-20 Earth 2 Annual #2 |
| Earth 2 vol.5: The Kryptonian | Earth 2 #21-26 Earth 2 – Futures End #1 |
| Earth 2 vol.6: Collision | Earth 2 #27-32 |
| Earth 2: World’s End vol.1 | Earth 2: World’s End #1-11 |
| Earth 2: World’s End vol.2 | Earth 2: World’s End #12-26 |
| Earth 2: Society vol.1: Planetfall | Convergence – Booster Gold #2 [part] Earth 2: Society #1-7 |
| Earth 2: Society vol.2: Indivisible | Earth 2: Society #8-12 |
| Earth 2: Society vol.3: A Whole New World | Earth 2: Society #13-16 Earth 2: Society Annual #1 |
| Earth 2: Society vol.4: Life After Death | Earth 2: Society #17-22 |
| Batman/Superman vol.1: Cross World | Batman/Superman #1-4 Justice League #23.1: Darkseid |
| Convergence | Convergence #0, 1-8 |
| Huntress: Crossbow at the Crossroads | Huntress #1-6 |
| Mister Terrific vol.1: Mind Games | Mister Terrific #1-8 |
| Worlds’ Finest vol.1: The Lost Daughters of Earth 2 | Worlds’ Finest #1-7 |
| Worlds’ Finest vol 2: Hunt and be Hunted | Worlds’ Finest #8-12 |
| Worlds’ Finest vol.3: Control Issues | Worlds’ Finest #13-18 |
| Worlds’ Finest vol.4: First Contact | Batman/Superman #8-9 Worlds’ Finest #18-21 Worlds’ Finest Annual #1 |
| Worlds’ Finest vol.5: Homeward Bound | Worlds’ Finest #22-26 Worlds’ Finest – Futures End #1 |
| Worlds’ Finest vol.6: The Secret History of Superman and Batman | Worlds’ Finest #27-32 |
| Collected Edition Title | Includes… |
| Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent | Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #1-2 |
| Batman/Superman vol.2: Game Over | Batman/Superman #8-9 Batman/Superman Annual #1 Worlds’ Finest #20-21 |
| DC Comics: The New 52 Villains Omnibus | Earth 2 #15.1: Desaad Earth 2 #15.2: Solomon Grundy |
| DC Comics: The New 52 Zero Omnibus | DC Comics Presents #0 Earth 2 #0 Worlds’ Finest #0 |
| Flash: Finish Line | Flash #761 |
| New 52: Futures End – Five years Later Omnibus | Earth 2 – Futures End #1 Worlds’ Finest – Futures End #1 |
| Secret Origins vol.2 | Secret Origins #7, 9 |
| Supergirl vol.3: Sanctuary Supergirl: The New 52 Omnibus Vol. 1 | Supergirl #18-20 |
| Superman: Kal-El Returns | Action Comics #1050 |
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