Question 1
In another thread there was some discussion about Kal-L being Superman from Earth 2, which was the Golden Age DC earth. Does that Superman know GL Alan, Flash Jay, and the other older generation heroes even though they ended up as part of the mainstream DCU after the crisis? Or was he largely alone as a hero? I seem to recall a recent story that showed other versions of some of these characters were still around in Kal-L's earth.
Question 2
During Secret War I and II the Beyonder smashed Galactus down with ease, battled the Celestials, and scared the LT and abstract beings. Later, there was some sort of retcon, and the abstracts and Celestials were just testing the Beyonder, or something like that, and the Beyonder was a cube being. But what about the Galactus beatdown in the original Secret War. Did that stay as a real feat?
Originally posted by basiliskthe main reason beyonder was retconned is because he was just too powerful. granted, some of his feats may have been retconned, but many of them still remain intact [including him erasing death, etc.]
Question 2
During Secret War I and II the Beyonder smashed Galactus down with ease, battled the Celestials, and scared the LT and abstract beings. Later, there was some sort of retcon, and the abstracts and Celestials were just testing the Beyonder, or something like that, and the Beyonder was a cube being. But what about the Galactus beatdown in the original Secret War. Did that stay as a real feat?
that said, owning galactus should be WELL within his powerset. i mean, even in beyonder's post-retcon state, his powers still appear to far exceed those of g - being the embodiment of his respective universe/multiverse, and such.
Originally posted by basilisk
Question 1
In another thread there was some discussion about Kal-L being Superman from Earth 2, which was the Golden Age DC earth. Does that Superman know GL Alan, Flash Jay, and the other older generation heroes even though they ended up as part of the mainstream DCU after the crisis? Or was he largely alone as a hero? I seem to recall a recent story that showed other versions of some of these characters were still around in Kal-L's earth.
In short, yes... more or less. Check out Infinite Crisis, which answers it to an extent. When Earth one and Two got folded together, Flash, Green Lantern, Ted, and so on with the JSA (including Power Girl and some others) received different memories because they led different lives on Earth One. During IC, when they encountered Kal-L they managed to remember leading both lives, including serving in the JSA with Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman of Earth Two.