Multiverse (Marvel Comics)
In the Marvel Universe there exists a multiverse. Starting with issues of Captain Britain, the main continuity in which most Marvel storylines take place was designated Earth-616, and the multiverse was established as being protected by Merlyn. Each universe has a Captain Britain designated to protect its version of the British Isles. These protectors are collectively known as the Captain Britain Corps. This numerical notation was continued in the series Excalibur and other titles.
Later on, many writers would utilize and reshape the multiverse in titles such as Exiles, X-Man, and Ultimate Fantastic Four. New universes would also spin out of storylines involving time travelling characters such as Rachel Summers, Cable, and Bishop, as their actions rendered their home times alternate timelines.
Below is a partial list of notable alternate worlds, and universes with known numerical designations. Beyond these, many other alternate worlds have been visited or explored in Marvel Comics. Most notably, almost every separate storyline of the What If... and Exiles series relates to a separate universe in the multiverse (although an occasional pair of issues in which characters and situations do not overlap could conceivably share a universe - a good example is the current What If Featuring... six issue series, which are all self-contained stories but happen in the same alternate universe, Earth-717). In most cases, the numerical designations for these have not been revealed.
Definitions
The classification system for alternate realities was devised, in part, by Mark Gruenwald.[1]
Universe/Continuity
A Universe/Continuity is a single reality, such as Earth-616, the mainstream Marvel Universe/Continuity. Note that in Marvel Comics, the concept of a continuity is not the same as "dimension" or "universe"; for example, characters like Mephisto and Dormammu hail from alternate dimensions and the Celestials from another universe, but they all nevertheless belong to Earth-616. A continuity should also not be confused with an imprint; for example, while the titles of some imprints, such as Ultimate Marvel, take place in a different continuity, some or all publications in other imprints, such as Epic Comics, Marvel MAX, and Marvel UK, take place within the Earth-616 continuity. Note that in context the Marvel Universe is often used to refer to the Marvel Multiverse or even the Marvel Megaverse.
- Uni is the Latin word for "one."
Multiverse
A Multiverse is the collection of alternate universes with a similar nature and a universal hierarchy. The Marvel multiverse contains Earth-616, most of the What If? worlds, as well as the vast number of the alternate Earths seen in the Marvel Universe.
The original term and concept were coined by Michael Moorcock for his "Eternal Champion" sequence where the lead charecters are analogous to the Captain Britain Corps.
- Multi is the Latin word for "many."
Megaverse
There are certain universes which are tied to the Marvel multiverse - such as the New Universe - which do not share any open similarities to it, and thus are not strictly part of the larger universal hierarchy that forms the Marvel multiverse, but at the same time, are not so far removed that they existed in a separate multiverse. The 21st century edition of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe posits the term Megaverse as the name for this larger grouping, though since there is always the chance that some future publications will increase the interactions between different Multiverses, this is a fluid definition.
- Mega is the Greek word for "great."
Omniverse
An Omniverse is the collection of every single universe, multiverse, dimension (alternate or pocket) and realm mention in not only Marvel Comics but also encompassing DC Comics, Image, Dark Horse, Archie, and every universe ever mentioned or seen, including our own world. Everything is in the Omniverse, and there is only one Omniverse.
- Omni is the Latin word for "all."
Alternate Universes/Continuities
These Earth's have the Earth- number of the universe confirmed by Marvel Comics throughout the years and compiled in 2005's Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes as well as continuities named in Marvel publications since the release of the Handbook. The prevalent method of numerically classifying a universe is to derive the numbers in some way from the publication date of an issue relating to the universe, usually, its first appearance. This is, in turn, based on the incorrect belief that "Earth-616" derived its number from the publication date of Fantastic Four #1.
| Name | First Appearance | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Earth-9 | Mighty World of Marvel #13 (1984) | Home world of Saturnyne. |
| Earth-33 | Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules #1 (2001) | Home world of Susan Sturm; 1950s powerless Fantastic Four characters. |
| Earth-36 | Thing: Night Falls on Yancy Street #1 (2003) | Home world of Hazel Donovan. |
| Earth-65 | Excalibur vol. 1 #44 (1991) | Home world of Brother Brit-Man. |
| Earth-98 also known as Earth 1961 |
Fantastic Four/Fantastic Four Annual 1998 (1998) | Its history is the same as that Earth 616 from when the Fantastic Four got their powers in 1961 until Gwen Stacy died in 1973, after which its history diverges and follows a different path. (In this universe, characters aged in real-time.) |
| Earth-110 | Fantastic Four: Big Town #1 (2001) | Reed Richards develops global technology. |
| Earth-111 | Fantastic Four vol. 3 #47 (2001) | Home world of the Challengers of Doom. |
| Earth-148 also known as Ee'rath |
Excalibur vol. 1 #1 (1988) | Home world of Kylun. |
| Earth-238 also known as Crooked World |
Marvel Super-Heroes #377 (1981) | Home world of Captain UK, the Fury, Mad Jim Jaspers; destroyed by Mandragon in attempt to eliminate the threat of Mad Jim Jaspers and the Fury. Also home of various counterparts of British comic book characters of the 1950s and 1960s. |
| Earth-253 | X-Man #71 (2001) | Home world of the Protectorate whose members included Professor X and Thor; destroyed by Qabiri despite effort of Nate Grey in X-Man #72. |
| Earth-295 also known as the Age of Apocalypse |
X-Men Alpha (1995) | In this world, Professor Xavier's dream of mutant and human coexistence was never realized as he was accidentally killed by the timetravelling mutant Legion. Once their greatest foe, Magneto now leads the X-Men in a world where Apocalypse rules supreme. Home world of Blink, Sabretooth, X-Man, Dark Beast, Holocaust, and Sugar Man. Originally, thought to have been destroyed in X-Men Omega, it was revealed to still be in existence in Age of Apocalypse #1. |
| Earth-305 | Mighty World of Marvel #13 (1984) | Home world of Captain Angleterre. |
| Earth-311 also known as 1602 |
1602 #6 (2003) | Captain America of Earth-460 was sent to 1587 A.D. and altered the timeline, causing the heroic age to occur in the year, 1602. Damage was repaired by Thor and Enrique, with Rojhaz being returned to the future with Nicolas Fury. This world was preserved by Uatu the Watcher and his superior—prior to this, it was designated Earth-616. |
| Earth-312 | Exiles #35 (2003) | Slower moving timeline; Ben Grimm's transformation into the Thing causes him to go into a berserker rage. |
| Earth-313 | Knights of Pendragon vol. 2 #9 (1993) | Home world of the Lemurians; was nearly destroyed by nuclear bomb to save Araknoids; Albion, Gawain, and Breeze James traveled there to help rebuild it. |
| Earth-355 | Avengers #355 (1992) | Home world of the Gatherers' Coal Tiger. |
| Earth-374 | Avengers #344 (1992) | Home world of Proctor, Sersi, and Ute. |
| Earth-398 | Avengers vol. 3 #2 (1998) | Reality warp by Morgan le Fay where she was Queen of a medieval-type world with the Queen's Vengeance as her cohorts. |
| Earth-460 | 1602 #8 (2003) | Purple Man uses his powers to become President, sends Captain America back in time to 1602 AD of Earth-616, causing it to diverge into Earth-313. |
| Earth-522 | Daredevils #6 (1983) | Home world of Captain England. |
| Earth-523 | Daredevils #6 (1983) | Home world of Captain Albion; neo-Elizabethan England whose empire embraces America and most of Asia in a golden age of peace and prosperity. |
| Earth-597 | Excalibur vol. 1 #9 (1989) | A world where the Nazis won World War II. Home of Hauptmann Englande and the Lightning Force. |
| Earth-616 | Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 (1939) | Main universe seen in most Marvel comics. Differences between universes are usually described in comparison with Earth-616. |
| Earth-665 | Not Brand Ecch #1 (1967) | Home world of Forbush Man. |
| Earth-689 | Avengers Annual #2 (1968) | Scarlet Centurion convinced Earth-689's Avengers to capture all super heroes; defeated by Earth-616's Avengers. |
| Earth-691 | Marvel Super-Heroes vol. 2 #18 (1969) | Alternate future home world of the Guardians of the Galaxy and Killraven. |
| Earth-692 also known as the Amalgam Universe |
Marvel vs DC #3 (1995) (seen) Fantastic Four: Marvel Encyclopedia (2004) (named) |
World created by the merging of the Marvel Universe (Earth-616) and the DC Universe—was initially called "Earth-9602" in Marvel vs DC #3. |
| Earth-700 | Marvel: Lost Generation #8 (2000) | Home world of Cassandra Locke. |
| Earth-712 also known as Earth-S |
Avengers vol. 1 #85 (1971) | Home world of the Squadron Supreme. |
| Earth-715 | Savage Tales vol. 1 #1 (1971) | Femizonia reality and home world of Thundra before merging with Machus. |
| Earth-717 | What If... Captain America Fought in the Civil War? (2005) | Subject of a series of What If oneshots set in the same world; an Earth-616 hacker, named Hector Espejo, has found his way into a parallel world's Internet, and goes on to compare the superheroes there to his home universe. |
| Earth-721 also known as Earth-A |
Fantastic Four vol. 1 #118 (1972). | A world where only two members (Reed Richards and Ben Grimm) of the famous Fantastic Four were aboard a spaceship on the fateful day the group was exposed to cosmic rays. Afterwards, Richards became the Thing while Grimm became Mr. Fantastic. |
| Earth-741 | Mighty World of Marvel #13 (1984) | Home world of Captain Empire. |
| Earth-744 | Daredevils #7 (1983) | Home world of Captain Airstrip-One; similar to that of the novel 1984 by George Orwell. |
| Earth-772 | What If? vol. 1 #1 (1977) | Home world of the Fantastic Five; this team included the mainstream four and Spider-Man. |
| Earth-774 | What If? vol. 1 #2 (1977) | Alternate reality in which Hulk retained Bruce Banner's intellect. |
| Earth-794 | Captain Britain vol. 1 #6 (1985) | Home world of Kaptain Briton and and Opul Lun Sat-yr-nin. Captain UK was sent here by Roma to overthrow Sat-yr9. |
| Earth-808 | What If? vol. 1 #22 (1980) | Doctor Doom rescues his mother's soul; Valeria lost her soul to Mephisto. |
| Earth-811 also known as Days of Future Past |
X-Men vol. 1 #141 (1981) | An alternate future where mutants live in concentration camps and robot Sentinels rule the United States. Diverges when the X-Men fail to prevent Senator Kelly being assassinated by the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. |
| Earth-829 | Hercules vol. 1 #1 (1982) | Hercules in the 24th Century. |
| Earth-839 | Excalibur vol. 1 #44 (1991) | Captain UK was reassigned here after defeating Sat-Yr-9. |
| Earth-846 | Mighty World of Marvel #13 (1984) | A world where Kaiser Wilhelm II won World War I. Home world of Kommandant Englander. |
| Earth-892 | X-Men/Dr. Doom: Chaos Engine (2001) | Doctor Doom used a faulty cosmic cube to briefly merge this reality with Earth-616 in order to rule the world. |
| Earth-907 | What If? vol. 2 #15 (1990) | Reed Richards executed during trial of Galactus; remaining Fantastic Four destroyed Shi'ar Throneworld and then sacrifice themselves to stop interplanetary alliance from destroying Earth. |
| Earth-912 | What If? vol. 2 #22 (1991) | Home world of the Fantastic Five which included the mainstream Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer. |
| Earth-917 | What If? vol. 2 #27 (1991) | Home world of the Fantastic Five which included the mainstream Fantastic Four and Namor; Sue married Namor instead of Reed. |
| Earth-920 | Daredevils #7 (1983) | Home world of Captain Commonwealth. |
| Earth-921 | Avengers vol. 1 #343 (1992) | Home world of the Gatherers' Swordsman. |
| Earth-924 | Excalibur vol. 1 #49 (1992) | Home world of Calibur, an alternate version of Excalibur. |
| Earth-928 also known as Marvel 2099 |
Spider-Man 2099 #1 (1992) | Set in 2099 AD; home world of Spider-Man 2099, among others. |
| Earth-929 | What If? vol. 1 #41 (1992) | Reed Richards' rocket crashed, killing all aboard; Galactus fought Avengers; was defeated when Uatu sacrificed himself. |
| Earth-932 | Avengers vol. 1 #359 (1993) | Home world of Anti-Vision of the Gatherers. |
| Earth-938 | What If? vol. 2 #52 (1993) | Dr. Doom became Sorcerer Supreme and used the Fantastic Four to gain the Merlin Stones to defeat Dormammu. |
| Earth-943 | Avengers vol. 1 #372 (1994) | Home world of the Gatherers' Jocasta. |
| Earth-944 | Fantastic Four vol. 1 #387 (1994) | Home world of Dark Raider. Earth devoured by Galactus; Reed Richards survived and blamed himself. |
| Earth-952 | What If? vol. 2 #70 (1995) | Silver Surfer didn’t betray Galactus, who consumed Earth; Fantastic Four survived and become his heralds. |
| Earth-957 | What If? vol. 2 #75 (1995) | Blink survived her confrontation with Harvest and gained the power of the In-Betweener, becoming his apprentice after her attempts to create a perfect Earth ended in disaster. |
| Earth-967 | Fantastic Four vol. 1 #414 (1996) | Home world of Hyperstorm, the son of Franklin Richards and Rachel Summers; a divergence of Earth-811 (Days of Future Past). |
| Earth-969 | What If? vol. 2 #89 (1996) | Doctor Doom conspires to prevent an out-of-control Fantastic Four from forming. |
| Earth-982 also known as MC2 |
What If? vol. 2 #105 (1998) | Home world of Spider-Girl, J2, A-Next, Wild Thing, the Fantastic Five, and others. |
| Earth-985 | What If? vol. 2 #108 (1998) | The Carnage symbiote was able to bond with the Silver Surfer long enough to allow the manifistation of cosmic powers, and, ultimately, a battle with the Avengers. |
| Earth-989 | What If? vol. 1 #109 (1989) | Ben Grimm stays in Liddleville. |
| Earth-998 | X-Man #63 (2000) (seen) X-Man #68 (2000) (named) |
America ruled by Red Queen (Madelyne Pryor) from a floating city. |
| Earth-1000 | Domination Factor: Fantastic Four #3.5 (2000) | Home world of Knorda and Praxis. |
| Earth-1089 | What If? vol. 2 #4 (1989) | A reality where the Venom symbiote successfully possessed Spider-Man. |
| Earth-1112 | Fantastic Four vol. 3 #47 (2001) | Malice kills the Fantastic Four. |
| Earth-1115 | Fantastic Four vol. 3 #47 (2001) | Susan Storm is the Queen of Atlantis. |
| Earth-1116 | Fantastic Four vol. 3 #47 (2001) | Atlanterra. |
| Earth-1121 | Paradise X: Heralds #1 (2001) | Humanity nukes the Squadron Supreme for Utopia Program; only Hyperion survives. An alternate version of Earth-712. |
| Earth-1122 | Paradise X: Heralds #1 (2001) | Home world of Spider-Girl/May Parker, the daughter of Ben Reilly, the Spider-Clone. |
| Earth-1136 | Funny Pages #6 (1936) (golden age) Protectors #1 (1992) (modern age) |
Home world of Zardi the Eternal Man, Amazing Man, and Skyrocket Steele. |
| Earth-1189 | Excalibur vol. 1 #15 (1989) | Earth devastated by nuclear war; home world of Captain Britain (Meggan). |
| Earth-1191 | Uncanny X-Men #282 (1991) | Bishop's timeline. |
| Earth-1193 | Excalibur vol. 1 #12 (1989) | Home world of Captain Marshall. |
| Earth-1228 | What If? vol. 1 #11 (1978) | Marvel Bullpen empowered by Cosmic Rays from mysterious box from S People and become the Fantastic Four. |
| Earth-1241 | Comedy Comics #9 (1942) | Home world of Captain Dash and Manmon. Occurs in a 31st century with advanced technology but little space flight. There is also an east-west conflict. |
| Earth-1282 | Excalibur vol. 1 #24 (1990) | Home world of Captain Cymru. The designation of this Earth comes from the date of the defeat of the last Welsh King by the English. |
| Earth-1287 | Strikeforce: Morituri #1 (1986) | Home world of Strikeforce: Morituri. |
| Earth-1289 | Excalibur vol. 1 #16 (1989) | Home world of Lockheed and Kymri, who resembles Nightcrawler, and who marries him in Chris Claremont's X-Men: The End, and who share the role of Captain Britain. |
| Earth-1298 also known as Mutant X |
Mutant X #1 (1998) | Reality where Earth-616 Havok was sent to; home of the Six. |
| Earth-1508 | Excalibur vol. 1 #24 (1990) | Home world of Chevalier Bretagne. |
| Earth-1610 also known as Ultimate Marvel |
Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (2000) | Reinvention of the Marvel Universe for the modern age. Initially beginning with Ultimate Spider-Man and Ultimate X-Men; the line spawned two more ongoings based on the Avengers (known as the Ultimates on this Earth) and the Fantastic Four, and several miniseries. |
| Earth-1629 | X-Men/Magneto: Chaos Engine (2003) | Home world of Dr. Henry P. Stanton who was chosen by Merlyn to serve as a physician at the Core Continuum |
| Earth-1812 | Captain Britain vol. 2 #13 (1986) | Home world of Captain Granbretan; a world where Napoleon conquered Britain. |
| Earth-1987 | Alternate version of the Fantastic Four including Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mr. Fantastic, and She-Hulk; visited by the Exiles. | |
| Earth-1991 also known as Geshem |
Wolverine: Rahne of Terra (1991) | A medieval-fantasy world, ruled by Queen Rain (Wolfsbane) and her Prince Consort, Douglas (Cypher). Many X-Men characters have counterparts here; the heroes are members of Rain's court, the villains oppose her rule. For unknown reasons, there is no counterpart to Wolverine. |
| Earth-2120 | Killraven vol. 2 #1 (2001) | Alternate Killraven. |
| Earth-2122 | Excalibur vol. 1 #21 (1990) | Home world of Crusader X; a world where the U.K. still rules America. |
| Earth-2149 also known as Marvel Zombies |
Ultimate Fantastic Four #21 (2005) | Zombie world; a universe where an infected Sentry (Robert Reynolds) inadvertently transmitted a virus that turned all costumed heroes into mindless, cannibalistic zombies. |
| Earth-2301 also known as the Marvel Mangaverse |
Marvel Mangaverse: New Dawn #1 (2002) | Reivention of the Marvel Universe in manga style. Purportedly, a sequel will spin out of the original event. |
| Earth-2600 | Exiles #12 (2002) | Exiles and Weapon X sent here to slay David Richards; Sabretooth of the Age of Apocalypse turned against Weapon X and decided to stay in this reality to raise David. Sabretooth spent twenty years trying to raise David and the other kids; when their powers surfaced he taught them how to fight back; David orchestrated the systematic destruction of Sentinel factories around the world; Blink arrived on the eve of assault on the Sentinels, and David coordinated the attack by linking the minds of the mutants; David then forced Blink to take him to the Strategic Sentinel Command and fuse its designers with solid matter; Sabretooth tracked down and killed David. |
| Earth-2992 also known as the "new" Marvel 2099 |
Black Panther 2099 #1 (2004) | Alternate 2099 A.D., used in a series of one-shots featuring characters unique to the original 2099 universe. |
| Earth-3123 | What If? vol. 1 #23 (1980) | Aunt May is bitten by radioactive spider. |
| Earth-3515 | Thor vol. 2 #34 (2001) (mentioned) Thor vol. 2 #35 (2001) (seen) |
"Thor: The Reigning" |
| Earth-3752 also known as Monster Planet |
Exiles #66 (2005) | Home world of Doctor Curt Conners' "Science Squad." |
| Earth-3913 | Captain Britain killed Dai Thomas. | |
| Earth-4023 | Exiles #38 (2004) (mentioned) Exiles #63 (2005) (seen) |
Hyperion took over the world, while everyone else died in nuclear assault used against him. |
| Earth-4040 | Daring Mystery Comics #3 (1940) | Home world of Breeze Barton; Earth is in ruins following World War II and the remnants of society are threatened by barbarians. |
| Earth-4096 | Mystic Comics #2 (1940) | Home world of Space Rangers, Black Hawk, and Carl Formes. Occurs in 2300 A.D. where there is widespread travel between planets. Travelers are threatened by space pirates. |
| Earth-4100 | Excalibur vol. 1 #24 (1990) | Home world of Centurion Britannus; the designation for this Earth is taken from when the Romans left Britain. |
| Earth-4263 | Daring Mystery Comics #8 (1942) | Home world of Captain Daring. Occurs in 3050 A.D. where worldwide peace is threatened by a revived Hitler. |
| Earth-4321 also known as Marvel: The End |
Marvel Universe: The End #1 (2003) | A reality where the pharaoh Akhenaten became cosmically powered and annihilated most heroes in the Marvel Universe. |
| Earth-4400 | Exiles #43 (2004) | Exiles battled Hyperion-led Weapon X. |
| Earth-4871 | X-Men/Magneto: Chaos Engine: Book Two (2003) | Threatened to be destroyed by the World Ripper of the Skrulls of Earth-4872 but was revealed to have been destroyed in X-Men/Magneto: Chaos Engine: Book Two. |
| Earth-4872 | X-Men/Magneto: Chaos Engine (2003) | This reality was manipulated by Merlyn, damage done to the World Ripper destroyed the Skrull home world and then threatened the "adjacent" realities, forcing Merlyn to destroy this reality |
| Earth-4873 | X-Men/Magneto: Chaos Engine: Book Two (2003) | Threatened to be destroyed by the World Ripper of the Skrulls of Earth-4872 but was revealed to have been destroyed in X-Men/Magneto: Chaos Engine: Book Two. |
| Earth-4935 also known as Earth Askani |
X-Factor vol. 1 #67 (1991) | Future reality where Nathan Summers was sent to, to save his life, where he became Cable. |
| Earth-5106 | Space Squadron #1 (1951) | Home world of Jet Dixon, Dawn Revere, Rusty Blake, and LLA 38. A futuristic reality set in 2000 A.D. |
| Earth-5127 | X-Men/Red Skull: Chaos Engine: Book Three (2003) (mentioned) | Roma as the goddess Dallentré of the House of Fallon. |
| Earth-5200 | Marvel Knights: 4 #16 (2005) | An alternate future ruled by Doctor Doom. Visited by Earth-616's Human Torch. |
| Earth-5311 | Uncanny X-Men #153 (1982) | Kitty's Fairy Tale reality; home to Lockheed and Bamfs. |
| Earth-5391 | Spaceman Speed Carter (1953) | Home world of Speed Carter, Crash Morgan, Stellar Stone, and General Stone. Takes place in 2075 A.D. |
| Earth-5464 | Daring Mystery Comics #4 (1940) | Home world of Whirlwind Carter. Humanity has spread to Venus and elsewhere. Earth is threatened by aliens, but protected by interplanetary Secret Service. |
| Earth-5555 | Dragon's Claws #1 (1988) | Reality set in 8162 A.D. Home of Dragon's Claws and the bounty-hunting Death's Head. |
| Earth-5700 | Wolverine: Days of Future Now #1 (2005) | Alternate Days of Future Past. |
| Earth-5701 | Cable & Deadpool #15 (2005) | Alternate Age of Apocalypse. |
| Earth-6311 also known as Other-Earth |
Fantastic Four vol. 1 #19 (1963) | Home world of Kang the Conqueror, briefly ruled by Nathaniel Richards. |
| Earth-6871 | Captain America: The Great Gold Steal (1968) | A world where a freelance Red Skull masqueraded as an individual named "Eagle," and formed a small group of criminals to steal $13 billion worth of gold from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. |
| Earth-7412 | Fantastic Four vol. 1 #153 (1974) | Reality created from the merging of Machus and Femizonia. |
| Earth-7484 | Astonishing Tales #25 (1974) | Home world of Deathlok the Demolisher. |
| Earth-7511 | Iron Man vol. 1 #80 (1975) | Fragmented America. |
| Earth-7712 | What If? vol. 1 #6 (1977) | Home world of Big Brain, Dragonfly, Mandroid, and Ultra-Woman. They comprise a Fantastic Four with alternate powers; possibly destroyed by Vangaard. |
| Earth-7888 also known as Earth-M or Earth-Moebius |
The Silver Surfer (1978) | Home world of Ardina. |
| Earth-7910 | What If? vol. 1 #17 (1978) | Ghost Rider is a villain. |
| Earth-7940 | Marvel Two-In-One #50 (1979) | Galactus consumes the Earth but life survives. |
| Earth-8009 | Marvel Two-In-One #67 (1980) | Thundra's new home where she becomes leader of the Sisterhood; this reality's Femizonia was never invaded by Machus. |
| Earth-8110 | What If? vol. 1 #29 (1981) | Reality where the Scarlet Centurion convinced the Avengers to capture the world's super-heroes and then to retire, but they briefly reformed and defeated him when he attempted to conquer the Earth; diverged from Avengers Annual #2. |
| Earth-8158 | X-Men/Magneto: Chaos Engine (2003) | Home world of Z'Nox. |
| Earth-8208 | Bizarre Adventures #32 (1982) | The Celestials' Chosen Ones return to earth in 2160 A.D. |
| Earth-8212 | What If? vol. 1 #35 (1981) | Home world of the Reed Richards Rocket Group. |
| Earth-8222 | What If? vol. 1 #31 (1981) | The Thing becomes a menace and efforts to stop him neutralize the Fantastic Four's powers. |
| Earth-8311 also known as Larval Earth |
Marvel Tails #1 (1983) | Home world of the spectacular Spider-Ham. |
| Earth-8312 | What If? vol. 1 #42 (1983) | Invisible Woman died giving birth to Franklin; Mr. Fantastic sought vengeance on Annihilus for the delay and then commits suicide. |
| Earth-8321 | What If? vol. 1 #37 (1983) | The Thing continues to mutate from Virus X but is eventually cured. Giant-Man joins the Fantastic Four. |
| Earth-8410 | Machine Man vol. 2 #1 (1984) | Alternate reality set in 2020 AD; home world of Iron Man 2020 and Death's Head II. |
| Earth-8720 | New Mutants vol. 1 #48 (1987) | Alternate Days of Future Past. |
| Earth-8810 | Fantastic Four vol. 1 #338 (1988) | An alternate future where the Black Celestial and the Galactus of this world created a "Time Bubble." |
| Earth-8910 | Excalibur vol. 1 #14 (1989) | Home world of Cap’n Brit; Earth was devastated by Galactus and repopulated by the Impossible Man. |
| Earth-8912 | Iron Man vol. 1 #250 (1989) | Home world of Young Arthur and Iron Man (Andros Stark). Takes place in 2093 A.D. |
| Earth-9006 | Excalibur vol. 1 #24 (1990) | Home world of Lady London. |
| Earth-9010 | Marvel Comics Presents #61 (1990) | Marjorie Brinks leads war against demonic Sun. |
| Earth-9011 | What If? vol. 2 #18 (1990) | "Fantastic Four" fought Doom before gaining powers; Reed Richards helped Doom recover his mother; Doom then seeks vengeance for being proven inferior and ends up empowering the Fantastic Four. |
| Earth-9031 | What If? vol. 2 #11 (1990) | All Fantastic Four members gain flame powers but retire after killing a child in a fire; Ben returned as the Human Torch and joined the Avengers. |
| Earth-9032 | What If? vol. 2 #11 (1990) | All Fantastic Four members gain stretching powers but retire due to shame; Johnny became the entertainer Mr. Fantastic. |
| Earth-9033 | What If? vol. 2 #11 (1990) | All Fantastic Four members became monstrous and retire to Monster Isle. |
| Earth-9034 | What If? #11 (1990) | All Fantastic Four members gain invisibility powers and become agents of SHIELD. |
| Earth-9061 | Fantastic Four vol. 1 #341 (1990) | Stalin Robot. |
| Earth-9105 | New Warriors vol. 1 #11 (1991) | Forever Yesterday. |
| Earth-9111 | Excalibur vol. 1 #44 (1991) | Home world of Sister Gaia. |
| Earth-9140 | What If? vol. 2 #24 (1991) | Wolverine becomes "Lord of Vampires." Slain by Punisher. |
| Earth-9200 also known as Dystopia |
Hulk: Future Imperfect #1 (1992) | Home world of the tyrannical Maestro. |
| Earth-9250 | What If? vol. 2 #37 (1992) | Wolverine becomes "Lord of Vampires," and kills the Punisher. |
| Earth-9260 | What If? vol. 2 #38 (1992) | Alternate reality in which Seth conquered Asgard and imprisoned and enthralled Thor, nearly killed and absorbed the power of Odin. |
| Earth-9309 | Spider-Man 2099 #11 (1993) (mentioned) | Home world of Thanatos. |
| Earth-9339 also known as Irth |
Excalibur Annual #1 (1993) | Home world of Ghath and Khaos. |
| Earth-9413 | Mentioned in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005 in the entry on 2020 A.D. (Earth-8410). | |
| Earth-9500 | Spider-Man 2099 Meets Spider-Man #1 (1995) | Home world of Goblin; takes place in 2211 A.D. |
| Earth-9510 | What If? vol. 2 #78 (1995) | Original Fantastic Four killed by De’lila; new FF (Ghost Rider, Wolverine, Hulk and Spider-Man) stayed together; broke up after defeated by Abomination, Devos, Lady Deathstrike and Paibok. |
| Earth-9511 | Avengers: Last Avengers Story #1 (1995) | The government instituted a program where supervillains were captured, and subsquently executed; this caused a rift amongst superheroes and the United States government. In addition, Quicksilver inadvertently killed the Scarlet Witch, and the Hulk tore Tigra in twain. |
| Earth-9620 | Excalibur vol. 1 #66 (1996) | Days of Future Tense alternate future. |
| Earth-9809 | Fantastic Four vol. 3 #9 (1998) | Home world of Caledonia. |
| Earth-9811 | What If? vol. 2 #114 (1998) | Secret Wars participants trapped on Battleworld. Their kids return to Earth. |
| Earth-9815 | Marvel Team-Up vol. 2 #5 (1998) | Spider-Man refused Authority's orders to capture the Globe of Ultimate Knowledge, forcing him to confront the Leader's Humanoid robots by his lonesome. Authority was killed, and the Humanoids absorbed all the knowledge they could while spreading across the globe, killing any opposition they encountered. |
| Earth-9870 | X-Men & Spider-Men: Time's Arrow: The Future (1998) | Occurs in 4000 A.D. Aliya survives instead of Cable. |
| Earth-9890 | Excalibur vol. 1 #124 (1998) | Home world of Privateer Albion. |
| Earth-9891 | X-Men & Spider-Man: Time's Arrow: The Future (1998) | Home world of Dream Summers; alternate Days of Future Past set in 2035 AD. |
| Earth-9892 | X-Men & Spider-Man: Time's Arrow: The Future (1998) | Home world of Ravonna and set in the 41st century; reality where the Kang encountered Ravonna before he had first tried to conquer her realm and tried to marry her, but the X-Men tried to tell her of his true nature Kang tried to slay them and unwittingly killed Ravonna instead; Kang submitted to having his armor stripped and was placed in eternal imprisonment. |
| Earth-9907 | A-Next #7 (1999) (mentioned) A-Next #10 (1999) (seen) |
Home world of Doom and Thunderguard. |
| Earth-9910 | Bishop: The Last X-Man #1 (1999) | Chronomancer's World. |
| Earth-9930 | Avengers Forever #4 (1999) | Killraven as an Avenger. |
| Earth-9939 also known as Earth-Charnel |
Death3 #1 (1993). | Earth conquered by Charnel (Baron Strucker VI); surviving heroes include the Avengers and the X-Saviours. |
| Earth-9997 also known as Earth X |
Earth X Sketchbook (1999) | Alex Ross' future of the Marvel Universe. It is revealed in issue #11 of Paradise X, that that the events shown in the series are not set in an alternate future as many assumed, but rather an alternate present—the issue reveals that Paradise X is set in 2003, the year of publication. It is unclear if this was the original intent or a later revision. |
| Earth-11113 | Fantastic Four vol. 3 #47 (2001) | Home world of the Five for the Future. |
| Earth-11993 | What If? vol. 2 #45 (1993) | Barbara Ketch became Ghost Rider; Dan Ketch killed. |
| Earth-15104 | X-Men vol. 2 #150 (2004) | Here Comes Tomorrow storyline in which Sublime/Beast resurrects Jean Grey 150 years in the future. |
| Earth-15731 | Exiles #72 (2005) | An alternate (but very close approximation to the original) New Universe visited by the Exiles while chasing Proteus through the multiverse in Exiles #72-74. |
| Earth-20476 | Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #204 (1976) | Bruce Banner of Earth-616 attempted to travel back in time in a machine of Dr. Kerwin Kronus, his efforts to prevent himself from becoming the Hulk resulted in a divergent reality in which he succeeded, but Rick Jones had died; Banner went back into the past and attempted to reverse these events, returning him to Earth-616. |
| Earth-21989 | Marvel Tales #219 (1989) | Home world of Marvel Babies. |
| Earth-21993 | What If? vol. 2 #46 (1993) | Cable destroys the X-Men. |
| Earth-23238 | Excalibur vol. 1 #23 (1990) | Home world of Justicer Bull, the Justicers and Lord High Justicer residing in Mega City One. |
| Earth-26749 | Great Lake Avengers reality-warp. | |
| Earth-28909 | What If? vol. 2 #3 (1989) | Ben Parker's nephew is Galactus. |
| Earth-31916 also known as the Supremeverse |
Supreme Power #1 (2003) | Alternate version of the Squadron Supreme. |
| Earth-32000 | X-Men Unlimited vol. 1 #26 (2000) | Ages of Apocalypse; Apocalypse reality warps Earth-616 using the Twelve; set in the future. |
| Earth-38909 | What If? vol. 2 #3 (1989) | Franklin Richards finds Mjolnir and becomes the new Thor. |
| Earth-40800 | Red Raven Comics #1 (1940) | Home world of Comet Pierce and Avis Jort. Occurs in 2150 A.D. where humanity spread throughout planets and moons of the solar system. |
| Earth-45828 also known as Earth-Razorline |
Hyperkind #1 (1993) | Clive Barker's Razorline imprint, home world of Ectokid, Saint Sinner, Hyperkind, and Hokum & Hex. |
| Earth-57780 | Spidey Super Stories #1 (1974) | Home world of Jennifer of the Jungle, Captain Mighty, Mad Scientist, Wall, and Blowhard. |
| Earth-58163 also known as the House of M |
House of M #2 (2005) | Magneto began a mutant movement which caused human mutants to be the majority and baseline humans to be the minority. |
| Earth-59462 | Uncanny X-Men #462 (2005) (mentioned) | Home world of the Sky Captain of the Captain Britain Corps. |
| Earth-74101 | Fantastic Four vol. 1 #151 (1974) | Machus reality before merging with Femizonia. |
| Earth-78411 also known as Dinosaur World |
Devil Dinosaur vol. 1 #1 (1978) | Home world of Devil Dinosaur and Moonboy. |
| Earth-82801 | What If? vol.1 #34 (1982) | The Fantastic Four are literally bananas. |
| Earth-88194 also known as Earth-Shadowline |
Dr. Zero #1 (1988) | On this earth, there are no beings save for "shadows"—they are similar to humankind, but are a completely distinct species in terms of abilities (and occasionally) appearance. |
| Earth-89947 | Excalibur vol. 1 #44 (1991) | Home world of Enforcer Capone. |
| Earth-90110 | What If? vol. 2 #19 (1990) | The Ultravision's Utopia; home world of the Cosmic Avengers. |
| Earth-90111 | What If? vol. 2 #19 (1990) | The Ultravision's Dystopia; Genoshan bombing of USA sends world into chaos, Ultravision prepares to conquer universe. |
| Earth-91111 | What If? vol. 2 #30 (1991) | Invisible Woman dies in second childbirth; baby Suzy becomes a monstrous creature and is banished to the Negative Zone by her brother, Franklin Richards. |
| Earth-91112 | What If? vol. 2 #30 (1991) | Mary, the daughter of Susan Storm and Reed Richards, brings about a new age of peace. |
| Earth-93060 also known as the Ultraverse |
Hardcase #1 (1993) | Home of most Malibu Comics' Ultraverse characters (including Prime, Hardcase, and others) centered around an Alderson disk concept known as the Godwheel. |
| Earth-93122 | Death Wreck #2 (1994) | Set in 2053 AD; Home world of Dredge. |
| Earth-95120 | Marvel Riot #1 (1995) | Alternate Age of Apocalypse (humorous). |
| Earth-95121 | Fantastic Force #12 (1995) | Alternate world where the Red Ghost and the Super-Apes became the Fantastic Four; possibly destroyed by Vangaard. |
| Earth-95122 | Fantastic Force #12 (1995) | Fantastic Four had alternate powers; Ben is human in appearance with super-strength; Reed is Modok-like; Johnny X-rays and Sue has energy powers. This reality was possibly destroyed by Vangaard. |
| Earth-97102 | What If? vol. 2 #100 (1997) | Fantastic Four sent to Oz-like world after space flight. |
| Earth-97103 | What If? vol. 2 #100 | The Land of Fuzz. |
| Earth-98125 | Marvel Vision #25 (1998) | Home world of a Captain Britain who chose both the Amulet of Life and the Sword of Death. |
| Earth-98151 | Marvel Team-Up vol. 2 #5 (1998) | A reality where the villainous Authority used the Globe of Ultimate Knowledge to absorb all known information, thus eventually controlling the entire universe. |
| Earth-99476 also known as Dino-World |
Excalibur vol. 1 #9 (1989) (mentioned) Excalibur vol. 1 #51 (1992) (seen) |
Home of Britainicus Rex and the Dinosaur People. |
| Earth-105709 | What If? vol. 2 #9 (1990) | X-Men died on their mission against Krakoa; one of the worlds where the Living Laser escaped via Uatu's alternate Earths portals in Quasar #6 and Quasar #30. |
| Earth-120185 | Transformers #1 (1984) | The reality encompassing the Marvel UK incarnation of the Transformers, Action Force and others. Notably, it is not the same reality featured in the Marvel US Transformers comic book series, but rather an expanded version of it. The first UK-originated story is printed in UK issue #9—this Earth's numerical designation is a reference to the date of publication of this issue, the 12th of January, 1985. |
| Earth 148611 also known as the New Universe |
Star Brand #1 (1986) | Jim Shooter created a line of Marvel comics taking place in a separate universe based in a "more realistic setting." Superpowers were given to several people in a deus ex machina called the White Event. |
| Earth-200500 | Wha...Huh? (2005) | Avengers All Had Beards |
| Earth-200501 | Wha...Huh? (2005) | Ultimate Ultimate Universe |
| Earth-200505 | Wha...Huh? (2005) | Black Panther Is Caucasian |
| Earth-200511 | Wha...Huh? (2005) | M.O.D.O.K. Had An Itch |
| Earth-200513 | Wha...Huh? (2005) | Fantastic Four Reached The Moon |
| Earth-200515 | Wha...Huh? (2005) | Marvel Heroes Aged In Real Time |
| Earth-200525 | Wha...Huh? (2005) | Emma Frost Could Read My Mind |
| Earth-523001 | What If... Karen Page Had Lived? (2005) | Similar to the historical events seen on Earth-616, but diverges when Bullseye murdered Karen Page in Daredevil vol. 2 #5. |
| Earth-523002 | What If... Jessica Jones Had Joined the Avengers? (2005) | A universe where Jessica Jones became a member of the Avengers as a SHIELD liason. |
| Earth-523003 | What If... Dr. Doom Had Become the Thing? (2005) | Victor Von Doom made amends with Reed Richards, and traveled into space with him, Susan, and Johnny Storm as opposed to Ben Grimm. In the end, Victor became the Thing. |
| Earth-523004 | What If... Magneto and Professor X Had Formed the X-Men Together? (2005) | Certain events led to Magneto joining sides with Charles Xavier. United, they formed an X-Men lineup consisting of Wolverine, Jean Grey/Phoenix, Destiny, Mystique, Peter Rasputin, Kitty Pride, Lockheed, Sage, and Dr. Hank McCoy. |
| Earth-Generic | Generic Comic Book: Type Super-Hero Action Adventure #1 (1984) | Home world of the Generic Superhero, Sanderson (the Generic Supervillain), the Generic Girlfriend, and the Generic Boss. |
| DC Universe | New Fun Comics #1, (1935); Zero Hour #0, (1994); JLA/Avengers, (2003) | Although part of a separate multiverse, the DC Universe crossed-over with Post-Crisis Earth in 2003 for JLA/Avengers. See DC Universe and Multiverse (DC Comics). |
Pocket dimensions: universes within universes
- Earth 311 (Marvel 1602): From a Neil Gaiman-penned story where the Age of Marvels begins during Queen Elizabeth's reign. Elizabethan versions of many Marvel heroes must band together as the fate of all worlds hangs in the balance. There is a sequel, 1602: New World. Note: Within the pages of 1602, it is explicitly stated that this universe is the same Earth-616 that the normal Marvel titles are based within. However, when events resolve at the end of the series, the 1602-verse lives on in Uatu's pocket dimension as Earth-311. (Marvel 1602 #6, page 2)
- Heroes Reborn (Counter-Earth): A pocket dimension where Franklin Richards stored many of Earth's superheroes after the events surrounding the appearance of Onslaught.
- Limbo: The name of three different dimensions in the Marvel Universe.
- The Encroachiverses: A series of universes deemed failures by extremely powerful, unnamed beings; includes the Dimension of Suicide, the Baloney-verse, the 976-verse, the Trashi-verse, the Don't-Worry-Be-Happy-verse, the Noriega-verse, the Narcissi-verse. the Media-verse, the Puppet-verse, and the Insipiverse.
- The Microverse: Originally, many microverses existed within the Marvel Multiverse. The most commonly visited is the one containing the regions known as Sub-Atomica and the Micronauts Homeworld.
Bibliography
- Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005