The Distant Past

This page is part of the SuperFreinds timeline, or a chronology of events that took place in the SuperFriends Universe (Earth-1A [fan name] / Earth-Thirty-Two [official name] of the DC Multiverse), and related universes.

All events prior to the 1st Century are found here. B.C. is a designation used to describe years prior to the estimated birth of Jesus in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. That is, all events are 'before Christ', aka B.C.

In the Beginning…
In the beginning, there was only one Monitor who was as large as the void itself, but deep within, a flaw was found -- the ‘Multiverse’, an infinitesimal sub-reality in which all histories are contained.

The Multiverse is Born
Dawn of Time: The ‘Multiverse’ was created as a result of the Oan scientist Krona's interference in the Big Bang. His meddling was the spark to ignite the ‘flaw’. This multiverse consisted of an infinite number of universes, which co-existed with an Antimatter Universe.

19-6 Billion Years Ago: The ‘Source’, a superior, yet finite creature was created and becomes the "source" of power bestowed upon the Old Gods. The Old Gods were the first humanoid beings. They settled on the planet Urgrund. At this period of time, Urgrund was known as the First World.


 * Fifteen billion years ago, the planet Maltus formed. Millions of years passed as the planet slowly cooled and life formed in the moist air of the new world. The air borne life spread across the globe while more complex forms took to land and sea. The Maltusian race evolved, possibly being the first intelligent life forms in the Universe.  Their minds allowed them to create miracles as their lifetimes extended millions of years. Unfortunately, the power came at a price. This was the beginning of a new age of cultural and scientific advancement.


 * 14,999,998,029 BC: By this time, the natives of Urgrund attained godhood. This became the beginning of a new era, and Urgund was now known as the Second World, also known as God World. They had reached physical perfection.


 * Out of fear and vanity, the Old Gods turned on their creator.  Being quite unprepared, he was virtually split in two: the ‘Source’ and the ‘Anti-Life.’ The Source is "injured" by the split, which allowed the Old Gods a period of supremacy for an eon or two (NOTE: As an aside when the universe is reordered following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Source finds it more difficult to locate and potentially recombine with its lost half).


 * 10 billion years ago, Krona, an ancient scientist from the planet Oa (retconned to be Maltus), looked back in time to the beginning of the universe. His interference with nature somehow retroactively created an anti-matter counterpart to the universe, as well as an infinite number of parallel universes. With the anti-matter universe's creation came the Anti-Monitor, and with the multiverse's creation came the Monitor. As Krona gazes back into the past he inadvertently changed, he witnesses the ‘hand of darkness’ (which is representative of the Anti-Monitor's hand) rising up from the chaos 'beyond Hell' (clearly from the Anti-Matter Universe) trying to cause the emergence of the Shadowlands (the "Primordial Darkness"). Hell-bent on destruction and conquest, the Anti-Monitor creates the Thunderers and then the Shadow Demons to aid him in the conquest of the Anti-matter universe.  One day the Anti-Monitor was awakened to his ‘positive-matter self’ and the positive matter universe in which he lived. He engaged him in a great battle, but being equals, they just ended up knocking each other unconscious simultaneously.


 * The Oans, feeling responsible for renegade scientist Krona's creation of the Antimatter Universe, were consumed by guilt. They had created Evil, so they must do something to constrain it. Their first attempt to do so was the construction of 'Manhunter robots', which later proved defective. Their second, and better, solution was the creation of the Green Lantern Corps. Still, there were dissenters among the Oans who maintained that evil must be destroyed, not contained. These dissidents eventually broke away, travelled to another universe and evolved into the Controller race. The group that remained on Oa became the Guardians of the Universe.  The females, however, saw no need to involve themselves and, since the Oans were by then immortal and had no more need to reproduce, left their mates and became settled on the planet Zamoran and became known as the Zamarons.

4 Million Years Ago: Life appears on Earth-One (and Earth-1A).

252,000,000 BC: The Mesozoic age begins on Earth.

70,000,000 BC: Wonder Woman and the Atom arrive here to stop Dr. Wells from escaping into the past.

66,000,000 BC: The Mesozoic age ends this year. (approximately)

998,019 BC: A race of forgotten Earthlings that are now long extinct, known as the Hiss-Men begin to multiply in numbers on Earth, becoming a menace to the early humans that lived on Earth during this period.


 * Ibac time travels to this year and establishes a fortress there, forming an alliance with the Hiss-Men, and he brings the Marvel Family to this time period with a book, which when opened, can penetrate the timestream.


 * Black Manta and Giganta lure Aquaman and Apache Chief to a time barrier to trap them in this prehistoric era where they are being attacked by a giant Water dinosaur.

48,000 BC: Vandar Adg (Vandal Savage) was a caveman and leader of the Blood Tribe. A mysterious meteor crashed to the ground, bathing him in radiation, and granting him an incredible intellect and immortality.

28,002 BC: The Old Gods on Urgrund rebelled against their Maker. In retribution, the 'Source' destroyed them and created the New Gods. However, its diminished stature caused the New Gods to be flawed, leading the New Gods to diverge from the Source's wishes and only able to understand cryptic commands through messages written by a disembodied hand. They eventually form two camps, and settle on separate planets: New Genesis and Apokolips – good versus evil. So begins the Fourth World.


 * Some years later, Darkseid launches a surprise attack on New Genesis. He has his uncle Steppenwolf murder Izaya's wife, Avia. A devastating conflict begins between the worlds of New Genesis and Apokolips. As each side works to develop ever more sophisticated technology and weapons, Himon, a technician on Apokolips, discovers the "X-element", which allows matter to be transported across the universe almost instantly, and uses it to create the "Boom Tube."  Finally, Izaya, fearing that the New Gods will destroy themselves as the Old Gods did, renounces war and becomes Highfather,  (the philosophically pacifist leader) of New Genesis.

28,000 BC: The species known as the Submen are the dominant race on Earth, ruling over primitive humans. Eventually, a revolt occurs, and the Submen's rule ends. They become extinct, all but one, King Kull, who survives in suspended animation.

18,036 BC: The Ice Age occurs around this time. The last of the ice ages of the days of old. As the Earth begins to warm up, the Icemen, a race of Earthlings begin to gradually die out, to the extent that there is only one left by 1968.

9,600 BC: The Great Cataclysm occurs this year.

8006 BC: The Kherubim/Daemonite War rages in outer space, as two spacecraft from both sides of the war are locked in combat, and crashland on Earth.

3019 BC: In Egypt, Shazam uses his magic to give Teth-Adam incredible powers. He then becomes Black Adam, who eventually goes rogue, and Shazam has him banished to the End of the Universe.


 * Somewhere around this time, a handful of time traveling superheroes from various time periods all team-up and become a team known as the Freedom Force. Their headquarters is the Valley of Time, located near the Nile River in Africa.

1479 BC: Hatshepsut becomes the pharoah of Egypt, she is the first to inherit the powers of Isis, which was given to her by the Royal Sorcerer, who gave her Isis' amulet.

1194 BC: The Trojan War begins.

1184 BC: The Trojan War ends with the Greeks famous Trojan Horse invasion into the city of Troy.

58 BC: The Gallic Wars begin this year.

52 BC: The Siege of Alesia takes place this year.

50 BC: The Gallic Wars end this year.

27 BC: The Roman Empire is founded, ruled by Emperor Augustus.

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