| 3
Years Ago |
|
Sequence of Events |
Issue (Date) |
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Dr. Mist helps Owl Woman and Jack O' Lantern I (previously believed dead) escape Bialya. Sumaan Harjavti secretly plots
to control the Global Guardians and imprisons Olympian. Power Girl discovers
that the magical Ghy has taken control of her personal life. Blue Beetle
undertakes a successful weight-loss program. NOTE: This is the real Dr. Mist's first appearance in a JLA book. Ghy first
appeared in the Power Girl mini-series. |
JLQ #6 (Spr.92) |
|
Ralph and Sue Dibny stop a plot by the Count of Modora, Bito Wladon (Sonar),
to drive up the price of his sonic weapons by exploiting long standing
grudges at the European Unity Conference. He also manipulates Warp, Copperhead Il,
Calimari & the Wurstwaffe (men named after differesnt sausages in sausage
costumes) to attack the conference. NOTE: Flash guest stars in #3. |
Elongated Man #1-4 (1.92-4.92) |
|
Dan Jurgens begins as writer & penciller of Justice League America |
|
The JLI re-forms without official UN support. AMERICA:
Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, Fire, Guy Gardner, Ice, Superman. EUROPE:
Aquaman, Crimson Fox, Dr. Light, Elongated Man, Flash, Green Lantern,
Power Girl. |
JL Spectacular #1 (1992) |
|
Bloodwynd's conscience takes over J'onn's mind and body when J'onn is
possessed by the power of his Blood Gem. |
(JLA #76, E7.93) |
|
Part 1: JLA vs. Weapons Master. 1st app. Bloodwynd. |
JLA #61 (4.92) |
| Part 2: Weapons Master defeated. |
JLA #62 (5.92) |
|
Part 1: Catherine Cobert assigned "Special Officer on Paranormal Forces,"
in charge of both Leagues. Sue Dibny is made the new JLE coordinator.
The JLE is allowed to continue using the London embassy. 1st app. Deconstructo.
NEW COSTUMES: Power Girl, Dr. Light and Elongated
Man. |
JLE #37 (4.92) |
|
Part 2: Batman helps battle Deconstructo. |
JLE #38 (5.92) |
| Part 3: Deconstructo defeated. Green Lantern returns to lead the JLE. |
JLE #39 (6.92) |
| Part 4: Metamorpho helps fight Chthon.
After Deconstructo's destruction, the UN thinks about moving the JLE to
Vienna. Batman's last JLI appearance. |
JLE #40 (7.92) |
|
Part 1: Bloodwynd and Maxima officially join. Max
brokers a new deal with the UN and the JLA moves
to new New York HQ. They follow Maxima to her homeworld Almerac, where
Starbreaker has escaped his shadow dimension prison and taken power.
Guy Gardner quits the JLA. NOTE: I
consider this to be Bloodwynd, not J'onn, as it is Bloodwynd's
conscience which acts through J'onn's body. |
JLA #63 (6.92) |
| Part 3: Starbreaker initiates the destruction of Almerac. |
JLA #64 (7.92) |
| Part 3: Maxima is exiled by her own people from Almerac. |
JLA #65 (8.92) |
|
Hal Jordan repossesses Guy Gardner's ring. |
Green Lantern v.2 #25 (6.92) |
|
Rising Sun woos Dr. Light and is recruited by Dr. Mist to help liberate
the Global Guardians. Mist has also recruited Tasmanian Devil and Seraph.
Beetle attends his 15-year reunion in Illinois, where he discovers all
his classmates are aliens. NOTE: This is
Seraph's first appearance in a JLA book. Also contains General Glory &
Rocket Red stories. |
JLQ #7 (Sum.92) |
|
The Justice Society returns from Limbo. Sandman suffers a heart attack
soon thereafter. NOTE: Leads into a new Justice
Sociey series. |
Armageddon: Inferno #4 (7.92) |
|
While trying to escape Washington D.C., Deathstroke evades Green Lantern,
Aquaman, and Flash. |
Deathstroke #13 (8.92) |
| ECLIPSO:
THE DARKNESS WITHIN |
|
Maxima temporarily possessed by Eclipso. |
JLA Annual #6 (1992) |
|
Ice, Fire, Booster Gold and Captain Marvel fight eclipsed townspeople
and an eclipsed Superman. |
Action Annual #4 (1992) |
|
Power Girl possessed by Eclipso. GUEST APP:
Metamorpho. |
JLA Annual #3 (1992) |
|
The League and all the "uneclipsed" heroes fight to free Superman from
Eclipso's grasp. NOTE: Second appearance
of "new" Guy Gardner with yellow ring. He acquired Sinestro's ring in
Guy Gardner: Reborn #3. |
Adventures of Superman #4 (1992) |
|
All DC heroes become "eclipsed" and are saved by the Superman,
Kilowog, Dr. Light, Blue Beetle, The Chunk, Professor Bennet, Bruce Gordon,
Doc Magnus, Lex Luthor, Dr. Emil Hamilton, and a member of L.E.G.I.O.N. |
Eclispo, the Darkness Within #2 (1992) |
| Part 1: Wonder Woman aids in the fight against Chthon and Echidna.
Metamorpho and Crimson Fox make a love connection. |
JLE #41 (8.92) |
|
Part 2: JLE vs. Echidna Power Girl
resolves the situation by agreeing to return to the Underworld once
a year and learn from Echidna. |
JLE #42 (9.92) |
|
When the Conglomerate collapses before a charity event, Claire Montgomery
summons Qwardian heroes to replace them (Deadeye, Elasti-Man, Element
Man, Frostbite, Fiero, Scarab, Slipstream). Dr. Mist reforms the
Global Guardians, rescuing the remaining members from Bialya, and
building a new HQ in the Pacific. In this story, Tasmanian Devil reveals
that he is gay. 1st app. of Max's ex-wife, Sylvia Duani. GUEST
APP: Peter Cannon. NOTES: Also
contains two other JLI stories. RETCON: This
issue told how the original Crime Syndicate were retconned to be from
Qward. With the publication of JLA: Earth 2, the Qwardian Crime
Syndicate can no longer exist. |
JLQ #8 (Aut.92) |
| The Atom and Batman advise Superman to keep Guy under close watch.
Maxima is questioned by police; she turns over her former assistant Sazu.
Guy returns wielding the deceased Sinestro's ring. GUEST
APP: The Atom. |
JLA #66 (9.92) |
|
Fire poses for a cheesecake calendar, secretly financed by Booster. The
alien Chaq invades a U.S. space shuttle. |
JLA #67 (10.92) |
| JLA defeat Chaq. |
JLA #68 (11.92) |
|
JLE moves into Barksdale
Castle. Amos Fortune returns. |
JLE #43 (10.92) |
|
JLE vs. Amos Fortune. |
JLE #44 (11.92) |
|
RED WINTER |
|
Part 1: Under the influence of Sonar, Rocket Red Dmitri attacks
JLE HQ and captures Dr. Light and Flash. |
JLE #45 (12.92) |
|
Part 2: Power Girl visits Aquaman's Atlantis for the first time.
Catherine consults with the Rubikskaya twins about the situation in Russia. |
JLE #46 (1.93) |
|
Part 3: Chandi Gupta arrives at the castle from
India, seeking the JLE's protection. Mr. Miracle, Blue Jay, Huntress,
Black Canary, General Glory, Tasmanian
Devil
and
Metamorpho
aid against Sonar. |
JLE #47 (2.93) |
|
Part 4: Sonar captures the JLE. |
JLE #48 (3.93) |
|
Part 5: Chandi becomes Maya and aides the JLA aids against Sonar's
army of villains. |
JLE #49 (4.93) |
|
Part 6: Aquaman resigns. Maya joins. Metamorpho and Tasmanian
Devil rejoin. NEW COSTUME: Crimson Fox. The team
guesses Vivian to be Constance d'Aramis. GUEST APPS:
JLA, Royal Flush Gang, Global Guardians. NOTE:
This arc seems to have occurred before "Doomsday" because Maxima
appears in her old costume, and Fire still has her powers. |
JLE #50 (5.93) |
| Titans villianess Chesire destroys the nation of Qurac with a nuclear
warhead. |
Deathstroke #19 (2.93) |
|
Beetle, Booster, Fire, Ice Flash and Guy investigate Ira Quimby, a scientist
who creates a serum that drives those infected into a killing frenzy.
Both Crimson Foxes battle a hermaphrodite shapeshifter with pheremonal
power similar to their own. Flash and Power Girl make a bet about her
temper; hilarity ensues. Booster Gold rescues a homeless girl who will
become a major star in the future — Geralyn Tierney of the Tierney
Twins. |
JLQ #9 (Wtr.92) |
|
Booster confronts the gangsters who will shape his future. Flash stops
an assassination attempt. Fire and Ice enter a fashion show... hosted
by an alien who wants to mate. Flash, Booster and Fire spy on Beetle's
blind date. |
JLQ #10 (Spr.93) |
| DOOMSDAY & FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND |
|
Doomsday begins his rampage towards Metropolis. |
Superman: Man of Steel #18 (12.92) |
|
The JLA tracks down Doomsday. Guy and Beetle critically injured. |
JLA #69 (12.92) |
|
Fire loses her powers. Booster's uniform destroyed. |
Superman v.2 #74 (12.92) |
|
Ice and Bloodwynd witness the death of Superman as he battles Doomsday. |
Superman v.2 #75 (1.93) |
| As news of Superman's death spreads, Wonder Woman and Batman mourn
him at the Fortress of Solitude. |
Justice League of America v.2 #0 (09.06) |
|
Heroes gather at NY HQ to pay tribute at Superman's wake. |
JLA #70 (1.93) |
|
1st app. of Steel III
(John Henry Irons), who is inspired by Superman's death. |
Superman: Man of Steel #22 (1.93) |
|
Wonder Woman convenes a meeting to reform the Justice League in the
wake of Superman's death. She and Ray II join. Black Condor II
and Agent Liberty are offered membership, but neither really accepts.
Condor attends the meeting because he has a weird feeling about Bloodwynd.
Agent Liberty attends to hide out from the law. Ice resigns and Fire
models for a swimsuit calendar. New
Costume: Maxima. |
JLA #71 (2.93) |
|
Superman's funeral. The Justice League and other heroes perform good
deeds in honor of Superman's memory. NOTE: Those
present include Flash, Captain Marvel, Maxima, Batman, Green Lanter,
Warrior, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Elongated Man, Dr. Light, Robin, Nightwing. |
Superman v.2 #76 (2.93) |
|
DESTINY'S HAND |
|
Part 1: Dr. Destiny creates a new reality in which the classic
JLofA #have become ruthless enforcers. |
JLA #72 (3.93) |
|
Part 2: The Dark JLA's satellite appears in orbit above the Earth.
Dr. Destiny escapes Arkham Asylum. |
JLA #73 (4.93) |
|
Part 3: The JLA captured by their dark counterparts. Bloodwynd
revealed as J'onn. |
JLA #74 (5.93) |
|
Part 4: Blue Beetle recovers and defeats Dr. Destiny. Afterward,
Black Condor departs, no longer suspicious Bloodwynd. Liberty departs
because JLA membership will not grant him asylum from the law. NOTE: These facts were revealed in the letter column of JLA #83. |
JLA #75 (6.93) |
|
A team of female JLAers is assigned to protect a foreign dignitary's
wife from the Chimera. Praxis trails the magicial Dexter DeFarge,
who seeks to unleash the demon, Ghast, on Earth. NOTES: Also contains a Martian Manhunter story. Mike Wieringo pencils. |
JLQ #11 (Sum.93) |
|
Sue Dibny kidnapped by Montezuma in Mexico. |
JLE #51 (6.93) |
| In Bombay, Maya is kidnapped by her parents and their cult of Shiva.
The Mahayogi is sent to preoccupy Power Girl and Dr. Light. Power
Girl reveals she is pregnant. |
JLE #52 (E7.93) |
|
Atom and the JLA try to separate J'onn from the Blood Gem, encountering
its inhabitant, Rott. |
JLA #76 (E7.93) |
|
Origin of Bloodwynd, who is successfully separated from J'onn. |
JLA #77 (L7.93) |
|
US official Hannibal Martin recruits J'onn, Aquaman, Flash, Gypsy and
Nightwing for a special undercover assignment. This group becomes a second "branch" of
the Justice League—the Task Force.
|
JLTF #1 (6.93) |
|
Crimson Fox's (Vivian) husband Rene (Le Fantôme)
reappears. She'd believed him dead and is torn between Rex and Rene. She
and Rene decide to again fake their own deaths to be together. A mysterious,
silent brute appears among the JLE. He does whatever they command, and
they name him Godfrey. |
JLE #53 (L7.93) |
|
Reign of the Supermen: The JLA is tricked by the Cyborg Superman
into traveling into space to apprehend the Eradicator. Roster:
Captain Marvel, Dr. Fate, Guy Gardner, Jade, J'onn, Maxima, Power Girl,
Ray, Sentinel, Wonder Woman. |
Action #690 (8.93) |
|
Reign of the Supermen: Superman and the JLA destroy or decontaminate
Engine City and Superman constructs a memorial to the dead from its remains.
Superman is asked to rejoin the JLA, but turns down the offer. NOTE: Numerous guest stars. Azrael is Batman in this story. While this issue
has the "Funeral for a Friend" label, it's not part of that
story arc. |
Superman v.2 #83 (11.93) |
|
Bloodlines: English dock
worker Richard Plante discovers a royal heritage and acquires a lightweight
suit of armor and a sword. He becomes Lionheart. He is soon
bitten by an alien parasite. NOTE: His "New
Blood"
powers were never revealed. |
JLE Annual #4 (1993) |
| Bloodlines: When
Jack Mobley is killed by the alien parasite Lissik,
he is transformed into the Terrorsmith. With a touch
he can transform people into horrors. Wonder Woman coaches him to use
his power for good: he temporarily restores Fire's powers. The JLA also
recruit other victims — Slingshot,
Shadowstryke & Krag — to help against the parasites. |
JLA Annual #7 (1993) |
| Dan Vado begins as writer of Justice League America |
|
The original Flash, Jay Garrick, is brought in as temporary field leader.
Ice returns home (1st app. of her parents). Dreamslayer unveils a new
team of Extremists: Brute, Cloudburst, Death Angel, Gunshot & Meanstreak. |
JLA #78 (E8.93) |
| Dreamslayer explains that after the Silver Sorceress' death, he was
released from her mind and drifted in the astral plane. He tries to persuade
Bloodwynd to join him; Bloodwynd considers it, signalling a wane in his
JLA loyalty. Dreamslayer alludes to the Overmaster's approach to Earth.
Upon defeat, he and the Extremists are teleported away. |
JLA #79 (L8.93) |
|
An android named Diderot transfers the JLE's consciousnesses to
robot bodies and whisks them off to the 70th century to help battling
Alaric. The androids had become humanity's cultural keepers
and the humans became barbaric. Sue commands Godfrey to rescue the JLE,
and they depart before Alaric can be stopped. |
JLE #54-55 (E-L8.93) |
| Kevin West begins
as penciller of Justice League America |
|
Alien fugitives Blake and Corbett seek asylum from the
Kerrilians. Beetle builds Booster a new armor. Ice's father appoints her
heir to the throne, much to the dissatisfaction of her brother, Ewald.
Captain Atom returns to public duty, including the JLA (he was believed
dead during the "Armageddon affairs"). |
JLA #80 (9.93) |
| Ewald kills Ice's father. NOTE: New costume
for Ice. |
JLA #81 (10.93) |
| Guy Gardner's clone (Joseph) kills the alien Blake in cold blood. |
JLA #82 (11.93) |
|
JLE vs. Druids. The JLE's "ghost watchman," Duke Donald leads
the disembodied Erewhon to Dr. Light. NOTES: Erewhon is not named until #58. His name is an anagram for "nowhere."
Guest star: Godfrey. |
JLE #56 (9.93) |
|
The JLE meet the druid's leader — the Druid II.
Erewhon takes possession of Godfrey's body. Ralph and Sue take a leave
of absence. NOTE: The first Druid fought
Atom & Zatanna in Atom #19. |
JLE #57 (10.93) |
| Dr. Light names Erewhon, who begins falling in love with her and inquires
about JLE membership himself. Kimi is hesitant but and agrees to help find
his original body. He taps Godfrey's memories of his family: Matilda,
Angstra and Caligula. |
JLE #58 (11.93) |
| Alaric defeats the androids of the 70th century and goes back in time
to reverse the JLI's origins. GUEST STAR: Erewhon. |
JLE #59 (12.93) |
| Erewhon helps restore the damage done by Alaric. Crimson Fox (Constance)
returns. |
JLE #60 (1.94) |
|
Claire Montgomery forms a third Conglomerate team: Echo, Hardline (Reverb),
Jesse Quick, Nuklon, and Templar. Journalist Wally Tortollini discovers
that they're a publicity ploy and sets out to expose them just as the
team faces a real threat: the new Amazo. NOTE: Also
contains JLI & Praxis stories. |
JLQ #12 (Aut.93) |
|
A team consisting of Martian Manhunter, Guy Gardner, Flash, Power Girl,
Kilowog, and Hal Jordan come to the Mosiac World on Oa to "rescue" the
beings "trapped" there, and are shocked when some of them don't want to
go home. |
Green Lantern: Mosaic #16-17 (9.93-10.93) |
|
Yesterdays Sins 1-4: After he is captured by the alien Draals
and stripped of his yellow power ring, Guy is forced to relive his past
while his memories are used to program a clone (Joseph, 1st app. #11).
Guy attempts a break out with several Green Lanterns (also captive), but
he is recaptured for more programming and Joseph heads for Earth with
Guy's ring. |
Guy Gardner #11-14 (8-11.93) |
|
The Creeper, Dr. Midnight, Wildcat II,
Commander Steel, Peacemaker, Major Victory and Manhunter all die at the
hands of Eclipso. NOTES: The Creeper later
returns in Creeper #1. Also, this was not the real Manhunter; the
real one returned in Manhunter (vol. 2) #12. |
Eclipso #13 (11.93) |
|
The Trouble With Guys, Part 1: Joseph fights with the League
until the real Guy returns. The Overmaster grants Ewald weapons and soldiers
(the vilain aims to establish a foothold on Earth to spearhead his mission
of destruction). Ice's mother contacts the JLA. Blue Beetle returns to
field duty. |
JLA #83 (12.93) |
|
The Trouble With Guys, Part 2: Guy and the League defeat his clone,
Joseph, and hand him over to Green Lanterns, waiting
in orbit. Guy recovers his yellow ring, with a little help from the League. |
Guy Gardner #15 (12.93) |
|
The League comes to Ice's aid. The Overmaster sets about finding new
"surrogates" to do his bidding. Bloodwynd senses the villain's
power and again questions his own place in the JLA. |
JLA #84 (1.94) |
|
General Glory takes on Guy, thinking him to be his clone. First appearance
of Militia, who is later revealed to be Guy's brother, Mace. |
Guy Gardner #16 (1.94) |
|
When Ewald dies in an explosion, Ice absorbs the energy and power he'd
been given by the Overmaster. Ice returns to the JLA and leaves her people
to decide their own fate. |
JLA #85 (2.94) |
| Maxima chooses Captain Atom as her newest conquest. Just then her
former betrothed from Almerac, Ultraa, comes to Earth for her.
She lets them fight for her but eventually sends Ultraa away. Power Girl
again meets her grandfather Arion, who frees her from dark magic inside
her. NOTES: Also contains a Praxis story. This
is the first post-Crisis appearance of Ultraa, who was formerly of Earth
Prime. His appearance here retroactively eliminates all previous appearances. |
JLQ #13 (Wtr.93) |
|
Green Lantern leaves the League on
personal business. Power Girl's child manifests its protective force
field when Godfrey's parents attack.
Godfrey's father mutates into a powerful form with the power of a star.
In this battle, Metamorpho mutates into a new form. (#61) Godfrey comes out of his "shell" and
revelas he is Gaius. He'd left his family because they
drove him to take part in atrocities. His guilt paralyzed him and he
masked his appearance and fled to Earth. When his family threatened the
JLE, he awakened. He returns with his family in hopes of changing them.
(#62) 1st app. Osiris. Guest
star: Erewhon. |
JLE #61-62 (2-3.94) |
| THE FALL OF HAL JORDAN |
|
Emerald Twilight, Part 1: Hal Jordan tries to recreate Coast
City with Emerald energy from his ring. In his emotional weakness, he
falls prey to an ancient yellow being called Parallax: the living embodiment
of fear which resides in the Guardians central power battery and created
the GLs' weakness to fear and yellow. NOTE: First
appearance of Kyle Rayner. |
Green Lantern v.2 #48 (1.94); Green Lantern Rebirth #?? |
|
Emerald Twilight, Part 2: Parallax's evil consumes Hal, who shreds
through many members of the Green Lantern Corps on his way to Oa, taking
their rings and leaving them stranded in space if not outright killing
them. |
Green Lantern v.2 #49 (2.94) |
|
Guy takes on his borther, Militia. Due to Hal Jordan's attack on Oa,
Guy's ring begins to malfunction. NOTE: Name
of the series changes to Guy Gardner: Warrior. |
Guy Gardner #17 (2.94) |
|
Emerald Twilight, Part 3: Possessed by the god of fear, Parallax, Hal Jordan kills
Sinestro, Kilowog, and all of the Guardians of the Universe except for Ganthet. He
assumes the Guardians' former power. Ganthet gives Kyle Rayner (Green
Lantern
V) the last Green
Lantern ring in an alleyway. NOTE: Because the Parallax entity — which caused the Lanters' vulnerability to yellow — now resides
in Jordan, Rayner's ring is not vulnerable to the color yellow. |
Green Lantern v.2 #50 (3.94) |
|
Emerald Fallout, Part 1: Guy Gardner gets a leftover prototype
of Booster Gold's armor from Blue Beetle after his ring runs out of power.
Guy and Ice talk about their relationship. NOTE: This is the last time Guy and Ice talk before her death. |
Guy Gardner: Warrior #18 (3.94) |
|
Emerald Fallout, Part 2: Guy takes on his presumed deceased brother
Mace who is now the villian Militia and his ring comes back to full power. |
Guy Gardner: Warrior #19 (4.94) |
|
Emerald Fallout, Part 3: Guy Gardner, Alan Scott, Darkstar Colin
Ferros, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Captain Atom, Ray and (former
GL) Arisia go to Oa to find out what is causing the disturbance with the
GL Corps. In a most disturbing scene, they fly through a space field littered
with Green Lantern corpses. Hal defeats them in a matter of seconds. |
Guy Gardner: Warrior #20 (5.94) |
|
Emerald Fallout, Part 4: Everyone except for Guy is defeated almost
immediately by Hal. After a short battle, Guy is stripped of his ring
and loses an eye (which is later healed by the Warrior Waters of Nabba).
NOTE: This issue has a special "1 page
per panel" format. |
Guy Gardner: Warrior #21 (6.94) |
|
Elongated Man, Black Canary, Hourman I & Peter Cannon recruited to fight the Aryan Nation: Iron Cross,
Heatmonger, Backlash, Blind Faith, Golden Eagle II. |
JLTF #10-11 (3-4.94) |
| Marc Campos begins
as penciller of Justice League America |
|
Part 1: The JLA is drawn to Colorado, and the headquarters of the Flock
of the Machine. This cult constructed a tower which unwittingly transformed
the Overmaster's power into global chaos. The machine also allows Dreamslayer
to get one step further out of his prison. The newly-resurrected Superman
declines to rejoin the League. Ice discovers her increased powers. 1st
app. Amazing Man II
(Will Everett II). |
JLA #86 (3.94) |
| Part 2: Dreamslayer takes full possession of the cult's machine
(and the Overmaster's power therein). T.O. Morrow tries to warn Max about
his visions of the Overmaster's arrival. |
JLA #87 (4.94) |
| Part 3: Dreamslayer regains full power and again summons his
New Extremists. Dreamslayer is stopped when the cult's leader destroys
the machine. The Overmaster then reclaims the Extremists and returns
Dreamslayer to his other-dimensional prison. Bloodwynd becomes conflicted
and declines loyalty to either side. Fire's powers resurface. Vandal
Savage warns of the Overmaster's arrival. Darkseid also sends Desaad
to warn them. |
JLA #88 (5.94) |
|
Sarge Steel assembles a JLA Task Force (Beetle, Capt. Atom, Nightshade
& Thunderbolt & Judomaster II)
to battle Andreas Havoc. 1st app. Jack O'Lantern III,
Liam McHugh. NOTE: These heroes were all
originally published by Charlton Comics. Also contains Crimson Fox, Jack
O' Lantern & Praxis stories. The death of Jack O'Lantern II
is not explained until the Primal Force series. |
JLQ #14 (Spr.94) |
|
Dr. Light assumes leadership of the JLI. Metamorpho leads them to a
hidden city in Africa where they uncover the Cadre of the Immortal:
Osiris, Druid, Seneca, Mohammed Ibn Bornu, Musashi, Mahayogi & Xiuhtecutli.
Maya discovers her powers came indirectly from the Immortal's "master"
(Overmaster). She is turned to the villains' side. Dr. Light fashions
a holographic body for Erewhon. Guest
stars: Lionheart. |
JLE #63 (4.94) |
| Desaad comes to warn the JLE about the Overmaster. 1st app. of Phalanx.
Metamorpho discovers a device capable of accessing Dreamslayer's limbo-like
prison. Guest stars: Lionheart, Erewhon. |
JLE #64 (5.94) |
|
The League and many other heroes band together in an invasion of Parador
to take on Eclipso, who is defeated by the Spectre and the Phantom Stranger.
He is again imprisoned in the Heart of Darkness gem. |
Eclipso #17-18 (3-4.94) |
|
Hourman (Rex Tyler) saves the Task Force and J'onn stops the racist bomb.
L-Ron (in Despero's body) returns as a full-time field operative, warning
J'onn of Overmaster's arrival. |
JLTF #12 (5.94) |
|
With the aid of Dr. Fate, The Demon, Zatanna and the Phantom Stranger,
the Spectre seemingly permanently destroys Eclipso. |
Spectre v.3 #18 (5.94) |
|
The magician Dexter DeFarge uses Praxis to try to free the demon Ghast.
Tasmanian Devil vs. Phobia. NOTE: Also contains
Jack O'Lantern & Ray stories. |
JLQ #15 (Sum.94) |
|
On the run from the government, the Team Titans seek help from Wonder
Woman at the JLI New York embassy. |
Team Titans #21 (6.94) |
| JUDGMENT DAY |
|
Part 1: The Overmaster's ship arrives on Earth at Mt. Everest,
Nepal. When all Justice League teams are assembled, Captain Atom clashes
with Wonder Woman over a course of action. Against her wishes, Atom leads
a team to Everest where Booster Gold loses an arm and is fatally injured.
Ice goes missing in action and is coerced into joining the new Cadre:
Shatterfist, Devastator (Jack Snyder), the Aryan Nation and the
New Extremists. |
JLA #89 (6.94) |
|
Part 2: UN Liaison, Hannibal Martin orders the League to stand
down against the Overmaster. Captain Atom again defies him and assembles
another strike team. NOTE: Written by Mark
Waid. |
JLTF #13 (6.94) |
|
Part 3: At Maxwell Lord's urging, the U.N. sends the League
Busters (Peacemaker, Ultraa, Mirror Master, Chromax, Spellbinder)
to stop Captain Atom's team. The Cadre destroys the League's New York
headquarters. Guest stars: Lionheart, Osiris
and Seneca. NOTE: In Gunfire #6 (11.94),
Mirror Master (McCulloch) says that the Mirror Master in this tale was
not him. |
JLE #65 (6.94) |
|
Part 4: Ice kills Shatterfist and assumes leadership of the Cadre.
Booster is saved by the life support features in his new suit. Wonder
Woman rails at Max for consipiring to create the League Busters. |
JLA #90 (7.94) |
|
Part 5: Bloodwynd leaves the JLA and becomes an
observer. Gypsy is deserted on Mt. Everest. Ice turns on the Overmaster
and is killed. NOTE: In retrospect,
writer Mark
Waid regrets the decision to kill Ice. |
JLTF #14 (7.94) |
|
Final: Amazing Man subdues the Overmaster by absorbing his power.
Meanwhile, Beetle discovers the control room of the Overmaster's ship
and detonates the ship (and Overmaster) ahead of the armageddon device.
GUEST APPS: Lionheart,
Osiris, Seneca. |
JLE #66 (7.94) |
|
Epilogue: The funeral of Ice. The UN (Catherine Cobert) denies
the heroes access to their former headquarters. Captain Atom butts heads
with Max. |
JLA #91 (8.94) |
|
Policeman Donovan Wallace becomes General
Glory II; General
Glory I apparently dies
of a heart attack. |
JLQ #16 (Aut.94) |
|
The League struggles to reestablish its status and membership. Maxima
resigns. |
JLTF #15 (8.94) |
|
Dr. Light, Maya and Power Girl resign. The U.N. abandons the League
and Wonder Woman, J'onn and Captain Atom all begin recruiting members
for
new Justice Leagues. Wonder Woman offers membership to Osiris and Seneca,
who apparently decline. The hero Triumph appears amid the time
fluctuations of the "Zero Hour." NOTE: The
Erewhon storyline was left unfinished. |
JLE #67 (8.94) |
|
Bushmaster and Thunderlord are killed and Godiva,
Impala and Tuatara are critically injured by Fain Y'onia, an old
foe of Dr. Mist. In defeating him, the Wild Huntsman disappears. Owl Woman,
Rising Sun, Seraph, Impala & Olympian emerge to reform with new members: Centrix, Tundra, Chrysalis, Cascade. Maxima saves a young runaway
with the help of Lizzie Angelo. NOTES: Angelo
was the runaway who appeared in New Teen Titans #27-28. Also contains
a Captain Atom story. Last issue of J.L. Quartely. Wild Huntsman
shows up (unconscious) in Suicide Squad #37. |
JLQ #17 (Wtr.94) |
| 2
Years Ago |
| ZERO
HOUR |
|
Return of the Hero 1: Triumph retells the League's 1st adventure--how
he assembled Aquaman, Black Canary, Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter
and Superman to stop an alien mining mechanism. In defeating them, Triumph
is thrown out of time for 10 years, leaving no trace of his existence. |
JLA #92 (9.94) |
|
Return of the Hero 2: Triumph struggles to find the JLA he remembers.
Fire asks Arion to commune with Ice's spirit. |
JLTF #16 (9.94) |
|
Return of the Hero 3: Tasmanian Devil and Elongated Man resign.
Triumph's disappearance from the timestream is explained, and he joins
J'onn's Task Force team. NOTE: Last issue
of Justice League Europe/International. Phil Jimenez pencils. |
JLE #68 (9.94) |
|
Alan Scott fills in Kyle Rayner on Hal Jordan's demise. Also, Kyle and
Superman use the GL ring and Metron (of the New Gods) chair to project
a message to all DCU heroes. |
Green Lantern v.2 #55 (9.94) |
|
Carter and Shiera Hall are merged with Katar Hol.
Shiera perishes in the process. NOTES: Shiera's death was confirmed in JSA Secret Files #2, 9.01.
Her soul is reincarnated inside her neice, Kendra Saunders. |
Hawkman v.4 #13 (9.94) |
|
Parallax begins a campaign to reshape the universe in his own
image, starting a wave of temporal distortion that begins to unravel
time from the end of the universe backwards. As Waverider and the Linear
Men move to warn Earth's heroes, the villain Monarch, now calling himself
Extant, tries to exploit the crisis for his own ends. Superman, using
the help of Metron and Kyle Rayner, recruits Earth's heroes and alerts
them to the time crisis. |
Zero Hour #4 (9.94) |
|
The Justice Society engages Extant, who uses his
time manipulation powers to kill the Atom and Hourman, mortally wound
Dr. Mid-Nite, drain the power from Green Lantern's power ring, and split
Dr. Fate into Kent and Inza Nelson, stripping them of their power and
returning them to their chronological ages. NOTE: It
is later revealed that this Hourman was the android, who switched places
with Rex Tyler just before Extant's blow (JSA #66). |
Zero Hour #3 (9.94) |
|
The Justice Society disbands; the original Dr.
Mid-Nite presumably dies in the hospital. Alan Scott vows to retire, throwing
away his power ring, which is later destroyed by Hal Jordan. |
Zero Hour #2 (9.94) |
|
Atom II is de-aged
to 18. Realizing that his superhero career is over, Ted Knight passes
his Cosmic Rod on to his son David, who becomes Starman VI.
1st app. of his other son, Jack Knight (who becomes Starman VII in Starman #0, 10.94). The Flash appeals to the Spectre for assistance
in combating the crisis in time. The temporal devastation escalates,
destroying all of time except for a handful of heroes at Vanishing Point,
who learn that their foe is Hal Jordan, now calling himself Parallax. |
Zero Hour #1 (9.94) |
|
With the help of the Spectre, Parallax is stopped from remaking the
universe in his own image. The universe is restarted at the Dawn of
Time, causing historical changes and anomalies. Power Girl gives birth
to a boy. NOTE: This is presumably when the Spectre
first senses Parallax's great evil within Jordan. In general, however,
changes were minor to other characters' continuity. Over time, after
the Crisis, almost all characters' continuities continued to change.
This was later explained in the Infinite Crisis as having either been
a result of Superboy Prime's blows, or because the universe hadn't yet "settled" into
its proper place. Examples of this are the ever-changing histories
of Power Girl and Hawkman and the redefining of the Justice League's
early days. The most significant change to continuity from Zero Hour
was the complete reboot of the Legion of Super-Heroes. |
Zero Hour #0 (9.94) |
| Gerard Jones & Chuck Wojtkiewicz begin as writer & penciller
of Justice League America |
|
A new League reforms under Wonder Woman with new members Hawkman III,
Nuklon and Obsidian. They claim the Overmaster's former escape pod as
an orbiting headquarters (later referred to as the Refuge). Other
members include Flash, Crimson Fox & Metamorpho. The members comment
that Blue Beetle has joined Captain Atom's team. |
JLA #0 (10.94) |
|
J'onn forms a new team (Gypsy, L-Ron, Ray & Triumph) intent on training
future Leaguers. The Bronze Tiger declines an invitation to join. They
establish headquarters in Ivotown (Professor Ivo's island). |
JLTF #0 (10.94) |
|
Oliver Queen meets Connor Hawke. He later discovers Conner is
his son (#97). NOTE: Connor unofficially
dons the Green Arrow garb in Green Arrow #91. |
Green Arrow v.2 #0 (10.94) |
|
Kyle Rayner vs. Parallax. Oa is destroyed. |
Green Lantern v.2 #0 (10.94) |
|
The original Ray (Happy Terrill) confronts Martian Manhunter about the
whereabouts of his son, the Ray. |
Ray v.2 #0 (10.94) |
|
After an unsuccessful attempt to commandeer the League, Max collapses
from a brain tumor. Arion summons Power Girl and her son, whom Scarabus
is trying to kill. |
JLA #93 (11.94) |
|
Max learns that he has brain cancer, and it's revealed he is a member
of the Arcana (a new incarnation of the Royal Flush Gang, not named
until later). Power Girl manifests Atlantean magic powers. |
JLA #94 (12.94) |
|
Alan Scott (Green Lantern I) takes the name Sentinel. |
Showcase '95 #1 (1.95) |
|
Diana returns to the League sans her Wonder Woman title. The
JLA discovers the Yazz, and other last survivors of the Overmaster's
galactic devastation. The Kilg%re grants Max (his longtime secret ally)
a second chance at life, which he accepts, leaving his body
to die. NOTE:
Artemis IV became
the new Wonder Woman in Wonder Woman #93. |
JLA #95 (1.95) |
|
Frustrated by the League's leadership, Captain Atom claims the Justice
League name and forms his team. Maxima, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold and
Amazing Man II join
him. They establish headquarters at Mt. Thunder, Nevada, a former military
complex. Ronald Raymond (Firestorm) is told he is dying of leukemia. 1st
app. (shadowed) of Monarch II,
the original Nathaniel Adam. NOTE: The team
considers itself the Justice League and does not call themselves
"Extreme Justice." |
EJ #0 (1.95) |
|
Past and present Leaguers attend Max's funeral, vengefully disrupted
by Judgment, brother of John Charles Collins. |
JLA #96 (2.95) |
|
A Christmas party at Warriors brings just about every active hero guest
starring. And, Guy sleeps with Fire. |
Guy Gardner: Warrior #39 (2.95) |
|
The original Icemaiden returns. Artemis IV
arrives, seeking to assume Diana's leadership of the JLA. She is met
with indifference. Power Girl's child disappears. |
JLA #97 (3.95) |
|
1st app. Strange Brood. Metamorpho begins a search for Vivian
d'Aramis' killer. Blue Devil and Icemaiden join. |
JLA #98 (4.95) |
|
The JLA reunites the Strange Brood with their families. With the power
of the Kilg%re, Max Lord becomes a cyborg and takes the name Lord
Havoc (II).
NOTE: Further details about Max's relationship
with the Kilg%re were revealed in Booster Gold v.2 #9 (7.08). |
JLA #99 (5.95) |
|
Lord Havoc attempts to overtake the Refuge. He escapes in the end. Guy
Gardner re-appears with his new alien shape shifting abilities. GUEST
APP: Extreme Justice, Warrior. NOTE:
Guy got his new powers in GG: Warrior #0 (10.94). |
JLA #100 (6.95) |
|
Firestorm rejoins the League, in Captain Atom's branch. |
EJ #5 (6.95) |
|
Gunfire calls in the League to help him against his mad father, Ragnarok,
at the center of the earth. Aquaman also guest stars. |
Gunfire #13 (6.95) |
| WAY OF THE WARRIOR |
|
Part 1: Warrior and the League battle the Tormock Bloodhounds. |
Warrior #32 (6.95) |
|
Part 2: JLA in space! |
JLA #101 (7.95 |
|
Part 3: Hawkman and the JLA free the conquered Thanagarians. Their
population greatly reduced, they're left to rebuild Thanagarian society. |
Hawkman v.4 #22 (7.95) |
|
Part 4: Battles. |
Warrior #33 (7.95) |
|
Part 5: Tormock death ship destroyed. |
JLA #102 (8.95 |
|
Part 6: Fights. |
Hawkman v.4 #23 (8.95) |
|
Part 7: Skirmishes. |
Warrior #34 (8.95) |
|
Deathstroke, Wintergreen, Extreme Justice, the Outsiders, Steel, the
Blood Pack, the Titans and Hawkman travel throughout the world to disarm
nuclear weapons planted by the Crimelord. |
Deathstroke #49 (7.95) |
|
Ray announces his resignation; Mystek joins the Task Force. Guest
app: Impulse. |
JLTF #26 (8.95) |
|
Metamorpho & Crimson Fox, with Le Fantôme discover that Vivian is
the captive of Puanteur. |
JLA #103 (9.95) |
|
Disabled cop Eddie Walker, the "mood ring of the superhero set," fakes
his own death, takes on Bounty Inc., and loses control of his powers fighting
the Eradicator. The Martian Manhunter uses his telepathic powers to calm
Loose Cannon down, repaying him for his help (in JLTF #9, 2.94). |
Loose Cannon #1-4 (6-9.95) |
|
Oliver Queen perishes aboard and exploding plane.
His son, Connor takes the Mantle of Green Arrow II.
NOTE: Queen returns in Green
Arrow, v.3 #1, and it's explained in #7-9. |
Green Arrow v.2 #101 (9.95) |
|
Vivian d'Aramis is killed by Puanteur. |
JLA #104 (10.95) |
|
1st app. of the slave-aliens Zan and Jayna. NOTE: Zan and Jayna first appeared on TV as the "Wonder Twins" (with
their space-monkey, Gleek) in the All-New Super Friends Hour (1977).
This appearance has parallels to their 1st comic book app. (not-in-continuity)
in Super Friends #7 (10.77). They speak Interlac in this issue. |
EJ #9 (10.95) |
|
UNDERWORLD
UNLEASHED |
|
The Flash's Rogues Gallery (Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, Weather
Wizard, Mirror Master & Heat Wave) die as pawns of Neron. Many
villains accept Neron's offer for their heart's desire including: Abra
Kadabra, Blockbuster, Bolt, Cheetah and Chiller, Circe, Copperhead, Deadline,
Deadshot, Dr. Phosphorus, Dr. Polaris, Grodd, Joker, Killer Frost, Luthor,
Major Disaster, Merlyn, Metallo, Psycho-Pirate and Shrapnel. Neron also
kills Mongul. NOTE: The Rogues were all returned
to life in Flash #127-129. In later stories, Ocean Master, Mist
and Rag Doll also revealed their deal. |
Underworld Unleashed #1 (11.95) |
|
Obsidian manifests new powers against the Killer Elite (1st app.:
Deadshot, Bolt, Deadline, Merlyn & Chiller). Blue Devil makes a deal
with Neron. 1st app. of Kathy Viverrida (later, the Civet). NOTE: Deadshot presumably formed the Elite by allying with these villains following
his last Suicide Squad mission (Suicide Squad #66). |
JLA #105 (11.95) |
|
Fire, Icemaiden and Black Canary attend Plastique's bachelorette party.
Carol Ferris erupts once again into Star Sapphire. |
EJ #10 (11.95) |
|
All the JLA teams band together to battle the evil erupting on Earth.
Luthor and Joker plot to steal Neron's power. |
Underworld Unleashed #2 (E12.95) |
|
Obsidian inadvertently sets Scarabus free. In Thailand, Scarabus
transforms Kathy Viverrida into the Civet. |
JLA #106 (12.95) |
|
Blue Devil is reincarnated. The Trickster wounds Neron when he tricks
him into taking the pure, altruistic soul of Captain Marvel. |
Underworld Unleashed #3 (L12.95) |
|
The Primal Force disbands. Red Tornado leaves in search of Kathy Sutton
and Traya. |
Primal Force #14 (12.95) |
|
Red Tornado finds his loved ones only to leave them again, alone. He
goes into hibernation in the JLA's former Secret Sanctuary. |
JLA 80-Page Giant #1 (7.98) |
|
J'onn, Wonder Woman, Obsidian, Fire, Icemaiden & Warrior visit an
unstable Aquaman in Atlantis. Obsidian is badly injured. |
Aquaman v.5 #16 (1.96) |
|
Scarabus' evil erupts, awakening he and Power Girl's son, Equinox.
Obsidian goes on a date with a woman named Karen. GUEST
APPS: Lionheart, Superboy, Green Lantern. |
JLA #107 (1.96) |
|
Equinox defeats Scarabus and disappears. 1st app. of the Arcana's Queen
of Spades. |
JLA #108 (2.96) |
|
The Yazz plays matchmaker. |
JLA #109 (3.96) |
|
Blue Devil is revealed as an unwitting pawn of the Arcana to infiltrate
the JLA.Icemaiden "comes out" to Nuklon. GUEST
APP: El Diablo |
JLA #110 (4.96) |
|
Zan and Jayna join Captain Atom's team. |
EJ #16 (5.96) |
|
Lord Havok frees Judgment (to be his servant), breaks from the Kilg%re,
takes leadership of the Arcana, and initiates a "full purge" of the
Refuge. Metamorpho leaves to be with his son. Crimson Fox resigns. |
JLA #111 (6.96) |
|
Mr. Miracle and Barda return to Earth and frees Fire, Wonder Woman, and
Obsidian from possession by the Source. Soon after,
they take up temporary residence aboard the Justice League Refuge. |
Mr. Miracle v.3 #1-2, 5 (4-5.96) |
|
The Legion of Doom are fully revealed: Brainwave II,
Gorilla Grodd (a robot), Houngan, Killer Frost, Major Force and the
Madmen. Brainwave is deranged by thoughts of his father's evil. Houngan
revives Major Force by reforging his soul to his body. |
EJ #17 (6.96) |
|
The JLA Refuge is launched into space and captured by Flicker.
Wonder Woman turns to the other Justice League teams for help and also
calls Green Lantern. NOTE: Gerard Jones
says farewell in the letter column. |
JLA #112 (7.96) |
|
J'onn helps Arion transport Hawkman to the "realm of the Hawk God." |
Hawkman v.4 #33 (7.96) |
|
The Legion of Doom are captured. NOTE: Last
issue of Extreme Justice. |
EJ #18 (7.96) |
|
The Yazz and other aliens subdue Flicker and decide to make his ship
their home. The JLA returns with the Refuge to Earth; they do not disband,
but remain a loose-knit group, using Captain Atom's Mt.
Thunder
headquarters.
Lord
Havok and
Judgment destroy the Aracana's "four Aces." NOTE: This Max Lord storyline was left unfinished. |
JLA #113 (8.96) |
|
The three branches of the League celebrate Christmas together. Triumph
contemplates lighting the candle he received from Neron. If so, he would
reclaim the lost decade of his life. Though he chooses not to light
the candle, Ray and Gypsy unwittingly do. L-Ron returns to Earth. NOTE: Writer
Christopher Priest said that even though Ray and Gypsy lit the candle,
this did indeed grant Triumph's wish and change the past. Whether Triumph's
ideal life included involvement in the Justice League is unclear. This
also means that Triumphs soul now belongs to Neron. Inexplicably, the
Bronze Tiger appears with the others in this tale. |
JLTF #37 (8.96) |
| Batman, Robin, Aquaman, Flash and Green Lantern help the League ward
off an Apokoliptan invasion. NOTE: This series
coincided with the launch of the Total Justice line of action figures. |
Total Justice #1-3 (10-11.96) |
| Dr. Destiny returns, empowered by Know Man (1st app.
#3); Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and
the Martian Manhunter join together to defeat them. (#3) NOTE: This
series implies
that a Justice League of some sort currently exists. |
JL: Midsummer's Nightmare #1-3 (9-11.96) |
| Final
Night: The Sun-Eater destroys Earth's sun. League members
past and present band together with other heroes to save the planet. NOTE:The
new "big seven" JLA has not yet officially formed. Captain
Atom makes reference to his own team, still together. |
Final Night #1-3 (11.96) |
| Final Night: Parallax
sacrifices himself destroying the Sun-Eater and restoring the sun. NOTE: Behind
the scenes, Parallax resurrects his deceased friend Oliver Queen (Green
Arrow). This body lacks a soul. |
Final Night #4 (11.96) |
|
In response to the new Queen Bee (III)'s
reconstruction of the Extremist robots, Captain Atom's team invades
Bialya. The U.N. responds by asking all Leagues to disband. Maxima departs
in anger. Batman then meets with Superman to discuss the direction of
a new JLA. NOTE: This tale erroneously suggests
that the post-Judgment Day Leagues were U.N.-sanctioned. |
JLA: Incarnations #6 (12.01) |
