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Saturn Rising is in New Earth, not Prime Earth[]

I would like to understand why the characters in the Saturn Rising story were placed in Prime Earth reality, if there is NO hint of it. Hippolyta, Diana, Artemis and Nubia costumes are from New Earth, as is Hippolyta and Artemis' past as Wonder Women. I asked user Ømn1, who edited them from New Earth to Prime Earth, in what part of Wonder Woman #780 he/she saw any reference to Saturn Rising, but so far he/she hasn't answered me. I have read and reread this issue countless times and I have not found ANY indication of Saturn Rising. There is simply NOTHING that puts this story in the Prime Earth era. FabioEscorpiao (talk) 14:44, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Hello, I'm sorry! I don't check back in very often! Diana and Nubia mention that they wish they spent time together as much as they used to, which is followed by an 'as seen in Wonder Woman #780', in an obvious reference to the lunchtime meeting of the Wonder Women.
Also, frankly: I think that we should assume ALL of these stories are Prime Earth following Infinite Frontier. There's nothing to indicate that they're meant to be set on New Earth at all, given that New Earth's history, down to the costuming and aesthetics, has been subsumed by Prime Earth's history. At BEST the clearly historical pieces aren't in-continuity, but we've had nothing to indicate that any of the 'modern age' stories aren't set in-continuity.
Ømn1 (talk) 00:50, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
That's not how IF works. But at the very least, it's Questionable Prime Earth With A Huge Explanatory Note. Not an unexplained infobox entry. --Tupka217 (talk) 01:14, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
Wonder Woman #780 refers to one of the stories in Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary that shows young Diana visiting Nubia when she was guardian of the Doom's Doorway, set in Prime Earth.
The story of the Saturn invasion is completely set in New Earth, given the costumes of Diana, Hippolyta, Artemis and Nubia, the fact that Hippolyta and Artemis were once Wonder Women (while in Prime Earth Artemis was never Wonder Woman, and Hippolyta only was first called Wonder Woman after WW #780, in Superman: Son of Kal-El #4). FabioEscorpiao (talk) 13:49, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
I finally just got it... and with the other stories as context, it's probably a New Earth story. Nu'Bia's presence in it makes no sense though, she's essentially just Prime Earth Nubia in her New Earth outfit. --Tupka217 (talk) 14:07, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
Well, for me Nu'bia (whose name was spelled Nubia here in Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary) in this story is identical to her look in New Earth (hairstyle, earrings, armor, cape). But since I haven't read her New Earth stories maybe I'm missing something in what you said. FabioEscorpiao (talk) 14:34, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
Her 'new earth' look appears in Infinite Frontier during a flashback, in Nubia and the Amazons's latest issue. It's a Prime Earth story. Ømn1 (talk) 16:31, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
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