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Welcome to the DC Universe!

This page will focus mainly on the people, places, and events of the past, present and future of the DC Comics universe. Here I will try and cover as much of DC Continuity as I can, including timelines, character updates, and generally keeping up-to-date info on the ever-changing DCU.

Features of the page are:

Linear Thinking- my personally compiled version of the DC timeline
History of the DC Universe - the modern history of the DCU from the perspective of a typical citizen following the events through the newsmedia
Atlas of the DC Universe - ever wonder how close Gotham is to Metropolis?

I hope you find this page a useful guide to the DC universe. If you have any comments, questions, or contributions please email them to me at karridian@yahoo.com.

Linear Thinking

The timeline presented here differs slightly from that presented in Zero Hour #0 and includes information presented in the various Secret Files comics. It aims to present the "core" DC timeline and does not take Hypertime into account.

THE TIMELINE IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING REVISION

History of the DC Universe

The history is divided roughly into Eras reflecting specific periods in modern DC history. The majority of the events are reflected in newspaper headlines, many based on Daily Planet headlines that have appeared in various comics over the years. The history presents the information as a typical resident of the DC Universe would be aware of them.

Golden Age: the first appearance of modern-style super-heroes in the form of the "Mystery-Men" of the 1930's and 40's
Year One: the debut of the legendary heroes like Superman, Batman, and the original Justice League
Crisis: covers the first wave of major events - Crisis on Infinite Earths, Legends, Invasion - and other events in that period
Doomsdays: covers the next set of major events - the Death of Superman, Zero Hour, Final Night - and other significant occurrences in that period
Current Events: covers the more recent series of events - Day of Judgment, Cataclysm/No Man's Land, One Million

Disclaimer: all characters presented in these pages are trademarks of DC Comics. This is a fan page dedicated to the universe depicted in the magazines published by DC Comics and is not endorsed by them in any way.