| Unofficial History of the DC Universe |
INFINITE CRISIS TO BRIGHTEST DAY
Following the events of Infinite Crisis, the heroes of Earth entered a period of reconstruction and renewal as the Multiverse returned and ancient forces from across the cosmos began reshaping reality itself.
This timeline chronicles the major events of DC history from Infinite Crisis through Brightest Day, including the events of 52, the Sinestro Corps War, Final Crisis, Blackest Night, and the return of many heroes and villains believed lost forever.
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ALEXANDER LUTHOR ATTEMPTS TO RECREATE THE MULTIVERSE A 52 EARTH MULTIVERSE IS CREATED AND EARTH ONCE AGAIN SEE MINOR CHANGES IN HISTORY |
JASON TODD RETURNS AS RED HOOD BATWOMAN (KATE) DEBUTS |
SUPERBOY DIES | DONNA TROY RETURNS WONDER WOMAN KILLS MAX LORD |
BOOSTER AND RIP HUNTER IN THE TIME-STREAM | WALLY AND FAMILY TAKEN BY THE SPEED FORCE BART BECOMES THE FLASH |
THE TEEN TITANS FIGHT SUPERBOY-PRIME | ||||
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BATMAN BACK IN GOTHAM DAMIAN DEBUTS JEZEBEL JET DEBUTS |
SUPERMAN REGAINS HIS POWERS CHRIS KENT DEBUTS |
DONNA TROY AS WONDER WOMAN DIANA AS AGENT PRINCE AMAZONS ATTACK WASHINGTON D.C. |
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA REFORM HALL OF JUSTICE BECOMES NEW HQ LIGHTNING SAGA |
ARKILLO BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE SINESTRO CORPS SEVERAL "DEAD" GREEN LANTERNS TURN UP ALIVE IN SECTOR 3601 |
BART IS KILLED BY THE ROGUES WALLY AND FAMILY RETURN FROM THE SPEED FORCE |
ARTHUR/ORIN BECOMES DWELLER IN THE DEPTHS ARTHUR JOSEPH CURRY BECOMES NEW AQUAMAN |
OLIVER QUEEN - MAYOR OF STAR CITY ROY JOINS THE JLA AS RED ARROW |
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SINESTRO'S NEWLY ASSEMBLED CORPS ATTEMPT TO BRING ABOUT A NEW WORLD ORDER | RESURRECTION OF RA'S AL GHUL BATMAN R.I.P.: BATMAN DEFEATS THOMAS HURT |
PA KENT DIES NEW KRYPTON IS CREATED AND PUT IN ORBIT OPPOSITE OF EARTH |
ANTI-MONITOR AND SUPERBOY-PRIME BECOME MEMBERS OF THE SINESTRO CORPS ALPHA-LANTERNS DEBUT RED LANTERNS DEBUT |
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DARKSEID TAKES OVER THE EARTH USING THE ANTI-LIFE EQUATION FOLLOWING DARKSEID'S DEFEAT MANDRAKK TRIES TO BRING ABOUT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE |
BATMAN THROWN BACK IN TIME TIM DEBUTS AS RED ROBIN DAMIAN DEBUTS AS ROBIN DICK GRAYSON DEBUTS AS BATMAN |
SUPERMAN VISITS THE MONITOR WORLD WORLD WITHOUT SUPERMAN MON-EL TAKES OVER IN SUPERMAN'S ABSENCE |
MARTIAN MANHUNTER DIES CRY FOR JUSTICE |
BLUE LANTERN CORPS DEBUT HAL JORDAN BRIEFLY A RED LANTERN HAL ENCOUNTERS LARFLEEZE |
BARRY ALLEN RETURNS | AQUAMAN DIES | ||||
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DEAD HEROES AND VILLAINS ARE SELECTED FOR THE BLACK LANTERN CORPS NERON RISES THE LIGHT ENTITY IS UNCOVERED |
LAST STAND OF NEW KRYPTON WAR OF THE SUPERMEN: NEW KRYPTON WAGES WAR ON EARTH |
FIRESTORM, MARTIAN MANHUNTER, HAWKMAN AND HAWKGIRL RESURRECTED [1] | BLACK HAND COMMITS SUICIDE AND BECOMES A BLACK LANTERN JADE RESURRECTED [1] |
CAPTAIN BOOMERANG AND REVERSE-FLASH RESURRECTED [1] | AQUAMAN RESURRECTED [1] | HAWK RESURRECTED [1] | DEADMAN RESURRECTED [1] | |||
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BRUCE RETURNS TO THE PRESENT | REIGN OF THE DOOMSDAYS | ECLIPSO RISING | JACKSON HYDE DEBUTS | SWAMP THING AND CONSTANTINE RETURN TO PUBLIC EYE |