The Earth-Two Chronology - A Little Preview

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Since it came up in the "Who's Who on Earth-Two" thread, I thought I'd post a sampling of its companion piece, "The Earth-Two Chronology." To wit:

Events marked with an asterisk (*) are assumed to occur on or near the release date of the comic in which they are depicted. This notation is used only for those stories that cannot be placed along the timeline by direct statements or other internal evidence within the source material itself. Because these stories are dated using what is admittedly an arbitrary default, this chronology cannot and should not be considered definitive.

For brevity's sake, only those Golden Age stories depicting events directly referenced in the Earth-Two canon are included in the following chronology. With a few key exceptions, only the first Golden Age appearances of Earth-Two super-villains are cited.

The Dawn of Time

The Big Bang. The creative force strikes the primordial atom. Traveling backward in time from 1883, The Spectre and Shathan materialize at the moment of creation. Shathan’s atoms are scattered throughout the nascent universe by the energy released, seeding it with evil [Showcase #61].

Sometime after the Dawn of Time

The Council of Living Stars condemns Aquarius to drift, barely alive, through time and space [Justice League of America #73].

circa 999,800 BC

The extraterrestrial Krull are wiped out by a planetary cataclysm [Mystery in Space #73, World’s Finest Comics #249].

The Paleolithic Age

Traveling backward in time from 1944, Hawkman prevents the murder of history's first artist [All-Star Comics #21].

The Star-Spangled Kid, hurled backward through time from 1951, is rescued by Wildcat, Aquaman of Earth-One and Green Lantern of Earth-One and brought forward through time to 1972 [Justice League of America #100-02].

The caveman who will one day become Vandal Savage gains immortality after bathing in the radiation of a meteor [Green Lantern (Golden Age series) #10, The Flash #137, 151]

c. 7000 BC

Osira and Hefnakhti enter the Earth-Two dimension, landing in a remote corner of Egypt and enslaving its people [Wonder Woman #231].

c. 2700 BC through c. 400 BC

Operating out of the Mesopotamian city of Ur, Nabu the Wise acts as Earth's mystic champion [More Fun Comics #67, 1st Issue Special #9, DC Special Series #10, All-Star Squadron #47, The Flash #305].

Between 2551 and 2528 BC

Vandal Savage sits the throne of Egypt as the 4th Dynasty pharoah Khufu/Cheops [Green Lantern (Golden Age series) #10, The Flash #137]. During his reign, he orders the construction of the first Great Pyramid at Giza. Stripesy, hurled backward through time from 1951, is captured and set to work as a construction slave. Some time later, he is rescued by Hourman, Starman and Batman of Earth-One and brought forward through time to 1972 [Justice League of America #100-02].

Between 2134 and 1668 BC

Khufu, a prince of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom, and his consort Shiera are murdered by the priest Hath-Set [Flash Comics #1, All-Star Squadron #12].

2030 BC

Khalis, a high priest of Anubis, is given a magic amulet by the god and uses its occult power to conquer the city of Bubastis. He is overthrown by Nabu the Wise and mummified alive for his crimes. Anubis grants Khalis “life in death” until such time as he can recover the amulet [1st Issue Special #9].

c. 1250 BC

The Trojan War.

Paris, prince of Troy, is briefly possessed by the spirit of Captain Skull. Traveling backward in time from the Second Century, The Spectre exorcises Skull [[i]The Spectre #1].

Traveling backward in time from 1942 in pursuit of Dr. Wilfrid Doome, the Seven Soldiers of Victory meet Agamemnon, Odysseus and other Homeric personae [[i]Leading Comics #3; [i]All-Star Squadron #29].

Speedy, hurled backward through time from 1951, is captured and magically placed in thrall to Circe. Rescued by The Red Tornado (2) , The Flash of Earth-One and Zatanna thed Magician, he is brought forward through time to 1972 [Justice League of America #100-02].

c. 1000 BC

After 6,000 years of ruling their corner of Egypt, Osira and Hefnakhti are overthrown by the forces of the priest Anankh and mummified alive. Hefnakhti dies some time thereafter but his soul remains earthbound [Wonder Woman #231].

480 BC

Traveling backward in time from 1944, Starman leads a squadron of helots in battle against the Persian armies of Xerxes, inspiring Leonidas and his Spartan legion to make their legendary stand in the Battle of Thermopylae [All-Star Comics #22].

Between AD 180 and 192

The Roman emperor Commodus is briefly possessed by the spirit of Captain Skull. Traveling backward in time from the 12th Century, The Spectre exorcises Skull [The Spectre #1].

The 6th Century

Arthur Pendragon is crowned king of England. Aided by Merlin the Magician and the Knights of the Round Table, Arthur brings peace and justice to the troubled land.

Merlin creates a suit of impenetrable armor and a winged horse to aid Sir Justin, a Knight of the Round Table, dubbing him The Shining Knight. The Knight and Winged Victory are frozen alive in a glacier during combat with the ogre Blunderbore [Adventure Comics #66, Justice League of America #100, All-Star Squadron #62].

Vandal Savage, traveling backward in time from 1977, secretly takes Arthur’s place at Camelot. The Justice Society of America and The Shining Knight follow Savage backward in time, expose his scheme and restore the rightful king to the throne [All-Star Comics #64-65].

Arthur is ultimately overthrown and Camelot destroyed by the forces of his half-sister Morgan LeFey and his nephew Mordred.

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Here's a bit more from later in the chronology:

1917

The planet Krypton explodes, killing all but two of its superhuman inhabitants.

The scientists Jor-L and Lora launch their infant son Kal-L into space aboard an experimental rocket just before the explosion. After passing through a space warp, the rocket crashes on Earth. Kal-L is found and subsequently adopted by John and Mary Kent, who name the extraterrestrial baby Clark. [Action Comics #1; Superman #1, 61; Superman Family #202; Secret Origins #1]

Jor-L's brother Zor-L and sister-in-law Alura save their infant daughter Kara by launching her into space aboard The Symbioship. Because her ship does not pass through warp space, Kara does not reach Earth until the mid-1970s [Showcase #97-98]

Traveling backward in time from 1944, Doctor Mid-Nite prevents Pvt. Joe Fitch from deserting under fire [All-Star Comics #21].

July 7, 1917

Johnny Thunder is born [Flash Comics #1].

August 1918

Johnny Thunder is kidnapped and taken to the Asian nation of Bahdnisia [Flash Comics #1].

November 10, 1918

The penultimate day of World War I. Captain Luther Jarvis of the US Army Air Corps is killed in action [The Brave and the Bold #72].

1920

In the Valley of Ur, archaeologist Sven Nelson uncovers the tomb of Nabu the Wise. When Nelson is killed, Nabu adopts his young son Kent and begins teaching him the mystic arts [More Fun Comics #67, 1st Issue Special #9, DC Special Series #10, All-Star Squadron #47, The Flash #305].

1922

Johnny Thunder is returned to his parents after escaping his captors [Flash Comics #1].

1924

Traveling backward in time from 1944, Doctor Fate prevents Joe Fitch from murdering an investigative reporter [All-Star Comics #21].

July 7, 1924

The spell binding The Thunderbolt (1) to Johnny Thunder is completed [Flash Comics #1].

c. October 1924

Joe Chill murders Thomas and Martha Wayne as their son Bruce looks on in horror. He vows to avenge their deaths by devoting his life and fortune to waging war on crime [Detective Comics #33, Batman #47, Secret Origins #6].

1932

Johnny Chambers is adopted by Professor Ezra Gill after his parents die in a car accident [All-Star Squadron #65].

November 1932

Traveling backward in time from 1944, Johnny Thunder prevents Joe Fitch from rigging a municipal election [All-Star Comics #21].

Late Spring 1933

A teenage Clark Kent meets a temporally- and dimensionally-displaced Superboy, who tutors him in the use of his powers [The New Adventures of Superboy #15-16].

May 1938

Clark Kent debuts as Superman. Kent is hired as a reporter for the Metropolis Daily Star and meets George Taylor and Lois Lane [Action Comics #1, Superman #1, Secret Origins #1].*

In or before September 1938

Lee Travis debuts as The Crimson Avenger [Detective Comics #20].*

Autumn 1938

Jay Garrick acquires super-speed [Flash Comics #1].

April 1939

Bruce Wayne debuts as Batman and solves “The Case of the Chemical Syndicate” [Detective Comics #27, Secret Origins #6].*

Wesley Dodds debuts as The Sandman [New York World's Fair -1939].*

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