It would be so cool to see a DC cinematic universe set in the 1950s

We have no idea what James Gunn and Peter Safran are planning for DC Studios and the DC Cinematic Universe. But they mapped out an eight- to 10-year plan and Gunn recently confirmed that he and Safran will reveal that plan to Warner Bros. Discover in two months. The rest of us will have to wait.

Gunn previously teased that they’re trying to tell the greatest story ever told in multiple films, saying, “All of our initial focus is on the story moving forward, crafting the new DCU and telling the greatest story ever told in multiple films.” , television shows and animated projects.

Now, I know Gunn isn’t going to change his direction or his plans for DC based on what some fans want to see, but my friend and GeekTyrant Free co-founder Reyes recently sent me what he’d like to see from the future of DC. DC with an entire DC Cinematic Universe set in the 1950s, and I loved the idea, so I just had to share and talk about it!

I love the concept of these iconic heroes adjusting to the world after the horrific events of WWII and the start of the Korean War. There are also so many great stories that were told in the 1950s era of DC Comics. Many of these have been covered in the book The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told, which is a collection of stories published in various DC Comics publications in the 1950s. These include:

• Best in the world #77 – “Superman Bat!” (with Superman and Batman)

• Star Comics #113 – “The Black Panther!” (with Tomahawks)

• Detective Comics #228 – “Escape to the Stars” (performed by John Jones, Manhunter from Mars)

• Sugar and Spike #3 – “Lobsters away!” (with Sugar and Spike)

• shop window #9 – “The Girl From Superman’s Past” (with Lois Lane)

• Adventure Comics #252 – “The Mystery of the Giant Arrows” (with Green Arrow)

• Adventure comics #253 – “Prisoners of Dimension Zero!” (with Green Arrow)

• Congo Bill #6 – “The city of gorillas!” (played by Congo Bill)

• Strange Adventures #28 – “Devil’s Island in Space!” (played by Captain Comet)

• Western comics #72 – “The Riddle of the Crystal Ball!” (played by Nighthawk)

• Wonder Woman #99 – “Top secret!” (with Wonder Woman)

• Black Hawk #109 – “The Raid on Blackhawk Island” (with Blackhawk)

• The fox and the crow #14 – “Three hundred dollars??” (with fox and crow)

• Super boy #22 – “Superboy and Sleeping Beauty!” (with Superboy)

• The brave and the daring #3 – “Thor’s Hammer!” (starring the Viking Prince)

• Adventure comics #245 – “The Sea Wizard!” (with Aquaman)

• Sensation Comics #107 – “The Snow Queen!” (with Johnny Danger)

• Batman Chapter 81 – “Two-Face Strikes Back!” (with Batman)

• Adventure comics #159 – “Future Knight!” (starring the Shining Knight)

• The Phantom Stranger #1 – “When the Dead Walk!” (starring the phantom stranger)

• Action comics #238 – “Marooned in the Fourth Dimension” (with Tommy Tomorrow)

• All-American Western #121 – “The Exposure of Johnny Thunder” (with Johnny Thunder)

• shop window #8 – “The Coldest Man on Earth!” (played by Flash)

• Love stories for girls #27 – “Abandoned Love”

• Best in the world #64 – “Spy Train” (with King Faraday)

• shop window #23 – “Summons from Space!” (with Green Lantern)

• Our army at war Chapter 87 – “Call Easy Co.!” (with Sergeant Rock)

• Superman’s friend Jimmy Olsen #32 – “Jupiter’s Jimmy Olsen” (with Jimmy Olsen)

• shop window #6 – “The Secrets of the Sorcerer’s Box!” (played by Challengers of the Unknown)

There are so many other different directions they could go with original stories as well. One of the other things that come to mind the most besides stories, is what a 1950s DC Cinematic Universe would look like visually!

My imagination is running wild thinking about what Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman et al would be like and where they live and inhabit. Most of the superhero comic book movies we’ve seen are set in the contemporary era. Then you have movies like Captain America: The First Avenger And Wonder Woman they were period pieces set in different eras and those movies were great! So it could work perfectly for a 50’s setting! They could be so fun and playful.

I don’t know, this is just me being a fanboy and enjoying the possibilities of what could be. I doubt this is the direction Gunn and Safran are taking things, but it would be pretty epic if they did. Who knows, maybe they’ll tell some story set in that era, or maybe even in the 60s and 70s. We’ll just have to wait and see.