EARTH-82806 (EARTH-REED RICHARDS TOOK POSTMAN WILLIE LUMPKIN UP ON HIS OFFER TO JOIN THE FANTASTIC FOUR)
Type: Alternate Earth
Environment: Earth-like
Usual means of access: Presumably vibrational attunement
Dominant Life Form: Humans
Significant Inhabitants: The Fantastic Five (Willie Lumpkin, Reed Richards, & presumably Ben Grimm, Johnny Storm, & Sue Storm)
First Appearance: What If? I#34 (August, 1982)
History: (What If? I#34/6) - Reed Richards decided to allow Willie Lumpkin to join the newly-named Fantastic Five, hoping to get better postal service by allowing the postman to join the team under the pretense that his ear-wiggling would be put to good use. Lumpkin was the beginning of a slew of silly-abilitied heroes joining the superhero team, such as heroes with the power of a voracious appetite.
Comments: Created by Fred Hembeck.
This reality, while being much like Earth-616, was an alternate Earth, as this reality's Reed Richards was as dumb as 616's was smart. Since Reed's intelligence was not caused by any divergent factor, that makes this reality an alternate one.
Profile by Proto-Man.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Earth-Reed Richards Took the Postman Willie Lumpkin Up on His Offer to Join
the Fantastic Four has no known connections to
images: (without ads)
What If? I#34, p3, pan2 (Reed Welcoming Willie, main pic)
Appearances:
What If? I#34 (August, 1982) - "What if Reed Richards Took the Postman Willie
Lumpkin Up on His Offer to Join the Fantastic Four?" - Fred Hembeck (writer,
artist)
Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.
Last Updated: 08/16/04
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