Source: Justice Society of America vol.3 #9-22 (2007-2009)
Type: Alternate Earth
Not to be confused with the Kingdom Come Superman, the alternate Earth Superman that joined the JSA for more than a year hailed from Earth-22. Kingdom Come had been tagged as Earth-96 at one point, but could we not say it changed numbers when the multiverse dropped to 52? There are other differences, actually:
-Superman-22 had been retired for less than 10 years, while KD Superman was out of the game for over 15.
-Superman-22 is older than KD Superman. Flashbacks show him with already graying temples when Lois is killed.
-Speaking of Lois-22, she dies differently from KD Lois. The Joker smashed in her skull with a Daily Planet paperweight, while KD Lois was stabbed through the chest with her nameplate.
-Superman-22 arrived before his wife's death, not after.
-Kryptonite still has an effect on Superman-22.
-And of course, KD Superman was not pushed to New Earth by the power of the explosion set off by Captain Marvel like Superman-22 was. When he returns home at the same point, events proceed as in KD.
-Superman-22 has four children with Wonder Woman, two of them girls. KD Superman had only one son.
-The future of Earth-22 shows Superman and WW surviving for hundreds of years. Humanity leaves it for the stars in a hundred years. The planet becomes a waterworld a century after that. New settlements pop up on Earth-22 in 500 years. And an aged Superman-22 lives to see the UFP protected by the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Even so, the history is remarkably similar, and any scene in this Superman's home plane do tend to feature Alex Ross art!
Type: Alternate Earth
Not to be confused with the Kingdom Come Superman, the alternate Earth Superman that joined the JSA for more than a year hailed from Earth-22. Kingdom Come had been tagged as Earth-96 at one point, but could we not say it changed numbers when the multiverse dropped to 52? There are other differences, actually:-Superman-22 had been retired for less than 10 years, while KD Superman was out of the game for over 15.
-Superman-22 is older than KD Superman. Flashbacks show him with already graying temples when Lois is killed.
-Speaking of Lois-22, she dies differently from KD Lois. The Joker smashed in her skull with a Daily Planet paperweight, while KD Lois was stabbed through the chest with her nameplate.
-Superman-22 arrived before his wife's death, not after.
-Kryptonite still has an effect on Superman-22.
-And of course, KD Superman was not pushed to New Earth by the power of the explosion set off by Captain Marvel like Superman-22 was. When he returns home at the same point, events proceed as in KD.
-Superman-22 has four children with Wonder Woman, two of them girls. KD Superman had only one son.
-The future of Earth-22 shows Superman and WW surviving for hundreds of years. Humanity leaves it for the stars in a hundred years. The planet becomes a waterworld a century after that. New settlements pop up on Earth-22 in 500 years. And an aged Superman-22 lives to see the UFP protected by the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Even so, the history is remarkably similar, and any scene in this Superman's home plane do tend to feature Alex Ross art!
Comments
Siskoid, maybe you've mentioned this, but do you have a favorite Elseworlds?
It's probably The Golden Age, but Justice Riders and Shogun of Steel come pretty close.