| Final
Crisis |
| Libra kills the Martian Manhunter.
The JLA is called to investigate the death of Orion. |
Final Crisis #1 (7.08) |
| As the Martian Manhunter dies, his spirit reaches out to
his closest friends (Superman, Canary, Batman, Hal Jordan and Gypsy) to
pass on the history of Mars. Nightwing discovers J'onn's corpse hanging
from a red globe in New York City. Superman lifts J'onn's pyramid home
from the Gobi desert to serve as his tomb on Mars. |
Final Crisis: Requiem #1 (9.08) |
| In Tokyo, the Super Young Team (Atomic Lantern Boy, Sonic
Lightning Flash, Aquazon, Superbat, Lolita Canary) encounter Super-Sumo (of
Earth-51) in a nightclub. Sumo is attacked by Megayakuza. Mister
Miracle (Shilo Norman) approaches Sumo to propose an alliance. The Martian
Manhunter is buried on Mars. Alpha Lantern Kraken arrives at the Watchtower
to claim Orion's body and arrest Hal Jordan for his murder. Batman
acquires the bullet that killed Orion. The Flashes meet Barry Allen,
who warns them to run from the Racer—and a bullet. |
Final Crisis #2 (8.08) |
| Batman returns to his cave with the radion bullet that killed
Orion. He is captured by Darkseid's minions, Mokkari and Simyan. NOTES: Also
shown in Final Crisis #2. |
Batman #683 (1.09) |
| S.H.A.D.E. and Checkmate ally to shut down the Dark Side
Club. Iris Allen learns that her husband has
returned. Superman is approached by
the Monitrix, Zillo Valla, for a cosmic mission. Wonder Woman is infected
with the Anti-Life and becomes an avatar for a Female Fury. Mokkari
sends an Anti-Life email to everyone on Earth. |
Final Crisis #3 (9.08) |
| Superman meets Supermen from across the multiverse:
Captain Marvel of Earth-5, Captain Allen Adam of
Earth-4, Overman of Earth-10, and (the antimatter) Ultraman. They
head to the library of Limbo
to download an "infinite book"; they glimpse
the Monitors' origins and end. |
Final Crisis: Superman Beyond 3D #1 (10.08) |
| Captain Adam
merges Ultraman and Superman and broadcasts them into
a higher dimension—that of
the the Monitors. They face the first Monitor, Dax Novu, resurrected as
Mandrakk. Superman casts Mandrakk
into the void. Afterwards, Monitor Rox Ogama transforms
Ultraman into a vampiric servant. |
Final Crisis: Superman Beyond 3D #2 (3.09) |
| Soon after saving Lois, Superman is beckoned by the Legion beckons for
help against Superboy Prime (sent to the 31st century by the Time Trapper). NOTE: A
glimpse of this battle was shown in DC Universe #0 (6.08). |
Legion of Three Worlds #1-5 (10.08-??.09) |
| The new Tattooed Man (Mark Richards) tries to save his family
(Laurel, Leon, and wife) and runs up against Black Lightning. They're saved
up by Thunder and S.H.A.D.E. only after Black Lightning is captured and
converted by Anti-Life. |
Final Crisis: Submit #1 (12.08) |
| The Ray joins Green Arrow, Black Canary, Oracle and the
Tattooed Man's resistance. They coordinate with other Watchtowers around
the globe. Superbia falls from the sky. Barry cures Iris' Anti-Life
infection with his Speed Force. |
Final Crisis #4 (11.08) |
| Batman's psycho-merge with his intended
New God unleashes feedback that kills Darkseid's clone army. Darkseid assumes
full control of Turpin's body and rises, one with all his slaves. When
Kraken attacks the Guardians of the Universe, one Guardian (later called
Scar) is disfigured. |
Final Crisis #5 (12.08) |
| Last Rites: Simyan and Mokkari use a being called the
Lump, a telepathic parasite, to force Batman to submit. Batman
nearly detects the Lump. (#682) Batman lives
out Mokkari's false memories and the Lump convulses with Batman's resistance.
The psycho-feedback kills their soldiers. They choose to kill the Lump
to stop the feedback. (#683) |
Batman #682-683 (1.09) |
| Batman fires the bullet that killed at Darkseid. Simultaneously,
Batman is struck by Darkseid's Omega Sanction and is transported to the
ancient past. His corpse remains. Superman
returns from returns from the 31st century with knowledge of the Miracle
Machine. He finds Batman dead. Black Canary makes Tattooed
Man an honorary JLA member. Luthor and
Sivana unveil a device to counter the Equation. The Monitor Nix Uotan proclaims
that the Fifth World has begun: man as gods. |
Final Crisis #6 (1.09) |
| Darkseid is defeated and destroyed by an army of Superman.
The Flashes outrun the Black Racer, who
stops to take Darkseid (now struck by his own Omega beams, fired backwards
in time). The Ray inscribes the New Gods' "life letter" across the globe.
Superman builds a makeshift Miracle Machine to calculate a "Life Equation." He
sings to activate it and Darkseid is undone. Nix Uotan arrives and summons
the Forever people, saying "Taaru." The New Gods are reborn
and take up residence at Earth-51. Nix Uotan reveals a map he used to
rebuild Earth-51 again. The Monitors cease to exist, their story done.
In the distant past, an elderly Anthro has
a visitor—Batman. He has found the time capsule rocket launched
by Lois and the others. 1st app. of the Metal
Men from Earth-44 (its
Justice League) and their leader Doc Tornado, who destroy much of
the JLA's trophy room. NOTE: Read Grant Morrison's "Exit
Interview" at Newsarama, Part
1 and Part
2. Uotan's map is
Jack Kirby's, from Kamandi #1. |
Final Crisis #7 (3.09) |
| In light of Batman's death, Black Lightning leaves the League to return
to the Outsiders. |
Batman and the Outsiders Special #1 (3.09) |
| When Worlds Collide, Part 4: Black Canary scolds
Hal and Ollie for undermining her JLA leadership and forming their own
team. She consoles Roy about Kendra and he resigns, too. The Flash resigns,
citing his commitment to the Titans and his family. Superman and Wonder
Woman remember Batman and pursue their own missions. Canary decides to
disband the JLA. |
JLofA v.2 #31 (5.09) |
| Part 5: The remaining five members discuss options
for the League but do not appoint a leader. Dr. Light and Firestorm question
Shadow Thief at Van Kull Prison near Metropolis. The villain escapes and
Starbreaker comes through him to Earth. He siphons the power of Vega from
Dr. Light; in the Vegan system, the sun flickers. Kimiyo follows them as
they escape. |
JLofA v.2 #32 (6.09) |
| Part 6: The JLA tracks down Hardware in the city
of Dakota, at Gilliam Airfield; they want help tracking the Shadow Cabinet's
teleportation signature. Firestorm splits so that Gehenna can teleport
them to the Himalayas. When the JLA arrive, Anansi brings forth an avatar
to help: Paladin. There, Dr. Light also emerges to find the Shadow Cabinet
defeated by Starbreaker, Dharma near death, and Icon battling Starbreaker. |
JLofA v.2 #33 (7.09) |
| Part 7: Shadow Thief is captured. The JLA manage to siphon
much of Starbreakers energies and Paladin finishes him with a lutetium bullet.
Dharma reveals to Icon and Superman the fate of the "Dakota" universe:
upon the death of Darseid (in Final Crisis), their universe was destroyed.
Dharma tapped the power of the being called The Rift. He now continues
to "knit" the two universes seamlessly together. NOTE: Superman
remembers his prior meeting with Icon and others, in the "Worlds
Collide" crossover (1994). |
JLofA v.2 #34 (8.09) |
| Epoch (Lord of Time)
scatters the JLA two-by-two across time where
they team with other heroes. Hal and Roy with Cinnamon, 1866. Vixen and
John to Camelot with Shining Knight vs. Morgaine LeFay. Zatanna and Black
Canary to 1939 with Crimson Avenger; they meet Dinah's grandfather, Det.
Richard Lance. Arrow and Firestorm with the Bride in 1942 vs. Ra's
al Ghul. Steel and Wonder Woman with the Black
Pirate in 1574 vs. Starro. Superman and Dr. Light with the new Samurai,
Toshio in 1223. Meanwhile, Snapper Carr and the Cheetah encounter the Time
Commander in Happy Harbor. He tricks Snapper into helping against Epoch.
Though the villain returns the JLA, he also retrieves his hourglass
weapon. NOTE: The JLA is described as "broken
up." Lance
says he's not married (yet) which is impossible given Black Canary's 1947
debut. |
Justice League of America 80-Page Giant (11.09) |
| Starfire rejects an offer of JLA membership from Vixen. |
(JLofA v.2 #36, 10.09) |
| Red Tornado and Plastic Man heed the summons against a new
Royal Flush Gang formation in Las Vegas. They are again led by "Wild
Card"—Amos Fortune.
Fortune plays a game of chance with Roulette, whose pawns are the JLA. NOTE: Story
arc written by Len Wein. |
JLofA v.2 #35 (9.09) |
| Wonder Woman joins the battle. Fortune kills gang members
before they can divulge information. |
JLofA v.2 #36 (10.09) |
| The JLA fight factions of the Gang across the country—"royals"
from every suit. They manage to turn back luck around and discover Amos
Fortune and Roulette's location, but the villains escape. Roulette gives
her intelligence on the whole affair over to the Key. In New Orleans, Amos
Fortune is shot by the widow of a former Gang member. |
JLofA v.2 #37 (11.09) |
| Justice League: CRY FOR JUSTICE |
| James Robinson begins as writer |
| Hal Jordan defects from the JLA, angered that they haven't
done enough to bring criminals to justice—specifically, Libra and his Society.
Green Arrow joins him. Both Atoms take down the Killer Moth, avenging his
friend Mike Dante. Mikaal Tomas attends the funeral of his lover, Tony.
Congo Bill sits among his slaughtered tribe. Among them is his former human
form; he is now trapped inside the body of the Congorilla. His friend,
the Freedom Beast dies as well. NOTE: Takes
place after JLofA #30
and Final Crisis. Killer Moth, as Charaxes, was killed in Infinite
Crisis #7. Contains special notes by Robinson and the origin of Congorilla. |
Justice League: Cry for Justice #1 (9.09) |
| Mikaal and Congorilla clash on the former Blackhawk Island,
where they've both tracked their quarries. Hal and Ollie get a lead to
Prometheus from Jason Bard. The Atom and Shazam converge at the Flash Museum,
where they meet Jay Garrick. Jay's old friends (the Three
Dimwits) have been killed. They and Supergirl find Hall and Ollie in
Gotham City. NOTE: Contains special notes by Robinson
and the origin of Ray Palmer. |
Justice League: Cry for Justice #2 (10.09) |
| Congorilla reveals that his friend, Malavar, a native
of Gorilla City, was missing. Hal captures Clayface, disguised as Prometheus.
The real Prometheus reveals that he's killed Gloss, Sandstorm and Tasmainian
Devil. He reduces his ally, IQ, to mental infancy. The Shade and Bobo Benetti
visit Charity in Opal City. NOTE: Contains
special notes by Robinson and the origin of Prometheus. |
Justice League: Cry for Justice #3 (11.09) |
| Batwoman watches Hal and the others. Jay Garrick
finds Miss Martian battling Brick in San Francisco. In Paris, Bill and
Starman find the murderers—Penny
Dreadful and Arak. Arak info
implicates Prometheus, who killed many apes to retrieve one, Malavar. Penny
killed Tony when Prometheus stole the Zeta Beamer from S.T.A.R. Penny kills
Arak for divulging info, then a stray beam from Mikaal fries her, too.
Jay Garrick visits Mon-El, Hourman, Liberty Belle, Argent,
Manhunter, Shining Knight, the Sea Devils, and Mr. America. Ollie
takes issue with the Atom's harsh interrogation technique.
The Shade calls on Jay and Joan. The JLA call Hal Ollie and Ray to the
Watchtower to explain themselves. NOTE: Includes
backup feature about Starman. |
Justice League: Cry for Justice #4 (12.09) |
| Bill and Mik arrive at the home of Animal Man, where Starfire
and Donna Troy are visiting. They head for the Watchtower only to find
the JLA is also on Prometheus' tail. Batwoman relates her encounter
with Endless Winter, who died after creating a diversion. The Guardian
intercepts one of Prometheus' devices. Bill senses something and discovers
Red Arrow, whose arm has been torn off by Shazam! NOTE: Includes
backup feature about Captain Marvel Jr. Cameos by Odd-Man, Kull, Crimson
Avenger, Robotman and others. |
Justice League: Cry for Justice #5 (1.10) |
| Mark Bagley begins as artist |
| While trying to warn the JLA about some threat, Blue Jay
falls prey to an unseen attacker in the JLA's trophy room. Vixen calls
the team to Happy Harbor, looking for a reason to continue. Vixen has broken
her leg and Plastic Man cannot hold his shape. They're attacked by Despero,
who has Gypsy. Zatanna arrives but someone else teleports him away. They
return to the Hall of Justice, where Dr. Light has arisen. NOTE: This
follows Cry for Justice. |
JLofA v.2 #38 (12.09) |
| Blackest Night: Vibe, Zatara, Dr. Light and Steel
rise from the dead, converging on the Hall of Justice. |
JLofA v.2 #39 (1.10) |
| The Future |
| Late 21st Century: Superman departs Earth. His son, known as Superman
Secundus fills his role. 25th Century: A Superman leads the Justice League in defeating
Solaris. NOTE: Martian Manhunter and a Green Lantern are among the members. |
Superman: Man of Steel #1,000,000 (11.98) |
| 25th Century: The Justice League of America is remembered in history
books, and in an exhibit at the Space Museum. NOTE: The Space Museum first appeared in Strange Adventures #104 (5.59). |
JLofA #206 (11.82) |
| Early 29th Century: Solaris leads an army of sentient comets in
an attack on Earth, only to be foiled by Superman, the Justice League
and the Legion of Super-Heroes. NOTE: It's
unclear if this Legion of Super-Heroes predates the Legion we know, of
if this involves members of the Legion traveling in time. |
Superman: Man of Steel #1,000,000 (11.98) |
| 30th Century: The Legion of Super-Heroes forms. NOTE: The
Legion's first appearance was Adventure #247 (4.58). |
Superboy v.1 #147 (6.68) |
| 3,786: The JLA capture the Lord of Time. On their way back, they
get trapped 100 years in the future by the Demons Three. |
JLofA #11 (5.62) |
| 70th Century: An android named Diderot transfers the JLE's
consciousnesses to robot bodies and whisks them off to the 70th century
to help battling the human warlord, Alaric. The androids
have become humanity's cultural keepers and the humans became barbaric.
Sue Dibny commands Godfrey to rescue the JLE, and they depart before Alaric
can be stopped. Alaric defeats the androids of the 70th century and goes
back in time to reverse the JLI's origins. Erewhon helps the JLE restore
their past and defeat Alaric. |
JLE #54-55, 59-60 (E-L8.93) |
| 100th Century: The Weapons Master II. |
|
| 853rd Century (DC One Million) |
| The JLA's long-laid plan comes to fruition: Solaris, mistaking the green
ore on Mars for a Kryptonite fragment, unwittingly hurls Green Lantern's
power ring into the sun. Superman Prime emerges and uses the ring to crush
Solaris, seemingly for good. He then recreates both his lost love and
Krypton itself. Chronos sends the 853rd Century Vandal Savage to the ground
zero of the 20th Century Montevideo disaster. |
DC One Million #4 (11.98) |
| Atom "one million" tells his origin story to the Justice
Legion A. Mitchell Shelley returns to the Legion, coordinating missions
with the aid of the Strategy Engine. Owlwoman uses her half-Qwardian
physiology to prevent a collision with the Gorilla Galaxy. Superwoman
of Qward visits the JLA. 1st apps. of Heartiac, Alchemo, Pico-Moth,
Owac and Laughing Virus (the ghost of the Joker), and the
Legion of Executive Familiars. Notes:
This Owlwoman is said to be half-Qwardian, a descendant of the 20th Century
Owlman; her costume bears a striking resemblance to that of Nite Owl from
The Watchmen. Super Friends Samurai, Apache Chief and Black Vulcan
make cameos the same story. |
DC One Million 80-Page Giant (8.99) |
| Superman prevents a Vuulid invasion simply by giving the invader a tour
of the solar system and highlighting the Justice Legion's impressive forces. |
JLA 80-Page Giant #2 (11.99) |
| The Justice Legion confront Hourman abut his decision to divest of the
Worlogog, and ask for his help against the Else-Men on Rann Prime.
1st app. of the Adam Stranger. |
Hourman #11 (2.00) |
| Superman returns the damaged Hourman to Tyler Chemorobotics for repair.
The company is run by the original, time-traveling Rex Tyler. |
Hourman #12 (3.00) |
| Hourman uses a pseudo-Worlogog (re-created along with his Else-Men double)
to banish the Else-Men. He again chooses to downgrade his powers, but gains
a new "appearance scheme." NOTE: Hourman destroyed the original Worlogog in Hourman #1. |
Hourman #13 (4.00) |
