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=== August, 1961 === | === August, 1961 === | ||
- | * [[Nurse Betsy Crane]] begins adventures. [Nurse Betsy Crane #12] | + | * [[Betsy Crane|Nurse Betsy Crane]] begins adventures. [Nurse Betsy Crane #12] |
* In **Captain Atom**' | * In **Captain Atom**' | ||
* Mandel Astro, dictator of the Latin American nation of Bota, sends Dr. Valzo to find Ogra and Gorgo to control them and make them national super-weapons. Valzo captures Gorgo, subduing him with electricity, | * Mandel Astro, dictator of the Latin American nation of Bota, sends Dr. Valzo to find Ogra and Gorgo to control them and make them national super-weapons. Valzo captures Gorgo, subduing him with electricity, | ||
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=== November, 1962 === | === November, 1962 === | ||
- | * [[Sue and Sally Smith]], two nurses with special training, volunteer for hazardous missions of mercy with the Emergency Corps rescue team. [Sue and Sally Smith, Flying Nurses #48] | + | * [[Sue Smith]] |
* [[Dr. Landon]], surgeon, and [[Dr. Burke]], psychiatrist, | * [[Dr. Landon]], surgeon, and [[Dr. Burke]], psychiatrist, | ||
* Ogra and Gorgo are in the South Pacific near the coast of Sydney, Australia, when giant extraterrestrial creatures (having brown fur, a horn, and a single eye) currently living on Venus reach the Earth in their gigantic spacecraft. The Venusians attack Melbourne, which evacuates, and the military drops an atomic bomb on the spacecraft, which is unaffected. Gorgo, investigating, | * Ogra and Gorgo are in the South Pacific near the coast of Sydney, Australia, when giant extraterrestrial creatures (having brown fur, a horn, and a single eye) currently living on Venus reach the Earth in their gigantic spacecraft. The Venusians attack Melbourne, which evacuates, and the military drops an atomic bomb on the spacecraft, which is unaffected. Gorgo, investigating, | ||
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=== December, 1962 === | === December, 1962 === | ||
- | * [[Dr. Tom Brent]] begins adventures as a young intern at a hospital. [Doctor Tom Brent, Young Intern #1] | + | * [[Tom Brent|Dr. Tom Brent]] begins adventures as a young intern at a hospital. [Doctor Tom Brent, Young Intern #1] |
* Alex Berlitz, Hollywood director, captures footage of Gorgo on film in the South Pacific and films a movie. [Gorgo #11] | * Alex Berlitz, Hollywood director, captures footage of Gorgo on film in the South Pacific and films a movie. [Gorgo #11] | ||
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* [[Anne Allen]], registered nurse, begins adventures. [Three Nurses #18] | * [[Anne Allen]], registered nurse, begins adventures. [Three Nurses #18] | ||
* [[Nancy White]], visiting nurse, begins adventures. [Three Nurses #18] | * [[Nancy White]], visiting nurse, begins adventures. [Three Nurses #18] | ||
- | * [[The Warlord]] first becomes known to THUNDER after he attempts to steal the latest atomic engine. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1] | + | * [[Warlord (Earth-4)|The Warlord]] first becomes known to THUNDER after he attempts to steal the latest atomic engine. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1] |
=== April, 1963 === | === April, 1963 === | ||
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=== June, 1963 === | === June, 1963 === | ||
- | * [[Dr. Jerry Starr]], emergency doctor, has **only two cases**. [Emergency Doctor #1] | + | * [[Jerry Starr|Dr. Jerry Starr]], emergency doctor, has **only two cases**. [Emergency Doctor #1] |
- | * [[Dr. John Johnson]], emergency doctor, has **only one case**. [Emergency Doctor #1] | + | * [[John Johnson|Dr. John Johnson]], emergency doctor, has **only one case**. [Emergency Doctor #1] |
=== July, 1963 === | === July, 1963 === | ||
- | * Dan Garret, the original [[Blue Beetle]], returns from a coma-like state and operates under the name of the **Human Fly**, having **a brief career** before disappearing once more. //Note: A Blue Beetle story in Americomics #3 reveals that the eternally young Dan Garret had a brief career in the 1960s. We posit that Garret uses the name Human Fly based on the reprint issues published by IW Publishing/ | + | * Dan Garret, the original [[Blue Beetle (Dan Garret)|Blue Beetle]], returns from a coma-like state and operates under the name of the **Human Fly**, having **a brief career** before disappearing once more. //Note: A Blue Beetle story in Americomics #3 reveals that the eternally young Dan Garret had a brief career in the 1960s. We posit that Garret uses the name Human Fly based on the reprint issues published by IW Publishing/ |
=== August, 1963 === | === August, 1963 === | ||
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* U.S. Senator Sam Brockton has founded a new political party whose main purpose is to destroy Ogra and Gorgo and other monsters, who he sees as the main threat to civilization. Meanwhile, scientists test an atomic bomb in the South Seas, creating the Chloryllfids, | * U.S. Senator Sam Brockton has founded a new political party whose main purpose is to destroy Ogra and Gorgo and other monsters, who he sees as the main threat to civilization. Meanwhile, scientists test an atomic bomb in the South Seas, creating the Chloryllfids, | ||
* Police Chief David Crowell of an unnamed U.S. city stops a threat by an alien who pirate broadcasts over unused television channels all across the country, showing its power and demanding the world' | * Police Chief David Crowell of an unnamed U.S. city stops a threat by an alien who pirate broadcasts over unused television channels all across the country, showing its power and demanding the world' | ||
- | * Five men are recruited by the CIA for a special mission to rescue Dr. Ernst Von Essen, a naturalized American scientist originally from Germany, from his communist captors in East Germany. They become [[the Fightin' | + | * Five men are recruited by the CIA for a special mission to rescue Dr. Ernst Von Essen, a naturalized American scientist originally from Germany, from his communist captors in East Germany. They become [[Fightin' |
=== December, 1963 === | === December, 1963 === | ||
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=== April, 1964 === | === April, 1964 === | ||
- | * While on a sabbatical in Egypt from his archeology professor position at Hub City's Second City University, Dr. Daniel Northrup Garrett gains super-powers from a mystic blue scarab to become **[[Blue Beetle II]]**. In his first case, he battles the giant mummy of the evil pharaoh, Kha-ef-re. Dr. Garrett is aided by noted female Egyptian archaelogist, | + | * While on a sabbatical in Egypt from his archeology professor position at Hub City's Second City University, Dr. Daniel Northrup Garrett gains super-powers from a mystic blue scarab to become **[[Blue Beetle (Dan Garrett)|Blue Beetle II]]**. In his first case, he battles the giant mummy of the evil pharaoh, Kha-ef-re. Dr. Garrett is aided by noted female Egyptian archaelogist, |
=== May, 1964 === | === May, 1964 === | ||
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=== November, 1964 === | === November, 1964 === | ||
- | * In Mexico, Blue Beetle II battles his recurring evil foe [[the Praying Mantis Man]], who is really Dr. Hunter Mann. [Blue Beetle (Charlton) v2 #4] | + | * In Mexico, Blue Beetle II battles his recurring evil foe [[Praying Mantis Man|the Praying Mantis Man]], who is really Dr. Hunter Mann. [Blue Beetle (Charlton) v2 #4] |
=== December, 1964 === | === December, 1964 === | ||
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=== March, 1965 === | === March, 1965 === | ||
- | * John Mann, a newspaper reporter and Korean War veteran with an artificial leg, hurls a challenge at the gods of Mount Olympus and is endowed with their might to become the super-powered action hero, **[[the Son of Vulcan]]**. [Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #46] | + | * John Mann, a newspaper reporter and Korean War veteran with an artificial leg, hurls a challenge at the gods of Mount Olympus and is endowed with their might to become the super-powered action hero, **[[Son of Vulcan|the Son of Vulcan]]**. [Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #46] |
* On the Mediterranean island nation of Cyprete, Son of Vulcan first battles his recurring criminal foe, [[Dr. Kong]], and his robotic henchman, the Giant Gladiator. [Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #46] | * On the Mediterranean island nation of Cyprete, Son of Vulcan first battles his recurring criminal foe, [[Dr. Kong]], and his robotic henchman, the Giant Gladiator. [Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #46] | ||
* While wandering through a small town, David Crandall (whose memories briefly return when Son of Vulcan is created) becomes **[[Nature Man]]** for a **single case**, saving a small town from flooding after a dam bursts. //Note: This story, appearing in 1956, apparently takes place after Nature Boy grew up. After this case, David Crandall loses his memories again and forgets his powers until 1985, but he sporadically has short periods of time when he regains his memories and occasionally acts as the wandering hero Nature Man.// [Nature Boy #3] | * While wandering through a small town, David Crandall (whose memories briefly return when Son of Vulcan is created) becomes **[[Nature Man]]** for a **single case**, saving a small town from flooding after a dam bursts. //Note: This story, appearing in 1956, apparently takes place after Nature Boy grew up. After this case, David Crandall loses his memories again and forgets his powers until 1985, but he sporadically has short periods of time when he regains his memories and occasionally acts as the wandering hero Nature Man.// [Nature Boy #3] | ||
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=== July, 1965 === | === July, 1965 === | ||
- | * The Phantom XXI dies battling former Nazi soldiers with a U-boat and Nazi gold, leaving his son Kit Walker to become **[[the Phantom XXII]]**. //Note: The Phantom' | + | * The Phantom XXI dies battling former Nazi soldiers with a U-boat and Nazi gold, leaving his son Kit Walker to become **[[Phantom XXII|the Phantom XXII]]**. //Note: The Phantom' |
* Ignoring its earlier vow not to harm Gorgo, the Pentagon begins a new attack on Gorgo. Dr. Hobart Howarth, a scientist, uses a time machine that he has invented to send **Gorgo** back to the Late Jurassic Period and is inadvertently pulled back in time with him. When the radiation that the time machine operates on wears off, the two are sent forward in time, first to the Ice Age and then to the 19th century during an unnamed European war. Gen. Barr and a sergeant are sent to the same time period, where they save Howarth' | * Ignoring its earlier vow not to harm Gorgo, the Pentagon begins a new attack on Gorgo. Dr. Hobart Howarth, a scientist, uses a time machine that he has invented to send **Gorgo** back to the Late Jurassic Period and is inadvertently pulled back in time with him. When the radiation that the time machine operates on wears off, the two are sent forward in time, first to the Ice Age and then to the 19th century during an unnamed European war. Gen. Barr and a sergeant are sent to the same time period, where they save Howarth' | ||
* Son of Vulcan battles Mars himself, who is disguised as whaler Capt. Tusk. [Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #48] | * Son of Vulcan battles Mars himself, who is disguised as whaler Capt. Tusk. [Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #48] | ||
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=== September, 1965 === | === September, 1965 === | ||
- | * After a long search for the right candidates to use Prof. Jennings' | + | * After a long search for the right candidates to use Prof. Jennings' |
- | * Dynamo II battles recurring arch-enemy, [[the Iron Maiden]], an agent of the Warlord, for the first time. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1] | + | * Dynamo II battles recurring arch-enemy, [[Iron Maiden|the Iron Maiden]], an agent of the Warlord, for the first time. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1] |
* NoMan battles recurring criminal foe [[Demo]], an agent of the Warlord, for the first time. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1] | * NoMan battles recurring criminal foe [[Demo]], an agent of the Warlord, for the first time. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1] | ||
- | * [[The Thunder Squad]] -- [[Guy Gilbert]], leader; [[John Daniel " | + | * [[The Thunder Squad]] -- [[Lightning (Guy Gilbert)|Guy Gilbert]], leader; [[Dynamite Adkins|John Daniel " |
- | * While visiting the United States, Japanese national Tetsuro Tanaka (the Japanese costumed crime-fighter Tiger) at the age of 34 adopts the identity of **[[Judomaster II]]**. [speculation] | + | * While visiting the United States, Japanese national Tetsuro Tanaka (the Japanese costumed crime-fighter Tiger) at the age of 34 adopts the identity of **[[Judomaster (Tiger Tanaka)|Judomaster II]]**. [speculation] |
* Sarge Steel becomes a special agent for the U.S. State Department. [Sarge Steel #6] | * Sarge Steel becomes a special agent for the U.S. State Department. [Sarge Steel #6] | ||
* **Konga II**'s last appearance. [Konga #23] | * **Konga II**'s last appearance. [Konga #23] | ||
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* **Captain Atom** reappears for a series of new cases, still top secret. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #78] | * **Captain Atom** reappears for a series of new cases, still top secret. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #78] | ||
- | * During an intentional re-enactment of Captain Atom's origin, Soviet cosmonaut Igor Kriss is vaporized in an atomic explosion and rematerializes himself. He is given a costume and the name **[[Redstar]]**, | + | * During an intentional re-enactment of Captain Atom's origin, Soviet cosmonaut Igor Kriss is vaporized in an atomic explosion and rematerializes himself. He is given a costume and the name **[[Redstar (Igor Kriss)|Redstar]]**, |
* Blue Beetle II battles **the Praying Mantis Man** for the last time, and the villain apparently falls to his death. [Blue Beetle (Charlton) v3 #53] | * Blue Beetle II battles **the Praying Mantis Man** for the last time, and the villain apparently falls to his death. [Blue Beetle (Charlton) v3 #53] | ||
=== November, 1965 === | === November, 1965 === | ||
- | * Peter Cannon, trained by Tibetan monks to harness the energy of his entire brain to perform amazing feats, returns to America as the reluctant action hero, **[[Thunderbolt]]**, | + | * Peter Cannon, trained by Tibetan monks to harness the energy of his entire brain to perform amazing feats, returns to America as the reluctant action hero, **[[Thunderbolt (Peter Cannon)|Thunderbolt]]**, |
* During a battle with Dynamo, **the Warlord** (revealed to be a Subterranean) is killed in an atomic bomb explosion that destroys his Hudson Bay island headquarters, | * During a battle with Dynamo, **the Warlord** (revealed to be a Subterranean) is killed in an atomic bomb explosion that destroys his Hudson Bay island headquarters, | ||
* During a mission in the South American nation of San Bolivar, the THUNDER Squad' | * During a mission in the South American nation of San Bolivar, the THUNDER Squad' | ||
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* Captain Atom frees an artificial moon from his recurring criminal foe, the tyrant [[Drako]], who seeks to rule the Earth as well. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #80] | * Captain Atom frees an artificial moon from his recurring criminal foe, the tyrant [[Drako]], who seeks to rule the Earth as well. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #80] | ||
- | * Guy Gilbert of the Thunder Squad becomes the super-agent known as **[[Lightning]]**, wearing a suit that grants him super-speed but also drains his life. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #4] | + | * Guy Gilbert of the Thunder Squad becomes the super-agent known as **Lightning**, |
* Dynamo battles the Iron Maiden once more. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #4] | * Dynamo battles the Iron Maiden once more. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #4] | ||
=== March, 1966 === | === March, 1966 === | ||
- | * [[Mr. L. Dedd]] (full name is Mr. Living Dedd) makes his first appearance. [Ghostly Tales #55] | + | * [[L. Dedd|Mr. L. Dedd]] (full name is Mr. Living Dedd) makes his first appearance. [Ghostly Tales #55] |
- | * [[Dr. M.T. Graves]], the ghost fighter, makes his first appearance as a supernaturalist, | + | * [[M.T. Graves|Dr. M.T. Graves]], the ghost fighter, makes his first appearance as a supernaturalist, |
* March 10: Representatives of the Soviet Union tell the United Nations Security Council that it has established a base on the planet Venus and claims the entire planet. On March 12, United Nations representatives witness William Fields, alias **[[Merman]]**, | * March 10: Representatives of the Soviet Union tell the United Nations Security Council that it has established a base on the planet Venus and claims the entire planet. On March 12, United Nations representatives witness William Fields, alias **[[Merman]]**, | ||
=== April, 1966 === | === April, 1966 === | ||
- | * Jerry Steele, the hero formerly known as U.S. Jones and V-Man, makes an attempt to establish a new team of heroes called **[[the Action Heroes]]** and invites action heroes and former boy sidekicks to join. Established heroes Son of Vulcan, Thunderbolt, | + | * Jerry Steele, the hero formerly known as U.S. Jones and V-Man, makes an attempt to establish a new team of heroes called **[[Action Heroes|the Action Heroes]]** and invites action heroes and former boy sidekicks to join. Established heroes Son of Vulcan, Thunderbolt, |
* A few days after the Action Heroes meeting, Ted Kord consults his former college roommate Dr. Dan Garrett to help him stop his criminal scientist uncle, Jarvis Kord, on Pago Island. Ted learns Garrett is Blue Beetle III, and **Blue Beetle II** dies stopping Jarvis Kord. Ted Kord, witnessing the death of his friend, begins months of extreme physical training while developing specialized weaponry to become the next Blue Beetle. [Blue Beetle (Charlton) v4 #2] | * A few days after the Action Heroes meeting, Ted Kord consults his former college roommate Dr. Dan Garrett to help him stop his criminal scientist uncle, Jarvis Kord, on Pago Island. Ted learns Garrett is Blue Beetle III, and **Blue Beetle II** dies stopping Jarvis Kord. Ted Kord, witnessing the death of his friend, begins months of extreme physical training while developing specialized weaponry to become the next Blue Beetle. [Blue Beetle (Charlton) v4 #2] | ||
* Prof. Luri Garrett (nee Hoshid), widow of Dr. Daniel Garrett (Blue Beetle II), gives birth to their only child, a daughter named Marian Garrett. //Note: Marian Garrett grows up to become Blue Beetle IV in 1986, acting concurrently with the still-active Blue Beetle III.// [" | * Prof. Luri Garrett (nee Hoshid), widow of Dr. Daniel Garrett (Blue Beetle II), gives birth to their only child, a daughter named Marian Garrett. //Note: Marian Garrett grows up to become Blue Beetle IV in 1986, acting concurrently with the still-active Blue Beetle III.// [" | ||
* A side effect of Blue Beetle II's death is that the Big Four never forms, since Green Spider, Captain USA, and Superguy lose interest after the Beetle' | * A side effect of Blue Beetle II's death is that the Big Four never forms, since Green Spider, Captain USA, and Superguy lose interest after the Beetle' | ||
* The movie //Warrior Against Troy//, starring **Son of Vulcan** (who makes no more appearances) and star actress Lisa Connors, is released. //Note: This movie was released several months after filming, when the main part of the story takes place. After this story, Johnny Mann finds that he is able to become the Son of Vulcan less and less frequently, until months or years pass between his changes. This situation continues until 1985, when he is able to become Son of Vulcan permanently.// | * The movie //Warrior Against Troy//, starring **Son of Vulcan** (who makes no more appearances) and star actress Lisa Connors, is released. //Note: This movie was released several months after filming, when the main part of the story takes place. After this story, Johnny Mann finds that he is able to become the Son of Vulcan less and less frequently, until months or years pass between his changes. This situation continues until 1985, when he is able to become Son of Vulcan permanently.// | ||
- | * Dynamo battles [[the Overlord]], ruler of the Subterraneans. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5] | + | * Dynamo battles [[Overlord|the Overlord]], ruler of the Subterraneans. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5] |
- | * The T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents battle [[the Mastermind]] for the first time. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5] | + | * The T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents battle [[Mastermind (villain)|the Mastermind]] for the first time. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5] |
- | * The wild life and adventures of [[Bikini Luv]] begin. //Note: This is the Earth-4 version of Bikini Luv, a character that exists on a comedy version of Earth-4 named Earth-412 (based on the name of Earth-12, home of the Inferior Five).// [Go-Go #1] | + | * The wild life and adventures of [[Bikini Luv (Earth-4)|Bikini Luv]] begin. //Note: This is the Earth-4 version of Bikini Luv, a character that exists on a comedy version of Earth-4 named Earth-412 (based on the name of Earth-12, home of the Inferior Five).// [Go-Go #1] |
=== May, 1966 === | === May, 1966 === | ||
* Captain Atom battles **Doctor Spectro** once more, who is arrested and does not appear again until 1985. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #81] | * Captain Atom battles **Doctor Spectro** once more, who is arrested and does not appear again until 1985. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #81] | ||
- | * Dynamo battles [[Red Star]] (Ling), agent of the Red Dragon. //Note: The Red Star is not to be confused with Redstar (Igor Kriss) of the Soviet Union.// [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6] | + | * Dynamo battles [[Red Dragon (Ling)|Red Star]] (Ling), agent of the Red Dragon. //Note: The Red Star is not to be confused with Redstar (Igor Kriss) of the Soviet Union.// [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6] |
* The T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents battle Demo, who steals NoMan' | * The T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents battle Demo, who steals NoMan' | ||
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=== July, 1966 === | === July, 1966 === | ||
- | * Eve Eden, daughter of a United States Senator and an other-dimensional princess, with the power to become a living shadow besides her considerable martial arts expertise, becomes **[[Nightshade]]**, | + | * Eve Eden, daughter of a United States Senator and an other-dimensional princess, with the power to become a living shadow besides her considerable martial arts expertise, becomes **[[Nightshade]]**, |
- | * **[[The Shape]]**, a unique artificial life form life form with the power to change its shape, is created by Prof. Saber S. " | + | * **[[Shape|The Shape]]**, a unique artificial life form life form with the power to change its shape, is created by Prof. Saber S. " |
- | * Craig Lawson becomes **[[the Raven II]]**, newest super-agent of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #8] | + | * Craig Lawson becomes **[[Raven (Craig Lawson)|the Raven]]**, newest super-agent of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #8] |
* The T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents battle **the Overlord** for the last time, when he dies. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #8] | * The T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents battle **the Overlord** for the last time, when he dies. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #8] | ||
=== August, 1966 === | === August, 1966 === | ||
- | * A trio of young Greenwich Village musicians (Rick Strong, Cindy Carson, and Crunch Wilson) who comprise the folk-rock music group known as the Protestors are given super-abilities by special devices invented by the scientist Kolotov, a Russian exile using the name Jones, and fight crime as **[[the Sensational Sentinels]]** (**[[Helio]]**, | + | * A trio of young Greenwich Village musicians (Rick Strong, Cindy Carson, and Crunch Wilson) who comprise the folk-rock music group known as the Protestors are given super-abilities by special devices invented by the scientist Kolotov, a Russian exile using the name Jones, and fight crime as **[[Sensational Sentinels|the Sensational Sentinels]]** (**[[Helio]]**, |
- | * A teenage boy becomes **[[Tiger II]]**, Judomaster II's teenaged crimefighting partner. [speculation] | + | * A teenage boy becomes **Tiger II**, Judomaster II's teenaged crimefighting partner. [speculation] |
* While searching for a cure for his temporarily ill friend Tabu, Thunderbolt travels through the Cave of the Peaks in the Himalayan Mountains and discovers a prehistoric lost land populated by dinosaurs and tribal pygmy warriors. He also encounters the Hooded One in person, although the two do not battle at this time. [Thunderbolt (Charlton) v2 #54] | * While searching for a cure for his temporarily ill friend Tabu, Thunderbolt travels through the Cave of the Peaks in the Himalayan Mountains and discovers a prehistoric lost land populated by dinosaurs and tribal pygmy warriors. He also encounters the Hooded One in person, although the two do not battle at this time. [Thunderbolt (Charlton) v2 #54] | ||
* [[Old Gypsy]] makes a **single appearance**. [Shadows from Beyond #50] | * [[Old Gypsy]] makes a **single appearance**. [Shadows from Beyond #50] | ||
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=== September, 1966 === | === September, 1966 === | ||
- | * After five months of preparation, | + | * After five months of preparation, |
- | * Christopher Smith, a diplomat who devises weaponry to be used against the perpetrators of war, has first public case as the globetrotting action hero known as **[[the Peacemaker]]**, | + | * Christopher Smith, a diplomat who devises weaponry to be used against the perpetrators of war, has first public case as the globetrotting action hero known as **[[Peacemaker (Christopher Smith)|the Peacemaker]]**, |
* Captain Atom's original costume is punctured, causing him to lose radiation and puts him in a weakened state. While stopping a nuclear reactor from exploding in his weakened state, he loses his powers, seemingly forever. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #83] | * Captain Atom's original costume is punctured, causing him to lose radiation and puts him in a weakened state. While stopping a nuclear reactor from exploding in his weakened state, he loses his powers, seemingly forever. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #83] | ||
* The last surviving Subterranean, | * The last surviving Subterranean, | ||
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* Thunderbolt battles the Mummy, a scientist named Prof. Hugo Drummond who transferred his mind into the revived mummy of an Egyptian slave. [Thunderbolt (Charlton) v2 #55] | * Thunderbolt battles the Mummy, a scientist named Prof. Hugo Drummond who transferred his mind into the revived mummy of an Egyptian slave. [Thunderbolt (Charlton) v2 #55] | ||
- | * The Sensational Sentinels battle a robot created by their recurring criminal foe, [[the Mind-Bender]] (secretly Prof. John Linden). [Thunderbolt (Charlton) v2 #55] | + | * The Sensational Sentinels battle a robot created by their recurring criminal foe, [[Mind-Bender|the Mind-Bender]] (secretly Prof. John Linden). [Thunderbolt (Charlton) v2 #55] |
=== November, 1966 === | === November, 1966 === | ||
- | * The depowered Captain Atom is unmasked by a henchman working for a villainous scientist named [[Prof. Danton Koste]] on live television, but no one recognizes him as Capt. Nathaniel Adam. Captain Atom's powers slowly begin to return, but they are now more limited than before, and he must take time to recharge. Captain Atom battles a man using power-pack-generated robotic arms who calls himself [[Iron Arms]]. Captain Atom -- no longer using his old, damaged costume made of diulustel -- is covered by a liquid metal that is absorbed into his skin and keeps his radiation in check, also serving as a redesigned costume. //Note: Prof. Koste' | + | * The depowered Captain Atom is unmasked by a henchman working for a villainous scientist named [[Danton Koste|Prof. Danton Koste]] on live television, but no one recognizes him as Capt. Nathaniel Adam. Captain Atom's powers slowly begin to return, but they are now more limited than before, and he must take time to recharge. Captain Atom battles a man using power-pack-generated robotic arms who calls himself [[Iron Arms]]. Captain Atom -- no longer using his old, damaged costume made of diulustel -- is covered by a liquid metal that is absorbed into his skin and keeps his radiation in check, also serving as a redesigned costume. //Note: Prof. Koste' |
- | * Blue Beetle III battles recurring criminal foe [[the Masked Marauder]], who is in reality Count Von Steuben. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #84] | + | * Blue Beetle III battles recurring criminal foe [[Masked Marauder|the Masked Marauder]], who is in reality Count Von Steuben. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #84] |
=== December, 1966 === | === December, 1966 === | ||
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* **Irv "the Nerve" Haganah**, a member of the Fightin' | * **Irv "the Nerve" Haganah**, a member of the Fightin' | ||
- | * Captain Atom and Nightshade battle [[Punch]] and [[Jewelee]], | + | * Captain Atom and Nightshade battle [[Punch (Earth-4)|Punch]] and [[Jewelee (Earth-4)|Jewelee]], who use found technology from the hidden land of Sunuria to commit crimes. Punch **does not reappear until 1985**. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #85] |
* **Merman**' | * **Merman**' | ||
* **The Red Star**' | * **The Red Star**' | ||
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=== February, 1967 === | === February, 1967 === | ||
- | * Vic Sage, a crusading reporter, ferrets out facts by assuming the faceless identity of **[[the Question]]** in Crown City (a city on the eastern coast). He uses a special mask and chemical combination invented by his scientist friend and ally, Prof. Aristotle Rodor. [Blue Beetle (Charlton) v4 #1] | + | * Vic Sage, a crusading reporter, ferrets out facts by assuming the faceless identity of **[[Question|the Question]]** in Crown City (a city on the eastern coast). He uses a special mask and chemical combination invented by his scientist friend and ally, Prof. Aristotle Rodor. [Blue Beetle (Charlton) v4 #1] |
* [[Tiffany Sinn]], an undercover operative for the CIA, has her first published adventure. She is nicknamed the CIA Sweetheart. [Career Girl Romances #39] | * [[Tiffany Sinn]], an undercover operative for the CIA, has her first published adventure. She is nicknamed the CIA Sweetheart. [Career Girl Romances #39] | ||
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* April 12: Astronaut Maj. Rex Costello launches a secret mission to land on the moon using a guided missile. There, Costello meets a race of telepathic aliens who do not breathe but live on cosmic rays. He also learns that, in 1945, a small party of Nazis reached the Moon and have lived there ever since, but have been kept isolated since their hatred caused discord among the alien civilization. Costello returns to Earth soon afterward, and the U.S. government determines to secretly colonize the Moon. //Note: This story may mark the genesis of the Moonbase Alpha project, as seen in the timeline in which Space: 1999 takes place.// [" | * April 12: Astronaut Maj. Rex Costello launches a secret mission to land on the moon using a guided missile. There, Costello meets a race of telepathic aliens who do not breathe but live on cosmic rays. He also learns that, in 1945, a small party of Nazis reached the Moon and have lived there ever since, but have been kept isolated since their hatred caused discord among the alien civilization. Costello returns to Earth soon afterward, and the U.S. government determines to secretly colonize the Moon. //Note: This story may mark the genesis of the Moonbase Alpha project, as seen in the timeline in which Space: 1999 takes place.// [" | ||
- | * Captain Atom and Nightshade battle | + | * Captain Atom and Nightshade battle the Ghost once more. The people of the hidden land of Sunuria, who worship the Ghost as the Faceless One, take him away to Sunuria. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #86] |
* Blue Beetle III battles the Squid Gang, secretly led by broke former millionaire Todd Van III. [Blue Beetle (Charlton) v4 #1] | * Blue Beetle III battles the Squid Gang, secretly led by broke former millionaire Todd Van III. [Blue Beetle (Charlton) v4 #1] | ||
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=== June, 1967 === | === June, 1967 === | ||
- | * Captain Atom battles [[the Fiery Icer]] (who **does not reappear** until 1983) for the first time. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #85] | + | * Captain Atom battles [[Fiery Icer|the Fiery Icer]] (who **does not reappear** until 1983) for the first time. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #85] |
* Blue Beetle III reveals his secret identity of Ted Kord to his love, Tracey Simmons. [Blue Beetle (Charlton) v4 #2] | * Blue Beetle III reveals his secret identity of Ted Kord to his love, Tracey Simmons. [Blue Beetle (Charlton) v4 #2] | ||
- | * The Question battles recurring foe Max Bine, alias [[the Banshee II]], a costumed criminal with a flying suit. [Blue Beetle (Charlton) v4 #2] | + | * The Question battles recurring foe Max Bine, alias [[Banshee (Max Bine)|the Banshee II]], a costumed criminal with a flying suit. [Blue Beetle (Charlton) v4 #2] |
=== July, 1967 === | === July, 1967 === | ||
* Aaron Piper, art gallery owner and former archeologist, | * Aaron Piper, art gallery owner and former archeologist, | ||
- | * **[[The Tyro Team]]**, a trio of telepathic students (**[[John " | + | * **[[Tyro Team|The Tyro Team]]**, a trio of telepathic students (**[[Specs Anders|John " |
* Nightshade defeats a super-powered criminal called the Image. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #87-88] | * Nightshade defeats a super-powered criminal called the Image. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #87-88] | ||
* Dynamo battles **the Iron Maiden** for the last time. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #15] | * Dynamo battles **the Iron Maiden** for the last time. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #15] | ||
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* Reporter [[Paul Mann]] investigates rumors of flying saucers and meets the supposed aliens, who are actually mutated humans from the year 4000 A.D. who have gone back in time to stop the Great War of 3998 A.D., which nearly destroyed the planet. //Note: Paul Mann is likely related to another reporter with the same surname: John Mann, alias the Son of Vulcan.// [Space Adventures v2 60 (Space Adventures Presents U.F.O. #1)] | * Reporter [[Paul Mann]] investigates rumors of flying saucers and meets the supposed aliens, who are actually mutated humans from the year 4000 A.D. who have gone back in time to stop the Great War of 3998 A.D., which nearly destroyed the planet. //Note: Paul Mann is likely related to another reporter with the same surname: John Mann, alias the Son of Vulcan.// [Space Adventures v2 60 (Space Adventures Presents U.F.O. #1)] | ||
* [[Ken King]], motorcycle racer, begins adventures. [World of Wheels #19] | * [[Ken King]], motorcycle racer, begins adventures. [World of Wheels #19] | ||
- | * Blue Beetle III battles recurring criminal foes, [[the Madmen]]. [Blue Beetle (Charlton) v4 #3] | + | * Blue Beetle III battles recurring criminal foes, [[Madmen|the Madmen]]. [Blue Beetle (Charlton) v4 #3] |
* The Phantom XXII battles Strangol with the help of his lover, Diana Palmer. [The Phantom (Charlton) #63] | * The Phantom XXII battles Strangol with the help of his lover, Diana Palmer. [The Phantom (Charlton) #63] | ||
* **Bikini Luv**' | * **Bikini Luv**' | ||
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* **[[Sinistro, | * **[[Sinistro, | ||
- | * [[Sgt. Arkie " | + | * [[Shotgun Harker|Sgt. Arkie " |
* Charlie Droople and Dorothy Carson briefly travel to Earth-C4 (a world populated by intelligent funny animals, such as the super-powered Atomic Cat and Atomic Rabbit), and Charlie decides to remain there. After Dorothy returns to the real world, she discovers a comic-book called //The Adventures of Charlie Droople// and wonders why the name sounds familiar. ["The Best of All Possible Worlds," | * Charlie Droople and Dorothy Carson briefly travel to Earth-C4 (a world populated by intelligent funny animals, such as the super-powered Atomic Cat and Atomic Rabbit), and Charlie decides to remain there. After Dorothy returns to the real world, she discovers a comic-book called //The Adventures of Charlie Droople// and wonders why the name sounds familiar. ["The Best of All Possible Worlds," | ||
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=== March, 1968 === | === March, 1968 === | ||
- | * After having repeated confrontations with Sinistro, in which Green Spider, Captain USA, and Superguy are repeatedly humiliated, the three heroes decide to rethink their earlier Big Four team idea. They form a team called **[[the Big Guys]]** and invite other heroes to join, but no one else does. [speculation] | + | * After having repeated confrontations with Sinistro, in which Green Spider, Captain USA, and Superguy are repeatedly humiliated, the three heroes decide to rethink their earlier Big Four team idea. They form a team called **[[Big Guys|the Big Guys]]** and invite other heroes to join, but no one else does. [speculation] |
* [[Bela Von Drak]], a bearded blond European aristocrat, has a **single appearance** in which he tells stories from his vast collection of unlikely tales. [Charlton Premiere #4] | * [[Bela Von Drak]], a bearded blond European aristocrat, has a **single appearance** in which he tells stories from his vast collection of unlikely tales. [Charlton Premiere #4] | ||
* Dr. Niles Corey, leading an expedition with his daughter Cynthia, his assistant Michael Dunlap, and fortune hunter Vance Vargos, discovers the Lost Valley in Africa. The Lost Valley, accessible only through a long, dark tunnel filled with a radioactive fog, is seemingly full of mutated animals grown to gigantic stature by exposure to radiation; in fact, the radioactive fog changes people to a very small stature. All four members of the expedition, shrunken to a height of about six inches, are killed. ["The Expedition," | * Dr. Niles Corey, leading an expedition with his daughter Cynthia, his assistant Michael Dunlap, and fortune hunter Vance Vargos, discovers the Lost Valley in Africa. The Lost Valley, accessible only through a long, dark tunnel filled with a radioactive fog, is seemingly full of mutated animals grown to gigantic stature by exposure to radiation; in fact, the radioactive fog changes people to a very small stature. All four members of the expedition, shrunken to a height of about six inches, are killed. ["The Expedition," | ||
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- | * [[The Old Witch]] appears for the first time since the 1940s as the caretaker of the Ghost Manor, formerly owned by the late Mr. Greeves. [Ghost Manor #1] | + | * [[Old Witch|The Old Witch]] appears for the first time since the 1940s as the caretaker of the Ghost Manor, formerly owned by the late Mr. Greeves. [Ghost Manor #1] |
* **Paul Mann** solves the mystery of the UFO time travelers and travels in time himself in his last known case. [Space Adventures v3 #2] | * **Paul Mann** solves the mystery of the UFO time travelers and travels in time himself in his last known case. [Space Adventures v3 #2] | ||
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=== November, 1968 === | === November, 1968 === | ||
- | * **[[The Sentinels of Justice]]** is formed by Captain Atom, Blue Beetle III, Nightshade, and the Question, while the Peacemaker and Thunderbolt join later, eventually becoming reserve members. //Note: The Sentinels of Justice, the origin of which has never been told, have probably been active for many years by the time of the Crisis, although the team only ever appeared in one published 1983 story.// [speculation] | + | * **[[Sentinels of Justice|The Sentinels of Justice]]** is formed by Captain Atom, Blue Beetle III, Nightshade, and the Question, while the Peacemaker and Thunderbolt join later, eventually becoming reserve members. //Note: The Sentinels of Justice, the origin of which has never been told, have probably been active for many years by the time of the Crisis, although the team only ever appeared in one published 1983 story.// [speculation] |
=== December, 1968 === | === December, 1968 === | ||
* [[Flash Gordon]] has adventures on the planet Mongo, a planet that resides in another dimension but occasionally appears in this dimension. //Note: Since the characters of the original Flash Gordon comic strip, first published in 1934, would be 30 years older than the characters in this series, the Flash Gordon comic strip does not take place in its entirety on Earth-4, although some of the events will be similar. Charlton' | * [[Flash Gordon]] has adventures on the planet Mongo, a planet that resides in another dimension but occasionally appears in this dimension. //Note: Since the characters of the original Flash Gordon comic strip, first published in 1934, would be 30 years older than the characters in this series, the Flash Gordon comic strip does not take place in its entirety on Earth-4, although some of the events will be similar. Charlton' | ||
- | * [[" | + | * [[Jungle Jim Bradley|" |
* [[Dan Flagg]] begins adventures. [Jungle Jim (Charlton) #22] | * [[Dan Flagg]] begins adventures. [Jungle Jim (Charlton) #22] | ||
* In his astral body, Dr. M.T. Graves battles an evil otherdimensional being that seeks to conquer Earth. Seeing that it cannot defeat Dr. Graves, the evil being destroys the Earth. Graves sends his astral body two days back in time to warn his earlier self, changing history by preventing the Earth' | * In his astral body, Dr. M.T. Graves battles an evil otherdimensional being that seeks to conquer Earth. Seeing that it cannot defeat Dr. Graves, the evil being destroys the Earth. Graves sends his astral body two days back in time to warn his earlier self, changing history by preventing the Earth' | ||
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=== April, 1969 === | === April, 1969 === | ||
- | * Professor Danton Koste turns a former henchman named Emil Forsa into the nuclear-powered villain, [[Major Force]]. Captain Atom and the Sentinels of Justice battle and defeat Major Force and Iron Arms (who makes **no further appearances** until 1983), but Koste escapes. [" | + | * Professor Danton Koste turns a former henchman named Emil Forsa into the nuclear-powered villain, [[Major Force (Emil Forsa)|Major Force]]. Captain Atom and the Sentinels of Justice battle and defeat Major Force and Iron Arms (who makes **no further appearances** until 1983), but Koste escapes. [" |
* [[El Futuro]], an immortal, begins adventures. [Flash Gordon (Charlton) #18] | * [[El Futuro]], an immortal, begins adventures. [Flash Gordon (Charlton) #18] | ||
=== June, 1969 === | === June, 1969 === | ||
- | * [[John Allen Wallington, Death Defier]] (also called J.A.W.), begins adventures. [The Phantom (Charlton) #32] | + | * [[John Allen Wallington]], Death Defier (also called J.A.W.), begins adventures. [The Phantom (Charlton) #32] |
=== July, 1969 === | === July, 1969 === | ||
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=== September, 1969 === | === September, 1969 === | ||
- | * [[The White Angels]], motorcyclists, | + | * [[White Angels|The White Angels]], motorcyclists, |
- | * [[The Surf Kings]], surfers, begin adventures. [Surf n' Wheels #1] | + | * [[Surf Kings|The Surf Kings]], surfers, begin adventures. [Surf n' Wheels #1] |
* [[Brick Bradford]] has a **single adventure** with companions Hoppy and Sadie. Together, they use the space-and-time-faring Time-Top to travel to other planets and time periods. [Flash Gordon (Charlton) #17] | * [[Brick Bradford]] has a **single adventure** with companions Hoppy and Sadie. Together, they use the space-and-time-faring Time-Top to travel to other planets and time periods. [Flash Gordon (Charlton) #17] | ||
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=== June, 1970 === | === June, 1970 === | ||
- | * A widowed mother, [[Shirley Partridge]] (born Shirley Renfrew), joins her five musically gifted children ([[Keith Partridge]], | + | * A widowed mother, [[Shirley Partridge]] (born Shirley Renfrew), joins her five musically gifted children ([[Keith Partridge]], |
* June 15: While he is physically present at City Hall getting a marriage license with his fiancee, Helen Watson (the daughter of Police Chief Henry Watson), the normally timid **[[Walter Cooper]]** psychically projects himself to three different places to prevent a bank robbery, save a boy who fell into the river from a bridge, and stop a train before it reaches a broken track. **No further appearances**. ["The Man Who Wasn't There," | * June 15: While he is physically present at City Hall getting a marriage license with his fiancee, Helen Watson (the daughter of Police Chief Henry Watson), the normally timid **[[Walter Cooper]]** psychically projects himself to three different places to prevent a bank robbery, save a boy who fell into the river from a bridge, and stop a train before it reaches a broken track. **No further appearances**. ["The Man Who Wasn't There," | ||
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=== August, 1971 === | === August, 1971 === | ||
- | * [[Mr. Bones]]' | + | * [[Mister Bones (Earth-4)|Mr. Bones]]' |
=== September, 1971 === | === September, 1971 === | ||
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- | * [[Prof. John Willmore]], known to some as the Human Fish because he is a man born with both gills and lungs, keeps his abilities a secret and does special work for the U.S. government. [Primus #1] | + | * [[Human Fish|Prof. John Willmore]], known to some as the Human Fish because he is a man born with both gills and lungs, keeps his abilities a secret and does special work for the U.S. government. [Primus #1] |
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- | * **[[The Phantom Lady]]**, after more than a decade of intense training with the mystical being Azagoth, has become a powerful sorceress and is virtually immortal. [speculation based on Phantom Lady (Paragon) #1] | + | * **The Phantom Lady**, after more than a decade of intense training with the mystical being Azagoth, has become a powerful sorceress and is virtually immortal. [speculation based on Phantom Lady (Paragon) #1] |
=== June, 1972 === | === June, 1972 === | ||
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=== October, 1972 === | === October, 1972 === | ||
- | * [[Prof. Cyrus Coffin]] (an archeology professor at Xanadu University who is nicknamed the Midnight Philosopher) and his niece, [[Arachne Coffin]] (an archeology college student at Xanadu University), | + | * [[Cyrus Coffin|Prof. Cyrus Coffin]] (an archeology professor at Xanadu University who is nicknamed the Midnight Philosopher) and his niece, [[Arachne Coffin]] (an archeology college student at Xanadu University), |
=== November, 1972 === | === November, 1972 === | ||
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=== July, 1973 === | === July, 1973 === | ||
- | * The sentient pocket of energy takes human form under the name **[[E-Man]]** and meets archeology college student (at Xanadu University) and part-time exotic dancer (at the Moist Palms Club, a burlesque club) Katrinka Colchnzski, who uses her stage name of [[Nova Kane]] exclusively, | + | * The sentient pocket of energy takes human form under the name **[[E-Man]]** and meets archeology college student (at Xanadu University) and part-time exotic dancer (at the Moist Palms Club, a burlesque club) Katrinka Colchnzski, who uses her stage name of [[Nova Kane]] exclusively, |
- | * Link Chain, known as [[the Knight]], has a **single known case** (Operation: Rotten Apple) as a secret agent of a top-secret, counter-espionage organization known as [[C.H.E.S.S.]] (Command for the Hindrance of Espionage, Sabotage and Subversion). //Note: The King and the Queen, directors of CHESS, are Ken Flynn (K-51) and Bikini Luv, respectively.// | + | * Link Chain, known as [[Knight (Link Chain)|the Knight]], has a **single known case** (Operation: Rotten Apple) as a secret agent of a top-secret, counter-espionage organization known as [[C.H.E.S.S.]] (Command for the Hindrance of Espionage, Sabotage and Subversion). //Note: The King and the Queen, directors of CHESS, are Ken Flynn (K-51) and Bikini Luv, respectively.// |
* Steve Austin has his first test run as an agent of OSI, infiltrating a terrorist camp where he rescues an Israeli prisoner. Following this test, Steve Austin' | * Steve Austin has his first test run as an agent of OSI, infiltrating a terrorist camp where he rescues an Israeli prisoner. Following this test, Steve Austin' | ||
- | * July 28: Caroline Dean, a martial arts whiz and trained astronaut who has super-strength and super-durability, | + | * July 28: Caroline Dean, a martial arts whiz and trained astronaut who has super-strength and super-durability, |
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- | * E-Man adopts the name of Alec Tronn, which Nova Kane made up based on the word // | + | * E-Man adopts the name of Alec Tronn, which Nova Kane made up based on the word // |
* **[[Killjoy]]**, | * **[[Killjoy]]**, | ||
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=== January, 1974 === | === January, 1974 === | ||
- | * **[[Mastermind II]]** (real name Cy Key) is brought to Earth from the planet Psi through a psychic research experiment by Dr. Bellum and his daughter Sara, and he has a **single case**. //Note: Cy Key may come from the same planet as Cerebra of the Vanguards, which is called Onym but may also be known by other names, such as Psi. If this is the case, then Cy Key and Cerebra are the last two remaining members of their species.// [Mastermind #1, unpublished; | + | * **[[Mastermind (Cy Key)|Mastermind II]]** (real name Cy Key) is brought to Earth from the planet Psi through a psychic research experiment by Dr. Bellum and his daughter Sara, and he has a **single case**. //Note: Cy Key may come from the same planet as Cerebra of the Vanguards, which is called Onym but may also be known by other names, such as Psi. If this is the case, then Cy Key and Cerebra are the last two remaining members of their species.// [Mastermind #1, unpublished; |
=== February, 1974 === | === February, 1974 === | ||
- | * Steve Austin battles and destroys a robot duplicate of his friend, Maj. Frederick Sloan, that was invented by the criminal robotics genius [[Dr. Chester Jeffrey Dolenz]], a recurring foe. ["Day of the Robot," | + | * Steve Austin battles and destroys a robot duplicate of his friend, Maj. Frederick Sloan, that was invented by the criminal robotics genius [[Chester Jeffrey Dolenz|Dr. Chester Jeffrey Dolenz]], a recurring foe. ["Day of the Robot," |
=== March, 1974 === | === March, 1974 === | ||
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* After an earthquake sets off a computer-controlled nuclear defense system at Kamkov Island in the Soviet Union, Steve Austin travels with his friend and USSR astronaut Col. Vasily Zhukov to rescue Zhukov' | * After an earthquake sets off a computer-controlled nuclear defense system at Kamkov Island in the Soviet Union, Steve Austin travels with his friend and USSR astronaut Col. Vasily Zhukov to rescue Zhukov' | ||
* March 4: Roger Knight, the U.K.'s Labour Party leader and Leader of the Opposition since 1970, now becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. //Note: In actual history, Labour Party leader Harold Wilson was the UK Prime Minister from 1974 to 1976 (and earlier from 1964 to 1970). In Earth-4' | * March 4: Roger Knight, the U.K.'s Labour Party leader and Leader of the Opposition since 1970, now becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. //Note: In actual history, Labour Party leader Harold Wilson was the UK Prime Minister from 1974 to 1976 (and earlier from 1964 to 1970). In Earth-4' | ||
- | * During New York City's energy crisis, E-Man helps out by powering hospitals and power generators. Nova Kane hires [[Michael Mauser]], a short, unkempt, tactless, rat-faced private detective with thick glasses (who hates to be called Mickey), to find her missing friend, fellow exotic dancer [[Rosie Redd]]. E-Man ends up having to save both Nova and Mauser from the evil machinations of Samuel Boar, an oil magnate who at this time is the richest, most powerful man in the world. E-Man battles Boar's android, [[the Battery]], who can absorb all energy (including E-Man) and can absorb matter by turning it into energy. The action hero destroys this version of the Battery and arrests Boar, whose oil empire and wealth are dismantled. Meanwhile, E-Man becomes Michael Mauser' | + | * During New York City's energy crisis, E-Man helps out by powering hospitals and power generators. Nova Kane hires [[Michael Mauser]], a short, unkempt, tactless, rat-faced private detective with thick glasses (who hates to be called Mickey), to find her missing friend, fellow exotic dancer [[Rosie Redd]]. E-Man ends up having to save both Nova and Mauser from the evil machinations of Samuel Boar, an oil magnate who at this time is the richest, most powerful man in the world. E-Man battles Boar's android, [[Battery|the Battery]], who can absorb all energy (including E-Man) and can absorb matter by turning it into energy. The action hero destroys this version of the Battery and arrests Boar, whose oil empire and wealth are dismantled. Meanwhile, E-Man becomes Michael Mauser' |
* **The Partridge Family**' | * **The Partridge Family**' | ||
* Astronauts Maj. Kelly Woods and Maj. Paul Osterman are launched in //Athena One// for a revived Apollo mission to discover new sources of energy in space. The mission is televised and widely publicized because Maj. Woods is the first official American woman in space. Steve Austin serves as Woods' trainer and flight dynamics officer, effectively the chief pilot on the ground. After an explosion damages the capsule and injures Osterman, Woods pilots //Athena One// to Skylab, while Austin pilots a rescue mission with a flight surgeon, Dr. Richard Wolf. Rendezvousing with //Athena One// at Skylab, Austin performs external repairs on the capsule while Dr. Wolf performs the first official surgery in space on Osterman. After Austin' | * Astronauts Maj. Kelly Woods and Maj. Paul Osterman are launched in //Athena One// for a revived Apollo mission to discover new sources of energy in space. The mission is televised and widely publicized because Maj. Woods is the first official American woman in space. Steve Austin serves as Woods' trainer and flight dynamics officer, effectively the chief pilot on the ground. After an explosion damages the capsule and injures Osterman, Woods pilots //Athena One// to Skylab, while Austin pilots a rescue mission with a flight surgeon, Dr. Richard Wolf. Rendezvousing with //Athena One// at Skylab, Austin performs external repairs on the capsule while Dr. Wolf performs the first official surgery in space on Osterman. After Austin' | ||
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- | * Science teacher [[John Butler]] and his family (his wife [[Kim Butler]], their children [[Katie]] and [[Greg Butler]], and their dog [[Digger]]) are exploring the Amazon River when they are sucked into a whirlpool that takes them to the Valley of the Dinosaurs. [Valley of the Dinosaurs (1974 Hanna-Barbera animated series); Valley of the Dinosaurs (Charlton) #1] | + | * Science teacher [[John Butler]] and his family (his wife [[Kim Butler]], their children [[Katie Butler|Katie]] and [[Greg Butler]], and their dog [[Digger (dog)|Digger]]) are exploring the Amazon River when they are sucked into a whirlpool that takes them to the Valley of the Dinosaurs. [Valley of the Dinosaurs (1974 Hanna-Barbera animated series); Valley of the Dinosaurs (Charlton) #1] |
* E-Man follows a strange lady from the sea into her own dimension. There, he saves a civilization from a giant, whale-like narwhal monster called Empirex, which can swallow whole cities. [E-Man (Charlton) #5] | * E-Man follows a strange lady from the sea into her own dimension. There, he saves a civilization from a giant, whale-like narwhal monster called Empirex, which can swallow whole cities. [E-Man (Charlton) #5] | ||
* E-Man teams up with Blue Beetle III and Captain Atom for a **single case**, in which they all participate in a parade. //Note: This story has not been told, but it involves E-Man becoming a reserve member of the Sentinels of Justice, whose full-time membership he turns down. Captain Atom is seen using his original costume in this story, although he likely uses it in this one instance, since he is seen again in his second costume exactly one year later, in August, 1975.// [" | * E-Man teams up with Blue Beetle III and Captain Atom for a **single case**, in which they all participate in a parade. //Note: This story has not been told, but it involves E-Man becoming a reserve member of the Sentinels of Justice, whose full-time membership he turns down. Captain Atom is seen using his original costume in this story, although he likely uses it in this one instance, since he is seen again in his second costume exactly one year later, in August, 1975.// [" | ||
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* In the province of Bavaria, Germany, a mad scientist named Dr. Franklin Stein attempts to create an artificial man with the help of his assistant, Igor. Needing more human blood to make the artificial man live, Stein acts as host to a traveling couple named John and Mary Benton. When the couple falls asleep, Stein and Igor plan to harvest their blood. Instead, they become the latest victims of the Bentons, who are vampires locally known as the Blood Killers. The Bentons die shortly afterward. //Note: Dr. Franklin Stein is probably a descendant of the infamous 18th century scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein.// | * In the province of Bavaria, Germany, a mad scientist named Dr. Franklin Stein attempts to create an artificial man with the help of his assistant, Igor. Needing more human blood to make the artificial man live, Stein acts as host to a traveling couple named John and Mary Benton. When the couple falls asleep, Stein and Igor plan to harvest their blood. Instead, they become the latest victims of the Bentons, who are vampires locally known as the Blood Killers. The Bentons die shortly afterward. //Note: Dr. Franklin Stein is probably a descendant of the infamous 18th century scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein.// | ||
- | * [[Countess R.H. Von Bludd]], having resided in the Dark Valley for 500 years, leaves for civilization and begins preying only on the most evil of men in European cities before returning to her castle momentarily. //Note: At some point after this story, the Countess relocates to the United States.// ["The Card of Death," | + | * [[R.H. Von Bludd|Countess R.H. Von Bludd]], having resided in the Dark Valley for 500 years, leaves for civilization and begins preying only on the most evil of men in European cities before returning to her castle momentarily. //Note: At some point after this story, the Countess relocates to the United States.// ["The Card of Death," |
=== October, 1974 === | === October, 1974 === | ||
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=== April, 1975 === | === April, 1975 === | ||
- | * [[The Vengeance Squad]] ([[Eric Redd]], [[Tulsa Coyle]], [[Candy Orr]]) forms and has its first case. //Note: Eric Redd is likely a relative of Rosie Redd, a friend of Nova Kane.// [Vengeance Squad #1] | + | * [[Vengeance Squad|The Vengeance Squad]] ([[Eric Redd]], [[Tulsa Coyle]], [[Candy Orr]]) forms and has its first case. //Note: Eric Redd is likely a relative of Rosie Redd, a friend of Nova Kane.// [Vengeance Squad #1] |
* [[Mortimer Tishin]] makes his first appearance, although he claims to have been practicing as an undertaker since long before records were kept of his trade. [Beyond the Grave #1] | * [[Mortimer Tishin]] makes his first appearance, although he claims to have been practicing as an undertaker since long before records were kept of his trade. [Beyond the Grave #1] | ||
* A man named Philip Scott is possessed by what seems to be the spirit of Jack the Ripper and kills two airline stewardesses while on a flight to London, England. After Scott is arrested in London, Jack the Ripper appears to possess a young boy named Jackie who was on the flight. [" | * A man named Philip Scott is possessed by what seems to be the spirit of Jack the Ripper and kills two airline stewardesses while on a flight to London, England. After Scott is arrested in London, Jack the Ripper appears to possess a young boy named Jackie who was on the flight. [" | ||
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=== July, 1975 === | === July, 1975 === | ||
- | * [[Mr. Dee Mun]] makes his first appearance. [Creepy Things #2] | + | * [[Dee Mun|Mr. Dee Mun]] makes his first appearance. [Creepy Things #2] |
* Jaime Sommers supposedly dies when her body rejects its bionic implants; in fact, she clinically dies but is revived and is close to death for months. ["The Bionic Woman, Part 2," The Six Million Dollar Man (1974 ABC television series)] | * Jaime Sommers supposedly dies when her body rejects its bionic implants; in fact, she clinically dies but is revived and is close to death for months. ["The Bionic Woman, Part 2," The Six Million Dollar Man (1974 ABC television series)] | ||
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* Steve Austin discovers that Jaime Sommers is still alive, and he helps her deal with her bionics. Sommers participates in her first mission with OSI, but because of complications, | * Steve Austin discovers that Jaime Sommers is still alive, and he helps her deal with her bionics. Sommers participates in her first mission with OSI, but because of complications, | ||
* Malachi Bolt, the great-grandson of the eccentric 19th century criminal genius Elias Bolt, completes the rebuilding of Bolt Manor in the town of Soulbridge, New York. Discovering his great-grandfather' | * Malachi Bolt, the great-grandson of the eccentric 19th century criminal genius Elias Bolt, completes the rebuilding of Bolt Manor in the town of Soulbridge, New York. Discovering his great-grandfather' | ||
- | * A 15-year-old French schoolgirl named **[[Lucille Michaud]]** learns she has amazing psychic powers, including the ability to create an insubstantial, | + | * A 15-year-old French schoolgirl named **[[Psyche|Lucille Michaud]]** learns she has amazing psychic powers, including the ability to create an insubstantial, |
=== October, 1975 === | === October, 1975 === | ||
- | * Jonathan Drew, who possesses telepathy, telekinesis, | + | * Jonathan Drew, who possesses telepathy, telekinesis, |
=== November, 1975 === | === November, 1975 === | ||
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=== December, 1975 === | === December, 1975 === | ||
- | * A blue-skinned, | + | * A blue-skinned, |
* In **E-Man** and **Nova**' | * In **E-Man** and **Nova**' | ||