Quality Universe

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 * Image                  = Police Comics Vol 1 1.jpg
 * EarthNumber            =
 * Title                  = Quality Universe
 * Aliases                =
 * Status                 = Retroactively destroyed during the Crisis on Infinite Earths.


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 * First                  = Feature Funnies Vol 1 3
 * Last                   = Blackhawk Vol 1 107


 * History                =
 * This is the parallel reality on which most of the stories published by Quality Comics took place.


 * The Second World War went very differently on this Earth than was the case on Earth-Two, Earth-X, or our own Earth.

WWII, Preliminary Bouts
In the Quality Universe, the Second World War, itself, was preceded by several large-scale international wars.
 * In the late 1930s, the dictator Vlamir Koran conquered first Argentina then the entirety of South America, and then went to war against the USA, sending a fleet of bombers to destroy the locks of the Panama Canal, successfully. His agents also set off some destructive bombs in several east coast shipyards, but his naval forces were driven back by the U.S.Navy.  Eventually a South American patriot leader emerged, Emanuel Hasana, and his pro-democracy rebels drove Koran’s forces back into Buenes Airies.  By August of 1939 the Koranians were completely defeated, as shown in  Smash Comics #1 (Aug 1939).
 * In 1940 a world-wide conspiracy among corrupt munitions makers, Morgan Crooke, et. al., spawned a multinational coalition of tribal peoples, Aboriginal natives of Australia, Jivaros from Brazil, M’bangis from Africa, and other headhunters and cannibals from elsewhere, and forged them into a mercenary army of conquest. An unknown superhero and a company of French Foreign Legionnaires captured some of the unnamed coalition’s extremely-advanced long-range multi-purpose warplanes, and fought back on three widely-separated fronts, engaging them in North Africa, in Brazil, and over the Pacific Ocean near Australia.  By July of 1940 the entire conspiracy was smashed, as shown in  Hit Comics #1 (July 1940).

WWII, Alliances and Alignments
In the Quality Universe, the Axis Powers included: Aryania, Austria,  Barbaria,  Bothnia, Bulgaria, Croatia,  Darmania,  Dunland, (Vichy) France, Germany,  Govania, Hungary, Italy, Japan,  Jarmania,  Kampfland,  Latavia,  Nordicha,  North Germany, Romania,  Tokoya,  Tuvania, and others.

In the Quality Universe, neutral countries included Andorra, Argentina, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Ruina, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, and  Yadnovia.

In Quality Comics' comic books of 1940 and 1941, the Mongolians were a military threat rivaling that of Japan. After 1941-12, plus a time lag for publishing and distribution, only the non-fictional European countries appeared, and the Mongolians had been replaced by the Japanese.
 * In Crack Comics (#12), and in  (#18), the Red Torpedo fought "Mongolese" submariners, aviators, and soldiers, in the western Pacific Ocean.
 * In National Comics (#1, etc.), Wonder Boy fought a vast army of invading Mongolians on the eastern frontier of Europe.

WWII, Multiple Beginnings

 * In the Quality Universe, the Second World War was marked by several false starts and false finishes:
 * In Smash Comics #5 (Dec 1939), the USA became so well-armed and powerful that all the nations in Europe decide to make peace rather than risk war with America. "The United States could wipe Europe off the map in a year. We must sign the peace pacts offered by their president, and disarm at once."
 * In  Smash Comics #7 (Feb 1940), after several Axis armadas had failed to fight their way past the Pan-American Caldwell Line, from Europe to the Western Atlantic, "the dictators capitulate and an armistice is signed in Geneva. World peace is now a reality."
 * In Smash Comics #9 (April 1940), upon Motler's death, world peace was declared, and Poland was restored.
 * In National Comics #1 (July 1940), Merlin wrestled the god Mars until he cried for mercy, at which time: "The peace is signed. ... In every city, great joy fills the streets as mothers, wives, and sweethearts greet their loved ones."
 * In Hit Comics #2 (Aug 1940), the European part of the war, and the career of Dictator Radolf, were brought to an end with a written declaration.  "The world rejoices as the tyrant's signature ends the war, and news of his retirement from public affairs reaches the people."
 * In Hit Comics #4 (Oct 1940), the Kampflandic invasion of North America was brought to an end with a non-aggression pact and a peaceful trade agreement, negotiated between the U.S.President and the surviving leaders of the Kampflandic army.  “The soldiers and tourists join hands in a firm understanding of peace and brotherhood.  Instead of the roar of guns, the lilting strains of dance music mingle with the chatter all along the ramp.”
 * The historical sequence of these events is not known with certainty, and it is possible that some, but not all, of them occurred simultaneously.

WWII, American Entry

 * In the Quality Universe the Second World War began for the United States, in late 1941, when the Germans and Japanese coordinated their initial attacks on the U.S., as seen in National Comics #18 (Dec 1941).

Wartime Catastrophic Events:
In this parallel world, the Axis and its agents inflicted many more severe setbacks, to the United States and its allies, than was the case in "nearby" universes. These events had no close parallels on Earth-Two, Earth-One, or Earth-S. Most or all of these events were never mentioned again in any subsequent story. These included:
 * A gang of saboteurs blew up a bridge and a power plant in the NYC area, plus earlier took down at least 3 big buildings, plus Fort Johnson, plus a number of other military strongholds, as shown in Smash Comics.

Cold War, Alliances and Alignments
In the Quality Universe, the Communist Bloc included: Albania, Bulgaria, China, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, North Korea, North Vietnam, Poland, Romania, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and others.

In the Quality Universe, the United World included: Belgium, Luxembourg, Bladheim, Bolania, Brosnia, Carabas, (Nationalist) China, Denmark, France, Italy, Liberra, Netherlands, Nurvania, South Korea, South Vietnam, Tacna, Ulma, West Germany, United Kingdom, United States, and others.

In the Quality Universe, unaligned Fascist Nations included: Spain, Viglandt, and others.

In the Quality Universe, officially neutral and otherwise unaligned nations included: Andorra, Austria, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Liechtenstein, Portugal, San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland, Yugoslavia, and others.

Cold War, Catastrophic Events

 * Brosnia, 1953: The largest and second-largest cities in Brosnia were set on fire with an orbiting solar weapon.
 * unnamed European democracy, 1953: a secret city, concealed in a vast cavern, was destroyed with a hydrogen bomb.

Other Forgotten Catastrophes
In the Quality Universe, in addition to the Second World War and the Cold War, there were a number of Other Catastrophic Events, including successful terrorist attacks and large-scale criminality, perpetrated by renegade scientists, pirates, terrorists, and other non-governmental entities. These events also had no close parallels in "nearby" universes, and most or all of them were never mentioned again in any subsequent story.


 * Residents              =
 * Alias the Spider
 * The Black Condor
 * The Black X
 * Blackhawk
 * Captain Triumph
 * The Clock
 * Doll Man
 * Firebrand
 * The Ghost of Flanders
 * Hugh Hazzard
 * The Human Bomb
 * The Invisible Hood
 * The Jester
 * Joe Hercules
 * Kid Eternity
 * Lady Luck
 * Madame Fatal
 * Magno
 * Manhunter
 * Midnight
 * Miss America
 * Neon the Unknown
 * Phantom Lady
 * Plastic Man
 * Quicksilver
 * The Ray
 * The Red Bee
 * The Red Torpedo
 * Stormy Foster
 * Tor, the Magic Master
 * Uncle Sam
 * The Voice
 * Wizard Wells
 * Wonder Boy

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 * Notes                  =
 * Although Kid Eternity has a counterpart on Earth-S, his Golden Age Quality stories take place in the Quality Universe.
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