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| * Superman gives Billy Cramer a special ultrasonic whistle to summon his help whenever he needs it. Over the next few months, Superman and Billy make a great team. ["Terminus," Superman: The Secret Years #3] | * Superman gives Billy Cramer a special ultrasonic whistle to summon his help whenever he needs it. Over the next few months, Superman and Billy make a great team. ["Terminus," Superman: The Secret Years #3] |
| ===October, 1970=== | ===October, 1970=== |
| * October 14: The Batman, wearing a crude-looking original costume with longer ears and a bigger utility belt, makes his first public appearance. In his very first case, the Batman is tricked by a thief named "Slugsy" Kyle and is knocked out and briefly captured after he trails him to the Gotham Glass Works factory. Finally, the Batman manages to outwit Kyle and capture him. Soon after, the Batman stops two bank robbers on a rooftop after they robbed the First Federal Bank. Capturing them and tying them up, the Batman leaves them for Police Commissioner James W. Gordon and his men to find, along with a hastily scrawled note identifying himself only with a bat-symbol, which gives him the name of the Bat. Officer Collins, spotting the Batman fleeing the scene, fires off two shots until Gordon stops him. //Note: The Batman's first case supposedly takes place on December 4, according to 1976 Super DC Calendar, but this date is not a full moon in 1970, and it seems to be nearly two months too late to be Batman's “first case,” so it's possible this date refers to another event. The Batman's public debut takes place exactly 15 years before the events of Batman #400. After getting out of jail in 1974, Kyle becomes the villain known as the Clock. Although the scene of Batman fighting two crooks on a rooftop is based on "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate" from Detective Comics #27, it cannot be that case, which actually occurs on Earth-1 in a different way in 1978, as depicted in Detective Comics #387. The appearance of a full moon places this story on October 14, 1970. Originally using a crude bat-costume with large bat-ears as an initial test, Batman creates over the next couple of months a sleeker-looking costume with smaller bat-ears that becomes his defined look. He also begins building his crime-fighting tools, such as the Batcave, the Batmobile, and the Batplane, keeping him busy until he has his first official case in December. However, Batman's exploits are largely unknown by the general public until mid-1971, and the Batman is believed to be an urban myth until then. Since there is no clear demarcation between the Golden Age and Silver Age Batman, and since the Silver Age Batman is generally accepted to have had many of the same early adventures as the Golden Age Batman, it's likely that his career begins earlier than previously believed. It is worthwhile to note that Dennis O'Neil once stated that Bruce Wayne became Batman before he turned 21 years old, which would happen on February 19, 1971, just four months after this event.// ["The Legend of the Batman: Who He is and How He Came to Be," Batman #1 (Spring, 1940); "Batman's First Case," Detective Comics #265 (March, 1959); "Earth: Without a Justice League," Justice League of America #37 (August, 1965); "The Man Behind the Mask," The Untold Legend of the Batman #3 (September, 1980); "Resurrection Night," Batman #400 (October, 1986)] | * October 14: The Batman, wearing a crude-looking original costume with longer ears and a bigger utility belt, makes his first public appearance. In his very first case, the Batman is tricked by a thief named "Slugsy" Kyle and is knocked out and briefly captured after he trails him to the Gotham Glass Works factory. Finally, the Batman manages to outwit Kyle and capture him. Soon after, the Batman stops two bank robbers on a rooftop after they robbed the First Federal Bank. Capturing them and tying them up, the Batman leaves them for Police Commissioner James W. Gordon and his men to find, along with a hastily scrawled note identifying himself only with a bat-symbol, which gives him the name of the Bat. Officer Collins, spotting the Batman fleeing the scene, fires off two shots until Gordon stops him. //Note: The Batman's first case supposedly takes place on December 4, according to 1976 Super DC Calendar, but this date is not a full moon in 1970, and it seems to be nearly two months too late to be Batman's “first case,” so it's possible this date refers to another event. The Batman's public debut takes place exactly 15 years before the events of Batman #400, which shows Batman celebrating a major anniversary of his debut. After getting out of jail in 1974, Kyle becomes the villain known as the Clock. Although the scene of Batman fighting two crooks on a rooftop is based on "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate" from Detective Comics #27, it cannot be that case, which actually occurs on Earth-1 in a different way in 1978, as depicted in Detective Comics #387. The appearance of a full moon places this story on October 14, 1970. Originally using a crude bat-costume with large bat-ears as an initial test, Batman creates over the next couple of months a sleeker-looking costume with smaller bat-ears that becomes his defined look. He also begins building his crime-fighting tools, such as the Batcave, the Batmobile, and the Batplane, keeping him busy until he has his first official case in December. However, Batman's exploits are largely unknown by the general public until mid-1971, and the Batman is believed to be an urban myth until then. Since there is no clear demarcation between the Golden Age and Silver Age Batman, and since the Silver Age Batman is generally accepted to have had many of the same early adventures as the Golden Age Batman, it's likely that his career begins earlier than previously believed. It is worthwhile to note that Dennis O'Neil once stated that Bruce Wayne became Batman before he turned 21 years old, which would happen on February 19, 1971, just four months after this event.// ["The Legend of the Batman: Who He is and How He Came to Be," Batman #1 (Spring, 1940); "Batman's First Case," Detective Comics #265 (March, 1959); "Earth: Without a Justice League," Justice League of America #37 (August, 1965); "The Man Behind the Mask," The Untold Legend of the Batman #3 (September, 1980); "Resurrection Night," Batman #400 (October, 1986)] |
| ===November, 1970=== | ===November, 1970=== |
| * November 3: | * November 3: |
| * Kara Zor-El is sent in a rocket-ship from Argo City to Earth by her parents, Zor-El and Allura. After Kara's departure, Zor-El and Allura manage to escape into the Survival Zone. //Note: The date of April 11 is given in the 1976 Super DC Calendar as when Supergirl arrived on Earth, but since we know that actually happened on May 18, the April 11 date is likely when she left Argo City.// | * Kara Zor-El is sent in a rocket-ship from Argo City to Earth by her parents, Zor-El and Allura. After Kara's departure, Zor-El and Allura manage to escape into the Survival Zone. //Note: The date of April 11 is given in the 1976 Super DC Calendar as when Supergirl arrived on Earth, but since we know that actually happened on May 18, the April 11 date is likely when she left Argo City.// |
| * The rocket-ship containing Kara Zor-El of Argo City passes by the asteroid where Biron the horse (formerly a centaur) has been exiled for 3000 years, freeing him. He follows the rocket to Earth and watches as she becomes Supergirl, hoping to meet her someday. Until then, he poses as an ordinary horse on Earth. ["The Secret Origin of Supergirl's Super-Horse," Action Comics #293 (October, 1962).] | * The rocket-ship containing Kara Zor-El of Argo City passes by the asteroid where Biron the horse (formerly a centaur) has been exiled for 3000 years, freeing him. He follows the rocket to Earth and watches as she becomes Supergirl, hoping to meet her someday. Until then, he poses as an ordinary horse on Earth. ["The Secret Origin of Supergirl's Super-Horse," Action Comics #293 (October, 1962).] |
| * April 19-20: Superman meets King Krypton, a Kryptonian scientist (whose name is never revealed) who changed himself into a gorilla and also escaped Krypton's destruction, gaining super-powers by the time he reached Earth. King Krypton dies from green kryptonite radiation. //Note: Although King Krypton's true name is not known, it is possible that he has appeared in a previous story. A strong candidate is scientist Zol-Zu, the father of Zar-Al, alias Kid Krypton, who once met Superboy via time travelling from Krypton to Earth several years in the future, only to return to Krypton to be with his father.// ["The Super-Gorilla from Krypton," Action Comics #238 (March, 1958).] | * April 19-20: Superman meets King Krypton, a Kryptonian scientist (whose name is never revealed) who changed himself into a gorilla and also escaped Krypton's destruction, gaining super-powers by the time he reached Earth. King Krypton dies from green kryptonite radiation. //Note: Although King Krypton's true name is not known, it is possible that he has appeared in a previous story. A strong candidate is scientist Zol-Zu, the father of Zar-Al, alias the Krypton Kid, who once met Superboy via time travelling from Krypton to Earth several years in the future, only to return to Krypton to be with his father; see Adventure Comics #242's "The Kid from Krypton."// ["The Super-Gorilla from Krypton," Action Comics #238 (March, 1958).] |
| * April 22-24: Jimmy Olsen briefly becomes a giant after ingesting a formula invented by Prof. Phineas Potter. ["The Human Skyscraper," Jimmy Olsen #28 (April, 1958).] | * April 22-24: Jimmy Olsen briefly becomes a giant after ingesting a formula invented by Prof. Phineas Potter. ["The Human Skyscraper," Jimmy Olsen #28 (April, 1958).] |
| * April 29: Jimmy Olsen meets and falls in love with Lois Lane's younger, airline stewardess sister, Lucy Lane. ["Lois Lane's Sister," Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #36 (April, 1959).] | * April 29: Jimmy Olsen meets and falls in love with Lois Lane's younger, airline stewardess sister, Lucy Lane. ["Lois Lane's Sister," Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #36 (April, 1959).] |