Earth-789

For Earth-97, see Earth-97.
   **Earth-789** is one of the many earths in the multiverse. It is home to the vigilantes Batman, Robin and Batgirl.

## Events

### Undated

* Martha Wayne's birthdate.
* Thomas Wayne's birthdate.
* Jack Napier's birthdate.
* Oswald Cobblepot birth and abandonment by his parents.
* Bruce Wayne's birthdate.
* Selina Kyle's birthdate.
* Drake Winston's birthdate.

### 1989

* Bruce Wayne begins his life of crime fighting as Batman.
* Jack Napier falls into a vat of chemicals and becomes the Joker.
* Lipstick, hairspray, and makeup products get tainted with Smylex by Joker.
* Gotham's 200th Anniversary Festival.
* Joker would fall to his death from the Old Gotham Cathedral.
* The unveiling of the Bat-signal.

### 1992

* Gotham Plaza gets attacked by the Red Triangle Gang.
* The Penguin reemerges from the sewers.
* Max Shreck persuades Penguin to become mayor.
* Penguin frames Batman.
* Batman exposes Penguin's real motives at his mayoral campaign.
* Maxquerade Ball party.
* Death of Max Shreck and the Penguin.

## Notable individuals

* Borg
* Harvey Bullock
* Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin †
* Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow
* Cecil Culp
* Harvey Dent/Two-Face
* Max Eckhardt †
* Barbara Gordon/Batgirl
* James Gordon
* Carl Grissom †
* Bob Hawkins
* Alicia Hunt †
* Roscoe Jenkins
* Jack Napier/Joker †
* Alexander Knox
* Selina Kyle/Catwoman
* Lawrence
* Alfred Pennyworth
* Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn
* Chip Shreck
* Max Shreck †
* Terence
* Vicki Vale
* Bruce Wayne/Batman †
* Martha Wayne †
* Thomas Wayne †

## Known locations

* **Earth**
	+ Corto Maltese
	+ Mexico
		- Puerto Vallarta
	+ Switzerland
		- Zurich
	+ United States of America
		- Atlanta
		- Gotham City
			* Arkham Asylum
			* Axis Chemicals
			* Burnside
				+ Baltimore Avenue
				+ Burnside Park
				+ Royal Auto Body
			* Carl Grissom's penthouse
			* Cobblepot Manor
			* Flugelheim Museum
			* Gotham Plaza
				+ Gotham City Hall
				+ Shreck's
			* Gotham Square
			* Hall of Records
			* Joker's studio
			* Monarch Theatre
			* Old Gotham Cathedral
			* Old Gotham Zoo
				+ Arctic World
			* Vicki Vale's apartment
			* Wayne Manor
				+ Batcave
		- Houston
		- Metropolis
		- Nebraska
			* Omaha

## Behind the scenes

* The Earth-789 multiverse designation was first assigned in *Dark Crisis: Big Bang* #1 in a chart outlining various universes visited by Barry Allen.
	+ The universe was originally designated as Earth-89, originating in "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One", the first episode of the five-part Arrowverse crossover event *Crisis on Infinite Earths*, which aired on December 8, 2019. In the episode, Alexander Knox is sitting on a bench reading the latest *Gotham City Gazette* newspaper when he notices the skies turning crimson as Earth-89 gets destroyed by antimatter. Earth-89 presumably gets restored when the new multiverse is created by the Paragons and the Spectre.
		- In *Crisis Aftermath*, executive producer Marc Guggenheim confirmed in response to a question from Dani Fernandez that the appearance of Earth-89 (during the Crisis) meant that the Burtonverse films were canon to the multiverse that the Arrowverse established.
* Since the launch of the *Batman '89* comic series, it has been confirmed by artist Joe Quinones that the Burtonverse has been split into two timelines that branch after the events of 1992's *Batman Returns*. The original two Burton films and *Batman '89* take place in Earth-789, while the original *Batman Anthology* including Joel Schumacher's *Batman Forever* and *Batman & Robin* take place in Earth-97, a multiverse designation that originated from *Crisis Aftermath* and was acknowledged by writer Sam Hamm in reponse to a fan on Twitter. While this split could have just been done for convenience to allow for *Batman '89'*s storytelling, it could also factor into the return of Michael Keaton as Batman in *The Flash*, so that the return to the feel of the original two Burton films could easily be explained. Another reason for splitting the timelines rather than issuing a retcon to wipe out any post-*Batman Returns* canon could be to honor the legacy of Joel Schumacher, who passed away in June 2020.
	+ It is very possible, although unconfirmed, that both Earth-789 and Earth-97 are connected to the post-*Crisis* multiverse. However, the appearance of Earth-789 in the DC Extended Universe film *The Flash*, which is implied to have a completely different multiverse system than the Arrowverse (and perhaps the wider comics multiverse at large), throws this into question. It could be established through a retcon that the pre-*Crisis* Earth-89/Earth-789 was not actually the "true" Burtonverse, and that Earth-89 (and Earth-97) are actually found within the DCEU's multiverse.

## References

1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `Earth-789`
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One"
3. ↑ "'Crisis on Infinite Earths' boss answers burning questions about Earth-Prime, Ezra Miller, and more" - Entertainment Weekly
4. ↑ *Crisis Aftermath*
5. ↑ Joe Quinones (@Joe\_Quinones) on Twitter: "Nope! Those are a divergent timeline."
6. ↑ "Batman '89 Rejects the Dark Knight's '90s Movies With a New Twist on Batgirl" - CBR
7. ↑ Sam Hamm (@SamuelHamm) on Twitter: "Nobody goes to Earth-97 these days. It's too crowded."