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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Imprint of comics from DC Comics</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the imprint of comics from DC Comics. For the DC Studios label, see <a href="/wiki/DC_Elseworlds" class="mw-redirect" title="DC Elseworlds">DC Elseworlds</a>. For the Arrowverse crossover event, see <a href="/wiki/Elseworlds_(Arrowverse)" title="Elseworlds (Arrowverse)">Elseworlds (Arrowverse)</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Elseworlds_(DC_imprint_logo).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/50/Elseworlds_%28DC_imprint_logo%29.png/220px-Elseworlds_%28DC_imprint_logo%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/Elseworlds_%28DC_imprint_logo%29.png 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="271" /></a><figcaption><i>Elseworlds</i> logo</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Elseworlds</b> is the publication <a href="/wiki/Imprint_(trade_name)" title="Imprint (trade name)">imprint</a> for <a href="/wiki/American_comic_books" class="mw-redirect" title="American comic books">American comic books</a> produced by <a href="/wiki/DC_Comics" title="DC Comics">DC Comics</a> for stories that take place outside the <a href="/wiki/DC_Universe" title="DC Universe">DC Universe</a> <a href="/wiki/Canon_(fictional)" class="mw-redirect" title="Canon (fictional)">canon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-comicsthroughtime_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-comicsthroughtime-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elseworlds publications are set in alternate realities that deviate from the established continuity of DC's regular comics. The "Elseworlds" name was trademarked in 1989, the same year as the first <i>Elseworlds</i> publication.<sup id="cite_ref-comicsthroughtime_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-comicsthroughtime-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elseworlds&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Imaginary_Stories"><i>Imaginary Stories</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elseworlds&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Imaginary Stories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The title page of "Superman, Cartoon Hero!"<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (a slightly retooled reprint of 1942's "Superman, Matinee Idol"),<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> stated that the story was "Our first imaginary story", and continued to say: "In 1942, a series of Superman shorts started showing throughout the U.S.! So, with tongue firmly in cheek, the DC team turned out this story of what might have happened if <a href="/wiki/Lois_Lane" title="Lois Lane">Lois Lane</a> had decided to see... Superman, Cartoon Hero!" The story opens with Lois determined to learn Superman's secret identity and going to the theater to see the <a href="/wiki/Superman_(1940s_animated_film_series)" title="Superman (1940s animated film series)">Max Fleischer <i>Superman</i> short</a> "<a href="/wiki/Superman_(1941_film)" title="Superman (1941 film)">The Mad Scientist</a>" in hopes of seeing the animated Man of Steel reveal his secret identity. In addition to other things, when the opening credits roll and state that the cartoons are based on DC Comics, Lois Lane states that she has never heard of DC Comics. <a href="/wiki/Clark_Kent" class="mw-redirect" title="Clark Kent">Clark Kent</a> then wonders if the people there are clairvoyant. In the final panel, Clark Kent exchanges a knowing wink with the image of himself as <a href="/wiki/Superman" title="Superman">Superman</a> on the movie screen.<sup id="cite_ref-Superman_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Superman-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <i><a href="/wiki/Action_Comics" title="Action Comics">Action Comics</a></i> #60 (May 1943), "Lois Lane – Superwoman!" told the story of Lois gaining superpowers from a transfusion of Superman's blood; while this is explicitly a dream sequence, it has been called "a forerunner of what would be known as 'Imaginary Stories'".<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Craig_Shutt" title="Craig Shutt">Craig Shutt</a>, author of the <i><a href="/wiki/Comics_Buyer%27s_Guide" title="Comics Buyer's Guide">Comics Buyer's Guide</a></i> column <i>Ask Mr. Silver Age</i>, states that true imaginary stories differed from stories that were dreams and hoaxes.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Dreams and hoaxes were "gyps" on account of "not having happened", whilst true imaginary stories were canonical at least unto themselves. Also, since they were "just" imaginary and thus had no bearing on the characters' regular stories, imaginary stories could show things like people dying and the victory of evil.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In the optimistic and hopeful Silver Age of Comics, such stories usually would not be told; this was hinted with writers telling readers how such an Imaginary Story often reassured the readers that it did not really happen.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Most of these Imaginary Stories featured <a href="/wiki/Alternate_histories" class="mw-redirect" title="Alternate histories">alternate histories</a> of characters, such as "<a href="/wiki/Superman_Red/Superman_Blue" title="Superman Red/Superman Blue">The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman Blue!</a>".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> There, readers saw possible pasts that could have happened, but did not happen. One such story has Superman being raised by apes in imitation of <a href="/wiki/Tarzan" title="Tarzan">Tarzan</a>, an idea that would be recycled into a later <i>Elseworlds</i> tale where Tarzan and Superman were switched at birth. Possible present times were shown, such as one story where <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_and_Martha_Kent" title="Jonathan and Martha Kent">Jonathan and Martha Kent</a>, touched by pity, adopt a recently orphaned <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Wayne" class="mw-redirect" title="Bruce Wayne">Bruce Wayne</a> and raise him along with their own son, Clark. Thus, the present shows Superman and Batman as brothers, with Clark protecting Gotham and working for the <i>Gotham Gazette</i> instead of living in <a href="/wiki/Metropolis_(comics)" title="Metropolis (comics)">Metropolis</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Batman" title="Batman">Batman</a> inviting his foster parents, the Kents, to live with him in Wayne Manor. In keeping with the fact that imaginary stories allowed for much grimmer stories than usual, the story ended with <a href="/wiki/Lex_Luthor" title="Lex Luthor">Lex Luthor</a> killing the Kents and Batman trying to murder him in revenge. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1023981488">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .rquote{width:auto!important;float:none!important}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote rquote" style="float: right; width: 33%;"><p>This Super-Wedding is REAL!<br />The marriage is not a HOAX!<br />The bride and groom are not ROBOTS!<br />This romance is not a DREAM of LOIS LANE or SUPERMAN!</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite><i>Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane</i> #15 (Feb. 1960)</cite></div></blockquote> <p>Possible futures that "could very well happen" were explored, such as <a href="/wiki/Relationship_of_Clark_Kent_and_Lois_Lane" class="mw-redirect" title="Relationship of Clark Kent and Lois Lane">Clark Kent revealing to Lois Lane his secret identity and marrying her</a>. Futures that "perhaps never will" happen were also examined, such as the permanent death of Superman. <i>Imaginary Stories</i> appeared often enough that some comics – such as <i><a href="/wiki/Superman%27s_Girl_Friend,_Lois_Lane" title="Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane">Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane</a></i> #15 (February 1960), the cover of which appears to depict Superman marrying Lois Lane – had to assure readers that their contents were not "imaginary". The cover of <i>Lois Lane</i> #59 (August 1965), by contrast, promised that its depiction of Lois as the romantic rival of <a href="/wiki/Lara_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lara (comics)">Lara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jor-El" title="Jor-El">Jor-El</a>'s girlfriend and future mother of Superman, was "real--<b>not</b> imaginary!". </p><p>A few <i>Imaginary Stories</i> appeared in other DC publications. Batman editor <a href="/wiki/Jack_Schiff" title="Jack Schiff">Jack Schiff</a> supervised stories in which the Dark Knight starts a family or loses his identity, though these were revealed at the end of the story to be stories written by <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Pennyworth" title="Alfred Pennyworth">Alfred</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Schiff's stories were notable for the first appearance of the <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_Junior" class="mw-redirect" title="Bruce Wayne Junior">original Bruce Wayne Junior</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Writer/editor <a href="/wiki/Robert_Kanigher" title="Robert Kanigher">Robert Kanigher</a> supervised <a href="/wiki/Wonder_Woman" title="Wonder Woman">Wonder Woman</a>'s own series of <i>Imaginary Stories</i> called <i>Impossible Tales</i> which featured the same principle.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> There, Wonder Woman appeared along with her younger selves, <a href="/wiki/Wonder_Girl" title="Wonder Girl">Wonder Girl</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wonder_Tot" class="mw-redirect" title="Wonder Tot">Wonder Tot</a>. However, the majority of <i>Imaginary Stories</i> were published in various Superman comics under the guidance of Superman editor <a href="/wiki/Mort_Weisinger" title="Mort Weisinger">Mort Weisinger</a>, the "King of Imaginary Stories".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> This was in part because, according to Shutt, Weisinger aimed for younger readers instead of older ones.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Later editors such as <a href="/wiki/Julius_Schwartz" title="Julius Schwartz">Julius Schwartz</a> rarely used the <i>Imaginary Stories</i> concept.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Alan_Moore" title="Alan Moore">Alan Moore</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Superman:_Whatever_Happened_to_the_Man_of_Tomorrow%3F" title="Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?">Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow</a>?" two-part story in <i><a href="/wiki/Superman_(comic_book)" title="Superman (comic book)">Superman</a></i> #423 and <i><a href="/wiki/Action_Comics" title="Action Comics">Action Comics</a></i> #583 in 1986 was the last Pre-<i>Crisis</i> story to use the <i>Imaginary Stories</i> label.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elseworlds_imprint"><i>Elseworlds</i> imprint</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elseworlds&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Elseworlds imprint"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first <i>Elseworlds</i> title was <i><a href="/wiki/Gotham_by_Gaslight" title="Gotham by Gaslight">Gotham by Gaslight</a></i> (1989), written by <a href="/wiki/Brian_Augustyn" title="Brian Augustyn">Brian Augustyn</a> and drawn by <a href="/wiki/Mike_Mignola" title="Mike Mignola">Mike Mignola</a>, which featured a <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Age" class="mw-redirect" title="Victorian Age">Victorian Age</a> version of the <a href="/wiki/Superhero" title="Superhero">superhero</a> Batman hunting <a href="/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper" title="Jack the Ripper">Jack the Ripper</a>, who had come to <a href="/wiki/Gotham_City" title="Gotham City">Gotham City</a>. The title was not originally published as an <i>Elseworlds</i> comic, but its success led to the creation of the <i>Elseworlds</i> imprint and this title was retroactively declared the first <i>Elseworlds</i> story.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first book to feature the <i>Elseworlds</i> logo was <i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Holy_Terror" title="Batman: Holy Terror">Batman: Holy Terror</a></i> in 1991.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In 1994, the <i>Elseworlds</i> imprint was used as the theme for the <a href="/wiki/Annual_publication" title="Annual publication">annual edition</a> comic books of that summer.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>DC sporadically published various <i>Elseworlds</i> titles from 1989 to 2003. In August 2003, editor Mike Carlin mentioned that DC had scaled back the production of <i>Elseworlds</i> books in order to "put the luster back on them".<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several titles that were announced as <i>Elseworlds</i> books prior to this, such as <i>Superman & Batman: Generations IV</i> and <i>The <a href="/wiki/Teen_Titans" title="Teen Titans">Teen Titans</a> Swingin' Elseworlds Special</i>, were cancelled.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The planned <i>Teen Titans</i> tale was released in January 2008 as the <i>Teen Titans Lost Annual</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2009, <a href="/wiki/Dan_DiDio" title="Dan DiDio">Dan DiDio</a> revealed the return of the <i>Elseworlds</i> imprint as a series of Prestige Format books, with the approach of taking the basic concepts and origins of DC characters and twisting them in various ways.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The only <i>Elseworlds</i> story released under the initiative was the three-issue miniseries <i>Superman: The Last Family of Krypton</i>, published from August to October 2010, which told the story of baby Kal-El reaching Earth with his mother and father and how the world handles the emergence of a superpowered family.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After a 14-year absence, DC relaunched the imprint in 2024 with six titles confirmed:<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Gotham_by_Gaslight" title="Gotham by Gaslight">Gotham by Gaslight</a>: The Kryptonian Age</i> by <a href="/wiki/Andy_Diggle" title="Andy Diggle">Andy Diggle</a> and Leandro Fernandez</li> <li><i>Batman the Barbarian</i> by Greg Smallwood</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Knights_of_Steel" title="Dark Knights of Steel">Dark Knights of Steel</a>: Allwinter</i> by Jay Kristoff and Tirso Cons</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Green_Lantern" title="Green Lantern">Green Lantern</a>: Dark</i> by Tate Brombal and Werther Dell’Edera</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman" title="Batman">Batman</a>: Nightfire</i> by Clay and Seth Mann</li> <li><i>DC vs. Vampires: World War V</i> by Matthew Rosenberg and Otto Schmidt</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Relationship_to_DC_continuity">Relationship to DC continuity</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elseworlds&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Relationship to DC continuity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although the <i>Elseworlds</i> imprint was created to feature stories separate from DC continuity, concepts from various <i>Elseworlds</i> stories were incorporated into DC continuity at various times. </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Kingdom_(comics)" title="The Kingdom (comics)">The Kingdom</a></i> miniseries in 1999 brought the 1996 <i><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Come_(comics)" title="Kingdom Come (comics)">Kingdom Come</a></i> miniseries into DC continuity as part of a series of alternate timelines known as <a href="/wiki/Hypertime" title="Hypertime">Hypertime</a>, which included some of the alternate worlds depicted in various <i>Elseworlds</i> titles.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A new <a href="/wiki/Multiverse_(DC_Comics)" title="Multiverse (DC Comics)">Multiverse</a> was introduced at the conclusion of the <i><a href="/wiki/52_(comics)" title="52 (comics)">52</a></i> weekly series that includes alternate worlds that were previously seen in various <i>Elseworlds</i> titles.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_other_media">In other media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elseworlds&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: In other media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"<a href="/wiki/Elseworlds_(Arrowverse)" title="Elseworlds (Arrowverse)">Elseworlds</a>" was the title for the fifth crossover in the <a href="/wiki/Arrowverse" title="Arrowverse">Arrowverse</a> franchise, which aired from December 9 to 11, 2018, on <a href="/wiki/The_CW" title="The CW">The CW</a>. The crossover was told across episodes of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Flash_(2014_TV_series)" title="The Flash (2014 TV series)">The Flash</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Arrow_(TV_series)" title="Arrow (TV series)">Arrow</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Supergirl_(TV_series)" title="Supergirl (TV series)">Supergirl</a></i> and introduced <a href="/wiki/Batwoman" title="Batwoman">Batwoman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gotham_City" title="Gotham City">Gotham City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nora_Fries" title="Nora Fries">Nora Fries</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lois_Lane" title="Lois Lane">Lois Lane</a> to the Arrowverse.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Quotes">Quotes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elseworlds&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Quotes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places—some that have existed, or might have existed, and others that can't, couldn't or shouldn't exist. The result: stories that make characters who are as familiar as yesterday seem as fresh as tomorrow.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Introduction at the beginning of every <i>Elseworlds</i> comic book</cite></div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elseworlds&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/DC_Black_Label" title="DC Black Label">DC Black Label</a> - DC Comics's current imprint for artist deviations</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What_If_(comics)" title="What If (comics)">What If</a></i> – Marvel Comics' similar comic book line</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intercompany_crossover" class="mw-redirect" title="Intercompany crossover">Intercompany crossover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Elseworlds_publications" title="List of Elseworlds publications">List of <i>Elseworlds</i> publications</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elseworlds&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-comicsthroughtime-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-comicsthroughtime_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-comicsthroughtime_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBooker2014" class="citation book cs1">Booker, M. Keith (2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=hnuQBQAAQBAJ&q=the+barry+allen+story+elseworlds&pg=PA1293"><i>Comics through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas</i></a>. ABC-CLIO. p. 1293. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0313397516" title="Special:BookSources/978-0313397516"><bdi>978-0313397516</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 March</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Comics+through+Time%3A+A+History+of+Icons%2C+Idols%2C+and+Ideas&rft.pages=1293&rft.pub=ABC-CLIO&rft.date=2014&rft.isbn=978-0313397516&rft.aulast=Booker&rft.aufirst=M.+Keith&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DhnuQBQAAQBAJ%26q%3Dthe%2Bbarry%2Ballen%2Bstory%2Belseworlds%26pg%3DPA1293&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AElseworlds" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Superman</i> #183 (January 1966)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Superman</i> #19 (Nov.–Dec. 1942)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Superman-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Superman_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Superman</i> #183 (Jan. 1966)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMitchellThomas2019" class="citation book cs1">Mitchell, Kurt; Thomas, Roy (2019). <i>American Comic Book Chronicles: 1940–1944</i>. 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style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/DC_Black_Label" title="DC Black Label">Black Label</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/DC%27s_Young_Animal" title="DC's Young Animal">DC's Young Animal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WildStorm" title="WildStorm">WildStorm</a></li> <li>Hill House Comics</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sandman_Universe" title="The Sandman Universe">The Sandman Universe</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murphyverse" title="Murphyverse">Murphyverse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vertigo_Comics" title="Vertigo Comics">Vertigo</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DC_Graphic_Novels_for_Kids" title="DC Graphic Novels for Kids">DC Graphic Novels for Kids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DC_Graphic_Novels_for_Young_Adults" title="DC Graphic Novels for Young Adults">DC Graphic Novels for Young Adults</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Earth_One_(DC_graphic_novel_series)" title="Earth One (DC graphic novel series)">Earth One</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mad_(magazine)" title="Mad (magazine)">Mad</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milestone_Media" title="Milestone Media">Milestone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wonder_Comics_(DC_Comics)" title="Wonder Comics (DC Comics)">Wonder Comics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DC%27s_Young_Animal" title="DC's Young Animal">Young Animal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DC_Universe_Infinite" title="DC Universe Infinite">DC Universe Infinite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mad_(magazine)" title="Mad (magazine)">MAD</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All_Star_DC_Comics" title="All Star DC Comics">All-Star</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amalgam_Comics" title="Amalgam Comics">Amalgam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CMX_(comics)" title="CMX (comics)">CMX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DC_Graphic_Novels_for_Young_Adults" title="DC Graphic Novels for Young Adults">DC Ink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DC_Graphic_Novels_for_Kids" title="DC Graphic Novels for Kids">DC Zoom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DC_Focus" class="mw-redirect" title="DC Focus">Focus</a></li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Elseworlds</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hanna-Barbera_Beyond" title="Hanna-Barbera Beyond">Hanna-Barbera Beyond</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helix_(comics)" title="Helix (comics)">Helix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Impact_Comics" title="Impact Comics">Impact</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_DC" title="Johnny DC">Johnny</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Just_Imagine..." title="Just Imagine...">Just Imagine...</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minx_(comics)" title="Minx (comics)">Minx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_New_Age_of_DC_Heroes" title="The New Age of DC Heroes">The New Age of DC Heroes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paradox_Press" title="Paradox Press">Paradox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piranha_Press" title="Piranha Press">Piranha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tangent_Comics" title="Tangent Comics">Tangent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WildStorm" title="WildStorm">WildStorm</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/America%27s_Best_Comics" title="America's Best Comics">America's Best Comics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliffhanger_(comics)" title="Cliffhanger (comics)">Cliffhanger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homage_Comics" class="mw-redirect" title="Homage Comics">Homage</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zuda_Comics" title="Zuda Comics">Zuda</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Reprints</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Active <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/DC_Omnibus" title="DC Omnibus">DC Omnibus</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/DC_Comics_Absolute_Edition" title="DC Comics Absolute Edition">DC Comics Absolute Editions</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/DC_Finest_trade_paperbacks" title="DC Finest trade paperbacks">DC Finest trade paperbacks</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/DC_Compact_Comics" title="DC Compact Comics">DC Compact Comics</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=DC_Heroes_and_Villains_Collection&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="DC Heroes and Villains Collection (page does not exist)">DC Heroes and Villains Collection</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/DC_Compendium" title="DC Compendium">DC Compendium</a></i></li></ul></li> <li>Defunct <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/DC_Archive_Editions" title="DC Archive Editions">DC Archive Editions</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_DC_Archive_Editions" title="List of DC Archive Editions">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/DC_Chronicles" title="DC Chronicles">DC Chronicles</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/DC_Comics_Classics_Library" title="DC Comics Classics Library">DC Comics Classics Library</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Showcase_Presents" title="Showcase Presents">Showcase Presents</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Showcase_Presents_publications" title="List of Showcase Presents publications">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/DC_Comics_Graphic_Novel_Collection" title="DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection">DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/DC_Comics_-_The_Legend_of_Batman" class="mw-redirect" title="DC Comics - The Legend of Batman">DC Comics - The Legend of Batman</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_DC_Comics_reprint_collections" title="List of DC Comics reprint collections">List of DC Comics reprint collections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_DC_imprint_reprint_collections" title="List of DC imprint reprint collections">List of DC imprint reprint collections</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Predecessors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All-American_Publications" title="All-American Publications">All-American Publications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Comics_Publications" title="National Comics Publications">National Comics Publications</a></li> <li>Acquired Companies <ul><li><a href="/wiki/EC_Comics" title="EC Comics">E. C. Publications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WildStorm" title="WildStorm">WildStorm Productions</a></li></ul></li> <li>Acquired Characters <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charlton_Comics" title="Charlton Comics">Charlton Comics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fawcett_Comics" title="Fawcett Comics">Fawcett Comics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quality_Comics" title="Quality Comics">Quality Comics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Feature_Syndicate" title="Fox Feature Syndicate">Fox Feature Syndicate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Acquired Brand Names <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Crestwood_Publications" title="Crestwood Publications">Crestwood Publications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standard_Comics" title="Standard Comics">Standard Comics</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">General</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_DC_Comics_imprints" title="List of DC Comics imprints">List of DC Comics imprints</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_DC_Comics_imprint_publications" title="List of DC Comics imprint publications">publications</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Adaptations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_DC_Comics_characters" title="Lists of DC Comics characters">DC Characters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_DC_Comics_publications" title="List of films based on DC Comics publications">Films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_series_based_on_DC_Comics_publications" title="List of television series based on DC Comics publications">Television series</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arrowverse" title="Arrowverse">Arrowverse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DC_Animated_Universe" title="DC Animated Universe">DC Animated Universe</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DC_Universe_(franchise)" title="DC Universe (franchise)">DC Universe (franchise)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_novels_based_on_comics#DC_Comics" title="List of novels based on comics">Novels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_video_games_based_on_DC_Comics" title="List of video games based on DC Comics">DC Games</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rocksteady_Studios" title="Rocksteady Studios">Rocksteady Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_video_games_featuring_Batman" title="List of video games featuring Batman">Batman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_video_games_featuring_Superman" title="List of video games featuring Superman">Superman</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_unproduced_DC_Comics_projects" title="List of unproduced DC Comics projects">Unproduced</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_unproduced_films_based_on_DC_Comics_imprints" title="List of unproduced films based on DC Comics imprints">imprint films</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/DC_Comics_rating_system" title="DC Comics rating system">DC Comics rating system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DC_FanDome" title="DC FanDome">DC FanDome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DC_Implosion" class="mw-redirect" title="DC Implosion">DC Implosion</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Detective_Comics,_Inc._v._Bruns_Publications,_Inc." title="Detective Comics, Inc. v. Bruns Publications, Inc.">Detective v. Bruns</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/National_Comics_Publications,_Inc._v._Fawcett_Publications,_Inc." title="National Comics Publications, Inc. v. Fawcett Publications, Inc.">National v. Fawcett</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Inc._v._American_Broadcasting_Companies,_Inc." title="Warner Bros. Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.">Warner v. 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title="Earth-Two">Earth-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earth-Three" title="Earth-Three">Earth-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fawcett_Comics" title="Fawcett Comics">Earth-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Just_Imagine..." title="Just Imagine...">Earth-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Marvel" title="Ultimate Marvel">Earth-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Universe" title="Marvel Universe">Earth-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tangent_Comics" title="Tangent Comics">Earth-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DC:_The_New_Frontier" title="DC: The New Frontier">Earth-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Come_(comics)" title="Kingdom Come (comics)">Earth-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/America%27s_Best_Comics" title="America's Best Comics">Earth-25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captain_Carrot_and_His_Amazing_Zoo_Crew!" title="Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!">Earth-26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Jurassic_League" title="The Jurassic League">Earth-27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superman:_Red_Son" title="Superman: Red Son">Earth-30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earth_Prime" title="Earth Prime">Earth-33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Injustice_(franchise)" title="Injustice (franchise)">Earth-49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milestone_Returns" title="Milestone Returns">Earth-93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milestone_Media" title="Milestone Media">Earth-1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amalgam_Comics" title="Amalgam Comics">Earth-1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Absolute_Universe" title="Absolute Universe">Earth-Alpha</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Publication_history_of_DC_Comics_crossover_events" title="Publication history of DC Comics crossover events">Crossover events</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Major events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Crisis_on_Infinite_Earths" title="Crisis on Infinite Earths">Crisis on Infinite Earths</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zero_Hour:_Crisis_in_Time!" title="Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!">Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Infinite_Crisis" title="Infinite Crisis">Infinite Crisis</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Crisis" title="Final Crisis">Final Crisis</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Flashpoint_(comics)" title="Flashpoint (comics)">Flashpoint</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Flashpoint_(comics)_characters" title="List of Flashpoint (comics) characters">characters</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Convergence_(comics)" title="Convergence (comics)">Convergence</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Nights:_Metal" title="Dark Nights: Metal">Dark Nights: Metal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Doomsday_Clock_(comics)" title="Doomsday Clock (comics)">Doomsday Clock</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Doomsday_Clock_characters" title="List of Doomsday Clock characters">characters</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Nights:_Death_Metal" title="Dark Nights: Death Metal">Dark Nights: Death Metal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Generations_(DC_Comics)" title="Generations (DC Comics)">Generations</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Crisis" title="Dark Crisis">Dark Crisis</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Minor events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Flash_of_Two_Worlds" title="Flash of Two Worlds">Flash of Two Worlds</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Countdown_to_Infinite_Crisis" title="Countdown to Infinite Crisis">Countdown to Infinite Crisis</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/52_(comics)" title="52 (comics)">52</a></i> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/World_War_III_(DC_Comics)" title="World War III (DC Comics)">World War III</a>"</li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Countdown_to_Final_Crisis" title="Countdown to Final Crisis">Countdown to Final Crisis</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Countdown:_Arena" title="Countdown: Arena">Arena</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sinestro_Corps_War" title="Sinestro Corps War">Sinestro Corps War</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Trinity_War" title="Trinity War">Trinity War</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Forever_Evil" title="Forever Evil">Forever Evil</a>" <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Forever_Evil:_Blight" title="Forever Evil: Blight">Blight</a>"</li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_52:_Futures_End" title="The New 52: Futures End">The New 52: Futures End</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Earth_2:_World%27s_End" class="mw-redirect" title="Earth 2: World's End">Earth 2: World's End</a></i></li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Button_(comics)" title="The Button (comics)">The Button</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other comics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Elseworlds</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Armageddon_2001" title="Armageddon 2001">Armageddon 2001</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Crossover_(Image_Comics)" title="Crossover (Image Comics)">Crossover</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/DC_vs._Marvel" title="DC vs. Marvel">DC vs. Marvel</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/JLA/Avengers" title="JLA/Avengers">JLA/Avengers</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Worlds_Collide_(comics)" title="Worlds Collide (comics)">Worlds Collide</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Planetary_(comics)" title="Planetary (comics)">Planetary</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Multiversity" title="The Multiversity">The Multiversity</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Milk_Wars" title="Milk Wars">Milk Wars</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millarworld" title="Millarworld">Millarworld</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Wanted_(comics)" title="Wanted (comics)">Wanted</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Game_(comics)" title="Big Game (comics)">Big Game</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Unexpected_(2018_comic_book)" title="The Unexpected (2018 comic book)">The Unexpected</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tales_from_the_Dark_Multiverse" title="Tales from the Dark Multiverse">Tales from the Dark Multiverse</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" 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