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| * [[Sally O'Neil]], policewoman, begins adventures. [National Comics #1] | * [[Sally O'Neil]], policewoman, begins adventures. [National Comics #1] |
| * [[Kid Dixon]], a prize-fighter, begins adventures. [National Comics #1] | * [[Kid Dixon]], a prize-fighter, begins adventures. [National Comics #1] |
| * Jock Kellog, an English playboy in London, loses his wealth but gains a magic cloak handed down to him by his ancestor, the great wizard Merlin. Using it, he becomes the world's greatest sorcerer, **[[Merlin the Magician]]**. [National Comics #1] | * Jock Kellogg, an English playboy in London, loses his wealth but gains a magic cloak handed down to him by his ancestor, the great wizard Merlin. Using it, he becomes the world's greatest sorcerer, **[[Merlin the Magician]]**. [National Comics #1] |
| * **[[Wonder Boy]]** comes from the vacuous depths of outer space and has first public case. [National Comics #1] | * **[[Wonder Boy]]** comes from the vacuous depths of outer space and has first public case. [National Comics #1] |
| * [["Pen" Miller]], the cartoonist detective, begins adventures. [National Comics #1] | * [["Pen" Miller]], the cartoonist detective, begins adventures. [National Comics #1] |
| * <html><span style="background-color:rgb(236,236,236);">December 9: On Earth-2, Danette Reilly discovers that her brother Rod Reilly was the Firebrand when she reads a letter he'd left her. Donning his costume over a red swimming suit, Danette is shocked to discover that she has gained flame-powers. As </span></html>[[Firebrand (Danette Reilly)|Firebrand II]]<html><span style="background-color:rgb(236,236,236);">, she joins the All-Star Squadron. ["Never Step on a Feathered Serpent," All-Star Squadron #5 (January, 1982)]</span></html> | * <html><span style="background-color:rgb(236,236,236);">December 9: On Earth-2, Danette Reilly discovers that her brother Rod Reilly was the Firebrand when she reads a letter he'd left her. Donning his costume over a red swimming suit, Danette is shocked to discover that she has gained flame-powers. As </span></html>[[Firebrand (Danette Reilly)|Firebrand II]]<html><span style="background-color:rgb(236,236,236);">, she joins the All-Star Squadron. ["Never Step on a Feathered Serpent," All-Star Squadron #5 (January, 1982)]</span></html> |
| * Uncle Sam washes up on a beach in Hawaii days later and is found by U.S. soldiers who don't believe his story about preventing an invasion of Pearl Harbor, thinking him crazy. Uncle Sam is incarcerated in a padded cell by the military for the next two months, during which time he realizes that by stopping the attack on Pearl Harbor, America does not join in the war effort, allowing the Axis powers to invade even more of Europe and Asia. Uncle Sam spends much of his time attempting to create a vortex to return to Earth-2. [All-Star Squadron #32] | * Uncle Sam washes up on a beach in Hawaii days later and is found by U.S. soldiers who don't believe his story about preventing an invasion of Pearl Harbor, thinking him crazy. Uncle Sam is incarcerated in a padded cell by the military for the next two months, during which time he realizes that by stopping the attack on Pearl Harbor, America does not join in the war effort, allowing the Axis powers to invade even more of Europe and Asia. Uncle Sam spends much of his time attempting to create a vortex to return to Earth-2. [All-Star Squadron #32] |
| * <html><span style="background-color:rgb(236,236,236);">On Earth-2, after Darrel Dane (Doll Man) has been missing for a few days, Martha Roberts uses Darrel's shrinking formula on herself against her father Dr. Roberts' wishes and becomes <strong>Doll Girl</strong>, fighting crime in Doll Man's place. <em>Note: Martha is active as Doll Girl for the next two months, but retires as Doll Girl when Doll Man returns from Earth-X.</em> ["<a href="http://www.5earths.info/earth-2/allstarsquadron-tp1942-01/">All-Star Squadron: Times Past, 1942: Gender Gasp</a>"]</span></html> | * <html><span style="background-color:rgb(236,236,236);">On Earth-2, after Darrel Dane (Doll Man) has been missing for a few days, Martha Roberts uses Darrel's shrinking formula on herself against her father Dr. Roberts' wishes and becomes <strong>Doll Girl</strong>, fighting crime in Doll Man's place. <em>Note: Martha is active as Doll Girl for the next two months, but retires as Doll Girl when Doll Man returns from Earth-X.</em> ["<a href="https://5earths.info/earth-2/allstarsquadron-tp1942-01/">All-Star Squadron: Times Past, 1942: Gender Gasp</a>"]</span></html> |
| * <html><span style="background-color:rgb(236,236,236);">December 22: On Earth-2, Plastic Man disguises himself as President Roosevelt after learning that an assassin is trying to kill the real president, and survives the explosion of a lifelike robot resembling British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Plastic Man is reunited with the other members of the All-Star Squadron, and they are all present for the meeting between the real Roosevelt and Churchill. ["Carnage for Christmas," All-Star Squadron #7 (March, 1982)]</span></html> | * <html><span style="background-color:rgb(236,236,236);">December 22: On Earth-2, Plastic Man disguises himself as President Roosevelt after learning that an assassin is trying to kill the real president, and survives the explosion of a lifelike robot resembling British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Plastic Man is reunited with the other members of the All-Star Squadron, and they are all present for the meeting between the real Roosevelt and Churchill. ["Carnage for Christmas," All-Star Squadron #7 (March, 1982)]</span></html> |
| * December 31-January 1, 1942: After his fiancee Joan Rogers' father is attacked by Nazi spies at a New Year's Eve party, Rod Reilly becomes the Firebrand and retrieves plans for a perfected gun sight stolen from an inventor. //Note: This story proves that the Firebrand of Earth-X is not the same man as the Firebrand of Earth-2, who was too injured at this time to fight crime.// [The Firebrand, Police Comics #9 (May, 1942)] | * December 31-January 1, 1942: After his fiancee Joan Rogers' father is attacked by Nazi spies at a New Year's Eve party, Rod Reilly becomes the Firebrand and retrieves plans for a perfected gun sight stolen from an inventor. //Note: This story proves that the Firebrand of Earth-X is not the same man as the Firebrand of Earth-2, who was too injured at this time to fight crime.// [The Firebrand, Police Comics #9 (May, 1942)] |
| * <html><span style="background-color:rgb(236,236,236);">February 1: On Earth-2, the Spider battles a Japanese spymaster known as the </span></html>[[Yellow Scorpion]],<html><span style="background-color:rgb(236,236,236);"> who leads a group of Japanese saboteurs, but escapes. [Alias the Spider, Crack Comics #23 (May, 1942)]</span></html> | * <html><span style="background-color:rgb(236,236,236);">February 1: On Earth-2, the Spider battles a Japanese spymaster known as the </span></html>[[Yellow Scorpion]],<html><span style="background-color:rgb(236,236,236);"> who leads a group of Japanese saboteurs, but escapes. [Alias the Spider, Crack Comics #23 (May, 1942)]</span></html> |
| * <html><span style="background-color:rgb(236,236,236);">January 30-February 2: On Earth-2, a scientist gang leader called Hairy Arms attempts to take over New York City with an army of robots on behalf of the Japanese. Plastic Man discovers Hairy Arms' headquarters under a cemetery, and Police Officer Plotz captures Hairy Arms himself, who is disguised as a middle-aged woman. Becoming Eel O'Brian, Plastic Man gathers a group of patriotic crooks to finish off the robots, freeing New York City. ["Satan's Son Sells Out to the Japs," Police Comics #9 (May, 1942)]</span></html> | * <html><span style="background-color:rgb(236,236,236);">January 30-February 2: On Earth-2, a scientist gang leader called Hairy Arms attempts to take over New York City with an army of robots on behalf of the Japanese. Plastic Man discovers Hairy Arms' headquarters under a cemetery, and Police Officer Plotz captures Hairy Arms himself, who is disguised as a middle-aged woman. Becoming Eel O'Brian, Plastic Man gathers a group of patriotic crooks to finish off the robots, freeing New York City. ["Satan's Son Sells Out to the Japs," Police Comics #9 (May, 1942)]</span></html> |
| * <html><span style="background-color:rgb(236,236,236);">On Earth-2, Phantom Lady and Black Condor team up against a crooked politician. ["<a href="http://www.5earths.info/earth-2/bravebold-e2-pl-bc-tp1942/">The Brave and the Bold: Phantom Lady and Black Condor: Times Past, 1942: Lethal Legislation</a>"]</span></html> | * <html><span style="background-color:rgb(236,236,236);">On Earth-2, Phantom Lady and Black Condor team up against a crooked politician. ["<a href="https://5earths.info/earth-2/bravebold-e2-pl-bc-tp1942/">The Brave and the Bold: Phantom Lady and Black Condor: Times Past, 1942: Lethal Legislation</a>"]</span></html> |
| * <html><span style="background-color:rgb(236,236,236);">February 10-11: On Earth-2, while visiting an aircraft plant in Los Angeles, Phantom Lady and the All-Star Squadron battle Fury and Northwind, and the Mist and Vulcan from the future. Together they battle the Ultra-Humanite and his agents, and Phantom Lady and the others are placed into Limbo by the Brain Wave of the future. Later, after the Ultra-Humanite's plot is stopped, they are brought back from Limbo. ["The Infinity Syndrome," All-Star Squadron #25 (September, 1983); "Talons Across Time," All-Star Squadron #26 (October, 1983); "The Ultra War," All-Star Squadron Annual #2 (1983)]</span></html> | * <html><span style="background-color:rgb(236,236,236);">February 10-11: On Earth-2, while visiting an aircraft plant in Los Angeles, Phantom Lady and the All-Star Squadron battle Fury and Northwind, and the Mist and Vulcan from the future. Together they battle the Ultra-Humanite and his agents, and Phantom Lady and the others are placed into Limbo by the Brain Wave of the future. Later, after the Ultra-Humanite's plot is stopped, they are brought back from Limbo. ["The Infinity Syndrome," All-Star Squadron #25 (September, 1983); "Talons Across Time," All-Star Squadron #26 (October, 1983); "The Ultra War," All-Star Squadron Annual #2 (1983)]</span></html> |
| * February 17: In New Orleans during Mardi Gras, Wildfire fights a killer called the Frog, who wears a frog-like green costume and uses water gimmicks. The Frog manages to murder five victims before Wildfire finally captures him and unmasks him as Froggy Miller, a former soldier in the U.S. Army who resembled a frog and was booted out of the army for cowardice and thievery, but swore to get revenge on his fellow soldiers. [Wildfire, Smash Comics #32 (March, 1942)] | * February 17: In New Orleans during Mardi Gras, Wildfire fights a killer called the Frog, who wears a frog-like green costume and uses water gimmicks. The Frog manages to murder five victims before Wildfire finally captures him and unmasks him as Froggy Miller, a former soldier in the U.S. Army who resembled a frog and was booted out of the army for cowardice and thievery, but swore to get revenge on his fellow soldiers. [Wildfire, Smash Comics #32 (March, 1942)] |
| === May, 1942 === | === May, 1942 === |
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| * <html><span style="background-color:rgb(236,236,236);">On Earth-2, Rick Raleigh, Jr., son of Richard Raleigh (the Red Bee) and Valerie Ransome, is born. Although he never knew his father, he grew up under his father's shadow and eventually grew embittered against other mystery-men who overshadowed the Red Bee.</span></html> ["[[http://www.5earths.info/earth-2/worldsfinest-e2-tp1959-01/|World's Finest: Superman and Batman: Times Past, 1959: 'Tis the Season for Death]]"] | * <html><span style="background-color:rgb(236,236,236);">On Earth-2, Rick Raleigh, Jr., son of Richard Raleigh (the Red Bee) and Valerie Ransome, is born. Although he never knew his father, he grew up under his father's shadow and eventually grew embittered against other mystery-men who overshadowed the Red Bee.</span></html> ["[[https://5earths.info/earth-2/worldsfinest-e2-tp1959-01/|World's Finest: Superman and Batman: Times Past, 1959: 'Tis the Season for Death]]"] |
| * King Killer, enemy of Uncle Sam, aligns himself with Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. [Uncle Sam Quarterly #3] | * King Killer, enemy of Uncle Sam, aligns himself with Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. [Uncle Sam Quarterly #3] |
| * Uncle Sam meets and teams up with John Bull, the Spirit of Great Britain. [Uncle Sam Quarterly #3] | * Uncle Sam meets and teams up with John Bull, the Spirit of Great Britain. [Uncle Sam Quarterly #3] |
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| * The Dragon (Red McGraw) is killed in battle while fighting the Japanese in Occupied China. He leaves behind a wife and son in the United States. ["The Marksman: Unusual Suspects"] | * The Dragon (Red McGraw) is killed in battle while fighting the Japanese in Occupied China. He leaves behind a wife and son in the United States. ["The Marksman: Unusual Suspects"] |
| * The White School on the multi-dimensional island of Tourmaline is attacked and bombed by a group of former students turned Nazi mystics from Earth-X, members of the Thule Society who seek to use the Clock Tower to conquer parallel universes and other dimensions. To defend itself, the island disappears into the mystical dimension of Darkworld, causing the Nazi mystics to drown in the ocean. Most of the instructors and students are saved, each returning to his or her world of origin and given partial amnesia about the island and the school. ["[[http://www.5earths.info/earth-s/bravebold-es-mm-ab1987/|The Brave and the Bold: Mary Marvel and Atom Blake: Magic and Demons and Ghouls, Oh My!]]"] | * The White School on the multi-dimensional island of Tourmaline is attacked and bombed by a group of former students turned Nazi mystics from Earth-X, members of the Thule Society who seek to use the Clock Tower to conquer parallel universes and other dimensions. To defend itself, the island disappears into the mystical dimension of Darkworld, causing the Nazi mystics to drown in the ocean. Most of the instructors and students are saved, each returning to his or her world of origin and given partial amnesia about the island and the school. ["[[https://5earths.info/earth-s/bravebold-es-mm-ab1987/|The Brave and the Bold: Mary Marvel and Atom Blake: Magic and Demons and Ghouls, Oh My!]]"] |
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| === January, 1945 === | === January, 1945 === |
| === Unspecified month in 1948 === | === Unspecified month in 1948 === |
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| * The multi-dimensional island of Tourmaline emerges into the physical realm from the Darkworld, appearing as a seemingly new island in the South Pacific simultaneously on Earth-1, Earth-2, Earth-S, Earth-X, and Earth-4. Gareth Gallowglass, a 12-year-old psychic prodigy from Earth-1, takes up residence on the island, now called Grim Island, after his fellow Sentinels of Magic of Earth-1 are killed protecting the five Earths from being invaded by Hell. ["[[http://www.5earths.com/earth-1/showcase-e1-sentinelsofmagic-tp1948/|Showcase: The Sentinels of Magic: Times Past, 1948: Sacrifices Must Be Made]]"] | * The multi-dimensional island of Tourmaline emerges into the physical realm from the Darkworld, appearing as a seemingly new island in the South Pacific simultaneously on Earth-1, Earth-2, Earth-S, Earth-X, and Earth-4. Gareth Gallowglass, a 12-year-old psychic prodigy from Earth-1, takes up residence on the island, now called Grim Island, after his fellow Sentinels of Magic of Earth-1 are killed protecting the five Earths from being invaded by Hell. ["[[https://5earths.com/earth-1/showcase-e1-sentinelsofmagic-tp1948/|Showcase: The Sentinels of Magic: Times Past, 1948: Sacrifices Must Be Made]]"] |
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| === February, 1948 === | === February, 1948 === |