Earth-96

Earth-96 is one of the many universes in the multiverse.

History

At some point in the past, a Gotham individual known as The Joker who felt he wasn’t covered enough by the Daily Planet gassed the Planet which killed at least 48 employees.^[1]

Notable individuals

Residents

Visitors

From Earth-1

• Iris West-Allen

From Earth-38

• Clark Kent
• Lois Lane

Known locations

• Earth (planet)
  • Gotham
  • Metropolis
• Krypton (planet)

Appearances

Batwoman

Season 1

• "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two"

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Season 5

• "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five" (vision)

Behind the scenes

• This Earth has aspects inspired by the Kingdom Come series, such as the death of Lois Lane and the black Superman emblem
• The number 96 references the year the Kingdom Come series was first released. It also happens to be the year Superman: The Animated Series premiered.
• This Earth also takes inspiration from both the Brandon Routh and Christopher Reeve Superman Films. This includes:
  • use of the main theme by John Williams.
  • referencing Superman III, where Superman turned insane and then split into a separate Clark Kent and Superman, before fighting himself.
  • Clark comparing Jonathan Kent to his son, Jason, based on his and Lois's son of the same name from Superman Returns.
• During pre-production, this universe was referred to as "Earth-6".^[2]
  • This is a reference to the year Superman Returns was released, 2006.

References