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| − | *1880: '''"On Mutants" is written''' - Noted geneticist Nathan Essex accurately identifies for the first time the genetic template of the metagene.
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| − | *1888: '''Van Helsing slays Dracula''' - The legendary vampire hunter slays the immortal Count Dracula in his isolated winter fortress.
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| − | *1913: '''Attilan Relocates''' - With the rumblings of war in the Atlantic and Europe preparing for The Great War, Black Bolt elects to relocate the ancient city of Atillan to the Himalayas.
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| − | *1914-02-24: '''The [[Harbingers]] assemble''' - [[Vandal Savage]] joins forces with Lord Helspont (a [[Daemonite]] High Lord), Hiraoka Kotaro (leader of [[The Hand]]), [[Nathaniel Essex]], and [[Morgan le Fay]]. All five seek to vastly reduce humanity's numbers in an attempt to create a 'better, stronger' race of humans, reminiscent of ancient and evolved Atlantis.
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| − | *1918: [[Diana Prince|Wonder Woman]] emerges from [[Themyscira]] and fights alongside Allies in World War I.
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| − | *1919-01-01: '''Hitler's Rise to Power''' - [[Vandal Savage]] gives the [[Spear of Longinus]] to [[Adolph Hitler]] and suggests the direction of the Nazi Party. Hitler becomes the leader of the [[Harbingers]] and is exposed to trace [[Terrigen Mists]] by Savage. Only the Spear of Longinus keeps Hitler from dying.
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| − | *1933-01-01: '''Tesla discovers Zero-Point Energy''' - Sponsored by an ambitious young Howard Stark, [[Nikolai Tesla]] completes his research into [[Zero-Point Energy]]. His inventions mark a landmark shift in America's technological dominance and lead to astounding scientific breakthroughs.
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| − | *1934: '''Schmidt Rises''' - Physicist [[Johann Schmidt]] is recruited personally by Adolph Hitler into the SS. He swiftly climbs the ranks to the head of the science division of the Schutzstaffel and is recruited by the Harbingers to join their mission.
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| − | *1938-04-12: '''The Red Skull Rises''' - The first iteration of the [[Super-Soldier Serum]] is created. Schmidt is gruesomely deformed by the serum and driven partially insane. [[Abraham Erskine]] flees to America.
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| − | *1939-09-01 - 1945-09-2: '''[[World War II]]''' - Following Case: White, Germany invades Poland and triggers WW2. This is in furtherance of the plans of the [[Harbingers]] to gain worldwide domination.
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| − | *1939-02-01: '''[[Blackhawks]] Founded''' - A private consortium of experienced aviators is commissioned by the US Military to fly supply missions to Europe. [[Zinda Blake]] is their commander and is given a brevet promotion to Captain in the Army Air Corps. The Blackhawks volunteer for dangerous combat missions and night drops and have an astonishing success record.
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| − | *1940-04-09: '''Germany Invades Norway''' - Operation Wesurbung begins. [[Johann Scmidt]], leading the [[HYDRA]] division of the SS, attacks a small town and levels it in his pursuit of the location of the remains of a long-lost [[Kree]] [[Omrut Beacon|science vessel]].
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| − | *1941-07-12: '''Japan bombs Pearl Habor''' - The Japanese launch a sneak attack on American forces in Hawaii.
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| − | *1942-01-01: '''Declaration of War''' - America joins 26 other nations to form the Allied Nations and fight Hitler, Japan, and Moussolini.
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| − | *1942-07-04: '''Captain America is Created''' - Project: Rebirth turns young, sickly Steve Rogers into Captain America, the Perfect Human.
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| − | *1942-07-04: '''Erskine Assassinated''' - [[Abraham Erksine]] is killed by a German agent and the secrets of the Super-Soldier Serum are lost. [[Howard Stark]] and [[Thomas Wayne Sr.]] each take one half of the serum's formula into custody to keep it out of the wrong hands.
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| − | *1942-08-15: '''Captain America Rises''' - [[Steve Rogers|Captain America]] and [[Zinda Blake]] steal a plane and fly into hostile German territory to rescue members of the 107th Brigade. They retrieve not only [[James Barnes|Sergeant Barnes]], but over a hundred Allied personnel. Many of them go on to become the [[Howling Commandos]].
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| − | *1942-09-01: '''[[Themyscira]] Found''' - Captain America's plane is shot down over the ocean, and the Gods of [[Olympus]] will him be delivered to Themyscira's shores. He returns to the war with Wonder Woman at his side.
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| − | *1942-10-01: '''[[Jor-El]] Lands on Earth''' - Jor-El's hyperspace ship crashes into the desert of Africa while searching for [[Kheran]] descendents of ancient [[Kryptonian]]s. He is befriended by [[T'chaka]] of [[Wakanda]].
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| − | *1942-10-25 - 1948: '''The [[Justice Defenders]] assemble in response to war!''' - The first superhero team is officially founded to fight the Axis powers.
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| − | *1943-09-12: '''[[Bana-Mighdall]] Discovered''' - Rommels' forces sweep into the deserts of Egypt. They find the ancient city of Bana-Mighdall, and are forced to retreat after taking severe casualties. One enemy woman is captured, and transferred to the SS; Schmidt is able to learn from her the existence of [[Doom's Gate]], which inspires [[Morgan le Fay]] to trick her [[Harbingers|allies]] and steal their legions of undead soldiers to launch an assault against Themyscira's shores.
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| − | *1945-02-10: '''Battle for Doom's Gate''' - The greatest prize of World War 2, Morgan le Fay deploys several brigades of undead and corrupted Nazi assets to Themyscira. The [[Amazon]]s stand between them and Doom's Gate; Morgan le Fey, having lied to her allies, intends to open Doom's Gate and extract the souls bound in [[Tartarus]] to use for her own nefarious purposes. The Defenders fight off the legions of Nazi zombies and their [[Terrigen Mists|mutated]] allies.
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| − | *1945-02-10: '''The Battle for the [[Power Cosmic]]''' - Schmidt, pursuing his own plans, seeks an ancient [[Kree]] weapon known as a [[Cosmic Cube]]; half of the Defenders engage him in the North Atlantic, in a race to capture the wreckage of the [[Omrut Beacon]].
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| − | *1945-02-12: '''Captain America and Zinda Blake Vanish''' - During the tumultuous battle for the Cosmic Cube, Captain Blake and Captain Rogers are lost at sea near the northern pole. Schmidt is presumed dead and the Cube itself gone missing.
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| − | *1945-04-30: '''Hitler stages suicide''' - A body double for Hitler commits suicide in a bunker on the eve of Germany's defeat. Hitler escapes to the secret [[Nazi Moon Base]]. Germany officially surrenders; Japan follows suit shortly after atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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| − | *1946: '''Nazis Defeated''' - Hitler is finally killed on the Nazi Moon base near the Sea of Tranquility. The remaining Justice Defenders ensure his body is completely obliterated and take the [[Lance of Longinus]] into their custody, agreeing it will be safeguarded and never used again.
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| − | *1948: '''Roswell Incident''' - A [[Skrull]] recon ship crashes into Roswell. The Skrulls adopt disguises and set about using their technology to create an army of sleeper agents.
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| − | *1948: '''[[SHIELD]] Founded''' - SHIELD is founded, a reorganization of the joint Euro-American [[Strategic Scientific Reserve]]. SHIELD's mandate under NATO becomes to monitor [[metagene|metahuman]] and alien threats anywhere in the globe. It is formally recognized by multiple international treaties and supported even by the Russians. Tension waxes and wanes as SHIELD's agents sometimes act above international law, but generally SHIELD is regarded as a positive force for humanity. They spend several decades scouring the globe for alien technology.
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| − | *1955 - 1991: '''Cold War Era''' - This is the Cold War era. It pits the CIA and SHIELD against adversaries like the resurrected Mr. Sinister, Winter Soldier, Black Widow, and various other enemies. It's a time of social upheaval and militant jingoism all over the world as Russia and America flirt with mutually assured destruction. [[Weapon X]] and Project: Rebirth were revived by the Americans, giving rise to [[Bruce Banner]], [[Alex Fairchild]], [[Slade Wilson|Deathstroke]], and [[Logan Howlett|Wolverine]].
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| − | *1955: '''Project: CADMUS ''' - The [[DEO|Department of Extranormal Operations]] becomes the US Government directorate responsible for overseeing all research into [[metagene|metahumans]] for the US government. It operates at times with [[SHIELD]] and against it, as various directors take the DEO in different directions. Multiple sub-programs are established, including Project: Cadmus, The Agency, Task Force: X, and Weapon X. Nathaniel Essex remains a shadowy figure in CADMUS history for decades to come. Weapon Plus is founded in Canada as a counterpart to CADMUS. The Sovetskiye Supere Soldaty program known as the [[Winter Guard]] forms in Russia.
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| − | *1961-04-17: '''Bay of Pigs''' - Covert elements of [[HYDRA]] help Fidel Castro overthrow Fulgencio Batista and gain control of Cuba. [[HYDRA]] immediately sets about establishing a base of power in Cuba. Kennedy orders the deployment of the [[Stormwatch]] metahuman task force to lead an invasion of Cuba. The Bay of Pigs invasion becomes a rout. Casualties are heavy and multiple Stormwatch agents are executed.
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| − | *1962-10-22 - 1962-11-5: '''Cuban Missile Crisis''' - Russia and the United States begin a game of brinkmanship with metahumans and nuclear weapons. Stormwatch assets are deployed secretly in Turkey and Russia responds by sending their elite CCC to Cuba. leads a daring investigation into HYDRA's activities and manages to avert nuclear war by delivering key operatives to Kennedy and Kruschev.
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| − | *1961-08-08: '''Reed Richards born''' - The famous inventor is born in Central City, California.
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| − | *1963-11-22: '''JFK Assassinated''' - The Winter Soldier shoots from the grassy knoll and kills JFK.
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| − | *1974-12-18: '''Bruce Banner Born''' - Bruce Banner born on a US Military installation.
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| − | *1975: Saigon falls, ending [[Vietnam War]]
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| − | *1978-11-01: Tony Stark born.
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| − | *1979: '''Weapon X Project''' - Wolverine slashes his way out of the Weapon X facility, the latest in a long line of failures in the Weapon Plus program.
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| − | *1981-02-19: '''Bruce Wayne Born''' - The youngest scion of the Wayne family is born in Gotham.
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| − | *1982: '''Krypton Destroyed''' - The Oans fire the Starkiller protocol, destablizing Krypton's red giant sun. The resulting nova event obliterates the planet. Only a few Kryptonians survive, and the race of once galaxy-straddling warriors is considered extinct.
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| − | *1983-01-28: Kal-El’s escape pod crashes to Earth.
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| − | *1989: Fantastic Four formed. The Berlin Wall comes down.
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| − | *1990: [[Dr Doom Attacks]]. The [[Fantastic Four]] stop an attack by [[Doctor Doom]]'s Flying Fortress on the Baxter Building on live TV, becoming superhero superstars.
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| − | *1991-12-16: '''Stark and Wayne Assassinated''' - [[Howard Stark]] and his wife are killed by the [[Natasha Romanoff|Black Widow]], who arranges a car wreck. Simultaneously, [[James Barnes|The Winter Soldier]] assassinates [[Thomas Wayne, Jr]]. and Martha Wayne outside a theater, gunning them down in a staged mugging.
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| − | *1991-01-1: Scott Summers born.
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| − | *1994-12-25: '''Collapse of the USSR''' - The Soviet Union collapses. Many KGB assets and projects are transferred to the FSB but others become wildcards or are lost in the transition, including assets from the [[Winter Guard]].
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| − | *2001-09-11: '''9/11 Terrorist Attack''' - Radical terrorists commandeer several airplanes and crash them into the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Responding heroes help mitigate much loss of life.
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| − | *2001: 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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| − | *2002-04-17: '''Wedding of Sue and Reed Richards''' - The world's most famous metahumans get married! Many people attend, and remarkably, not one villain shows up to make a scene.
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| − | *2002: '''Project: Rebirth Opened''' - General Ross re-opens Project Rebirth, prompting the Russians to take action. *2004-09-14: '''Superboy Appears''' - At fourteen years old, Superboy makes his first appearance in costume to help rescuers after a hurricane struck.
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| − | *2004-11-07: [[Bruce Banner|Dr. Banner]] is exposed to gamma radiation as part of his research. The Hulk makes his first appearance, smashing through New York before escaping capture.
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| − | *2005: [[Bruce Wayne|Batman]] first appears, breaking up [[Oswald Cobblepot]]'s crime ring.
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| − | *2008: [[Clark Kent|Superman]] first appears, rescuing a plane. [[Oliver Queen]] returns to [[Starling City]].
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| − | *2010: [[Fantastic Four]] and [[Superman]] defeat an attack by [[Annihilus]] and [[General Zod]]
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| − | *2011: [[Xavier Institute|Xavier's]] First Class formed. [[No Man's Land]] in [[Gotham]] begins.
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| − | *2012: Global Invasion by Alien Alliance. The [[Justice League]] is formed; [[X-Men]], [[Fantastic Four]] assist. The [[Titans]] are assembled by a group of young heroes and sidekicks.
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| − | *2013: Sentinels first appear, fallout from the Invasion combined with anti-meta sentiment.
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| − | *2014-08-02: '''Assassination of Greg Johnson'' - Anti-Mutant politician and Presidential candidate Senator Greg Johnson is violently murdered during a private fundraising event. Twenty-three people are killed, including family members. A [[SHIELD]] task force led by [[Melinda May]] arrives on-scene too late to capture the operative known as [[Laura Kinney|X-23]].
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| − | *[[2017]]: New York passes [[Mutant Felon Resettlement Statute]].
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| − | *[[2017]]: [[Captain America]] found in the Arctic and thawed. Death of Superman via [[Doomsday]]. [[Days of Future Past]]. [[Titans]] disbanded after death of several members.
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| − | *[[2018]] [[Avengers]] assemble to battle [[Loki's Assault on New York]] while JLA are scattered.
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| − | *[[2020]] [[Genosha]] destroyed.
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| − | '''Global Events'''<br> | + | *2020 - [[Genosha Burns]] |
| | + | *2018 - [[Sentinel Uprising]] |
| | + | *2018 - [[Loki's Assault on New York]] |
| | + | *2017 - [[Death of Superman]] |
| | + | *2017 - [[Days of Future Past]] |
| | + | *2015 - [[Brood Invasion]] |
| | + | *2012 - [[Alien Alliance Invasion]] |
| | + | *2011 - [[No Man's Land]] |
| | + | *2011 - [[Emperor Zod]] |
| | + | *2008 - [[Superman Appears]] |
| | + | *2005 - [[Batman Begins]] |
| | *1990 - [[Doctor Doom]] | | *1990 - [[Doctor Doom]] |
| − | *2005 - [[Batman Appears]]
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| − | *2008 - [[Superman Appears]]
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| − | *2011 - [[No Man's Land]]
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| − | *2012 - [[Invasion]]
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| − | 2017 - [[Days of Future Past]]
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| − | *2017 - [[Death of Superman]]
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| − | *2018 - [[Loki's Assault on New York]]
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| | + | *[[2020]] - [[Genosha]] destroyed. |
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| | + | '''*[[2018]]''' |
| | + | *[[2018]] - [[Avengers]] assemble to battle [[Loki's Assault on New York]] while JLA are scattered. |
| | + | *[[2018]] - Following the Sentinel Uprising, the [[Sokovian Accords]] are signed as an international agreement. |
| | + | *[[2018]] - [[Sentinel Uprising]]. LexCorp Sentinels start acting erratically and target metas with extreme prejudice. Widespread loss of life occurs in Sokovia and other Baltic nations. The [[X-Men]] sabotage several Sentinel factories and destroy [[Sentinel Alpha]]. |
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| | + | *[[2017]] - [[Death of Superman|Superman apparently perishes]] at the hands of [[Doomsday]]. |
| | + | [[Titans]] disband after Doomsday kills [[Don Hall]] and [[Kole Weathers]]. |
| | + | The X-men thwart the [[Days of Future Past|attempted assassination]] of Senator [[Robert Kelly]. |
| | + | [[Captain America]] found in the Arctic and thawed. |
| | + | [[Tim Drake]] reaches out to [[Conner Kent]] and [[Rose Wilson]] to found the [[Outsiders]]. |
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| | + | '''[[2016]]''' |
| | + | [[2016]] - [[Mutant Felon Resettlement Act]] passed by Congress. |
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| | + | '''[[2014]]''' |
| | + | *2014-08-02: '''Assassination of Greg Johnson'' - Anti-Mutant politician and Presidential candidate Senator Greg Johnson is violently murdered during a private fundraising event. Twenty-three people are killed, including family members. A [[SHIELD]] task force led by [[Melinda May]] arrives on-scene too late to capture the operative known as [[Laura Kinney|X-23]]. |
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| | + | *2013: After the fallout of the 2012 [[Alien Alliance Invasion]], the 2013 NDAA earmarks funds for the construction of [[Sentinel]]s. [[LexCorp]] wins the bid to manufacture Sentinel units. |
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| | + | *2012: [[Alien Alliance Invasion]]. The [[Justice League]] is formed; [[X-Men]], [[Fantastic Four]] assist. The [[Titans]] are assembled from a group of young heroes and sidekicks. |
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| | + | *2011: [[Xavier Institute|Xavier's]] First Class formed. [[Gotham]] is declared [[No Man's Land]] after the [[Emperor Zod|destruction]] wrought by [[Dru-Zod|General Zod]] and [[Annihilus]]. |
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| | + | *2010: [[Fantastic Four]] and [[Superman]] defeat [[Emperor Zod|the invasion]] launched by [[Annihilus]] and [[General Zod]]. |
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| | + | *2008: [[Clark Kent|Superman]] first appears, rescuing a plane. [[Oliver Queen]] returns to [[Starling City]]. |
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| | + | *2005: [[Bruce Wayne|Batman]] first appears, breaking up [[Oswald Cobblepot]]'s crime ring. |
