Earth-One (GazzaB9)

Earth-One was a line of comics created by DC Comics which were graphic novels set in a more realistic and grounded reality, written in the style of films. The comics were unfortunately hindered by hiatuses, writers being told to work on other projects, and other issues, which eventually resulted in the Earth-One comics not feeling like an actual connected universe. This isn't necessarily bad, but I was curious what an Earth-One style world would look like without any of the previously mentioned concerns.
== Comics ==
* Superman
* Batman
* Wonder Woman
* Green Lantern
* The Flash
* Aquaman
* Justice League
== Characters ==
=== Superman ===
==== Introduced in Volume One ====
* Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman: A farm hand raised in Smallville, Kansas by his farmer parents. When he hit puberty, he began developing superhuman abilities and was informed of his true nature as an alien from the destroyed planet of Krypton. Having an identity crisis, Clark decided to move to the big city of Metropolis for his college years, graduating with a journalistic degree and getting a job at the small time company the Daily Planet when he was in his early 20s. After managing to stop a rogue train with his powers, Clark decided to use his abilities to help others, donning an outfit sewn together by his human mother while doing so.
* Lois Lane: A respected journalist at the Daily Planet who Clark becomes the assistant to in volume one and quickly develops a crush on her. Initially, Lois is distrustful of Superman and hopes to expose his identity, believing that he is the beginning of an alien invasion, although she calms down in this regard after learning that Superman is Clark. Lois is partially responsible for Superman's positive reputation after the first volume, having written a direct response to the nervousness around him and convinced many to his side.
* James "Jim" Olsen: A photographer at the Daily Planet who often serves as comic relief in the series, often coming in the form of one-liners and quips. He often accompanies Lois and Clark, with Lois being particularly fond of him due to his ability to seemingly always take clear photos. Like Clark, he also has a crush on Lois, but he is aware that he likely doesn't have a chance with her.
* Perry White: The editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet who worries about the company's future in an age where newspapers are becoming less and less common. He hopes to convince people to start reading the paper again, which he thinks he may be able to do after reading Lois' editorial on Superman at the end of the first volume.
* Jonathan and Martha Kent: A pair of farmers in Smallville and Clark's adoptive parents. The pair found Clark's crashed spaceship shortly after Jonathan discovered he was infertile, the pair adopting Clark in place of the child they couldn't have. After Clark confesses to the two of them his hopes of using his powers for the greater good, Martha fashions the Superman suit out of the nigh indestructible cloth Clark was wrapped in as a baby.
* Jor-El: Clark's Kryptonian father, who is only seen through an AI recreation of himself. Viewed as a quack whose ideas never worked, none of the Kryptonians listened to him when he claimed Krypton was going to be destroyed soon. In a last ditch effort, he wanted to construct escape pods for his family but only managed to make one for his infant son Kal-El, launching him to a galaxy with a yellow sun in hopes that it's super charging effects on Kryptonians would protect him from any potential predators growing up.
* Walter Schott: A genetic engineer and inventor who became known as Toyman due to the basic nature of his creations, a nickname he dislikes. Following Superman's debut and his involvement in foreign affairs, Schott was hired by the government organization Project Cadmus to create a super soldier to defeat Superman, who they had deemed as a liability. Through genetic experimentation on a military officer, Schott created the mutant Parasite, who would later go mad and murder Schott, blaming him for his condition.
* Randall "Randy" Cole/Parasite: An officer in the United States military who becomes terrified of Superman when Clark appears in a foreign country to stop a civil war that had been occuring there, Randy having volunteered to assist. This eventually led him to sign up as part of Schott's Parasite project, where Randy was mutated and given the ability to absorb energy. While initially believing himself to be heroic, Randy became severely mentally unstable after developing an addiction to the power he gained from absorbing the energy of others, although this resulted in Randy mutating his appearance. Following his final fight with Superman, Randy is used as an example in Lois' editorial to prove the need for Superman's existence.
* Lana Lang: Clark's childhood friend and the first person who he confessed his superpowers to, making a brief appearance at the beginning of volume one where she plants the seeds of Clark becoming Superman.
==== Introduced in Volume Two ====
* Alexander "Lex" Luthor
* Mercy Graves
* The Elite
** Noah "Manchester" Black
** Menagerie
** Coldcast
** The Hat
* John Henry Irons/Steel
=== Batman ===
==== Introduced in Volume One ====
* Bruce Wayne/Batman
* Alfred Pennyworth
* Thomas and Martha Wayne
* Commissioner James Gordon
* Detective Harvey Bullock
* Jessica Dent
* Oswald "Ozzie" Cobblepot
* Victor Zsasz
=== Wonder Woman ===
==== Introduced in Volume One ====
* Princess Diana of Themyscira/Wonder Woman
* Steven "Steve" Trevor
* Etta "Candy" Shaw
* General Adrian Darnell
* Queen Hippolyta
* Herakles
* Paula von Gunther
* Marina Maru
* Hera
=== Green Lantern ===
==== Introduced in Volume One ====
* Hal Jordan/Green Lantern
* Thomas Kalmaku
* Kilowog Ev
* Arisia Rrab
* Tomar-Re
* Thaal Sinestro
* Guardians of the Universe
* The Manhunters
* Carol Ferris
=== The Flash ===
==== Introduced in Volume One ====
* Bartholomew "Barry" Allen/The Flash
* Iris West
* Eric Russell
* Maxwell "Max" Simpson
* Nora Allen
* Patricia "Patty" Spivot
* Leonard Snart/Captain Cold
* Mick Rory/Heat Wave
* Marco Mardon/Weather Wizard
=== Aquaman ===
==== Introduced in Volume One ====
* Orin/Arthur Curry/Aquaman
* Tom Curry
* Queen Atlanna
* Mera
* Garth
* Topo
* Orm/Ocean Master
* Nanaue
=== Justice League ===
==== Introduced in Volume One ====
* J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter
* Vril Dox/Brainiac