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Sequence of Events |
Issue (Date) |
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c. 1250 BCE: The Spectre destroys the walls of Jericho and causes
the sun to stand still in the sky, allowing Joshua to lay waste to the
enemies of Israel. The angel Gabriel also participates in the
slaughter. NOTE: These events were
described in Joshua 6:20 and 10:11-14, respectively. According
to JLofA #54, the Destruction of Jericho was caused by a special
Trumpet, which would later be found by a man named Sassenos. |
Spectre v.3 #0 (10.94), Hellblazer #64 |
|
1200 BCE: The Greek goddesses Aphrodite,
Athena, Artemis, Hestia, and Demeter create a new, all-female race of
Amazons, led by queen Hippolyta. After Hippolyta is humiliated
by the Greek hero Heracles, the goddesses transport the Amazons to the
island of Themyscira (also known as Paradise Island), where they
have no further contact with "Man's World" for more than 3,000 years.
While on Themyscira, the Amazons do not age and are effectively immortal.
Hippolyta's sister, Antiope, led one group of women off Themyscria;
their society is called Bana Migdhall. Notes:
In most pre-Crisis accounts, Paradise Island was created by Aphrodite
alone. The queen's name was originally spelled "Hippolyte." Several other
Amazons tribes were mentioned in Wonder Woman: The Once and Future
Story (6.98) — one other tribe of Greek Amazons, one from Ireland,
and one from Central Asia. Yet another tribe of Amazons existed before
recorded history and worked with Harpies, and were banished from our dimension
(Green Lantern/Green Arrow #82, 3.71). |
All-Star #8 (1.42), Sensation #1 (1.42), Wonder Woman v.2 #1 (2.87), Wonder Woman v.2 #90
(9.94) |
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c. 1200 BCE, Greece: The Trojan War c. 1200 BCE, Egypt: Ramses III,
the 2nd king of the 20th Dynasty |
|
1200 BCE, Atlantis: The blond Prince Atlan
(son of Honsu and Lorelei) delivers evidence of land-dwelling
civilizations. The Atlanteans evolve fins on their calves. NOTES:Lorelei is believed to be descended from Kordax and a human woman.
Date taken from the reign of Ramses III
(see next entry). |
Atlantis Chronicles #5 (7.90) |
|
The Atlanteans rise to conquer the surface world; they build a city called
Bazilia near Europe. They sweep down through Europe and into Egypt,
where they are defeated by the forces of Ramses III.
Atlan's brother, Haumond is captured and learns of the Atlanteans'
ancient connection to Egypt. |
Atlantis Chronicles #6 (8.90) |
|
1175 BCE:
The Atlanteans continued their conquest in Europe, arriving in Athens.
Honsu sets his son, Kraken against the Greeks' champion — Haumond!
The Atlanteans return to ocean floor and Bazilia sinks. Haumond returns
to Egypt. Atlan becomes a powerful sorcerer. Kraken's offspring continue
the royal family line. Shayera of Poseidonis leads a group of pacifist
“Idyllists” to found a city in the Hidden Valley. It’s
named Shayaris in her honor. Her group may be connected with the Hidden
City of the Homo magi. (Zatanna: Come Together) This, Shayera
is no relation to Shayera Thal of Thangar (Hawkwoman). |
Atlantis Chronicles #7 (9.90) |
| The Obsidian Age
of Atlantis |
|
1043 BCE: Because of superstition, the blond-haired child, Gamemnae
is expelled from underwater Atlantis.1020 BCE: Gamemnae returns
to Atlantis as a great sorceress. She raises the city above the water
and becomes its ruler. This act binds her soul to the continent and gives
her godlike powers. The bond cannot be broken unless the continent itself
is destroyed.
NOTE: Follow the 21st century events here. |
JLA #75 (1.03) |
|
The statesman, Rama Khan travels from Jarhanpur to Atlantis. He
is ensnared by Gamemnae, and the pair leads the nation to greatness.
This is Atlantis' "Obsidian Age." |
JLA #70 (L10.02) |
|
1015 BCE: As part of a magical contingency plan, all of 20th Century
Atlantis is shunted 3,000 years into the past. They find it has been raised
above sea level and many suffocate. Aquaman leads the survivors to the
water. He is soon trapped in aqueous form in a magical pool by Gamemnae.
The Atlanteans are enslaved beneath the water. |
JLA: Our Worlds at War #1 (2001), JLA #72 (L11.02) |
|
1004 BCE: Rama Khan and Gamemnae recruit heroes from across the
globe (and rival societies) to form a multicultural League of Ancients:
the Anointed One, Manitou Raven, Sela, Tezumak and the Whaler).
This is Atlantis' "Obsidian Age." |
JLA #70 (L10.02), JLA/JSA Secret Files (1.03) |
|
In response to a dire prophecy by Gamemnae, Manitou Raven and
Tezumak travel to the 21st century to destroy the JLA. |
JLA #66 (7.02) |
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1000 BCE: The JLA cast a spell and arrive in Atlantis to find
Aquaman. |
JLA #68 (9.02) |
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Part 2: Raven and Tezumak return from the future. They alert the
Ancients that the JLA have arrived as well. The JLA discover Aquaman's
essence, trapped in a pool. |
JLA #70 (L10.02) |
|
Part 4: The JLA locate Mera and the remains of 20th Century Atlantis.
She explains how Atlantis' fabled "Chronicles" had been altered
to reflect a golden era of peace. This is what misled Aquaman to lead
them to this time period. |
JLA #72 (L11.02) |
|
Part 6: The JLA are slain by the Ancients, but Green Lantern's
bravery convinces Raven to switch sides. He uses GL's heart as a sacrifice
in order to save the JLA's souls. Raven uses this power to cast a containment
spell around Atlantis, effectively trapping Gamemnae. |
JLA #74 (E12.02) |
|
Part 7: The JLA's successors arrive with a plan: they free Aquaman
from the pool. He then re-sinks Atlantis, breaking Gamemnae's soul-bond
to the continent and nullifying her magicks. (This returns Aquaman to
human form.) Raven and a female companion sneak through the portal to
the future along with the returning Atlanteans. |
JLA #75 (1.03) |
|
c. 1000 BCE: An alien race of shape-changers visits Earth. One
star ship is damaged and crashes back to Earth. Its nuclear engine explodes
and buries the ship under the Earth in the region later known as Qurac. |
New Titans #64 (3.90) |
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1005 BCE: Worship of Astarte, the love goddess (later Ishtar)
begins. Temple prostitution practiced in the near-East. |
Sandman #45 (??) |
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776 BCE: The power of the Spectre is again unleashed on Earth. |
DCU Heroes Secret Files #1 (2.99) |
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594 BCE: The Athenian statesman and poet, Solon travels
to Egypt where the Great Priest relates the early Atlanteans' arrival
in primitive Egypt. The Priest claims it happened 9000 years before. NOTE:Solon and the priest are regarded as real world historical figures. |
Atlantis Chronicles #6 (8.90) |
|
500 BCE: As "Oneiros," Dream fathers Orpheus
with the Muse, Calliope. Orpheus' bride Eurydice is struck down
on their wedding night, and attempts to retrieve her from Hades. He
fails and is torn apart by the Furies. NOTES:First
chronological appearance of Destruction. Calliope is the youngest of
the Muses and their representative. In Greek mythology, Oneiros
is regarded as an aspect of Hermes. Also, Orpheus is regarded as Apollo's
son. This is the earliest depiction of Dream as a member of the Greek
pantheon. |
Sandman Special #1 (1991) |
|
331 BCE: Per Degaton travels back in time from 1947 to help the
Persian king Darius defeat Alexander the Great in the Battle of Arbela,
changing history. The JSA later travels back in time to thwart Degaton,
restoring history to its original course. |
All-Star #35 (6-7.47) |
| 323 CE, Rome: Vandal Savage lives
as as Licinius and leads a 130,000-man revolt to Chrysopolis, where he
is still defeated by the Emperor Constantine. Later, Savage moves on and
another man is killed in his stead. | JSA Classified #10 (5.06) |
|
213 BCE: Chinese emperor Chou Houang Ti orders books throughout
the kingdom to be burnt. A number of the books escape being burned and
are later collected by a man named Sassenos. | Justice League of America
#54 (6.67)
|
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c. 70 BCE: Vandal Savage adopts the identity of Gaius Julius
Caesar. |
Who's Who #25 (3.87) |
|
62 BCE: Caius Octavius, the future Caesar Augustus, is born. 50 BCE: Caius Octavius first meets Julius Caesar.46 BCE: Caius Octavius travels to Spain at the request of Julius
Caesar. On his first night in camp, he is raped by Caesar. | Sandman #30
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45 BCE: Swamp Thing and Milo Mobius meet again to battle gladiators
and lions, at the Coliseum arena. Mobius dies again. Caesar's "Hell
Jewel" vanishes, and takes Swamp Thing with it. |
Swamp Thing v.1 #12 (10.74) |
|
44 BCE: Vandal Savage fakes his death as Julius Caesar to adopt
a new identity. NOTE: This is the historical
date of Caesar's death. |
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c. 30 BCE: The human race of Homo magi seals itself off
from the world in the mountains of Turkey. This race diverged from Homo
sapiens during the Stone Age. |
Justice League of America #165 (4.79) |
|
6 BCE: The
Spectre is banished to limbo because vengeance
and forgiveness (Jesus Christ) cannot walk the Earth at same time. |
DCU Heroes Secret Files #1 (2.99) |
| c. 4 BCE: The angel Gabriel rapes the Virgin Mary. NOTE: Yes, it was Garth Ennis' assertion that Gabriel was Jesus'
father (his take on the Annunciation.) | Hellblazer #64
|
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c. 1 BCE: The consciousness of dying Green Lantern Yalan Gur
is absorbed, along with the Lantern's shattered power battery, into
the Starheart, which crashes in China as a green, glowing meteorite. It
is found by a blacksmith named Chang, who fashions it into a lantern.
The lantern issues a cryptic prophecy: "Three times shall I flame green:
first, to bring death; second, to bring life; third, to bring power."
When Chang is killed by superstitious neighbors, the lantern fulfills
the first part of the prophecy by slaying his attackers with a burst of
energy. |
All-American #16 (7.40), Secret Origins #18 (9.87), Green Lantern v.3
#19 (12.91) |
|
1 BCE: Blackbriar Thorn, the last of the druids, transforms himself
into a wooden statue to elude the Roman army. |
DC Comics Presents #66 (2.84) |
|
Birth of Christ: Upon Christ's birth, the Spectre is exiled to
Limbo because "forgiveness and vengeance could not walk the Earth at the
same time." NOTE: An ancient historian may
have mistaken the date of Christ's birth; if so, his birth is technically
4 BCE. |
Spectre v.3 #0 (10.94) |
|
A man named named Josephus offends Jesus on his way to the cross.
He is cursed to live until the end of the world. NOTES:It was also postulated that the Phantom Stranger was the Wandering
Jew (Secret Origins v.2 #10), but an issue of the Spectre showed
him in Egypt centuries before the crucifixion. |
Arak, Son of Thunder #7-8, 10, 35, 36 (1982-84) |
|
c. 33 CE: Christ is crucified. The Swamp Thing's spirit inhabits
the cross and he speaks directly to Christ, as the martyr dies. NOTES:
This untold tale was meant for Rick Veitch's Swamp Thing #88 but
never saw print. It was revealed later by Tefé Holland. |
Swamp Thing Secret Files #1 (11.00) |
|
c. 33 CE: The Roman centurion Longinus uses his spear to
pierce the side of the dead Christ as he hangs on the cross. The spear
of Longinus becomes one of the most important Christian relics, imbued
with tremendous mystical power. In future years it falls into the hands
of many great conquerors, including Constantine, Charles Martel, Charlemagne,
and Frederick of Barbarossa. It becomes known as the Holy Lance —
the Spear of Destiny. Notes: The spear
was first mentioned in John 19:34, but not the name "Longinus."
(Please also visit the Spear
of Destiny site.) |
Weird War Tales #50 (1.77) |
|
Following the crucifixion of Christ, the Spectre goes berserk, raising
the dead and causing widespread chaos. The forces of Heaven temper the
entity's rage by binding it to a human soul, an Indian man named Caraka,
who was murdered along with his family by the necromancer Beltane. |
Spectre v.3 #0 (10.94) |
|
Caraka becomes corrupt and relinquishes his bond to the Spectre. He later
becomes the demon Azmodus (first chronological appearance). |
Spectre v.3 #25 (1.95) |
|
64 CE: Captain Atom battles an alien invasion and Monarch as Nero's
Rome burns. |
Armageddon: The Alien Agenda #2 (12.91) |
|
70 CE: The Romans burn the Jewish temple in Jerusalem. A number
of books from the temple are later found by Sassenos and collected in
his library. |
Justice League of America #54 (6.67) |
|
c. 240 CE: In Britain, the Spectre is again bound to a human soul,
that of a young woman brutalized by highwaymen. |
Spectre v.3 #0 (10.94) |
|
Merlin (Myrddin Ambrosius), the son of Belial and a mortal witch
is born. |
Batman #544 (7.97) |
| c. 560: Camelot |
|
6th century CE: Prince Khufu is recincarnated as Brian Kent, Shining
Knight. He shares adventures with King Arthur's Knights of the Round
Table. |
Brave & Bold #1 (8.55) |
|
King Arthur's friend, Merlin, bestows Sir Justin with an enchanted blade,
armor and winged horse. Legend calls him the Shining Knight.
After his first mission, Justin is encased in ice and is not revived until
1941, but after that, he frequently time-travels back to Camelot. NOTE:
It's bizarre that Justin would travel back to Camelot and not attempt
to change his destiny by freeing himself from the ice. |
Adventure Comics #66 (9.41), All-Star Squadron #62 (10.86) |
|
Post-Crisis: During a battle, the
sons of Belial — Etrigan, Scapegoat and Merlin —
do battle. Merlin charges Scapegoat to carry all Hell's sins and
imprisons him in the "Region Beyond." In the years that follow,
Merlin and King Arthur imprison many of their foes in the Region Beyond,
including the Thing-That-Cannot-Die, Wotan and the Wild Hunt. After the
quest for the Holy Grail, Merlin sets Sir Percival to guard the Region's
exit. As part of this "family battle," Merlin also bonds
Etrigan to the human, Jason Blood (see next). NOTES:Jason and Merlin were also described as the blood brothers Iason
and Myrddin in Gaiman's Books of Magic. In pre-Crisis continuity,
Merlin transformed Etrigan into Jason Blood and Blood lived for centuries
with no knowledge of his demonic self. |
Demon #16-20 (10.91-2.92) |
|
Merlin and Etrigan observe a man named Jason Blood, with his wife Marie
and their two daughters. Jason cares little for King Arthur's battle with
Mordred. Since Etrigan has also refused to help save Camelot, Merlin bonds
Etrigan to Jason. The pair go insane from the stress, and Jason murders
his wife and daughter Claire with an axe. Marie's brother discovers the
slaughter, and incites a mob to kill Jason. But Jason turns into Etrigan,
killing them all. A year later, Etrigan and Jason regain their sanity. |
Demon #0 (10.94) |
|
Jeffrey Sloane, boyfriend of Zatanna, is accidentally sent back in time
to Camelot while Zatanna is attempting to catch a glimpse of Merlin. Zatanna
rescues him from Sir Gawain and Sir Lancelot. NOTE:
This story did not involve Supergirl. | Supergirl v.1 #1 (11.72)
|
|
The young Shining Knight and Merlin enlist the time-travling Swamp Thing
to find the Holy Grail and help defend Camelot against Morgaine LeFay.
Justin finally finds the Grail, but when the Swamp Thing is drawn back
through time, Camelot — which rested upon his "back" —
falls! The Dark Ages ensue. Justin travels to the 20th Century to tell
Abigail Holland of her husband's fate. |
Swamp Thing #87, 109 (6.89, 7.91) |
|
Merlin is imprisoned by the sorceress Nimue. NOTES:
Merlin later escapes this imprisonment, and remains active in modern times.
He has at least two descendants: the Golden Age magician, Merlin (National
Comics #1, Quality Comics, 1940), and Merba (Supergirl v.1 #4, 3.73). |
Books of Magic #1 |
|
700-730: Abdul Alhazred writes his infamous Al Azif, which is
later to be translated and known as the Necronomicon. NOTE:
Date from H.P. Lovecraft's History of the Necronomicon (1927).
The Necronomicon is a creation which first appeared in Lovecraft's
short story, "The Hound" (1922) and has appeared in numerous
other stories. Any real world books claiming to be a "true"
Necronomicon are not. It's been used in the DCU by Felix Faust (JLofA
#10), Superman (DC Comics Presents #18) and the Joker (Batman
#544). Alhazred was also mentioned in JLofA #206 and 225. Alhazred
was part of the inspiration for Ras al Ghul's Elseworld equivalent in
Batman: The Doom that Came to Gotham. According to Lovecraft's
"History
of the Necronomicon" (which can be found at: ), it was translated
into Greek in the 9th Century, which explains why the Joker referred to
it as being from that time in Batman #544. |
|
790: Dream is willed the ancient city of Baghdad by its ruler,
so that it may live forever in dreams. NOTE:Based
on the dates of the CaliphHaroun al Rashid's reign, and the reference
to the Koran being revealed 180 years before. |
Sandman #50 (6.93) |
|
790: Loki is imprisoned by Odin beneath the Earth. |
Sandman #24 (??) |
|
1066: The Manhunter androids first discover and infiltrate the
Earth. |
Secret Origins #22 (1.88) |
|
1199: Etrigan slays a cardinal five miles from Jerusalem. |
Demon #0 (10.94) |
|
c. 1206, China: Vandal Savage adopts the identity of Genghis
Khan and becomes prince of the Mongols, leading their invasion of
China. |
Who's Who #25 (3.87) |
|
1272: A young Marco Polo passes through the Desert of Lop, falling
unconscious. In his dreams, he meets Rustichello, the future chronicler
of his tales, as well as the spirit of Fiddler's Green, and Dream
of the Endless. NOTE: Fiddler's Green is
based on English writer G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936). His first appearance
was in Sandman #11. |
Sandman #39 |
|
1295: Marco Polo returns from the East. His stories of the Orient
will inspire numerous other explorers, including Columbus and Vasco da
Gama. He returns from his journey with a book of arcane knowledge, which
is later translated by Leonardo da Vinci. |
Secret Origins v.2 #27 (6.88) |
|
1298: Marco Polo tells his tales to a cellmate in prison, Rustichello. |
Sandman #39 |
|
13th century: Shining Knight is trapped in the time of Genghis
Khan by the Nebula Man. He is soon rescued. |
Justice League of America #101 (9.72), Stars And S.T.R.I.P.E. #9 |
|
13th century: Robin Hood teaches Vandal Savage knifeplay. |
Arsenal #3 (12.98) |
|
c. 1330: Nicholas Flamel, ancestor of Zatara and Zatanna,
is born. Note: According to JLA Annual
#2 (1998), he is still alive today. The real world Flamel is reputed
to have died in 1415. He was also mentioned in Batman #544 (7.97). |
Secret Origins v.2 #27 (6.88) |
|
1372: A man named Jacek publishes a book named Mystic Abominations
and is burned at the stake. All known copies of his books were burned. |
Justice League of America #164 |
|
1370s: The Pied Piper frees the city of Hamelin from its rats...
and its children. NOTE: This story involves
Zatanna, not Supergirl. |
Supergirl v.1 #2 (1.73) |
|
1389: Dream and Death visit the White House Tavern, and Robert
"Hob" Gadling is granted eternal life until he chooses death. |
Sandman #13 (??) |
|
1452: Leonardo da Vinci, ancestor of Zatara and Zatanna, is born.
NOTE: The Vertigo title, Chiaroscuro (1995)
was a semi-fictionalized, non-DCU da Vinci's life. Leonardo was also an
inspiration to Bob Kane's creation of Batman. |
Secret Origins #27 (6.88) |
|
1470: The Iroquois Indian Flying Stag becomes the immortal
Super-Chief, when he absorbs the radiation from a meteorite. NOTES:
Super-Chief was the first Native-American superhero. |
All-Star Western #117-119 (1960-61), Superman v.1 #245 (1.72) |
|
1503-1566: The life of Michel de Nostredame (aka Nostradamus),
ancestor of Zatara and Zatanna. |
Secret Origins #27 (6.88) |
|
1503-1506: Vandal Savage blackmails Leonardo da Vinci into painting
the Mona Lisa. NOTE: Batman Annual
#18 tells a different origin of this painting, which includes a
Renaissance-era Batman. It is unclear whether the story was meant to be
Elseworlds. Another non-DCU origin of the Mona Lisa is told in
Chiaroscuro #5-6. |
Final Night #2 (11.96) |
|
1558: Jon Valor becomes the Black Pirate. Soon after, he
is temporarily taken to 20th Century by the Lord of Time. |
Sensation #1 (1.42), JLofA #159-160 (10-11.78) |
|
The Black Pirate returns and continues his adventures. But before the
year is out, he is killed, and now forced to wander the seas as a ghost. |
Starman v.2 #31 (2.91) |
|
1566: The court of Suleiman the Magnificent, last ruler of the
Ottoman Empire at the height of its power falls to the assaults of the
demon Etrigan. Suleiman and Merlin hide the magic of the empire in an
enchanted scimitar. Merlin's Eternity Book is also hidden with the scimitar. |
JLA Annual #4 (2000) |
|
1588: As Vandalo Salvaje, Vandal Savage leads the Spanish Armada
in a failed campaign against Sir Francis Drake. |
Who's Who #25 (3.87) |
|
23 June 1593: Wiliam Shakespeare and Lord Strange's Men perform
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" for Auberon & Titania of Faerie,
at the request of Morpheus. 1596: Hamnet Shakespeare dies. |
Sandman #19 |
|
16th Century, Poland: The Ragman costume is created. (No name
is given for the first Ragman.) |
Ragman v.2 #3 (12.91) |
|
16th Century: The conversion of Mexico to Christianity confines
the Aztec god Queztalcoatl to centuries of slumber. |
Superman: Man of Steel #3 (9.91) |
|
1635: Captain Jon Logerquist of Sweden founds Gotham City. |
Swamp Thing #52 (9.86) |
|
1607-1673: The life of Count d'Artagnan (later reincarnated as
Travis Morgan, Warlord). NOTE:D'Artagnan
is the main character in The Three Musketeers series of books by
Alexandre Dumas (1844). Prior incarnations for Morgan include a caveman,
Gaius Thetalos, a Nubian slave, Lancelot du Lac, Jim Bowie, Crazy Horse,
and an Iowa farm boy). The real world d'Artagnan lived from 1615-1673. |
Warlord #27 (11.79) |
|
1648: The Trenchcoat Brigade (John Constantine, the Phantom Stranger,
Dr. Occult and Mr. E) travels back in time to battle against Constantine's
ancestor Piotr and the cancer god M'Nagalah. NOTE:M'Nagalah first appeared in Swamp Thing #8. |
The Trenchcoat Brigade #1-4 (3-6.99) |
|
1656: Etrigan and Jason Blood meet with Lucifer in Hell. They
agree to a scheme for the death of the pirate William Scumm, long overdue
to go to Hell.1660: Lucifer, Etrigan, and Jason Blood drink a toast to the death
of Scumm. Jason Blood asks Lucifer where a man should seek his fortune
on Earth. Lucifer advises him to go west. |
Demon #0 (10.94) |
|
1660: Alf Oldland of rural England is murdered by Stuart Fisby
when his croft is set on fire. He returns to life as the Swamp Thing called
"Jack In The Green." However, he does not learn the identity
of his killer for many years. |
Swamp Thing #47 (4.86), Hellblazer: Lady Constantine #1 (??) |
|
1665: Jack In The Green returns home from his worldwide travels,
and witnesses the horrors of the Bubonic Plague, known as "the Black
Death." |
Neil Gaiman's Midnight Days (??) |
|
June 6, 1666, London, England: To avoid dying from the black plague,
Milo Mobius steals a magical spell from his mistress and curses himself
with the Hell Jewel's gift of immortality. Mobius is cursed to live forever,
to time-travel, suffer endless violent deaths, and reincarnate into the
past, present and future for all time as the Eternity Man (or Immortal
Man). |
Swamp Thing v.1 #12 (10.74) |
| 18th Century |
|
1700: Keith Everett is murdered by bandits in Ireland. His ancestors
grant him all the knowledge and power he needs to return to Earth in search
of justice as the Gay Ghost. |
Sensation #1 (1.42) |
|
1702: Metropolis is founded. |
Superboy #47 (??.56) |
|
1743: Guiseppe Balsamo (aka Cagliostro, ancestor of Zatara
and Zatanna) is born. NOTES:In the real
world, Cagliostro died in 1795. His spirit was called upon by Kid Eternity
in Kid Eternity #3 (Autumn, 1946; Quality Comics), but according
to JLA Annual #2 (1998), he is still alive. He was also mentioned
in Batman #544 (7.97). Cagliostro's cloak is now owned by the Fadeaway
Man |
Secret Origins v.2 #27 (6.88) |
| Spring 1748: Captain Fear unwittingly intrudes
upon a plot to ally the Dutch and Japanese dissidents to kill Japan's ruling
shogun in return for the Japanese financing a war in Europe. |
Unknown Soldier #254-256 (8-10.1981) |
| May 23, 1751: A Venetian count
named Alain succeeds in enchanting his island villa to
relive this day again and again, cheating death and aging. In 2003, the
enchantment is broken, and Death enters the villa at last. |
Sandman: Endless Nights |
|
1753: American colonist Jeremy Coe is the first man to discover
the Batcave. He uses it as a secret base of operations. |
Detective #205 (??.54) |
|
1756: A copy of Jacek's second volume of Mystic Abominations
is printed in England. It is from this that Anton Allegro gained
his mystic knowledge. |
Justice League of America #164 |
|
October 26, 1760: Johanna Constantine is born in London, England. |
Sandman #29 (8.91) |
|
1764: Jacob Stockman, Thomas Jefferson and
others perform the Ceremony of the Bat, a rite that requires a virgin
sacrifice to summon the demon Barbathos. They are disrupted, but not before
the demon comes, becoming the very spirit of Gotham itself. |
Batman #452-454 (8-9.90) |
|
1770: Vandal Savage's agents in America assassinate George Washington
and replace him with a look-alike: Adam Weishaupt, ostensible leader of
the Bavarian Illuminati. |
Time Masters #5 (6.90) |
|
1771: Old Jack Baker (ancestor of Buddy Baker, Animal Man) is
a mentor and hunting companion to Tomahawk. |
Animal Man #46 (4.92) |
|
1775-1781: The American Revolutionary War July 4, 1776: The Founding Fathers of the United States sign the
Declaration of Independence. |
|
1777: Shortly after signing the Declaration of Independence, the
founding fathers, led by Benjamin Franklin, conduct a ritual to create
the American Talisman, to represent the spirit of the new nation.
The Talisman in turn bonds with Taylor Samuel Hawke, an alchemist.
It first manifests during the Revolutionary War as The Minuteman,
and fades away after the Rvolutionary War.
NOTE: This was Uncle Sam's earliest
chronological appearance. The origin in National Comics #5 only
named Uncle Sam. The tale in The Spectre changed it a bit,
naming Hawke
and the Minuteman. |
National Comics #5 (July 1940); Secret Origins v.2 #19 (10.87); The Spectre
v.3 #38 (2.96) |
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Cagliostro advises Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and Benjamin Franklin
during the American Revolution. NOTE: In
the real world, Cagliostro never visited America... as far as we know. |
Secret Origins v.2 #27 (6.88) |
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1776: Thomas Hawkins becomes the Tomahawk during the Revolutionary
War. The boy, Dan Hunter, fights at his side. NOTE:His adventures ran through Star-Spangled #121. |
Star-Spangled #69 (6.47) |
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Bess Lynn becomes Miss Liberty. Soon after, she is temporarily
taken to 20th Century by the Lord of Time. |
Tomahawk #81 (??.62), JLofA #159-160 (10-11.78) |
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1779: Tomahawk, Dan Hunter and Miss Liberty are taken to the
20th Century by the cosmic Crisis. |
All-Star Squadron #54 (2.86), Firestorm #42 |
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Miss Liberty is killed on a mission to rescue the
Liberty Bell from the enemy. Note:
She also appears in Squadron #54-55. |
All-Star Squadron #61 (9.86) |
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1785: In England, Johanna Constantine seeks to regain her family's
noble title. She is drafted into seeking the mystical Pandora's Box. She
enlists the aid of "Jack in the Green", a Swamp Thing from the
late 1600s. She succeeds in her mission at a cost of several lives, and
she becomes Lady Constantine. NOTES: Jack
in the Green first appeared in Swamp Thing #47, Lady Constantine
in Sandman #13) |
Hellblazer Special: Lady Constantine #1-4 |
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1786: Cagliostro is involved in the affair of the Diamond Necklace,
which helps lead to the overthrow of the French Monarchy. |
Secret Origins v.2 #27 (6.88) |
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PRE-CRISIS, 1787: Batman and Robin travel
back in time to Philadelphia, where they make the acquaintance of scientist
and statesman Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) and acquit Bruce Wayne's ancestor,
silversmith Silas Wayne, of charges that he is secretly a notorious highwayman. |
Batman #44 (??.47) |
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1786: Johanna Constantine steals some papers from the Russian
Court. |
Sandman #29 |
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1789: Lady Constantine confronts Morpheus and Hob Gadling. |
Sandman #13 (2.90) |
| 14 July 1789, France:
The storming of the Bastille (The French Revolution) |
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1791: Johanna Constantine involved in a scandal in Louisiana. |
Sandman #29 |
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1793: Shortly before his death, a guilt ridden Jacob Stockman
writes his account of the Ceremony of the Bat. |
Batman #452-454 (8-9.90) |
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June 28, 1794: Morpheus asks for Lady Constantine's assistance
in obtaining Orpheus' head. July 24, 1794: Lady Constantine obtains and extricates Orpheus'
head from the midst of the French Revolution. |
Sandman #29 (8.91) |
|
1795: 20-year old Seminole Indian brave Ho'tah Makanaw drinks
from the Grotto of Eternal Youth and becomes immortal. Later that day,
ten drunken traders burst into the Seminole village and murder all of
the tribe but Ho'tah, who vows to keep the Grotto a secret and the memory
of his lost tribe alive in Florida. |
Swamp Thing v.2 #20 (1.84) |
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c. 1796: As Marshal Sauvage, Vandal Savage becomes an advisor
to Napoleon; he presumably takes a new identity after Napoleon's abdication
in 1814. |
Flash v.1 #137 (6.63) |
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1799: Darius Wayne begins construction of Wayne Manor. |
Swamp Thing #86 (5.89) |
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Late 18th century: A member of the Drake family serves as a member
of London's "Bow Street Runners" (forerunners to the Metropolitan
police force). NOTE:This Drake is definitely
an ancestor of Gotham Police Detective Richard Drake, as well as both
Black Canaries. It is unknown if Tim Drake is related to this Drake. |
DC Secret Origins of Superheroes (4.79) |
| 19th Century |
|
January 1, 1800: The aging Tomahawk confronts a slave trader —
Jason Blood — in Gotham. Blood's ally, Lord Shilling, impersonates
Tomahawk's ally, Stovepipe, and the two begin a fight which leads to the
discovery of a cave (which will one day be the Batcave. This seaside entrance
is later sealed and kept a long-held secret of the wealthy Wayne family
and their servants.) In the cave, they discover the magic piece of amber
which houses the Swamp Thing's soul; it is strung around the neck of a
giant bat. Shilling dies when he tries to retrieve the amber from within
an arcane pool. Tomahawk claims the crystal — withered hand attached
— and meets Moon Fawn and her brother Wise Owl. He journeys
with them to Echo Valley. Their father, Grey Elk has been communing with
the Swamp Thing as an oracle. NOTES: Lord
Shilling first appeared in Tomahawk #28. Stovepipe in Tomahawk
#97. |
Swamp Thing #86 (5.89), Detective #205 (??) |
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Tomahawk marries Moon Fawn, has two sons, Hawk and Small
Eagle. His brother-in-law is called Wise Owl; his father-in
law Grey Elk. |
Tomahawk #131 (1970??) |
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July 5, 1810: Phineas Taylor (P.T.) Barnum is born. |
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1810: Farmer/widower Waverly Sayre becomes the first Green
Lantern of Earth, Sector 2814. Waverly Sayre is succeeded upon his death
as Green Lantern by the alien, Starkaor. |
G.L. Corps Quarterly #2 (Aut.92), Legends of the DCU #20 (9.99) |
| War of 1812: The American Talisman
bonds with a new host and becomes Brother
Jonathan. ; he will later be known as Uncle Sam. NOTE: This
was Uncle Sam's earliest chronological appearance. The origin in National
Comics #5 only named Uncle Sam. The tale in The Spectre named
Hawke and the Minuteman. |
The Spectre v.3 #38 (2.96) |
|
1818: Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus is published
by Mary Shelley. |
| 1818: Gaston Hupert, an officer
in Jean Lafitte's army, proclaims the foundation of Hub City, although
actual construction does not begin for some years. | The Question #5 (6.87) |
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February 14, 1819: Joshua Norton is born to John and Sarah Norton
in London, England. NOTE: Norton is a historical
character. |
Sandman #31 (10.91) |
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1826: Murderous pirate and magician "Dark Conrad" Constantine
is pursued by his hated arch-enemy Captain Jean Lafitte, into a ghostly
supernatural dimension. NOTE: As with Lady
Johanna, Dark Conrad is an ancestor of John Constantine. |
Swamp Thing #111, 114-115 (9.91, 12.91, 1.92) |
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1830: Alicia Collins is born in South Yorkshire, England. |
Swamp Thing #120 (7.92) |
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1835: P.T. Barnum stages his first carnival sideshow.June 20, 1837: Alexandrina Victoria is crowned Queen of Great
Britain. The Victorian Era begins. |
