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Timeline_of_Earth-X_prehistory_to_1950s [2016/03/20 08:11] – docquantum | Timeline_of_Earth-X_prehistory_to_1950s [2016/03/21 08:05] – [12th century] docquantum | ||
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* Tyrone Neville becomes the [[Gallant Knight]]. [Feature Funnies #7] | * Tyrone Neville becomes the [[Gallant Knight]]. [Feature Funnies #7] | ||
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+ | ===== 12th century ===== | ||
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+ | * A young man named Robert Fitzooth becomes known as **[[Robin Hood (Earth-X)|Robin Hood]]**, prince of outlaws, and gathers a band of Merry Men in Sherwood Forest near Nottingham, England. Together, Robin Hood and his Merry Men fight against the tyrannical King John and his local representative, | ||
+ | * Heading to Nottingham to become a forester, Robin Hood is tricked by the King's Foresters into shooting a stag to prove his skill with a bow and arrow, only to be arrested and sentenced to death for killing the king's deer. A young woodcutter named Will Stutely saves Robin Hood's life, becoming the first of the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest as they both become outlaws. ["The Outlawing of Robin Hood," Robin Hood Tales (Quality) #1 (February, 1956)] | ||
+ | * Robin Hood and Little John rescue a friend named Tanner, who was taken prisoner by the Sheriff of Nottingham and sentenced to death for being friendly with Robin Hood. After Tanner is brought safely to their camp, he is made one of the Merry Men. ["The Trapping of Robin Hood," Robin Hood Tales (Quality) #1 (February, 1956)] | ||
+ | * Robin Hood and his Merry Men free the serfs kept in chains in Castle Fury by the villainous Sir Roger the Black, and Robin Hood gives the nobleman' | ||
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* Paul Bunyan begins adventures in a small logging village in Maine. [National Comics #1] | * Paul Bunyan begins adventures in a small logging village in Maine. [National Comics #1] | ||
* Sgt. Jim Reynold (brothers named Tom and Pinky) of the RCMP begins adventures. [Feature Funnies #14] | * Sgt. Jim Reynold (brothers named Tom and Pinky) of the RCMP begins adventures. [Feature Funnies #14] | ||
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+ | ==== 1864 ==== | ||
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+ | * Homesteaders Clem and Sarah Gallent are murdered by the Black Gang, a gang of bandits who want their land. The only survivor is their son Donny Gallent, who vows to avenge his parents and spends the next 10 years training to become a vigilante. [The Lone Star Rider, Smash Comics #2 (September, 1939)] | ||
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+ | ==== 1874 ==== | ||
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+ | * Donny Gallent grows up to be **[[Lone Star Rider|the Lone Star Rider]]**, pledged to champion the poor and helpless. The Lone Star Rider rides a white horse named **Light' | ||
==== Circa 1890 ==== | ==== Circa 1890 ==== |