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I'll admit it, I'm an Earth-2 junkie! The very first DC Comic I ever browsed was my older brother's copy of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #91 - which just happened to be part 1 of 1971's installment of the annual JLA/JSA teamup! I was captivated by the duplicate heroes of 2 earths - 2 Flashes, 2 Green Lanterns, 2 Atoms that looked nothing like one another, 2 Hawkmen that sorta did, and 2 Supermen who were the closest to each other in appearance. From that moment, I devoured every Earth-2 appearance I could find, which was usually limited to the annual get-togethers, until ALL-STAR COMICS was finally revived in 1976.
I think it has been a goal of mine since I first read JLA #91 to assemble 2 teams of heroes to mirror one another from Earths 1 and 2. I've been working diligently on completing DC Direct-style 13" customs for many of the figures, but two that were missing were the Earth-2 versions of Superman and Batman. I finally completed them recently, and they're more "kit bashes" than actual customs. For Superman I used the first DC Direct release (the Superman/Clark 2-in-1), painted his temples grey, removed his chest and cape logos, and added a custom painted Golden Age "S" logo. For Batman, I used the DCD Modern Batman figure, re-painted the head, kept the bodysuit and added the boots, gloves/hands, cape and belt from the DCD Classic Batman. All-in-all, 2 pretty simple bashes.
Here they are:
And here are pics of the Earth-2 heroes with their Earth-1 counterparts:
Here's the Earth-2 Bat-Family:
and the Earth-1 approximation:
And finally, here are the E-1/E-2 Super-Families:
(and yes, I plan on customizing a 70's hot-pants Supergirl to replace the DCD factory release)
As always, thanks for indulging my non-Mego customs! Links to my previous customs:
Wonder Girl and Aqualad DC Direct 13 Customs - Mego Talk
Kid Flash, Speedy, and Star-Spangled Kid DC Direct 1/6 Customs - Mego Talk
My DC Direct 13 JUSTICE SOCIETY Customs - Mego Talk
1/6 Mary Marvel Captain Marvel Jr Customs - Mego Talk
13 Custom INVADERS and LIBERTY LEGION - Mego Talk
My Huntress Customs - Mego Talk
I think it has been a goal of mine since I first read JLA #91 to assemble 2 teams of heroes to mirror one another from Earths 1 and 2. I've been working diligently on completing DC Direct-style 13" customs for many of the figures, but two that were missing were the Earth-2 versions of Superman and Batman. I finally completed them recently, and they're more "kit bashes" than actual customs. For Superman I used the first DC Direct release (the Superman/Clark 2-in-1), painted his temples grey, removed his chest and cape logos, and added a custom painted Golden Age "S" logo. For Batman, I used the DCD Modern Batman figure, re-painted the head, kept the bodysuit and added the boots, gloves/hands, cape and belt from the DCD Classic Batman. All-in-all, 2 pretty simple bashes.
Here they are:
And here are pics of the Earth-2 heroes with their Earth-1 counterparts:
Here's the Earth-2 Bat-Family:
and the Earth-1 approximation:
And finally, here are the E-1/E-2 Super-Families:
(and yes, I plan on customizing a 70's hot-pants Supergirl to replace the DCD factory release)
As always, thanks for indulging my non-Mego customs! Links to my previous customs:
Wonder Girl and Aqualad DC Direct 13 Customs - Mego Talk
Kid Flash, Speedy, and Star-Spangled Kid DC Direct 1/6 Customs - Mego Talk
My DC Direct 13 JUSTICE SOCIETY Customs - Mego Talk
1/6 Mary Marvel Captain Marvel Jr Customs - Mego Talk
13 Custom INVADERS and LIBERTY LEGION - Mego Talk
My Huntress Customs - Mego Talk
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