Multiverse (Marvel Comics)

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Within Marvel Comics, most tales take place within the fictional Marvel Universe, this in turn is part of a larger 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. The numerical designations for these are rarely revealed outside of reference works such as the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005.

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[edit] Definitions

The classification system for alternate realities was devised, in part, by Mark Gruenwald.[1]

[edit] 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."

[edit] 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 characters are analogous to the Captain Britain Corps.

  • Multi is the Latin word for "many."

[edit] Megaverse

There are certain universes which are tied to the Marvel multiverse - such as the New Universe and the Ultraverse - 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."

[edit] Omniverse

The 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, Bongo Comics, 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."

The term was coined by Mark Gruenwald in his fan publication, A Treatise in Reality in Comics Literature[2], and was also the name of the fanzine that he published for two issues before being hired by DC and Marvel.

[edit] Alternate universes

These "Earth" numbers of alternate universes have been confirmed by Marvel Comics throughout the years and compiled in 2005's Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes, and in Marvel publications since the release of the Handbook. The prevalent method of numbering a universe is to derive 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 The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. 1961).

Name First Appearance Notes
Earth-9 Mighty World of Marvel #13 (1984) The homeworld of Saturnyne.
Earth-12 Exiles #1 (2001) Home world of the Exiles' version of Mimic.
Earth-15 Exiles #12 (known)
Exiles #83 (2006) (seen)
Home world of Spider from Weapon X.
Earth-23 Marvel Mangaverse: Fantastic Four #1 See Earth-2301.
Earth-27 Exiles #1 (named)
Exiles #83 (2006) (seen)
Homeworld of Magnus, son of Rogue and Magneto. Magnus was first seen in Exiles #1 but his body wasn't returned home until #83.
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-127 Exiles #85 (2006) A world where Wolverine, Magneto (a female counterpart of Magneto), Quicksilver (a female counterpart of Quicksilver), Scarlet Warlock (a male counterpart of Scarlet Witch) and Mesmero were accidentally combined together to form Brother Mutant.
Earth-148
also known as Ee'rath
Excalibur (vol. 1) #1 (1988) Adoptive home world of Kylun.
Earth-172 Exiles #83 Home world of Wolverine from Weapon X.
Earth-181 Exiles #62 (mentioned)
Exiles #83 (seen)
Home world of Daredevil from Weapon X. Also home to Patch, an alternate version of Wolverine.
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) When the Captain America of Earth-460 was sent back in time to 1587 A.D. of Earth-616, the timeline was altered, causing the heroic age to occur in the year 1602. The timeline was righted by Thor and Enrique, with "Rohjaz" being returned to the future with Nicolas Fury. The altered timeline was preserved as the separate reality of Earth-311 by Uatu the Watcher and his superior.
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-371 Exiles #23 (mentioned)
Exiles #83 (2006)
Home world of Gambit from Weapon X.
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 A.D. of Earth-616, causing it to diverge into Earth-311.
Earth-520 Exiles #85 (2006) Home world of an alternate version of Wolverine who has only recently been experimented on by Weapon X.
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-541 Untold Tales of the New Universe: Star Brand Home world to a male Star Brand who has appointed himself as global monarch and forced global peace.
Earth-552 Exiles #86 (2006) (mentioned and shown in one panel), Exiles #87 (2006) (shown in full storyline) Universe where a blight leaves planets lifeless and barren. This world's Galactus cures planets as opposed to consuming them. Here, Silver Surfer was a military scientist who destroyed his world, and manipulated Galactus into giving him the power cosmic to revive it. He then betrayed Galactus, destroying planets he gave life to and attempting to murder him for his power.
Earth-555 newuniversal #1 (2006) The world where the 2006 relaunch of Marvel's 1986 New Universe (Earth-148611) titles takes place. [3]
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 Fantastic Four #1 (1961) Main universe seen in most Marvel comics. Differences between universes are usually described in comparison with Earth-616.
Earth-653 Exiles #83 Home world of Mesmero from Weapon X.
Earth-665 Not Brand Echh #1 (Aug. 1967) Home world of Forbush Man.
Earth-666 Supernaturals #1 (1998) Created by Brian Pulido. Home of a team composed of supernatural versions of Brother Voodoo, Black Cat, etc.
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. 1, #18 (Jan. 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-714 Exiles #23 (mentioned)
Exiles #83 (seen)
Home world of Angel from Weapon X.
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 Captain America of the Civil War; was thought to contain all the 2005 What If stories, but has been designated to only one.
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-723 Untold Tales of the New Universe: Star Brand Home world to a Star Brand who has channeled his power into music and unified the world.
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-Yr-9.
Earth-808 What If? (vol. 1) #22 (1980) Doctor Doom rescues his mother's soul from the sinister 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-873 Exiles #40 (mentioned)
Exiles #83 (2006) (seen)
Home world of the male Hulk from Weapon X.
Earth-886 Untold Tales of the New Universe: Star Brand Home world to a female Star Brand, who uses her abilities to protect the world from "powerful evil forces".
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 Spider-Man 2099 #1 Also known as the Marvel 2099 Universe.
Earth-929 What If? (vol. 1) #41 (1992) Reed Richards' rocket crashed, killing all aboard; Galactus fought Avengers; Uatu sacrificed himself to Galactus to prevent Earth's destruction.
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 manifestation of cosmic powers, and, ultimately, a battle with the Avengers.
Earth-989 What If? (vol. 1) #109 (1989) Ben Grimm remains 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-1090 Untold Tales of the New Universe: Star Brand Mentioned but not seen. Described as a world where humanity communicates as a group mind.
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 the 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 The Comics Magazine #1 (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 Homeworld of Bishop, Trevor Fitzroy and Shard as well as the XSE & the XUE; alternate future set in 2080, had its own "Days of Future Past" in its past, then had the Summers Rebellion.
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 the 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. (A mistake was made in the pages of Exiles #83 where Earth-1287 is designated as the home of Weapon X's version of Maverick.)
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-1880 Exiles #85 (2006) Home world of a young James Howlett (Wolverine on Earth-616) who has just learned he is a mutant.
Earth-1917 Exiles #83 (2006) Home world of Colossus from Weapon X.
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-2000 X-Men: Mutant Academy Earth-designate of X-Men: Mutant Academy video game.
Earth-2002 X-Men: Next Dimension Earth-designate of X-Men: Next Dimension video game
Earth-2020 Exiles #83 (2006) Home world of Iron Man from Weapon X.
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 UK 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) transmitted a virus that turned all costumed heroes into mindless, cannibalistic zombies.
Earth-2189 Exiles #83 (2006) Home world of Namora from the Exiles.
Earth-2301
also known as the Marvel Mangaverse
Marvel Mangaverse: New Dawn #1 (2002) Reinvention 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-3031 Exiles #83 (2006) Home world of Kane from Weapon X.
Earth-3123 What If? (vol. 1) #23 (1980) Aunt May is bitten by radioactive spider.
Earth-3470 Exiles #84 (2006) Home world of Heather Hudson, of the reality-spanning super team, the Exiles.
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-4210 Exiles #83 (2006) Homeworld of Magik from the Exiles.
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-4732 Exiles #83 (2006) Home world of Ms. Marvel from 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-5211 Exiles #85 (2006) Home world of Albert, an android copy of Wolverine, and his android companion, Elsie-Dee, who were both programmed to kill Wolverine.
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-5631 Power Pack (vol. 3) #1 (2005) Home world of Power Pack, where the Power siblings gained their Kymellian abilities three years later than their Earth 616's counterparts originally did.
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-6375 Exiles #75 An alternate (but very close approximation to the original) version of Earth-928 visited by the Exiles while chasing the Proteus of Earth-58163 through the multiverse in Exiles #75-76. Divergent events include the disappearances of that era's Hulk (taken as a host by Proteus, dying afterward in another reality) and Spider-Man (who joins the Exiles and leaves his home reality after Proteus reveals his identity to the world). Though this reality continues to be identified as Earth-928 in the pages of Exiles, it was designated as Earth-6375 in All-New Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #5.
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-7841 Devil Dinosaur #1 (April 1978). Dinosaur World. Homeworld of Moon-Boy and Devil Dinosaur.
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 (but also described in Untold Tales of the New Universe: Star Brand as a world where "they can barely get steam power going")
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-311
also known as the Larval Universe
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-8919 Pryde of the X-Men Earth-designate of Pryde of the X-Men
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? (vol. 2) #11 (1990) All Fantastic Four members gain invisibility powers and become agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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" and is slain by the 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-9391 X-Men Video Game Designate of the X-Men Video Game.
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 subsequently 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-10101 Exiles #83 (2006) Home world of Vision from Weapon X.
Earth-11113 Fantastic Four (vol. 3) #47 (2001) Home world of the Five for the Future.
Earth-11777 Captain America (1944; film serial) Home of various Marvel characters that lack adaptations on the printed page, but have been represented in feature films and television shows.
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 the Proteus of Earth-58163 through the multiverse in Exiles #72-74. Divergent events include the disappearance of Justice (taken as a host by Proteus, later dying on Earth-6375), and alterations in the histories of Star Brand wielder Ken Connell and the D.P.7.
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-23895 Exiles #83 (2006) Home world of Storm from Weapon X.
Earth-26749 Great Lakes 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-33629 Exiles Annual #1 (2006) World where a disgruntled alternate Grandmaster formed his own team of the original Exiles lineup to combat the actual Exiles.
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-41012 X-Men Legends Earth-designate of X-Men Legends video game series
Earth-45828
also known as Earth-Razorline
Razorline: The First Cut #1 (Sept. 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.

The House of M reality is simply a name for the unique state of existence created by the Scarlet Witch. It is indeed an ALTERED reality--not an ALTERNATE reality. It was so altered that events that occurred in the history of Earth-616-normal did not necessarily affect those in the House of M reality, nor vice-versa. Reality-58163 is a core continuum designation for this unique altered reality and the events that occurred within that altered reality.

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 superhuman 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 U.S.A. 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-94019 X-Men: Children of the Atom Earth-designate of X-Men: Children of the Atom video game.
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-96169 Marvel vs Capcom Earth-designate of the Capcom/Marvel universe.
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 U.S. 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. (NOTE: When these characters were relaunced in 2006, the stories take place on Earth-555.)
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 S.H.I.E.L.D. liaison.
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 Post-Crisis/Post-Zero Hour DC Universe crossed-over with the mainstream Marvel Universe (Earth-616) in 2003 for JLA/Avengers. See DC Universe and Multiverse (DC Comics).

[edit] 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.
  • The Hill: A dangerous pocket dimension used by Mikahail Rasputin. After flooding the Morlock tunnels he brough all Morlocks to The Hill to raise them in a survival of the fittest mentality. In this Dimension time runs several times faster. While in 616 only 1 or 2 years passed more than 10 years passed in The Hill. The X-men Marrow and the other Gene Nation members grew up in this dimension.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005

[edit] External links