Earth-TRN1046

Earth-TRN1046 is a universe where several versions of Marvel super heroes exist,^[1] with over 50,000 individual super heroes known,^[2] a few of them with some obvious differences in their appearances and superpowers.^[3] Super heroes on Earth-TRN1046 can address the readers directly while looking at the "camera"^[1][4][5] and break the fourth wall in other ways, like reading the titles in their own pages.^[6]

Super heroes are respected and appreciated, sometimes being asked for autographs,^[7] and commercial products have super hero-related features and warnings.^[8] There are even fashion shows oriented to super hero costumes.^[9]

A super hero can apparently be so full-time, staying in costume at home^[10][11][12] even if he is unable to have any other job.^[13] It is unclear whether super heroes are paid, but some receive public homages where their work is appreciated.^[14] Sometimes super heroes are hired for typical jobs, which can be done more efficiently with their powers; these attempts are frequently unsuccessful,^[15][16] leading to super heroes having to face creditors.^[10] As the super heroes can break the fourth wall, one of these jobs can be advertising a product to the reader,^[17] thou most of the brands available on Earth-TRN1046 do not exist on Earth-1218 (They do have similar names, however).^[14][18] Patastratos Inc., a brand of home appliances, seems to be particularly important on Earth-TRN1046, having a lot of publicity.^[14][14][19]

Other relevant differences include that the term "mutant" can refer to a person who had born human and obtained superpowers later in life,^[4] such as Electro.^[20] Superioribus was also described as a mutant.^[5]

Superheroes do not seem to form teams. La Antorcha Humana (Human Torch) acts solo,^[21] even thou La Cosa (Thing), his traditional partner in the Fantastic Four, is known to exist.^[18] Ave Nevada (Snowbird), Puck and Vindicador, who typically work together as Alpha Flight, instead try to work individually to stop a single heist, rejecting the help of each other.^[6] Of the typical groups from other realities, the only known example is Capitán América and el Halcón.^[3] However, some events did happen both in Earth-TRN1046 and other continuities, such as Gata Sombra (Shadowcat) saving Pícara (Rogue) from Arpón (Harpoon)'s attack, then as a result Gata Sombra lost control over her own powers and was unable to solidify herself again.^[22]

Travel distances seem to be easily covered. Superioribus apparently lives in Barcelona, Spain,^[8][23][24] but covered the distance to Old York without any transport except his own flying capabilities in a very short time,^[12] and was also known to have visited Japan.^[25] Several American and Canadian super heroes frequently meet each other, and with Superioribus, without an apparent reason to travel to another country.^[24]

Publication History[]

In 1987, Antonio Martín was the chief editor ("director editorial") of Comics Forum, a Spanish publishing company belonging to Planeta DeAgostini that had the rights to publish Marvel Comics material.^[26][27] As later reported by Lorenzo F. Díaz, at that point Martín wanted to include a Spanish product to complement the American productions,^[26] and contacted reputed Spanish artist Jan,^[27] whom Martín had already edited in the early 1970s.^[27] Jan was already famous because of his super hero parody Superlópez (sometimes styled Super López), created in 1973 and published by Editorial Bruguera from 1975 to Bruguera's crisis and bankruptcy in 1982; Grupo Z's Ediciones B eventually acquired that material and continued working with Jan and Superlópez, but at that point many Bruguera artists were in transition jobs.^[28] Jan had just started working with Ediciones B, yet he agreed to simultaneously work in Martín's project, creating a super hero for him.^[27]

Back in 1984,^[26] Jan had created "Emeterio González" as a character for a few unpublished pages called either "Origins" or "Superioribus".^[26][29] Jan made use of these pages as conceptual sketches for the new character.^[29]

Wanting to establish a clear difference with Superlópez, Jan decided that Superioribus would be made of one-page gag stories, in black and white, and using tramas, as an explicit homage to artist Will Eisner's The Spirit^[26][29] - to the point of including The Spirit's Commissioner Dolan as a character in the first Superioribus story.^[2]

Superioribus was first introduced in a comical Christmas card to the readers in the back of Los Nuevos Vengadores, Especial Navidad 1987 (and further "Christmas specials" that same year),^[30][28] then the character was introduced with two one-page stories in La Patrulla-X #60 (translating Uncanny X-Men #209).^[30][2] Superioribus' stories appeared in the inner side of the back cover of Forum's La Patrulla-X and Los Nuevos Vengadores (translating West Coast Avengers Vol. 2),^[26][27][29] in stories where Superioribus sometimes interact with Marvel characters. This continued through 1988 and 1989.^[26]

In May 1999, Planeta DeAgostini published a first compilation of Superioribus, with the 44 pages of regular stories, but not the Christmas card; Jan provided new art for the cover.^[26][27][31] Later, in 2018, Planeta made another reprint in hardcover, bigger size and restored art; and again, with a new cover by Jan.^[27][32]

• Superioribus
• Antorcha Humana
• Capitán América
• Comisario Dolan
• Electro
• Iron Man
• Jan
• Petisos Carambanales
• Robot Gigante
• Spiderman
• Spider-Woman
• Supermonstruo surgido de los hielos
• unidentified armored superhero