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The alternate universes that I'll mention as being close to, or related to, The Wold Newton Universe, by characters crossing universes, are:
The E.R. Burroughs Alternate Universe by Win Eckert
Caliban, Grandrith, and Greatheart Silver by Matthew Baugh
Kickaha's "Pocket Universes" by Win Eckert
The (Star Trek) Mirror Universe by Win Eckert
The Doctor Who Universe by Win Eckert
The Outlanders by Win Eckert
The Land of Oz by Win Eckert
Wonderland by Win Eckert
Narnia by Win Eckert
The DC Comics and Marvel Comics Universes by Win Eckert
The WildStorm Comics Universe by Loki Carbis
The Dirk Pitt Universe by Win Eckert
The Old Time Radio Universe by Art Bollmann
Miscellaneous Books and Stories Which Do Not Fall Into Mainstream Wold Newton Universe Continuity by Win Eckert
The E.R. Burroughs Alternate Universe
The stories listed on the Crossover Chronology establish that John Carter's Barsoom (from which two invasions, the first Martian invasion against Earth and the second Martian invasion against Annwn, were launched - see Mars: The Home Front) exists in the same alternate universe that contains Carson Napier's Amtor (Venus). It is probable that Zillikian (the planet on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth in Bunduki) is also contained in this alternate universe, as well as Thanator (as shown in the Jandar of Callisto series).
Humanity's name for their planet in this alternate universe is Annwn, not Earth (see The Second War of the Worlds), and is called Jasoom by natives of Barsoom. The alternate future described in Burroughs' The Moon Maid and The Moon Men, then, must be the future in store for the planet Annwn.
There has been much travel back and forth between The Wold Newton Universe (WNU) and The E.R. Burroughs Alternate Universe (ERB-AU). Tarzan visited the ERB-AU several times, going to Barsoom and Amtor. He also traveled to Annwn's future to battle the Moon Men.
Other denizens of the WNU to take up residence in the ERB-AU, to name a few, are Carson Napier, James Allenvale "Bunduki" Gunn and Dawn Drummond-Clayton, and Jon Dark. And Sherlock Holmes visited the ERB-AU when he and Watson went to Annwn to fight in The Second War of the Worlds. Finally, Maureen Birnbaum visited the ERB-AU once when she went to Barsoom (as well as many other alternate universes too numerous to mention here).
Please also see The Worlds of ERB: Tarzan / John Carter / Pellucidar / Caspak / Moon / Carson of Venus Chronology by Win Eckert.
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Caliban, Grandrith, and Greatheart Silver
by Matthew Baugh
I can certainly see this working as Alternate Universe material, but not as mainstream. In my humble opinion the personalities of Grandrith and Caliban are so far removed from what Burroughs and Dent established that they must be completely different people. If you were to write up a summary of their personalities, attitudes, and values I doubt that a neutral reader would ever connect them to Tarzan and Doc. It is only in the physical and biographical details that there is much correspondence.
Of course, what Farmer seems to have been doing is showing us what our heroes would really have been like. He dissects them psychologically and finds that a child raised by ape-like hominids, or a child raised in an outrageously repressed and disciplined fashion would have neuroses. I suspect that this is done to give the characters more psychological depth. This would theoretically make them more human, thus more interesting.
I think this fails on two counts: First, Farmer's creations are not really more psychologically realistic than Dent and Burroughs' versions, they are simply unrealistic in a different direction. They are such conflicted bundles of neuroses (Caliban especially) that they could never have functioned at all in society, let alone have accomplished great things. Second, and more importantly, Farmer misses the point. These characters are archetypal, and it is their larger than life qualities that make them mean something to us. Their human side can be compelling, but it is their heroic side that inspires us and brings joy to their stories. We know that they are impossible, but we also wish that they were possible, and even strive to be a little more like them.
Just as it would be inappropriate to make unflinching, square-jawed heroes out of Ratso Rizzo, or John Updike's Rabbit it is inappropriate to make anti-heroes out of characters like Doc, Tarzan, Superman or the Lone Ranger.
My take on Greatheart Silver is a little different. It is a very silly story. Fun, but thoroughly lacking in any kind of recognizable human motivation. There is simply no reason I can conceive that all these diverse characters would have chosen to have a colossal shootout of this magnitude. I also think that it is a rather inglorious end to the characters involved. They are reduced to a few lines of a highly stereotyped portrayal. They deserve better.
As a throwaway bit of humor Greatheart Silver is fine. As anything more, I can't see it!
(As you may guess, I am much more a Burroughs and Dent fan than a Farmer fan. I admire the inventiveness of PJF's mind and his obvious affection for so many of the things I also love. When his version bumps up against the original though, his will always lose in my mind.)
Editor's Note:
Dennis Power has written three articles which reconcile the Grandrith/Caliban novels with Wold Newton Universe continuity: Triple Tarzan Tangle, TARZAN? JANE?, and Tarzans in the Valley of Gold. Brad Mengel's Fakeout at Shootout resolves the events of Greatheart Silver with Wold Newton continuity and also discusses the Grandrith/Caliban books. Art Bollmann also tackles Greatheart Silver in his superb The Greatheart Silver Problem.
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Mr. Farmer included his own creation, Kickaha (Paul Janus Finnegan), in the Wold Newton Family, and Kickaha traveled to alternate or "pocket" universes (see Farmer's World of Tiers series).
The World of Tiers series:
The Maker of Universes (published 1965)
The Gates of Creation (published 1966)
A Private Cosmos (published 1968)
The Lavalite World (published 1970)
Behind the Walls of Terra (published 1977)
More Than Fire (published 1993)
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The (Star Trek) Mirror Universe
If Star Trek is a future continuation of The Wold Newton Universe, then The Mirror Universe must be parallel to the WNU. The events of The Mirror Universe have been chronicled in the original Star Trek episode "MIRROR, MIRROR," and the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes "CROSSOVER," "THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS," "SHATTERED MIRROR," "RESURRECTION," and "THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK."
Actually, if one includes material deemed non-canonical by the powers-that-be at Paramount, then there could be as many as four alternate Mirror Universes:
The Alternate Mirror Universes
Overview of the First Mirror Universe
1990s Khan and the other "supermen" win the Eugenics Wars (Dark Mirror).
2156-2186 The Romulan War.
2172-2182 Romulan forces occupy the planet Earth and enslave its citizens; at the end of the decade, the Romulans are expelled and the tide of the war turns in favor of the Earth forces (The Mirror Universe Saga: New Frontiers).
2186 Following Earth's victory over the Romulans at the Battle of Cheron, Earth forces destroy one of the Romulan homeworlds and the citizens of the other homeworld commit mass suicide (Dark Mirror). However, a small number of Romulan forces must survive to fight the Empire in 2285 (The Mirror Universe Saga: New Frontiers).
2190s-2220s The Empire of Earth begins its great expansion and becomes the United Empire of Planets (Dark Mirror), also known as the Terran Empire (CROSSOVER).
2264 Empire forces become aware of the existence of a parallel universe inhabited by a United Federation of Planets when each universe's Captain James Kirk, Dr. Leonard McCoy, Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery Scott and Lt. Nyota Uhura are transposed with their counterparts from the other universe. The Mirror Universe's Spock agrees to consider attempting to change the status quo in the Empire (MIRROR, MIRROR).
This is the turning point where the three Mirror Universes diverge; in the First and Fourth Mirror Universes, Spock takes no action at this time and continues to serve under Kirk on the Enterprise. In the Second Mirror Universe, Spock leaves the ship and attempts to make changes in the Empire. In the Third Mirror Universe, Spock kills Kirk and takes command of the Enterprise.
2260s-2270s Kirk is responsible for the executions of McCoy, Scott, Rand, M'Benga, and Chekov, among others (Dark Victory, Part II).
Spock assists Kirk in his rise to power, all the while planning to eventually depose him, take his place and institute reforms throughout the Empire (Spectre).
2270 Kirk becomes Commander-in-Chief of Starfleet (Spectre).
2275 Kirk assassinates Emperor Androvar Drake and installs himself as Emperor Tiberius the First. Spock remains his second-in-command (Spectre).
2280s-2310s Spock engineers a bloodless coup and eventually takes over a Commander-in-Chief of the Empire. Tiberius escapes and is never apprehended. Spock begins to dismantle the military infrastructure and proclaims a new era of peace and goodwill, withdrawing from occupied worlds. Tiberius encourages the Cardassians and Klingons to form an Alliance. The Cardassian-Klingon Alliance declares war and defeats the Empire. After the final battle of the war, at Wolf 359, Tiberius is never heard from again. Spock goes underground and becomes the Intendant of the Vulcan Resistance. After suffering years of brutal domination by the Terran Empire, Bajor joins the Alliance. Terrans and Vulcans now serve as slaves to the Alliance (CROSSOVER, Spectre).
2369 Political machinations abound in Dark Passions.
2370 The Federation Universe's Major Kira Nerys and Dr. Julian Bashir accidentally cross over to the First Mirror Universe. In the First Mirror Universe, Kira Nerys of Bajor is the "Intendant" of station Terok Nor, orbiting Bajor; Garak the Cardassian is her First Officer; Odo is a slave master in the ore-processing section; Miles O'Brien is a slave worker; Quark the Ferengi runs a bar on Terok Nor; and Benjamin Sisko is a leader of Terran freebooters working for Intendant Kira. Deaths of the First Mirror Universe's Quark and Odo. Sisko, O'Brien and other Terrans escape Terok Nor and begin the Rebellion against the Alliance (CROSSOVER).
2371 After the death of the First Mirror Universe's Ben Sisko, the Federation Universe's Sisko is kidnapped and brought to the First Mirror Universe to take the dead Sisko's place as leader of the Rebellion against the Alliance. Miles O'Brien, Jadzia Dax, Julian Bashir, Tuvok of Vulcan and Rom the Ferengi are other Rebellion members. Death of the First Mirror Universe's Rom. The Rebellion rescues a scientist, Jennifer Sisko, from Kira and Garak on Terok Nor, and Sisko returns to his own Universe (THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS).
Tuvok and Bashir convince a faction of Klingons to join their Rebellion (Enemies and Allies).
2372 The First Mirror Universe’s Jennifer Sisko brings Jake and Ben Sisko from the Federation Universe to her universe, where the Terran Rebellion has captured station Terok Nor and captured Intendant Kira. Garak escapes capture and brings reinforcements in the form of Regent Worf, a high ranking Klingon commander. Sisko helps the First Mirror Universe’s O’Brien, Bashir, and Dax in the battle against Worf and Garak, while Kira escapes. Deaths of the First Mirror Universe’s Jennifer Sisko and Nog the Ferengi (SHATTERED MIRROR).
2374 The First Mirror Universe's Intendant Kira and Bareil cross to the Federation Universe in an attempt to steal a Bajoran orb (RESURRECTION).
The First Mirror Universe's Intendant Spock and Kate Janeway, members of the Terran Rebellion, kidnap and seek the help of the Federation Universe's James Kirk. Intendant Spock has a daughter, T'Val, whose mother was the First Mirror Universe's Saavik. The First Mirror Universe's Neelix and Tasha Yar are slaves of the Alliance. The First Mirror Universe's Regent Jean-Luc Picard, Alynna Necheyev, and Tom Paris are Terran collaborators with the Alliance. The First Mirror Universe's Beverly (Crusher) Picard is long dead. Death of the First Mirror Universe's Tasha Yar (Spectre).
It is revealed that Emperor Tiberius is still alive and that Regent Picard really works for him, as do Commandant William Riker and Commandant Geordi LaForge (Dark Victory, Part I).
2375 Kirk tracks down Emperor Tiberius (Dark Victory, Part II).
Intendant Kira, in a ploy to regain favor with the Alliance and Regent Worf, kidnaps the Federation Universe's Ferengi Nagus and ransoms him for cloaking technology. The Federation Universe's Quark and Rom travel to the First Mirror Universe, along with that universe's Ezri (not Dax), to deliver the cloak and rescue their Nagus. Jadzia, a Rebellion fighter in the First Mirror Universe, has been previously killed in the fighting. Deaths of the First Mirror Universe's Brunt, Garak, and Vic Fontaine (who is a real person, not a hologram). The Rebellion, lead by the First Mirror Universe's O'Brien and Bashir (with an assist by the Federation Universe's Quark and Rom), captures Regent Worf, but Intendant Kira escapes (THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK).
Overview of the Second Mirror Universe
1990s Khan and the other "supermen" win the Eugenics Wars (Dark Mirror).
2156-2186 The Romulan War.
2172-2182 Romulan forces occupy the planet Earth and enslave its citizens; at the end of the decade, the Romulans are expelled and the tide of the war turns in favor of the Earth forces (The Mirror Universe Saga: New Frontiers).
2186 Following Earth's victory over the Romulans at the Battle of Cheron, Earth forces destroy one of the Romulan homeworlds and the citizens of the other homeworld commit mass suicide (Dark Mirror).
2190s-2220s The Empire of Earth begins its great expansion and becomes the United Empire of Planets (Dark Mirror), also known as the Terran Empire (CROSSOVER).
2264 Empire forces become aware of the existence of a parallel universe inhabited by a United Federation of Planets when each universe's Captain James Kirk, Dr. McCoy, Lt. Cmdr. Scott and Lt. Uhura are transposed with their counterparts from the other universe. The Mirror Universe's Spock agrees to consider attempting to change the status quo in the Empire (MIRROR, MIRROR).
This is the turning point where the three Mirror Universes diverge; in the First and Fourth Mirror Universes, Spock takes no action at this time and continues to serve under Kirk on the Enterprise. In the Second Mirror Universe, Spock leaves the ship and attempts to make changes in the Empire. In the Third Mirror Universe, Spock kills Kirk and takes command of the Enterprise.
2276 Spock has risen to the rank of Admiral, all the while arguing and working against the Empire’s policies from within; he is finally executed on trumped-up charges (Dark Mirror).
2293 The Empire conclusively defeats the Klingons about three Klingon generations before the year 2367 (Dark Mirror), probably in the year 2293, after the events surrounding the explosion of the Klingon moon, Praxis.
2367 The Second Mirror Universe’s Empire fails in an attempt to invade the Federation (Dark Mirror).
Overview of the Third Mirror Universe
1990s Khan and the other "supermen" win the Eugenics Wars (Dark Mirror).
2156-2186 The Romulan War.
2172-2182 Romulan forces occupy the planet Earth and enslave its citizens; at the end of the decade, the Romulans are expelled and the tide of the war turns in favor of the Earth forces (The Mirror Universe Saga: New Frontiers).
2186 Following Earth's victory over the Romulans at the Battle of Cheron, Earth forces destroy one of the Romulan homeworlds and the citizens of the other homeworld commit mass suicide (Dark Mirror).
2190s-2220s The Empire of Earth begins its great expansion and becomes the United Empire of Planets (Dark Mirror), also known as the Terran Empire (CROSSOVER)).
2264 Empire forces become aware of the existence of a parallel universe inhabited by a United Federation of Planets when each universe's Captain James Kirk, Dr. McCoy, Lt. Cmdr. Scott and Lt. Uhura are transposed with their counterparts from the other universe. The Mirror Universe's Spock agrees to consider attempting to change the status quo in the Empire (MIRROR, MIRROR).
This is the turning point where the three Mirror Universes diverge; in the First and Fourth Mirror Universes, Spock takes no action at this time and continues to serve under Kirk on the Enterprise. In the Second Mirror Universe, Spock leaves the ship and attempts to make changes in the Empire. In the Third Mirror Universe, Spock kills Kirk and takes command of the Enterprise.
After Kirk's death, Spock is promoted to Captain of the Enterprise (Fragile Mirror).
Overview of the Fourth Mirror Universe
1990s Khan and the other "supermen" win the Eugenics Wars (Dark Mirror).
2156-2186 The Romulan War.
2172-2182 Romulan forces occupy the planet Earth and enslave its citizens; at the end of the decade, the Romulans are expelled and the tide of the war turns in favor of the Earth forces (The Mirror Universe Saga: New Frontiers).
2186 Following Earth's victory over the Romulans at the Battle of Cheron, Earth forces destroy one of the Romulan homeworlds and the citizens of the other homeworld commit mass suicide (Dark Mirror). However, a small number of Romulan forces must survive to fight the Empire in 2285 (The Mirror Universe Saga: New Frontiers).
2190s-2220s The Empire of Earth begins its great expansion and becomes the United Empire of Planets (Dark Mirror), also known as the Terran Empire (CROSSOVER).
2264 Empire forces become aware of the existence of a parallel universe inhabited by a United Federation of Planets when each universe's Captain James Kirk, Dr. McCoy, Lt. Cmdr. Scott and Lt. Uhura are transposed with their counterparts from the other universe. The Mirror Universe's Spock agrees to consider attempting to change the status quo in the Empire (MIRROR, MIRROR).
This is the turning point where the three Mirror Universes diverge; in the First and Fourth Mirror Universes, Spock takes no action at this time and continues to serve under Kirk on the Enterprise. In the Second Mirror Universe, Spock leaves the ship and attempts to make changes in the Empire. In the Third Mirror Universe, Spock kills Kirk and takes command of the Enterprise.
2285 The Empire Starfleet's attempt to invade the recently discovered parallel Federation Universe is thwarted by Federation forces. Deaths of the Mirror Universe's Kirk, McCoy, Scott, Sulu, Uhura, Chekov and Saavik. A revolution against the Empire is spearheaded by the Mirror Universe's Commander Spock, Commander Moreau, and Dr. David Marcus (The Mirror Universe Saga: New Frontiers).
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Doctor Who appears several different times in the Wold Newton Universe (All-Consuming Fire, Ishmael), but the history documented in Doctor Who's "native" universe differs greatly from the Newtonverse (see Doug A. Scott's excellent Doctor Who Chronology). I have concluded that the Newtonverse is one of several alternate universes that Doctor Who is known to frequent.
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Mark Ellis writes to tell me: "I write the Outlanders series (under the James Axler house name) and in #4, "Omega Path" I state that Clark Savage is definitely in their universe. For more information, check out Alex Maddison's Deathlands/Outlanders Chronology Site."
This universe definitely does not mix with the Star Trek continuity that is the future of the Newtonverse. However, given that one theory of alternate universes is that they are caused by divergent timelines, this certainly deserves mention as one possible alternate future of the Wold Newton Universe.
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In the short story "Sherlock Holmes in Oz," by Ruth Berman, Holmes and Watson are transported to Oz by magic in order to solve a mystery there. It is clearly stated that Oz is an alternate universe to the reality from which Holmes has come and that he may stay as long as he likes, because he can be returned to his reality (The Wold Newton Universe) at exactly the same time that he left. (With thanks to Greg Gick.)
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The short story "The Case of the Detective's Smile" by Mark Bourne reveals that Sherlock Holmes somehow visited Wonderland in 1893, during the time known as The Great Hiatus. Holmes meets Alice Liddell in 1898 and they allude to their respective adventures in that dimension, which must be an alternate reality to The Wold Newton Universe. (Story suggested by Brad Mengel.)
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In C.S. Lewis' Narnia book, The Magician's Nephew, it is stated that the Sherlock Holmes mysteries are happening concurrently with the events in Narnia: "In those days Mr. Sherlock Holmes was still living in Baker Street...." Since Narnia is clearly not part of "our" universe, The Wold Newton Universe, it must be another parallel reality. (Again, thanks to Greg Gick.)
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The DC Comics and Marvel Comics Universes
Since "Elseworlds" versions of DC Comics mainstays Superman, The Batman, Sgt. Rock, the Unknown Soldier, Slam Bradley, the Elongated Man, and Blackhawk inhabit The Wold Newton Universe, it makes sense that the DC Universe is an alternate reality to the WNU.
Likewise, an "Elseworlds" version of Captain America also resides in the WNU, making the Marvel Comics Universe another parallel reality to the WNU.
This is borne out by three crossovers between The Marvel Universe's The X-Men and Star Trek, which is part of the WNU. The crossovers unequivocally state that The X-Men come from an alternate reality to that of the Enterprise crew members.
The three crossovers are:
Ben O'Neill writes that there are "Marvel Comics-based novels: the Spider-Man/X-Men: Time's Arrow Trilogy. In Book 2, there were descriptions of The Shadow and Godzilla in certain parts of the book. Though I don't think they had any real significance to the story (except to stress that many alternate universes were a stake), it provided a lot of cameos that were fun to catch. I recently read them over again, and found what I think is a description of Doc Savage. Now, they don't come right out and say the names of these characters, but I think it's pretty obvious who they're trying to portray. I don't know if this has any real impact on the Newtonverse, except to demonstrate that the Newtonverse was one of the many, many universes to be affected by Kang the Conqueror's evil scheme."
Apparently both The Shadow and Doc Savage made cameo appearances in Marvels. None of these appearances fit into Wold Newton continuity.
Additionally, the
"Ultimate Marvel Universe" appears to be an alternate universe to the mainstream
Marvel Universe. It recently featured a team-up between Spider-Man and
Shang Chi (the Master of Kung Fu), where Shang's father was explicitly referred
to as Fu Manchu.
Marvel's What If? series also provides glimpses into universe which are alternate to both the mainstream Marvel Universe and the Wold Newton Universe. In one such universe, Shang Chi continued to fight along side his father, Dr. Fu Manchu -- at least for a time. In another universe, Conan the Barbarian was transported to July 1977, although he made it back to his own time period (What If? number 13). In yet another parallel reality, Conan did not get back to his own time-frame, and had to adapt to 20th Century life (What If? number 43).
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by Loki Carbis
As with the DC and Marvel Comics Universes, the WildStorm Universe is also an alternate Universe to the Wold Newton Universe. This can be most clearly seen by the various Wold Newton characters who have alternate versions in it, including the Batman, Captain Nemo and the Nautilus, Carnacki, Dracula, Baron Frankenstein and his monster, the Invisible Man, Indiana Jones, Lois Lane, Robur the Conqueror, Sherlock Holmes, the Steam Man of the Plains, Superman, John Drake (aka The Prisoner) and the Van Helsing family.
The WildStorm Universe also contains a vast number of analogues of various Wold Newton characters, as listed below:
In "StormWatch: Change or Die":
In "StormWatch: A Finer World":
In "The Authority: Under New Management":
In "Planetary: All Over The World and Other Stories":
In "Planetary: The Fourth Man":
In "The Establishment" issues #1-2
(Editor's
Note: For an alternative theory, proposing that
Planetary
is not a parallel universe to the Wold Newton Universe,
but rather takes place within it, please read
Secret Wars by Jess Nevins.)
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Clive Cussler's fifth Dirk Pitt novel, Night Probe!, which takes place in 1989, has as character named Brian Shaw, who in truth is retired British Secret Service agent James Bond. This continuity cannot be resolved with John Gardner's continuation of the James Bond novel series. A pity, because Cussler's characterization of Bond as aging and retired was excellent!
Since this is an alternate version of Bond, the Dirk Pitt novels must take place in alternate reality. This is substantiated by other differences in this universe, such as the merging of the US and Canada into The United States of Canada in 1989 (as told in Night Probe!).
Royce Testa also writes me to mention the possibility that the villain Delphi, who Dirk faces in the first novel, Pacific Vortex!, is the evil son of Doc Savage in this alternate reality.
Check out Mark Brown's persuasive article, DELPHI!, which may well mean that the Dirk Pitt novels do, in fact, take place in the Wold Newton Universe.
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by Art Bollmann
The universe inhabited by the heroes of old time radio programs definitely seem to have a close proximity to the WNU. Indeed, many of the heroes seem so much like their WNU counterparts, e.g. Sherlock Holmes, the Lone Ranger, Jack Benny, etc., that it is unclear whether these characters actually existed in the OTRU as doppelgangers of their WNU counterparts, or if the radio broadcasts of these characters are merely unrecorded WNU adventures of these characters.
There are, however, significant differences in at least some of the radio adventures of these WNU, enough, in my opinion, to postulate an alternate universe.
The first major difference is in the character of the Shadow. In this universe, the Shadow is Lamont Cranston, who, years ago in the Orient, acquired the power to cloud men's minds so they could not see him. This Cranston was known to the underworld as the Shadow. He had no team of agents, but did have the aid of his constant companion Margo Lane. Perhaps an unrecorded episode relates the story of how Cranston defeated the insane former aviator, Kent Allard, who attempted to impersonate Cranston while he was traveling.
Doc Savage is also different, since the short lived radio series about him explains that he had been given a hood with a magic ruby that gave him super-strength and amazing hypnotic abilities.
The Avenger of this universe was not Richard Benson but Jim Brandom, a noted biochemist who used high tech weaponry to fight crime.
There are also a number of historical differences. The West, as can be seen, (or, rather, heard) from the old Tom Mix program was relatively unsettled, with wild Indian tribes and desperadoes troubling Mix even in the 1930s and 1940s. This is odd, since high technology seems to have been more widespread in the OTRU than the WNU, with Mix also fighting bad guys armed with laser pistols.
Another major difference is that the OTRU was also invaded by Martians, like the WNU and Annwn, but it was invaded several decades later, on October 31, 1938. Another, successful invasion of the Earth happened shortly after WW2, when the Han, a hybrid race of human and aliens from the East, conquered the Earth using alien technology. This was successful until Anthony Rogers, a twentieth century native of the WNU, was miraculously transferred to the 25th century after having been caught in a cave with a mysterious gas. Rogers led a successful rebellion against the Han, and, after being given the nickname "Buck" roamed the spaceway fighting evil.
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Miscellaneous: books or series which feature Wold Newton characters, but which do not fit into Wold Newton continuity
Never
Step on a Feathered Serpent/Mayhem in the Mile-High City, issue
numbers 5 and 6 of DC Comics' All-Star Squadron by Roy Thomas, Rich
Buckler, Jerry Ordway, and Adrian Gonzales, January-February, 1982. In
issue # 5, there is a reference to Hitler's quests for various artifacts
of power, including his failed attempt to acquire the Ark of the Covenant.
In issue # 6, a fellow archaeologist (who is also the madman villain)
clearly mentions Prof. Indiana Jones, as a contemporary. What Happened to
Nightcrawler? In this
solo Nightcrawler story, he saves saving a woman from the hit-man Arcade.
She turns out to be Judith Rassendyll, heir to Ruritania (from Anthony
Hope's Prisoner of Zenda and Rupert of Hentzau). The
Uncanny X-Men number 204, Marvel Comics, April 1986, by Chris
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