Last Updated on Sunday, February 08, 2004
Note: Bold Italic text in [ ]'s denote events occurring before The Crisis on Infinite Earths, and are considered to be different than events occurring in the current continuity.
The Golden Age |
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| Sequence of Events | Issue | Date |
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| 1940: The Justice Society of America [formerly of the alternate reality known as Earth-2] (1st app.) forms: The Atom I, Dr. Fate I, The Flash I, Green Lantern I, Hawkman I, Hourman I, Sandman I and The Spectre I. [Note: in pre-Crisis continuity, this roster included Superman I and Batman I, both of Earth-2.] | All-SC 3 | Win.40 |
| 1941: Johnny Thunder I joins the JSA. | All-SC 6 | 8-9.41 |
| 1941: Starman I and Dr. Mid-Nite I join the JSA. | All-SC 8 | 12.41-1.42 |
| Dec. 1941: President Roosevelt ponders the formation of an All-Star Squadron--the United States' super-battalion. | (JLofA 193) | (8.81) |
| Dec. 1941: The United States declares war against Japan. Joining the war effort, many heroes band to form the All-Star Squadron to fight Axis forces. | All-SS 1-67 | 9.81-2.87 |
| July 1942: Wonder Woman III (Hippolyta) arrives from the future, aiding the JSA against Paula Von G�nther/Dark Angel. She remains with them through 1950. [Note: in pre-Crisis continuity, the Wonder Woman of Earth-2 was Princess Diana.] | (WW 130-133) | (2-5.98) |
| 1945: Mr. Terrific I and Wildcat I join the JSA. | All-SC 24 | 8-9.45 |
| 1946: Black Canary I joins the JSA. | All-SC 41 | 6-7.48 |
| 1951: The JSA is forced into retirement following trumped up charges of a Congressional investigative committee. Only Superman, Batman & Wonder Woman continue to act publicly. | (Adventure 466) | (11-12.79) |
The Silver Age Note: The following information concerning the Silver Age heroes' introductions, adapts the timeline in Zero Hour # 0. The Pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths continuity listed below occurs on the reality known as Earth-1. |
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| 35 Years Ago: J'onn J'onzz is transported to Earth by Dr.
Erdel. Note: Many consider the Martian Manhunter the first Silver Age hero. |
Detective 225 | 11.55 |
| The public debut (post-Crisis) of Superman
(1st app.), which "inspir[es] a
new heroic age" (Zero Hour # 0). [Note: The pre-Crisis Superman, Superman I of Earth-2, debuted in Action Comics # 1 (6.38).] |
(MoS v1, 1) | (1986) |
| The public debut of the Batman. [Note: The pre-Crisis Batman I, Batman I of Earth-2, debuted in Detective Comics # 27 (5.39).] |
(Batman 404-407) | (2-5.87) |
| Superman first meets Batman. | (MoS v1, 3) | (1986) |
| The public debut of The Flash II, Barry Allen (1st app.). | Showcase 4 | 9.56 |
| The public debut of Green Lantern II, Hal Jordan (1st app.). | Showcase 22 | 9.58 |
| J'onn J'onzz goes public as the Martian Manhunter. | (Detective 225) | (11.55) |
| Arthur Curry meets Princess Diana of
Themiscyra. [Note: The pre-Crisis Wonder Woman debuted in All-Star Comics # 8 (12.41/1.42).] |
(Aquaman Ann. 1) | (1995) |
| The public debut of Aquaman (1st Silver Age app. Adventure Comics # 260, 5.59); he meets The Flash II and helps defeat the Trickster. | (A:T&T 1) | (12.93) |
| Aquaman meets Superman. | (Aquaman Ann. 1) | (1995) |
| The public debut of The Atom II, Ray Palmer (1st app.). | Showcase 34 | 3.59 |
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Justice League: Year 1 10 Years Ago |
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| Aquaman, Black
Canary II, The Flash II,
Green Lantern II and Martian Manhunter defeat the Appellax
creatures, with some hidden help from Superman. Note: As retold from a post-Crisis point of view in Secret Origins # 32, substituting Black Canary for Wonder Woman and omitting Batman; Superman did not join The JLA for several years. |
(JLofA 9) (JLofA 200) (Sec.O 32) |
(2.62) (3.82) (11.88) |
| The five heroes form an alliance following the cleanup of the Appellax creatures. 1st app. the Locus. | (JL:YO 1) | (1.98) |
| The Justice League of America is officially formed. Vandal Savage sends Thorn, Eclipso, Solomon Grundy and Clayface after them. Representing a secret benefactor, Simon Carr offers the league the resources to set up their headquarters. Guest apps: Metamorpho, Green Arrow I, Batman, The Challengers of the Unknown, The Blackhawks, Green Lantern I & Wildcat. | (JL:YO 2) | (2.98) |
| The League adopts the mountain in Happy Harbor, Rhode Island as their Secret Sanctuary. It acts as a "Silica Macrochip," storing data. Note: a post-Crisis-only tale. | (Sec.O 46) | (12.89) |
| The League begins to set up their headquarters in Rhode Island. The young Ted Kord (later Blue Beetle II) constructs their security system. | (JL:YO 3) | (3.98) |
Gardner Fox / Mike Sekowsky Era |
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| 1st app. (in print) Justice League of America, Snapper Carr, Starro the Conqueror. Note: In pre-Crisis Snapper was designated an "honorary" member here. | B&B 28 (JLE 26) |
2.60 (5.91) |
| The Locus gathers the remains of the recently defeated Starro. The Brotherhood of Evil (The Brain, Mallah, Madame Rouge) deliver the Blue Beetle I to Locus for experimentation. Guest apps: Blue Beetle I, JSA. | (JL:YO 4) | (4.98) |
| The JLofA A. meet the Doom Patrol and battle the Brotherhood of Evil. Guest app: Green Arrow I. | (JL:YO 5) | (5.98) |
| The JLofA A. and Doom Patrol defeat the Brotherhood, who were working for Locus. Negative Man reveals having met Green Lantern II before. | (JL:YO 6) | (6.98) |
| Having traveled back in time the J.L.I. witness the new JLofA A. discussing the appointment of a chairperson. By consensus, The Flash II is unofficially elected soon thereafter (alluded to in JL:YO # 9). | (JLQ 3) | (Sum.91) |
| In a matter of weeks, the new JLA encounter several opponents: the Invisible Destroyer, Gorilla Grodd and the Icicle and the Phantom Doom. Note: These stories remain untold in their entirety. | (JL:YO 7) | (7.98) |
| Superman aids in the defeat of Xotar, the Weapons Master, a man from the future. He is offered membership but refuses. Note: The Flash II is shown as chairman in B&B # 29. | B&B 29 (Action 650) (Sup:MOS Annual 4) (JL:YO 7) |
4.60 (2.90) (1995) (7.98) |
| Locus readies an army engineered from the Appellaxians' remains. Green Arrow I expresses interest in joining. The League suspects J'onn is a spy. | (JL:YO 8) | (8.98) |
| Simon Carr is revealed to be possessed by another Appellax native. The Leaguers' suspicions of J'onn leads to a devastating inferno. | (JL:YO 9) | (9.98) |
| Locus is defeated, but an eighth Appellaxian summons an invasion. The Leaguers reveal their identities to one another. | (JL:YO 10) | (10.98) |
| Most active super-heroes are captured by the Appellaxians, then released by the JLA. Simon Carr is freed from the alien possession. | (JL:YO 11) | (10.98) |
| Alien invaders capture most of Earth's heroes, including the JSA, The Blackhawks, and The Freedom Fighters, and place them in concentration camps before being defeated by the JLA. Through teamwork, the JLA sends the aliens back to their homeworld. Oliver Queen revealed as the JLA's mystery financier. The two Green Lanterns meet for the first time. Hawkman I tells the JLA members that the Justice Society considers them worthy successors. Notes: The appearances in this story of The Flash I (who was not freed from Keystone City for another year, per Flash Secret Files # 1), The Seven Soldiers of Victory (not freed for two more years according to JLA Secret Files # 1), and Uncle Sam (who vanished shortly after World War 2 for reasons explained in Spectre v3 # 38) probably should be considered apocryphal. | (JL:YO 12) | (11.98) |
| The League battles with Amazo and his creator Professor Ivo. | B&B 30 (JLQ 5) |
6.60 (Wtr.91) |
| 1st app. Despero. | JLofA 1 (JLTF 31) |
10.60 (2.96) |
| 1st app. Kanjar Ro. | JLofA 3 | 2.61 |
| The Leaguers vote on the admission of Green Arrow I. | (JL:YO 12) | (11.98) |
| Green Arrow I joins. | JLofA 4 | 4.61 |
| 1st app. Dr. Destiny. | JLofA 5 | 6.61 |
| 1st app. Amos Fortune. | JLofA 6 | 10.60 |
| 1st app. Felix Faust, who frees Abnegezar, Rath and Ghast. Note: recalled post-Crisis by Ghast. 1st app. The Lord of Time. | JLofA 10 (JLQ 15) |
3.62 (Sum.94) |
| 1st app. Dr. Light I. | JLofA 12 | 6.62 |
| The Atom II joins. | JLofA 14 | 9.62 |
| 1st app. the Tornado Champion, the counterpart to Adam Strange's nemesis, the Tornado Tyrant. (The Tornado Champion eventually comes to rest in the android body of the Red Tornado II.) | JLofA 17 | 2.63 |
| The League attends a society function at Oliver Queen's mansion which is disrupted by the Packrat. Superman, Batman and Speedy help out. Queen succeeds in convincing Bruce Wayne to fund the JLA's activities. Note: It is suggested here that Green Arrow I and The Atom II had already joined, but definitely not the Batman. | (Legends of DCU 12) | (1.99) |
| Batman joins. Notes: Batman remained a post-Crisis member of the JLofA A., though not one of its founders. The story of his post-Crisis joining remains untold. JLA Secret Files claims it was within the JLA's first year. | * | * |
