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"Legends of the Dead Earth" was the title of a large crossover spanning through all of DC's 25 Annuals in the year 1996, resulting in DC's 1996 annual event being simply branded as Legends of the Dead Earth. It featured stories about a possible future of the universe, in which although the planet Earth itself had long since died out and its heroes gone with it, the heroes still left an impression and their stories and legends were passed down in various ways. These are not officially labeled as Elseworld tales but many consider them to be Elseworlds because they take place in the distant future and feature stories influenced by the legends/stories/legacies of the heroes and villains of the past for that particular title. A few of these annuals are actually in continuity because the characters are from the distant future. Probably because of the success of 1994's Elseworlds annuals event, DC editors decided they would do another one, but this time with the future twist. And much like the 1994 Elseworlds annuals, there are some pretty good stories in this collection.