Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Timeline of Earth-4 during the Crisis ====== **Return to [[Timeline of Earth-4]]** **Go to [[Timeline of Earth-4 (1980s to present)]]** This is a timeline of all events affecting Earth-4 that occur before, during, and shortly after the Crisis on Infinite Earths. This timeline is adapted and expanded from the Crisis flowchart in //Crisis on Infinite Earths Crossover Index// #1 of 1. Events that are widespread (such as red skies or antimatter appearing) are in <color #FF0000>red</color>. Events that are otherwise important are in <color #0000FF>blue</color>. Events in //italics// are not in present time. ==== Sunday, July 14, 1985 ==== * Harbinger recruits Blue Beetle III in Hub City on Earth-4. [Crisis #1, pp. 17-19] * <color #0000FF>Gathered heroes join together on Monitor's satellite and battle the Anti-Monitor's first wave of shadow demons, then meet the Monitor.</color> [Crisis #1, pp. 26-32] ==== Monday, July 15, 1985 ==== * //Harbinger disperses the gathered heroes throughout time to protect the Monitor's vibrational tuning forks.// [Crisis #2] ==== Wednesday, July 17, 1985 ==== * //Dr. Polaris, Geo-Force, and Blue Beetle III travel to Earth-1's Markovia during WWII and battle shadow demons alongside Easy Company, the Haunted Tank Crew, and the Losers; Losers die; Flower of Easy Co. dies. Blue Beetle III is wounded and returned to present day Earth-4.// [Crisis #3] ==== Friday, July 26, 1985 ==== * <color #FF0000>Red skies and stormy weather appear on Earth-X, Earth-4, and Earth-S, three days before antimatter reaches these Earths.</color> * Anti-Monitor controls the heroes of Earth-X, Earth-S, and Earth-4 via Psycho-Pirate II. [Crisis #6] * Monitor's satellite is destroyed, and the heroes on it disappear, only to appear on Earth-X, Earth-4, and Earth-S in three days. [Crisis #6] ==== Saturday, July 27, 1985 ==== * The gods give Johnny Mann his powers back, and he becomes [[Son of Vulcan]] once more. ["Sentinels of Justice: The Calm Before the Storm, Chapter 1: Son of Vulcan"] ==== Sunday, July 28, 1985 ==== * David Crandall (the former Nature Boy) regains his memories and becomes [[Nature Man]] once more. ["The Natural: Masters of the Elements"] ==== Monday, July 29, 1985 ==== * <color #FF0000>Antimatter appears on Earth-X, Earth-4, and Earth-S, followed by time warps that last until the five Earths are combined.</color> [Crisis #5] * <color #0000FF>Stardust the Super-Wizard gathers a group of powerful heroes (including E-Man and Nova Kane, whose powers are restored) to protect the Controllers in the Contollers Dimension.</color> ["[[http://www.5earths.info/earth-4/paragons1985-01-0/|The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra, Book 1, Prologue: The Super-Wizard]]"] * The Sentinels of Justice travels to the American West to investigate the antimatter cloud. There, the fear-driven team, along with Judomaster (transported from 1945 to 1985 through a time warp), battles Azrael, Blok, Flash of Earth-2, Katana, and Martian Manhunter. [Crisis #6] * <color #FF0000>Earth-X, Earth-4, and Earth-S are drawn into a protective netherverse, joining Earth-1 and Earth-2. The red skies and antimatter storms end.</color> [Crisis #6] ==== Tuesday, July 30, 1985 ==== * Pariah, Alex Luthor, and Harbinger gather a representative group of super-heroes (including Blue Beetle III) from each Earth. Harbinger explains the origin of the Multiverse. [Crisis #7] * The Sentinels of Justice discuss the Crisis. [Crisis #7] * <color #0000FF>Harbinger's group of heroes (including Captain Atom) battles the Anti-Monitor; Supergirl dies.</color> [Crisis #7] * <color #0000FF>Stardust the Super-Wizard's group of heroes battle Shadow Demons in the Contollers Dimension; Thunderbunny dies, but his other self Bobby Caswell lives.</color> ["[[http://www.5earths.info/earth-4/paragons1985-01-0/|The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra, Book 1, Prologue: The Super-Wizard]]"] ==== Wednesday, July 31, 1985 ==== * Stardust the Super-Wizard returns the heroes to their respective Earths. * E-Man and Nova Kane become engaged. * Super-heroes (including Blue Beetle III) and the people of Earth-1 mourn Supergirl. [Crisis #7] ==== Thursday, August 1, 1985 ==== * Anti-Monitor appears in new armor. [Crisis #8] * <color #FF0000>Brainiac gathers villains from five worlds (including the Banshee, Doctor Spectro, the Image, the Madmen, Major Force, Punch and Jewelee, and the Squids) aboard his ship.</color> [Crisis #9] ==== Friday, August 2, 1985 ==== * E-Man and Nova Kane are married and leave Earth for a six-month honeymoon in space. * <color #FF0000>Super-villains conquer Earths X, S, and 4. Brainiac imprisons the three Earths with a dimensional barrier.</color> Earth-4 is subjected to fire, particularly a huge chemical fire on the surface of New York Harbor. [Crisis #9] * Pariah, Harbinger, and Alex Luthor appear at the Earth-1 United Nations. Brainiac issues his challenge to the super-heroes, all on Earth-1 and Earth-2. [Crisis #9] * Harbinger and Flash of Earth-2 recruit Kid Flash to help penetrate Brainiac's dimensional barrier. [Crisis #9] ==== Saturday, August 3, 1985 ==== * <color #FF0000>Heroes travel to Earths X, S, and 4 to battle Brainiac's horde of villains.</color> The New Teen Titans and the Doom Patrol battle the villains on Earth-4. Shaggy Man and Chemo are destroyed. Liberty Belle of Earth-4 is murdered. [Crisis #9, 10; "Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Villain War"] * <color #FF0000>Spectre stops the fighting and explains to everyone the Anti-Monitor's plan to travel to the dawn of time and change history.</color> [Crisis #10] ==== Sunday, August 4, 1985 ==== * Heroes (including the Sentinels of Justice and Judomaster) and villains gather at Earth-1's Death Valley and break into two groups. <color #FF0000>//Heroes travel to the dawn of time to face down the Anti-Monitor.//</color> //Spectre, fueled by the spirits of the super-heroes, manages to marginally thwart Anti-Monitor's plans to eliminate all universes but the negative-matter universe.// [Crisis #10] ==== Monday, August 5, 1985 ==== * <color #FF0000>One positive-matter universe is born.</color> [Crisis #11] * Superman of Earth-2 meets Superman of Earth-1 at the Daily Planet; together they meet with Flash of Earth-2 and Kid Flash, who explain that Earth's non-heroes no longer remember the multiple Earths; together they use the Cosmic Treadmill to prove that there are no more parallel worlds. [Crisis #11] * Remaining heroes (including Blue Beetle III and Peacemaker) gather at Titans Tower; Harbinger briefly explains the new history of the single combined universe. [Crisis #11] * Detectives at a convention (including Michael Mauser) find a dead Angle Man. [Crisis #11] * Heroes at Titans Tower continue to compare notes. [Crisis #11] * The Challengers of the Unknown and Cave Carson's crew witness a giant electrical storm heralding the arrival of the Anti-Monitor. [Crisis #11] * <color #FF0000>Anti-Monitor draws the combined Earth into the antimatter universe.</color> [Crisis #11] * Harbinger begins gathering heroes to battle Anti-Monitor. [Crisis #12] * <color #FF0000>Shadow demons infest Earth, battling heroes around the world.</color> [Crisis #12] * Harbinger sends Earth's most powerful heroes into final battle with the Anti-Monitor. [Crisis #12] * Remaining heroes fight shadow demons on Earth; Dove dies. [Crisis #12] * The Sensational Sentinels reunite one last time before retiring for good and handing their special devices over to Sarge Steel. * Mystical heroes meet and bond their energies together to form a magic-based attack on the Anti-Monitor. [Crisis #12] * Heroes attack the Anti-Monitor. [Crisis #12] * Mystical heroes gather and contain the shadows and taint them with magical energy. [Crisis #12] * Heroes down the Anti-Monitor for the first time; Anti-Monitor reabsorbs all the shadow demons for extra power. [Crisis #12] * <color #0000FF>Superman of Earth-2 destroys the Anti-Monitor.</color> [Crisis #12] ==== Tuesday, August 6, 1985 ==== * Memorial services begin for Earth's fallen heroes. [Crisis #12] * <color #FF0000>The Crisis over, Shazam separates the combined Earth into five Earths once more: Earth-1, Earth-2, Earth-S, Earth-X, and Earth-4.</color> * <color #0000FF>Five Monitors are chosen for each Earth: Alexander Luthor for Earth-2, Harbinger for Earth-1, Shazam for Earth-S, Uncle Sam for Earth-X, and Son of Vulcan for Earth-4.</color> **Go to [[Timeline of Earth-4 (1980s to present)]]** **Timeline of Earth-4:** [[Timeline of Earth-4 (prehistory to 18th century)|prehistory to 18th century]] | [[Timeline of Earth-4 (19th century to 1920s)|19th century to 1920s]] | [[Timeline of Earth-4 (1930s to 1950s)|1930s to 1950s]] | [[Timeline of Earth-4 (1960s to 1970s)|1960s to 1970s]] | [[Timeline of Earth-4 (1980s to present)|1980s to present]] | [[Timeline of Earth-4 (the future)|the future]] | **Special timelines:** [[Timeline of Earth-4 during the Crisis]] | [[Timeline of Earth-4 (alternate timelines)|alternate timelines]] Timeline_of_Earth-4_during_the_Crisis.txt Last modified: 2023/11/11 02:31by docquantum