Some neat comic-based details from episode 7 of MAWS
(slight spoilers below for the episode, the 00's Justice League animated series, and for certain DC comics)
So,
When the Lois League make their episode debut, they say our Lois and our Jimmy (and by extension, our Clark) are from Earth-12.
That means it canonically firmly falls under the same DCAU universe that Batman: the Animated Series, STAS, and Batman Beyond.
And that also places it firmly into what's called "the Cartoon Rim" of the DC multiverse
Now, when Mxy's cycling Clark through the different design iterations, he calls out more Earths:
Earth-Twelve, Earth-50, Earth-508, and Weird Earth.
Now, I think the animation team switched up the showcase order a bit, and I'll show you why when I describe each Earth as we know them to be in DC Universe.
First:
• Earth-Twelve (or Earth-B): home to Adam West Batman and apparently now the 1940s Superman (who was originally from Earth-2 where, fun fact, Mxyztplk made his first comic appearance/his origin). So making that universe the home of the first mainstream appearances of DC's Golden Staples tracks.
But then,
• He calls out Earth-50 and the image of The Super Friends Superman from the old 70s-80s show appears.
I think this is actually supposed to be representative of Earth-508 Superman, since there is a comic version of the Super Friends that exists and they just used Earth-1956's Superman as an indicator for that. Which is fair, since the actual ones are copyright owned by Fisher-Price lol.
Now,
The real interesting part is that would make the Earth that the S:TAS/JLU Superman belongs to Earth-50 if the 508 switchup is true. Which seems like another mistake right?
Except
Earth-50 as it is known originated from the Justice League animated series and was established as a parallel sister world to Earth-12, going through the same events until a major event cascades to turn the Justice League into the Justice Lords, a darker and more authoritarian version of themselves.
But that event doesn't happen until years later.
(Keen eyes will notice we see this Superman reference later in the episode as well)
So, if the timelines are staying equal with Clark/Superman staying around the same age of 22-23 that he has been around the start of his appearance in Metropolis/working at the Daily Planet, then the Earth-50 Superman would still look like the normal S:TAS Superman!
So now, I bet you're asking why would they do the Earth switchup in the first place?
Well, mainly the whole scene exists for a nice timeline callback/easter egg for the animation history of Superman as a whole, and the script writers and animators probably didn't think we would catch on.
BUT
I also think, in-universe, that it is just Mxyztplk playing a little trick on curious viewers who would go lore diving and comic folks who would be paying attention.
That is, if it's all intentional.
Sorry for a super prolonged nerd rant on a pretty harmless scene.
I just happened to see it and my brain latched onto the familiar numbers and made a murder board lol.
Anyway, thanks for reading!
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Some designs for an Avatar Legend of Korra/The Last Airbender generation swap AU!
Korra is now the 14 year old airbending Avatar, found a century after the Fire Nation started their war. She's found by Asami, a non-bending member of the Northern Water Tribe and together they set off to find Korra a way of mastering airbending, spirituality, and defeating the Fire Nation.
Bolin and Mako are children of the Fire Nation colonies, both forced to hide their bending (now firebending and earthbending respectively) and make whatever living they can as orphans until Bolin meets Korra and through hijinks, convinced Mako to let them accompany them.
Then Opal is the last waterbender of the Southern Water Tribe, fiercely protected and hidden away by her family despite her desperation to use her skill to help people, and Prince Wu is the disgracefully soft Fire Nation Prince, banished for speaking out about the war and forbidden to return until he captures the Avatar and regains his honour.
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Mad Stan tried to join The Jokerz, but was kicked for being too intense and lacking a sense of humor.
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Astronaut Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr on an EVA during the Gemini XII Mission.
Date: November 12, 1966.
NARA: 5807071, 5807147, 5807065, 5807019, 5806996, 5806978
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