Batman: Gotham by Gaslight~ DC comics Earth 1889/Earth 19~
DC comics Earth 1889/Earth 19~
Earth 1889 (later re-designated as Earth 19) is the home to the first ever DC Elseworlds, specifically the setting of Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/Batman_%28Earth-19%29
The Batman of Earth-19 (far right) and his counterparts from parallel earths.
Released in 1989 the first Gotham by Gaslight, saw the Cowled Crusader take on none-other than Jack the Ripper:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_Gotham_by_Gaslight
There was a sequel (set in 1892): Batman: Master of the Future
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_LeRoi
This time Batman took the airship piloting Alexander LeRoi (who bore more than a passing resemblance to Jules Verne’s Rubor the Conqueror, and thus Vincent Price).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robur_the_Conqueror
The most recent appearance of Earth-19 was with the publishing of Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Gotham by Gaslight
http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Countdown_Presents:_The_Search_for_Ray_Palmer:_Gotham_by_Gaslight_Vol_1_1
This time versions of Wonder Girl, Green Lantern and Robin (as the Challengers from Beyond) encounter the gaslight Blue Beetle and take on Man-Bat.
http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Daniel_Garrett_%28Earth-19%29
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