Category Archives: Earth-1

Earth 1 was home to the Justice League, and most of the Silver Age characters published by DC from 1955 to 1985.

Batman and Green Arrow: Mixed Signals, Chapter 1: Archer Trouble

by HarveyKent Return to chapter list It was late at night in Gotham City, or early in the morning, if you prefer. As he crouched on a rooftop overlooking the financial district, Batman consulted the digital time display on his utility belt; it was 3:47 A.M. The night was nearly over, and it had been . . .

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Superman: The Unkindest Cut

by Starsky Hutch 76, with Doc Quantum, Frank G. Murdock, Immortalwildcat and Libbylawrence
Superman of Earth-1: The Five Earths Project
When Superman was a Superboy, he discovered that his parents Jor-El and Lara had survived Krypton’s explosion, but had contracted a fatal case of anti-kryptonite poisoning and were unable to be revived without killing them! In the present, Brainiac reunites Superman with his parents in the worst way — by making him watch them die! But fate has other plans for all of them when Superman seeks the help of Hun’ya, ruler of the Scrubb Empire, who once fought Muhammad Ali! Guest starring Superwoman, Blue Devil, the Omega Men, Valura Tur-Thol, and Lobo!

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Superman: The Unkindest Cut, Epilogue: The Greatest Gift

by Starsky Hutch 76 Return to chapter list Jor-El and Lara were startled by the reception they received when they arrived on Rokyn. During the final days of Krypton, they had been treated with scorn and ridicule because of Jor-El’s prediction of doom. So it was with some trepidation that they ventured toward the place . . .

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Superman: The Unkindest Cut, Chapter 10: A Hero of the People

by Starsky Hutch 76, Frank G. Murdock and Doc Quantum Return to chapter list Brainiac was defeated. The aristocracy was crushed. All that was left was to try to return the planet to some semblance of order. If Bodace fell to chaos, it would be felt throughout the empire. “This should be a day of . . .

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Superman: The Unkindest Cut, Chapter 9: Caught in a Loop

by Starsky Hutch 76 Return to chapter list “Fascinating,” Jor-El said, wide-eyed, as he peered at the interior of the skull ship of Brainiac. His previous perspective of the ship had been limited to the cargo hold. Now that he was seeing the inner workings, he looked like a child at a toy store who . . .

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Superman: The Unkindest Cut, Chapter 8: Scrubbs Unleashed

by Starsky Hutch 76 Return to chapter list Valura Tur-Thol, Rokyn’s Green Lantern, walked with Primus, Starfire, Artin, Shlagen, Doc, and Broot of the Omega Men. The streets they strolled down were nearly empty, since most pedestrians had gathered upon areas they knew to have holo-emitters playing the day’s bout. “Do we have to check . . .

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Superman: The Unkindest Cut, Chapter 7: The Fight of the Century

by Starsky Hutch 76 Return to chapter list Superwoman let out a startled gasp as she saw her husband for the first time since their ordeal had begun. “Clark! You look terrible!” “Thanks,” Superman said, chuckling ruefully. “I love you, too.” “Have you slept at all?” she asked, taking a spot next to him on . . .

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Superman: The Unkindest Cut, Chapter 6: A Noble Sacrifice

by Starsky Hutch 76 Return to chapter list The conspirators filed out of the conference room, doing their best to huddle as close to Rat’lar as possible. His face was hidden by a heavily hooded robe, shielding his identity from anyone they might run across as they left the building. They were so focused on . . .

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Superman: The Unkindest Cut, Chapter 5: Devil’s Bargain

by Starsky Hutch 76 Return to chapter list If looks could kill, the entire Scrubb Empire’s defensive fleet would have perished under the icy scowl Brainiac gave them as he stared with impotent fury at his view screen. His computerized brain ran another thousand possible scenarios with which he might give attack. In all of . . .

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Superman: The Unkindest Cut, Chapter 4: Debt of Honor

by Starsky Hutch 76, with Frank G. Murdock Return to chapter list The Supermobile poured on the speed as Lobo rapped at the blue metal hull, and Lobo tightened his grip on the chain even tighter. In the distance, Brainiac clutched his pet monkey Koko tightly in anxiety as he struggled to keep pace. “This . . .

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Superman: The Unkindest Cut, Chapter 3: The Main Man

by Starsky Hutch 76, Doc Quantum and Frank G. Murdock Return to chapter list Lobo sat in his cell on the prison planet of Takron-Galtos, passing the time as he usually did these days, fuming over the situation — and the man — who had put him there. Thanks to his Velorpian physiology, it had . . .

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Superman: The Unkindest Cut, Chapter 2: Father and Son

by Starsky Hutch 76, Libbylawrence, Immortalwildcat and Frank G. Murdock Return to chapter list “K… Kal-El?” Jor-El gasped, raising up, shocking Superman. “A-are we back in my lab?” Superman suddenly remembered that fateful trip back in time when he’d visited Krypton and taken work as Jor-El’s lab assistant, even attending his parents’ wedding. (*) That . . .

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Superman: The Unkindest Cut, Chapter 1: Superman’s Darkest Secret

by Doc Quantum Return to chapter list The horror… was the only thought that flashed through Kal-El’s mind as he watched his father slowly open his green-hued eyelids, knowing that his only thoughts right now were that he could feel nothing but unending pain. He prayed to Rao that his mother would just remain sleeping, . . .

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Superman: The Unkindest Cut, Prologue: Space Casket

by Starsky Hutch 76 Return to chapter list The skull ship of Brainiac rarely encountered any interstellar traffic. Its skull-shaped visage had become a terrifying legend among travelers. If their sensors ever happened to pick him up, they knew to give him a wide berth and alert anyone else in the area. It was for . . .

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Superman: Gotcha!

by Libbylawrence
Superman of Earth-1: The Five Earths Project
Superman discovers how the Martian conspiracy has affected his own life when he encounters several old foes who aren’t exactly what they appear to be! What are the secrets that he discovers about a not-so-new foe — and a friend? Guest starring the Supergirl from 500,000 years in the future, and introducing Miss Martian!

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