Although suspected by many fans since episode three of Peacemaker season two, we now have it confirmed—the alt-universe Earth Peacemaker stumbled onto via the Quantum Unfolding Chamber is one ruled by Nazis. It feels like this is the equivalent of DC Comics‘ Earth-X, one of the parallel worlds in the Multiverse where the Nazis won World War II, and modern-day America is ruled by them. We know this Earth has one group opposing these Nazis, the Sons of Liberty. But could this organization have another name, and its own group of superheroes? We have a feeling that the final two episodes of Peacemaker may introduce the DC team the Freedom Fighters into the DCU.
To properly explain the Freedom Fighters, we have to go back to the Golden Age of comics. During the 1940s, the popularity of the superhero genre led to an explosion of publishers. Aside from DC, there were Timely Comics (later Marvel), Fawcett (home of Shazam), Charlton Comics, and Quality Comics. Quality published several heroes like the patriotic Uncle Sam, Plastic Man, and many others. Like many publishers, it went under after the Golden Age superhero boom faded. In later decades, DC bought the publisher’s characters, just as they had with Fawcett and Charlton Comics heroes. Which brings us to the 1970s.
By the early ’70s, DC had introduced several worlds in the Multiverse. Earth-2 was where the 1940s era Justice Society lived, and Earth-3 was home to the evil Crime Syndicate. Earth-S became the home of the Shazam family, and 1973’s Justice League of America #107 introduced Earth-X. It became the home of the acquired Quality Comics heroes, purchased by DC after Quality folded in 1957. In this parallel world, Adolf Hitler and the Axis forces won a prolonged World War II. In the 1970s, the war still raged, and representing the side of the Allies were the Freedom Fighters.
Led by Uncle Sam, the Freedom Fighters were popular enough in their Justice League appearance that they received their own ongoing series, which lasted 15 issues. DC explained the Freedom Fighters as heroes originating on Earth-2, alongside the Justice Society heroes. They immigrated to Earth-X, to keep the fight going against the Nazis. Members included Phantom Lady, Human Bomb, the Ray, Black Condor, Firebrand, and Doll Man. Their series had them move to Earth-1, but they eventually returned to Earth-X. The original Earth-X was destroyed in the Crisis on Infinite Earths. Afterward, DC editorial folded the Freedom Fighters back into the history of the newly formed Earth-0.
Earth-X as a concept has resurfaced in the modern era, in series like Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters. Later, thanks to Grant Morrison’s Multiversity and other series, they returned to their Nazi fighting roots. In the newer iteration of Earth-X, we have Nazi versions of iconic heroes, with Superman and Supergirl specifically reimagined as the Nazi Overman and Overgirl. The CW Arrowverse adapted this version of Earth-X for the very memorable crossover, “Crisis on Earth-X.” But we think James Gunn might have a fondness for the original version, where the Freedom Fighters kept battling the Nazis into the modern day. Because a couple of the Freedom Fighter heroes even made it into Superman. On a mural, anyway.
Inside the Justice Gang’s HQ, the Hall of Justice, there was a huge mural depicting 300 years of metahumans. Among those metahumans were two Quality Comics heroes who became members of the Freedom Fighters. The first is the scantily-clad vigilante Phantom Lady, and the other is speedster Max Mercury. Could we find out that those two characters, perhaps with other heroes, found themselves on Earth-X, and are still fighting the good fight? We know there’s an organization called the Sons of Liberty, but that could just be another name for the Freedom Fighters in this world. James Gunn loves obscure DC heroes, so maybe Uncle Sam and his team come to the rescue in the last few episodes of Peacemaker? We could see Gunn relishing in the imagery of Uncle Sam punching a Nazi in the jaw.
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