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Before dick wolf before dceu before mcu before tolkien and others, what was the first fiction universe that was created? Or is the idea of a fictional universe a "new age" thing? (lemmy.world)
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[–] Steve@communick.news 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'd expect some pantheon of gods would fit the definition.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is a collection of stories with likely different authors. That might fit what you're looking for. As far as I know it's the oldest written stories we have, some 5000 years old. And is about a superhero believe it or not.