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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**'s last case in the early part of his career, he encounters the Silver Lady from Venus (who is part of the same extraterrestrial race he encountered in October, 1960). He informs President Kennedy that he left her in the Soviet Union. //Note: After this case, President Kennedy sends Captain Atom on a series of top secret missions in deep space, and he has no further known cases on Earth until 1965, except a few instances of secretly absorbing nuclear radiation near populated areas.// [Space Adventures #42]   * In **Captain Atom**'s last case in the early part of his career, he encounters the Silver Lady from Venus (who is part of the same extraterrestrial race he encountered in October, 1960). He informs President Kennedy that he left her in the Soviet Union. //Note: After this case, President Kennedy sends Captain Atom on a series of top secret missions in deep space, and he has no further known cases on Earth until 1965, except a few instances of secretly absorbing nuclear radiation near populated areas.// [Space Adventures #42]
   * 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, and trains the monster for a few weeks to obey his orders. Then Astro sends Gorgo to conquer the neighboring nation and overthrows its dictator. Then Valzo uses Gorgo to overthrow Astro. Valzo then sends Gorgo to attack another neighboring nation, but Gorgo finally resists and pursues Valzo to the sea, where he spares him and goes back to Ogra, his mother. [Gorgo #3]   * 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, and trains the monster for a few weeks to obey his orders. Then Astro sends Gorgo to conquer the neighboring nation and overthrows its dictator. Then Valzo uses Gorgo to overthrow Astro. Valzo then sends Gorgo to attack another neighboring nation, but Gorgo finally resists and pursues Valzo to the sea, where he spares him and goes back to Ogra, his mother. [Gorgo #3]
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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]] 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]
   * [[Dr. Landon]], surgeon, and [[Dr. Burke]], psychiatrist, begin adventures as young doctors. [Young Doctors #1]   * [[Dr. Landon]], surgeon, and [[Dr. Burke]], psychiatrist, begin adventures as young doctors. [Young Doctors #1]
   * 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, attacks the Venusians but is shot by an energy cannon that temporarily knocks him out. Gorgo recovers and battles the Venusians again, and Ogra joins in after tracking him down, nearly destroying Melbourne in the process. The monsters damage the spacecraft, but the Venusians are able to escape. The military, grateful for the monsters' actions in stopping the invasion, leave Ogra and Gorgo alone to return to their dwelling place. [Gorgo #10]   * 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, attacks the Venusians but is shot by an energy cannon that temporarily knocks him out. Gorgo recovers and battles the Venusians again, and Ogra joins in after tracking him down, nearly destroying Melbourne in the process. The monsters damage the spacecraft, but the Venusians are able to escape. The military, grateful for the monsters' actions in stopping the invasion, leave Ogra and Gorgo alone to return to their dwelling place. [Gorgo #10]
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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/Super Comics, the second of which was published in 1963. After this story, Dan Garret falls back into another coma-like state and does not return until 1973, when he meets Ted Kord.// [Human Fly (IW) #1, 10]+  * 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/Super Comics, the second of which was published in 1963. After this story, Dan Garret falls back into another coma-like state and does not return until 1973, when he meets Ted Kord.// [Human Fly (IW) #1, 10]
  
 === 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, walking mutant, man-eating plants that threaten to destroy mankind. Ogra and Gorgo, finding no food in the ocean because of the radiation, eat and destroy the Chloryllfids, inadvertently ending their threat to the world. [Gorgo #16]   * 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, walking mutant, man-eating plants that threaten to destroy mankind. Ogra and Gorgo, finding no food in the ocean because of the radiation, eat and destroy the Chloryllfids, inadvertently ending their threat to the world. [Gorgo #16]
   * 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's surrender. After the alien is killed in an explosion that also destroys its pirate television station, the public eventually believes it to all have been a publicity stunt. ["The Too Late, Late Show," Strange Suspense Stories (Charlton) #68]   * 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's surrender. After the alien is killed in an explosion that also destroys its pirate television station, the public eventually believes it to all have been a publicity stunt. ["The Too Late, Late Show," Strange Suspense Stories (Charlton) #68]
-  * 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]] ([[Capt. Hank Hennessy]], a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier from a wealthy Manhattan family; [[Irv "the Nerve" Haganah]], an Israeli private investigator; [[Antonio "Granite" Gallero]], an Italian weapons expert; [[Frenchy the Fox]], a French deep-sea diver; [[Tom-Tom]], an American wrestler). After this first case, the Fightin' Five remain together as a team of specialists who fight would-be world conquerors. They are equipped with modern weapons as well as jet-belts capable of flying for short distances. The team has a headquarters in the Southwestern United States. //Note: The Fightin' Five's origin is specifically placed in the fall of 1963.// [The Fightin' 5 #28]+  * 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' Five|the Fightin' Five]] ([[Hank Hennessy|Capt. Hank Hennessy]], a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier from a wealthy Manhattan family; [[Irv the Nerve|Irv "the Nerve" Haganah]], an Israeli private investigator; [[Granite Gallero|Antonio "Granite" Gallero]], an Italian weapons expert; [[Frenchy the Fox]], a French deep-sea diver; [[Tom-Tom]], an American wrestler). After this first case, the Fightin' Five remain together as a team of specialists who fight would-be world conquerors. They are equipped with modern weapons as well as jet-belts capable of flying for short distances. The team has a headquarters in the Southwestern United States. //Note: The Fightin' Five's origin is specifically placed in the fall of 1963.// [The Fightin' 5 #28]
  
 === 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, Prof. Luri Hoshid, who knows his secret identity. //Note: Dan Garrett (spelled with two Ts) is a grown up Sparkington J. Northrup, the original Blue Beetle's sidekick known by his nicknames Sparky and Spunky, who had his name legally changed to honor his mentor.// [Blue Beetle (Charlton) v2 #1]+  * 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, Prof. Luri Hoshid, who knows his secret identity. //Note: Dan Garrett (spelled with two Ts) is a grown up Sparkington J. Northrup, the original Blue Beetle's sidekick known by his nicknames Sparky and Spunky, who had his name legally changed to honor his mentor.// [Blue Beetle (Charlton) v2 #1]
  
 === 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's history, as presented in the comic strips and comic books, basically occurs on Earth-4. However, only some of the Phantom comic strip takes place on Earth-4, and only the events published in Charlton's Phantom series are known for sure to have occurred on Earth-4. The Phantom (Charlton) #67 presents the current Phantom's origin, which is set no more than ten years before the publishing date of 1975 based on the modern aircraft and the aging Nazis. At some point after this story, Kit Walker is reunited with his college sweetheart, Diana Palmer, now an archeologist.// [The Phantom (Charlton) #67]+  * 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's history, as presented in the comic strips and comic books, basically occurs on Earth-4. However, only some of the Phantom comic strip takes place on Earth-4, and only the events published in Charlton's Phantom series are known for sure to have occurred on Earth-4. The Phantom (Charlton) #67 presents the current Phantom's origin, which is set no more than ten years before the publishing date of 1975 based on the modern aircraft and the aging Nazis. At some point after this story, Kit Walker is reunited with his college sweetheart, Diana Palmer, now an archeologist.// [The Phantom (Charlton) #67]
   * 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's life. They are all sent forward to the time of the Spanish-American War and finally back to the present. Gen. Barr plans to advise the Pentagon to end its attacks on Gorgo. //Note: After this story, Gorgo and Ogra are not seen again and presumably fall into another period of hibernation beneath the ocean.// [Gorgo #23]   * 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's life. They are all sent forward to the time of the Spanish-American War and finally back to the present. Gen. Barr plans to advise the Pentagon to end its attacks on Gorgo. //Note: After this story, Gorgo and Ogra are not seen again and presumably fall into another period of hibernation beneath the ocean.// [Gorgo #23]
   * 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' devices, THUNDER (The Higher United Nations Defense Enforcement Reserves) picks three men to use some of them. The elderly Anthony Dunn transfers his mind into a series of android bodies and, wearing the invisibility cloak, becomes the first THUNDER super-agent, **[[NoMan]]**. John Janus, secretly a Warlord infiltrator agent, wears the cybernetic helmet and becomes the second THUNDER super-agent, the telepathic and telekinetic **[[Menthor]]**. Leonard Brown wears the electron molecular intensifier belt (the Thunderbelt) to become the third THUNDER super-agent, the super-strong and super-tough **[[Dynamo II]]**. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1] +  * After a long search for the right candidates to use Prof. Jennings' devices, THUNDER (The Higher United Nations Defense Enforcement Reserves) picks three men to use some of them. The elderly Anthony Dunn transfers his mind into a series of android bodies and, wearing the invisibility cloak, becomes the first THUNDER super-agent, **[[NoMan]]**. John Janus, secretly a Warlord infiltrator agent, wears the cybernetic helmet and becomes the second THUNDER super-agent, the telepathic and telekinetic **[[Menthor]]**. Leonard Brown wears the electron molecular intensifier belt (the Thunderbelt) to become the third THUNDER super-agent, the super-strong and super-tough **[[Dynamo (Leonard Brown)|Dynamo II]]**. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1] 
-  * 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 "Dynamite" Adkins]], weapons man; [[Kathryn "Kitten" Kane]], technical device expert; [[William "Weed" Wylie]], locksmith; and [[Egghead]], super-brilliant strategist -- has its first mission. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1] +  * [[The Thunder Squad]] -- [[Lightning (Guy Gilbert)|Guy Gilbert]], leader; [[Dynamite Adkins|John Daniel "Dynamite" Adkins]], weapons man; [[Kitten Kane|Kathryn "Kitten" Kane]], technical device expert; [[Weed Wylie|William "Weed" Wylie]], locksmith; and [[Egghead (Earth-4)|Egghead]], super-brilliant strategist -- has its first mission. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1] 
-  * 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]]**, protector of the Soviet Union. His existence is kept a secret in the Kremlin for several years, and he has **no further known appearances until 1985**. ["Redstar: Times Past, 1965: Redstar Rising"]+  * 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]]**, protector of the Soviet Union. His existence is kept a secret in the Kremlin for several years, and he has **no further known appearances until 1985**. ["Redstar: Times Past, 1965: Redstar Rising"]
   * 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]]**, assisted by his Tibetan friend, Tabu. In his first case, he stops an assault on New York City by two tyrannosaurus rex dinosaurs that were hatched and quickly grown under the machinations of Thunderbolt's recurring arch-foe, [[the Hooded One]]. [Thunderbolt (Charlton) #1]+  * 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]]**, assisted by his Tibetan friend, Tabu. In his first case, he stops an assault on New York City by two tyrannosaurus rex dinosaurs that were hatched and quickly grown under the machinations of Thunderbolt's recurring arch-foe, [[Hooded One|the Hooded One]]. [Thunderbolt (Charlton) #1]
   * 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, after he tried to start a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #2]   * 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, after he tried to start a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #2]
   * During a mission in the South American nation of San Bolivar, the THUNDER Squad's **Egghead** sacrifices his life to save his teammates. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #2]   * During a mission in the South American nation of San Bolivar, the THUNDER Squad's **Egghead** sacrifices his life to save his teammates. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #2]
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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**, wearing a suit that grants him super-speed but also drains his life. [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]   * 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, although he has been active for many years. [Ghostly Tales #55]+  * [[M.T. Graves|Dr. M.T. Graves]], the ghost fighter, makes his first appearance as a supernaturalist, although he has been active for many years. [Ghostly Tales #55]
   * 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]]**, a water-breathing human with gill implants, at U.N.D.E.R.S.E.A. headquarters for the first time. Undersea Agent and Merman travel to Venus, where they destroy the Soviet base with the help of native Venusians. //Note: The Venus in this story, which is habitable, may actually be the Venus of a parallel dimension.// [Undersea Agent #5]   * 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]]**, a water-breathing human with gill implants, at U.N.D.E.R.S.E.A. headquarters for the first time. Undersea Agent and Merman travel to Venus, where they destroy the Soviet base with the help of native Venusians. //Note: The Venus in this story, which is habitable, may actually be the Venus of a parallel dimension.// [Undersea Agent #5]
  
 === 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, and Blue Beetle II (formerly Sparky, Blue Beetle's sidekick) show up, and new heroes **[[the Green Spider]]** (John Green, once the alter ego of Green Mask III), **[[Captain USA]]** (Michael Malone, former leader of the V-Boys, kid sidekicks of V-Man), and **[[Superguy]]** (Wilbur Klutz, formerly Lieutenant Hercules) also appear in response to Bill's invitation to the former kid sidekick crowd. In the end, only Blue Beetle II, Green Spider, Captain USA, and Superguy (all former kid heroes and/or kid sidekicks) remain interested in the team idea; the four instead decide to form a team called **[[the Big Four]]** (an homage to the Big Three) and make plans for another meeting, which is scheduled for a month from now but ultimately **never occurs** because of Blue Beetle II's death. [speculation based on Charlton Premiere v2 #3 and Watchmen #2]+  * 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, and Blue Beetle II (formerly Sparky, Blue Beetle's sidekick) show up, and new heroes **[[Green Mask (Johnny Green)|the Green Spider]]** (John Green, once the alter ego of Green Mask III), **[[Captain USA]]** (Michael Malone, former leader of the V-Boys, kid sidekicks of V-Man), and **Superguy** (Wilbur Klutz, formerly [[Lieutenant Hercules]]) also appear in response to Bill's invitation to the former kid sidekick crowd. In the end, only Blue Beetle II, Green Spider, Captain USA, and Superguy (all former kid heroes and/or kid sidekicks) remain interested in the team idea; the four instead decide to form a team called **[[Big Four|the Big Four]]** (an homage to the Big Three) and make plans for another meeting, which is scheduled for a month from now but ultimately **never occurs** because of Blue Beetle II's death. [speculation based on Charlton Premiere v2 #3 and Watchmen #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]   * 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.// ["Sentinels of Justice: The Calm Before the Storm"]   * 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.// ["Sentinels of Justice: The Calm Before the Storm"]
   * 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's death. These three operate as heroes only infrequently from this point on. [speculation]   * 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's death. These three operate as heroes only infrequently from this point on. [speculation]
   * 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.// [Son of Vulcan #50]   * 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.// [Son of Vulcan #50]
-  * 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's cloak, Menthor's helmet, and Dynamo's belt, giving him triple super-powers. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6]   * The T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents battle Demo, who steals NoMan's cloak, Menthor's helmet, and Dynamo's belt, giving him triple super-powers. [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6]
  
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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]]**, the darling of darkness. She is first the partner of Captain Atom and then a solo heroine in her own right. Like Captain Atom, she is a top secret agent unknown to the public. Captain Atom and Nightshade battle recurring criminal foe [[the Ghost]], who is secretly Alec Rois. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #82] +  * 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 darling of darkness. She is first the partner of Captain Atom and then a solo heroine in her own right. Like Captain Atom, she is a top secret agent unknown to the public. Captain Atom and Nightshade battle recurring criminal foe [[Ghost (Alec Rois)|the Ghost]], who is secretly Alec Rois. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #82] 
-  * **[[The Shape]]**, a unique artificial life form life form with the power to change its shape, is created by Prof. Saber S. "Scuba" Duba and has a **single adventure** accompanied by his friend, Duba's young nephew, Kevin Boyd. //Note: Although this story was published in 1967, it was written and drawn in 1966 and sat collecting dust until its publication, as explained on the text page.// [Charlton Premiere v2 #1] +  * **[[Shape|The Shape]]**, a unique artificial life form life form with the power to change its shape, is created by Prof. Saber S. "Scuba" Duba and has a **single adventure** accompanied by his friend, Duba's young nephew, Kevin Boyd. //Note: Although this story was published in 1967, it was written and drawn in 1966 and sat collecting dust until its publication, as explained on the text page.// ["It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's the Shape," Charlton Premiere #1 (September, 1967)] 
-  * 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]]**, **[[Mentalia]]**, and **[[Brute]]**). //Note: It is possible that Kolotov -- a Russian exile living in the United States for several years -- was a protege of Jennings of THUNDER, which would explain why Kolotov's devices duplicate the powers of three THUNDER super-agents: Raven II, Menthor, and Dynamo II.// [Thunderbolt (Charlton) v2 #54] +  * 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]]**, **[[Mentalia]]**, and **[[Brute]]**). //Note: It is possible that Kolotov -- a Russian exile living in the United States for several years -- was a protege of Jennings of THUNDER, which would explain why Kolotov's devices duplicate the powers of three THUNDER super-agents: Raven II, Menthor, and Dynamo II.// [Thunderbolt (Charlton) v2 #54] 
-  * 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, Ted Kord has his first case in Hub City (a city on the eastern coast) as the action hero known as **[[Blue Beetle III]]**. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #83] +  * After five months of preparation, Ted Kord has his first case in Hub City (a city on the eastern coast) as the action hero known as **[[Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)|Blue Beetle III]]**. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #83] 
-  * 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]]**, stopping the plans of arms dealer Emil Bork to start wars between several small nations. [Fightin' 5 #40-41]+  * 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]]**, stopping the plans of arms dealer Emil Bork to start wars between several small nations. [Fightin' 5 #40-41]
   * 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, Warlord Quivo (alias Savanarola Smith), who is good, dies. [NoMan #1]   * The last surviving Subterranean, Warlord Quivo (alias Savanarola Smith), who is good, dies. [NoMan #1]
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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's first name is unrevealed in this appearance, but he is named Danton Koste in our story, The People Versus Major Force, as an homage to Danton Black, alias Multiplex, an enemy of Earth-1's Firestorm. Also revealed in that story is that the actual man who pulls off Captain Atom's mask is Emil Forsa, whom Prof. Koste later transforms into the atomic-powered villain Major Force.// [Captain Atom (Charlton) #84] +  * 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's first name is unrevealed in this appearance, but he is named Danton Koste in our story, The People Versus Major Force, as an homage to Danton Black, alias Multiplex, an enemy of Earth-1's Firestorm. Also revealed in that story is that the actual man who pulls off Captain Atom's mask is Emil Forsa, whom Prof. Koste later transforms into the atomic-powered villain Major Force.// [Captain Atom (Charlton) #84] 
-  * 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' Five, dies. [[Sonja]] replaces him in the Fightin' Five. [Peacemaker (Charlton) #1]   * **Irv "the Nerve" Haganah**, a member of the Fightin' Five, dies. [[Sonja]] replaces him in the Fightin' Five. [Peacemaker (Charlton) #1]
-  * Captain Atom and Nightshade battle [[Punch]] and [[Jewelee]], who use found technology from the hidden land of Sunuria to commit crimes. Punch **does not reappear until 1985**. [Captain Atom (Charlton) #85]+  * 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**'s last case. [Undersea Agent #6]   * **Merman**'s last case. [Undersea Agent #6]
   * **The Red Star**'s last appearance. [Dynamo #3]   * **The Red Star**'s last appearance. [Dynamo #3]
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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.// ["Objective Moon," Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #2 (January, 1957)]   * 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.// ["Objective Moon," Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #2 (January, 1957)]
-  * 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]+  * 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, finds the Moonstone amulet in a temple and uses it to travel into the past as **[[Spookman]]**, having a **single adventure**. [Charlton Premiere v2 #1]   * Aaron Piper, art gallery owner and former archeologist, finds the Moonstone amulet in a temple and uses it to travel into the past as **[[Spookman]]**, having a **single adventure**. [Charlton Premiere v2 #1]
-  * **[[The Tyro Team]]**, a trio of telepathic students (**[[John "Specs" Anders]]**, **[[Warren "Creep" Blaine]]**, and **[[David "Swift" Scott]]**), is formed and has a **single case**. [Charlton Premiere v2 #1]+  * **[[Tyro Team|The Tyro Team]]**, a trio of telepathic students (**[[Specs Anders|John "Specs" Anders]]**, **[[Creep Blaine|Warren "Creep" Blaine]]**, and **[[Swift Scott|David "Swift" Scott]]**), is formed and has a **single case**. [Charlton Premiere v2 #1]
   * 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**'s last adventure. //Note: Sometime after this story, Bikini is recruited to become a full-time government agent, which she has already had some experience with. Proving to be a talented agent and a tactical genius, she soon works her way up to the co-directorship position of Queen in CHESS (Command for the Hindrance of Espionage, Sabotage and Subversion).// [Go-Go #9]   * **Bikini Luv**'s last adventure. //Note: Sometime after this story, Bikini is recruited to become a full-time government agent, which she has already had some experience with. Proving to be a talented agent and a tactical genius, she soon works her way up to the co-directorship position of Queen in CHESS (Command for the Hindrance of Espionage, Sabotage and Subversion).// [Go-Go #9]
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   * **[[Sinistro, Boy Fiend]]** battles Blue Beetle III, Peacemaker, Captain USA, Green Spider, and Superguy (and almost takes on **Thunderbolt** in his last known appearance in the 1960s). [Charlton Premiere v2 #3]   * **[[Sinistro, Boy Fiend]]** battles Blue Beetle III, Peacemaker, Captain USA, Green Spider, and Superguy (and almost takes on **Thunderbolt** in his last known appearance in the 1960s). [Charlton Premiere v2 #3]
-  * [[Sgt. Arkie "Shotgun" Harker]] and [[Pvt. "Chicken" Smith]], U.S. soldiers, have adventures during the Vietnam War. [Fightin' Marines #78]+  * [[Shotgun Harker|Sgt. Arkie "Shotgun" Harker]] and [[Chicken Smith|Pvt. "Chicken" Smith]], U.S. soldiers, have adventures during the Vietnam War. [Fightin' Marines #78]
   * 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," The Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves #5]   * 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," The Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves #5]
  
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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. //Note: Bela Von Drak may be related in some way to Countess Von Bludd, who occasionally uses the alias of Bella Von Drak.// [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," 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," Charlton Premiere #4]
   * Wilbert Bland, an antisocial man who wishes to be left alone, gets his wish when no one but the girl he likes can see or hear him, and the girl is taken away to a psychiatric hospital because she is the only one who sees him. ["The Insignificant Man," Charlton Premiere #4]   * Wilbert Bland, an antisocial man who wishes to be left alone, gets his wish when no one but the girl he likes can see or hear him, and the girl is taken away to a psychiatric hospital because she is the only one who sees him. ["The Insignificant Man," Charlton Premiere #4]
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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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-  * **[[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's Flash Gordon series is independent of all other Flash Gordon stories and takes place on a planet Mongo that exists in another dimension. Although Flash Gordon's origin story is never told in the Charlton series, it can be assumed that, a few years before 1968, Flash Gordon and Dale Arden traveled with Dr. Hans Zarko on a rocketship built by Zarko to the planet Mongo. There, they eventually deposed the tyrant Ming the Merciless with the help of King Barin of Alania, Prince Vultan of the Hawkmen, and other monarchs.// [Flash Gordon (Charlton) #12]   * [[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's Flash Gordon series is independent of all other Flash Gordon stories and takes place on a planet Mongo that exists in another dimension. Although Flash Gordon's origin story is never told in the Charlton series, it can be assumed that, a few years before 1968, Flash Gordon and Dale Arden traveled with Dr. Hans Zarko on a rocketship built by Zarko to the planet Mongo. There, they eventually deposed the tyrant Ming the Merciless with the help of King Barin of Alania, Prince Vultan of the Hawkmen, and other monarchs.// [Flash Gordon (Charlton) #12]
-  * [["Jungle" Jim Bradley]] begins his adventures as a Southeast Asian jungle explorer. //Note: Since the Jim Bradley of the Jungle Jim comic strip, first published in 1934, would be in his late 50s or 60s by this time, and the Jim Bradley portrayed in this series is still young, this series takes place in its own continuity. The original Jungle Jim comic strip does not take place on Earth-4.// [Jungle Jim (Charlton) #22]+  * [[Jungle Jim Bradley|"Jungle" Jim Bradley]] begins his adventures as a Southeast Asian jungle explorer. //Note: Since the Jim Bradley of the Jungle Jim comic strip, first published in 1934, would be in his late 50s or 60s by this time, and the Jim Bradley portrayed in this series is still young, this series takes place in its own continuity. The original Jungle Jim comic strip does not take place on Earth-4.// [Jungle Jim (Charlton) #22]
   * [[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's destruction. After he defeats it, Graves sends the evil being to the other end of the universe, hoping it cannot return. [The Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves #12]   * 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's destruction. After he defeats it, Graves sends the evil being to the other end of the universe, hoping it cannot return. [The Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves #12]
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-  * 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. ["Secret Origins: Major Force: The People Versus Major Force"]+  * 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. ["Secret Origins: Major Force: The People Versus Major Force"]
   * [[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, begin adventures. [Surf n' Wheels #1] +  * [[White Angels|The White Angels]], motorcyclists, begin adventures. [Surf n' Wheels #1] 
-  * [[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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-  * A widowed mother, [[Shirley Partridge]] (born Shirley Renfrew), joins her five musically gifted children ([[Keith Partridge]], [[Laurie Partridge]], [[Danny Partridge]], [[Chris Partridge]], and [[Tracy Partridge]]) as [[the Partridge Family]], living in San Pueblo, California. To help them make it into the big time, they take on a manager named Reuben Kincaid, who puts their first song on the radio. [The Partridge Family (1970 ABC television series); Partridge Family #1]+  * A widowed mother, [[Shirley Partridge]] (born Shirley Renfrew), joins her five musically gifted children ([[Keith Partridge]], [[Laurie Partridge]], [[Danny Partridge]], [[Chris Partridge]], and [[Tracy Partridge]]) as [[Partridge Family|the Partridge Family]], living in San Pueblo, California. To help them make it into the big time, they take on a manager named Reuben Kincaid, who puts their first song on the radio. [The Partridge Family (1970 ABC television series); Partridge Family #1]
   * 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," Haunted (Charlton) #4]   * 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," Haunted (Charlton) #4]
  
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-  * [[Mr. Bones]]' first appearance. [Ghost Manor v2 #1]+  * [[Mister Bones (Earth-4)|Mr. Bones]]' first appearance. [Ghost Manor v2 #1]
  
 === September, 1971 === === September, 1971 ===
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 === December, 1971 === === December, 1971 ===
  
-  * [[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]
  
 ==== 1972 ==== ==== 1972 ====
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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), begin adventures. //Note: Arachne Coffin attends the same college -- Xanadu University -- as Nova Kane from E-Man, and the two are both archeology students and friendly acquaintances. Arachne's father was Elias Coffin, brother of Cyrus. Arachne's boyfriend is a college student named Lupus, who is secretly a werewolf.// [Midnight Tales #1]+  * [[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), begin adventures. //Note: Arachne Coffin attends the same college -- Xanadu University -- as Nova Kane from E-Man, and the two are both archeology students and friendly acquaintances. Arachne's father was Elias Coffin, brother of Cyrus. Arachne's boyfriend is a college student named Lupus, who is secretly a werewolf.// [Midnight Tales #1]
  
 === November, 1972 === === November, 1972 ===
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-  * **The Fightin' Five** has its last case in Iran when it conducts a disastrous operation against the Mars Council, an arms-smuggling operation. The deaths some team members are caused by Bernard Spielman and Donald Pierce, leaders in the Mars Council. //Note: Little has been revealed about this last disastrous case of the Fightin' Five, but it is strongly hinted that some or most of the members of the team at this time die. The only members of the team definitely known to survive are Capt. Hank Hennessy and Antonio "Granite" Gallero. It is probable that Frenchy the Fox, Tom-Tom, and Sonja are killed in this mission. Hennessy spends the next decade in retirement until being recruited in 1985 to lead a team of metahumans under the LAW (Living Assault Weapons) program of CHESS (Command for the Hindrance of Espionage, Sabotage and Subversion) and in 1987 he is recruited to head up operations of the new Thunder Squad for THUNDER (The Higher United Nations Defense Enforcement Reserves). Gallero, meanwhile, in 1974 joins Italy's counter-terrorist division, NOCS (Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza, or the Central Security Operations Service), and Hennessy recruits him in 1987 to become the field leader of the Thunder Squad for THUNDER.// ["[[http://www.5earths.info/earth-4/law1985-01-3/|L.A.W.: Living Assault Weapons, Chapter 3: The Target]]"]+  * **The Fightin' Five** has its last case in Iran when it conducts a disastrous operation against the Mars Council, an arms-smuggling operation. The deaths some team members are caused by Bernard Spielman and Donald Pierce, leaders in the Mars Council. //Note: Little has been revealed about this last disastrous case of the Fightin' Five, but it is strongly hinted that some or most of the members of the team at this time die. The only members of the team definitely known to survive are Capt. Hank Hennessy and Antonio "Granite" Gallero. It is probable that Frenchy the Fox, Tom-Tom, and Sonja are killed in this mission. Hennessy spends the next decade in retirement until being recruited in 1985 to lead a team of metahumans under the LAW (Living Assault Weapons) program of CHESS (Command for the Hindrance of Espionage, Sabotage and Subversion) and in 1987 he is recruited to head up operations of the new Thunder Squad for THUNDER (The Higher United Nations Defense Enforcement Reserves). Gallero, meanwhile, in 1974 joins Italy's counter-terrorist division, NOCS (Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza, or the Central Security Operations Service), and Hennessy recruits him in 1987 to become the field leader of the Thunder Squad for THUNDER.// ["[[https://5earths.info/earth-4/law1985-01-3/|L.A.W.: Living Assault Weapons, Chapter 3: The Target]]"]
   * **Green Spider** (Johnny Green) dies. The remaining members of **the Big Guys** (**Captain USA** and **Superguy**) decide to retire. [The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra]   * **Green Spider** (Johnny Green) dies. The remaining members of **the Big Guys** (**Captain USA** and **Superguy**) decide to retire. [The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra]
  
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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, in New York City. He soon creates an action hero costume and has his first case, in which he and Nova travel to Pine Hill to stop his recurring enemy [[the Brain of Sirius]] from detonating a gas bomb that causes hatred. //Note: Nova Kane attends the same college -- Xanadu University -- as Arachne Coffin from Midnight Tales, and the two are both archeology students and friendly acquaintances.// [E-Man (Charlton) #1] +  * 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, in New York City. He soon creates an action hero costume and has his first case, in which he and Nova travel to Pine Hill to stop his recurring enemy [[Brain of Sirius|the Brain of Sirius]] from detonating a gas bomb that causes hatred. //Note: Nova Kane attends the same college -- Xanadu University -- as Arachne Coffin from Midnight Tales, and the two are both archeology students and friendly acquaintances.// [E-Man (Charlton) #1] 
-  * 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.// [E-Man (Charlton) #1]+  * 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.// [E-Man (Charlton) #1]
   * 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's bionic eye is briefly replaced by one that can shoot a laser. Austin then has his first official case as an OSI agent, in which he infiltrates a Chinese missile base at Lop Nor, where he battles a powerful robot and rescues a female scientist named Nai Ku, who is secretly an OSI agent. //Note: Presumably the bionic eye that acts as a laser can only be implanted for brief periods of time and for specific missions, since Austin only uses a laser eye in a handful of missions (specifically the ones portrayed in the Charlton comic; in the TV series he is never shown having laser eye capabilities).// [The Six Million Dollar Man (1973 ABC made-for-television movie); "The Moon and the Desert, Part 2," The Six Million Dollar Man (1974 ABC television series); Six Million Dollar Man (comic) #1]   * 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's bionic eye is briefly replaced by one that can shoot a laser. Austin then has his first official case as an OSI agent, in which he infiltrates a Chinese missile base at Lop Nor, where he battles a powerful robot and rescues a female scientist named Nai Ku, who is secretly an OSI agent. //Note: Presumably the bionic eye that acts as a laser can only be implanted for brief periods of time and for specific missions, since Austin only uses a laser eye in a handful of missions (specifically the ones portrayed in the Charlton comic; in the TV series he is never shown having laser eye capabilities).// [The Six Million Dollar Man (1973 ABC made-for-television movie); "The Moon and the Desert, Part 2," The Six Million Dollar Man (1974 ABC television series); Six Million Dollar Man (comic) #1]
-  * July 28: Caroline Dean, a martial arts whiz and trained astronaut who has super-strength and super-durability, is the action heroine **[[Liberty Belle]]** and has a **single known case**. She unofficially becomes the first American female astronaut in space (months before the first official American woman in space early next year, Maj. Kelly Woods) when she reveals that Maj. Richard Neal is actually the Soviet spy Kalovsky and replaces him on a four-man Skylab 3 mission commanded by Dr. Allen Joyce. She defends the mission against space pirates. //Note: Caroline Dean may have been one of the six civilians in the astronaut training program, along with Steve Austin, who later became the cyborg OSI agent nicknamed the Six Million Dollar Man. Given her powers and patriotic motif, it is possible that Caroline Dean is the daughter of Joan Wayne, the mystery woman known as Miss Victory. Since she is already known to the U.S. Government, she may have had previous cases as Liberty Belle. The involvement of Liberty Belle in the Skylab 3 mission is unrevealed to the public, who believe that the mission involves three male astronauts, including Maj. Richard Neal. In actual history, the Skylab III mission took place from July 28, 1973, to September 25, 1973, was commanded by Alan L. Bean, and was largely uneventful.// [E-Man (Charlton) #5]+  * July 28: Caroline Dean, a martial arts whiz and trained astronaut who has super-strength and super-durability, is the action heroine **[[Liberty Belle (Caroline Dean)|Liberty Belle]]** and has a **single known case**. She unofficially becomes the first American female astronaut in space (months before the first official American woman in space early next year, Maj. Kelly Woods) when she reveals that Maj. Richard Neal is actually the Soviet spy Kalovsky and replaces him on a four-man Skylab 3 mission commanded by Dr. Allen Joyce. She defends the mission against space pirates. //Note: Caroline Dean may have been one of the six civilians in the astronaut training program, along with Steve Austin, who later became the cyborg OSI agent nicknamed the Six Million Dollar Man. Given her powers and patriotic motif, it is possible that Caroline Dean is the daughter of Joan Wayne, the mystery woman known as Miss Victory. Since she is already known to the U.S. Government, she may have had previous cases as Liberty Belle. The involvement of Liberty Belle in the Skylab 3 mission is unrevealed to the public, who believe that the mission involves three male astronauts, including Maj. Richard Neal. In actual history, the Skylab III mission took place from July 28, 1973, to September 25, 1973, was commanded by Alan L. Bean, and was largely uneventful.// [E-Man (Charlton) #5]
  
 === August, 1973 === === August, 1973 ===
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-  * E-Man adopts the name of Alec Tronn, which Nova Kane made up based on the word //electron//. In New York City's Central Park, E-Man battles recurring foes Michael and Juno, who are actually a pair of living weapons called [[the Entropy Twins]] sent from Sirius One to aid the Brain (who has healed and repaired itself over the last two months) in his vendetta against E-Man. As revenge for hurting Nova, the energy man changes Michael and Juno's chemical composition, forcing them to keep away from each other or be destroyed. [E-Man (Charlton) #2]+  * E-Man adopts the name of Alec Tronn, which Nova Kane made up based on the word //electron//. In New York City's Central Park, E-Man battles recurring foes Michael and Juno, who are actually a pair of living weapons called [[Entropy Twins|the Entropy Twins]] sent from Sirius One to aid the Brain (who has healed and repaired itself over the last two months) in his vendetta against E-Man. As revenge for hurting Nova, the energy man changes Michael and Juno's chemical composition, forcing them to keep away from each other or be destroyed. [E-Man (Charlton) #2]
   * **[[Killjoy]]**, who uses a multitude of aliases as his secret identity, has first public case. [E-Man (Charlton) #2]   * **[[Killjoy]]**, who uses a multitude of aliases as his secret identity, has first public case. [E-Man (Charlton) #2]
  
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-  * **[[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; synopsis appears in Comic Book Artist #12]+  * **[[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; synopsis appears in Comic Book Artist #12]
  
 === 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," The Six Million Dollar Man (1974 ABC television series)]+  * 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," The Six Million Dollar Man (1974 ABC television series)]
  
 === 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's fiancee, Irina Leonova. While there, Austin disarms the nuclear bomb, preventing it from destroying the island. Zhukov is killed by the automated defense system in the base. Zhukov and Leonova learn that Austin is a bionic man, and Soviet intelligence presumably also learns it not long afterward. ["Doomsday, and Counting," The Six Million Dollar Man (1974 ABC television series)]   * 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's fiancee, Irina Leonova. While there, Austin disarms the nuclear bomb, preventing it from destroying the island. Zhukov is killed by the automated defense system in the base. Zhukov and Leonova learn that Austin is a bionic man, and Soviet intelligence presumably also learns it not long afterward. ["Doomsday, and Counting," The Six Million Dollar Man (1974 ABC television series)]
   * 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's history, however, Roger Knight succeeded Wilson as Labour Party leader in the early 1970s and became Prime Minister from 1974 to 1978.// ["Camelot: In Search of the Truth"]   * 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's history, however, Roger Knight succeeded Wilson as Labour Party leader in the early 1970s and became Prime Minister from 1974 to 1978.// ["Camelot: In Search of the Truth"]
-  * 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's partner at his detective agency, but his lack of any detecting skills makes him more of a sometime assistant to Mauser. [E-Man (Charlton) #3]+  * 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's partner at his detective agency, but his lack of any detecting skills makes him more of a sometime assistant to Mauser. [E-Man (Charlton) #3]
   * **The Partridge Family**'s last adventure. [The Partridge Family (1970 ABC television series)]   * **The Partridge Family**'s last adventure. [The Partridge Family (1970 ABC television series)]
   * 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's bionics malfunction due to high radiation levels, Woods pilots //Athena One//, containing the other three, back to Earth. //Note: Although Maj. Kelly Woods is called the first American woman in space, this is not the case except officially. In July, 1973, Liberty Belle (Caroline Dean) took the place of one of the male astronauts in the Skylab 3 mission, but her presence was not revealed to the public. Also, there were numerous other voyages into space that remain unknown to the public, including the space voyages of Flash Gordon (accompanied by Dale Arden) and Rocket Kelly (accompanied by Diana Andrews). This episode probably takes place at least over several weeks, if not months. Probably the events shown in the following episodes take place three months later than the original dates they aired; this is confirmed by the episode "The Last of the Fourth of Julys," which takes place in July, three months after its air date.// ["The Rescue of Athena One," The Six Million Dollar Man (1974 ABC television series)]   * 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's bionics malfunction due to high radiation levels, Woods pilots //Athena One//, containing the other three, back to Earth. //Note: Although Maj. Kelly Woods is called the first American woman in space, this is not the case except officially. In July, 1973, Liberty Belle (Caroline Dean) took the place of one of the male astronauts in the Skylab 3 mission, but her presence was not revealed to the public. Also, there were numerous other voyages into space that remain unknown to the public, including the space voyages of Flash Gordon (accompanied by Dale Arden) and Rocket Kelly (accompanied by Diana Andrews). This episode probably takes place at least over several weeks, if not months. Probably the events shown in the following episodes take place three months later than the original dates they aired; this is confirmed by the episode "The Last of the Fourth of Julys," which takes place in July, three months after its air date.// ["The Rescue of Athena One," The Six Million Dollar Man (1974 ABC television series)]
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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.// ["Death in a Darkroom," Ghost Manor v2 #21]   * 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.// ["Death in a Darkroom," Ghost Manor v2 #21]
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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.// ["The Unholy," Haunted (Charlton) #19]   * 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.// ["The Unholy," Haunted (Charlton) #19]
-  * [[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," Scary Tales #3 (December, 1975)]+  * [[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," Scary Tales #3 (December, 1975)]
  
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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. ["Nightmare Flight," 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. ["Nightmare Flight," Beyond the Grave #1).
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-  * Countess R.H. Von Bludd, now residing in an old house somewhere in America in the company of a white cat, begins telling various scary tales to mortal listeners to amuse herself. (She also tells unlikely tales under the pseudonym Bella Von Drak.) [Scary Tales #1]+  * Countess R.H. Von Bludd, now residing in an old house somewhere in America in the company of a white cat, begins telling various scary tales to mortal listeners to amuse herself. (She also tells unlikely tales under the pseudonym Bella Von Drak.) //Note: Given her occasional alias of Bella Von Drak, Countess Von Bludd may be related in some way to Bela Von Drak.// [Scary Tales #1]
   * [[Col. Whiteshroud]] has first public case as a monster hunter. [Monster Hunters #1]   * [[Col. Whiteshroud]] has first public case as a monster hunter. [Monster Hunters #1]
  
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-  * [[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, she begins months of rehabilitation. ["The Bionic Woman, Part 2," The Six Million Dollar Man (1974 ABC television series)]   * 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, she begins months of rehabilitation. ["The Bionic Woman, Part 2," The Six Million Dollar Man (1974 ABC television series)]
   * 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's most secret manuscripts in the foundation, Malachi performs the mind-transference procedure to switch his mind with a cat, and he begins to exact revenge on several citizens descended from the townspeople who killed Elias Bolt. Unfortunately, he is captured and then discovers there is no way to return his mind to his human body. In the cat's body he is killed, while the cat's mind remains in Malachi's body. ["Incident at Soulbridge," Beyond the Grave #3]   * 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's most secret manuscripts in the foundation, Malachi performs the mind-transference procedure to switch his mind with a cat, and he begins to exact revenge on several citizens descended from the townspeople who killed Elias Bolt. Unfortunately, he is captured and then discovers there is no way to return his mind to his human body. In the cat's body he is killed, while the cat's mind remains in Malachi's body. ["Incident at Soulbridge," Beyond the Grave #3]
-  * A 15-year-old French schoolgirl named **[[Lucille Michaud]]** learns she has amazing psychic powers, including the ability to create an insubstantial, cloud-like monster that can consume evil men. Her aunt, Anna Michaud, tries to use Lucille's powers for crime but is instead killed by the psychic monster from Lucille's mind. ["All in the Mind of Lucille Michaud," Beyond the Grave #3]+  * A 15-year-old French schoolgirl named **[[Psyche|Lucille Michaud]]** learns she has amazing psychic powers, including the ability to create an insubstantial, cloud-like monster that can consume evil men. Her aunt, Anna Michaud, tries to use Lucille's powers for crime but is instead killed by the psychic monster from Lucille's mind. ["All in the Mind of Lucille Michaud," Beyond the Grave #3]
  
 === October, 1975 === === October, 1975 ===
  
-  * Jonathan Drew, who possesses telepathy, telekinesis, and self-healing powers, becomes known as **[[the Assassin]]**, an action hero who targets organized crime. In his **only known case**, he battles super-powered villains the Snake and Powerhouse, who are hired by a mobster named Grummun. [1st Issue Special #11]+  * Jonathan Drew, who possesses telepathy, telekinesis, and self-healing powers, becomes known as **[[Assassin|the Assassin]]**, an action hero who targets organized crime. In his **only known case**, he battles super-powered villains the Snake and Powerhouse, who are hired by a mobster named Grummun. [1st Issue Special #11]
  
 === November, 1975 === === November, 1975 ===
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 === December, 1975 === === December, 1975 ===
  
-  * A blue-skinned, super-powered extraterrestrial named Mikaal Tomas becomes known as **[[Starman]]** and has a **single adventure**. [1st Issue Special #12]+  * A blue-skinned, super-powered extraterrestrial named Mikaal Tomas becomes known as **[[Starman (Mikaal Tomas)|Starman]]** and has a **single adventure**. [1st Issue Special #12]
   * In **E-Man** and **Nova**'s last case in the 1970s, with the assistance of Michael Mauser and Gen. Dove, they stop a group of extraterrestrial pirates who plan to loot the Earth. [Charlton Bullseye #4]   * In **E-Man** and **Nova**'s last case in the 1970s, with the assistance of Michael Mauser and Gen. Dove, they stop a group of extraterrestrial pirates who plan to loot the Earth. [Charlton Bullseye #4]
  
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-  * Nanako Kuri, a young woman who is the last student of martial arts master Tetsuro Tanaka (Tiger/Judomaster II), debuts in Japan as the action-heroine **[[Tyger]]**. //Note: Although the date of Tyger's debut has not yet been confirmed, we believe it coincides with the 1977 Modern Comics reprint of the Judomaster series. Tanaka is 46 years old and retired from crimefighting at this time, only acting as Tyger's sensei and giving her advice during her cases. Tyger's action-heroine name is likely inspired by William Blake's poem, "The Tyger." Kuri is the granddaughter of Gen. Shimachi Kuri, known during World War II as the Tiger of Tokyo, and who was captured by U.S. Marines during the war (see "The Tiger of Tokyo," Marine War Heroes #14). Kuri herself is a woman of two worlds, since she grew up in both Japan and the United States, where she received much of her education. In 1980, Tyger becomes a founding member of Femme Force One.// ["[[http://the5earths.50megs.com/earth-2/timespast/jsa1982-01.htm|JSA: Times Past, 1982: Crisis on Earth-Four]]"]+  * Nanako Kuri, a young woman who is the last student of martial arts master Tetsuro Tanaka (Tiger/Judomaster II), debuts in Japan as the action-heroine **[[Tyger]]**. //Note: Although the date of Tyger's debut has not yet been confirmed, we believe it coincides with the 1977 Modern Comics reprint of the Judomaster series. Tanaka is 46 years old and retired from crimefighting at this time, only acting as Tyger's sensei and giving her advice during her cases. Tyger's action-heroine name is likely inspired by William Blake's poem, "The Tyger." Kuri is the granddaughter of Gen. Shimachi Kuri, known during World War II as the Tiger of Tokyo, and who was captured by U.S. Marines during the war (see "The Tiger of Tokyo," Marine War Heroes #14). Kuri herself is a woman of two worlds, since she grew up in both Japan and the United States, where she received much of her education. In 1980, Tyger becomes a founding member of Femme Force One.// ["[[https://5earths.info/earth-2/jsa-tp1982-01/|Justice Society of America: Times Past, 1982: Crisis on Earth-Four]]"]
   * Captain Atom battles his old foe Iron Arms in an untold tale, putting him in prison for the next six years. //Note: This story might take place somewhat earlier, in 1976 or even 1975, depending on how long Iron Arms was out of prison by 1983.// ["Sentinels of Justice," Americomics Special #1 (August, 1983)]   * Captain Atom battles his old foe Iron Arms in an untold tale, putting him in prison for the next six years. //Note: This story might take place somewhat earlier, in 1976 or even 1975, depending on how long Iron Arms was out of prison by 1983.// ["Sentinels of Justice," Americomics Special #1 (August, 1983)]
  
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-  * Capt. Typhon, undersea adventurer and scientist, has adventures under the sea traveling in a series of super-advanced submarines. Typhon possesses a charm-dispelling ring handed down his family from ancient times, which comes in handy against mystical threats. In his first adventure, he defeats an evil wizard who controls the undersea world, freeing a woman named Cecilia, who becomes his companion. He later helps protect the kingdom of Mermea, populated by blonde, humanoid, water-breathing Sea Amazons ruled by Queen Mea. //Note: Since Typhon uses a futuristic submarine and rayguns in his first adventure, yet uses a contemporary-looking submarine and handguns in later adventures, and there are no references to current events, this series likely takes place in the near-future several decades after the end of World War II. We place it in the late 1970s merely to fill a gap.// [Weird Comics #1-7]+  * [[Michael Typhon|Capt. Mike Typhon]], undersea adventurer and scientist, has adventures under the sea traveling in a series of super-advanced submarines, assisted by Lt. Hank Noor and a loyal crew, including Kelland, Mark, Brady, and Bailey. Typhon possesses a charm-dispelling ring handed down his family from ancient times, which comes in handy against mystical threats. In his first adventure, he defeats an evil wizard who controls the undersea world, freeing a woman named Cecilia, who becomes a temporary companion. He later helps protect the kingdom of Mermea, populated by blonde, humanoid, water-breathing Sea Amazons ruled by Queen Mea. //Note: Since Typhon uses a futuristic submarine and ray-guns in his adventures, yet also uses a contemporary-looking submarine and handguns in other adventures, there is an Inter-Ocean Congress, villains wear futuristic-looking costumes, and there are no references to current events, this series likely takes place in the near-future some decades after the end of World War II. We place it in the late 1970s merely to fill a gap.// [Weird Comics #1-7]
  
 === June, 1979 === === June, 1979 ===
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