The '''20th century''' was a turning point in the history of Earth. The population explosion following [[World War II]] caused an increase in the crime wave. To counterbalance this, many humans took up vigilantism or used scientific advancements to fight crime. By the end of the century, mankind had begun working on [[splicing]] the genome, gaining advances in nanotechnology, sending men to [[Mars]] and had sent small ships out to Alpha Centauri. Earth had just begun contact with the galactic community.
The '''20th century''' was a turning point in the history of Earth. The population explosion following [[World War II]] caused an increase in the crime wave. To counterbalance this, many humans took up vigilantism or used scientific advancements to fight crime. By the end of the century, mankind had begun working on [[splicing]] the genome, gaining advances in nanotechnology, sending men to [[Mars]] and had sent small ships out to Alpha Centauri. Earth had just begun contact with the galactic community.
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== 1920s ==
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== 1900s ==
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[[File:Cyrus Gold.png|left|thumb|Cyruc Gold]]
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=== Jazz Age<ref>DCAU Resource's [http://www.dcauresource.com/dwaynemcduffiequotes.php Dwayne McDuffie Quotes Archive]</ref> ===
* [[Solomon Grundy|Cyrus Gold]] is killed and his body is dumped into a mystical swamp. He begins the process of transforming into Solomon Grundy. ([[Justice League (animated series)|JL]]: [[The Terror Beyond]])
* [[Solomon Grundy|Cyrus Gold]] is killed and his body is dumped into a mystical swamp. He begins the process of transforming into Solomon Grundy. ([[Justice League (animated series)|JL]]: [[The Terror Beyond]])
* Solomon Grundy rises from the dead, and becomes an urban legend among the populace. (JL: [[The Terror Beyond]])
* [[World War II]] begins on Earth. Soon after, [[Vandal Savage]] receives information from his future self that he uses to take over Europe. (JL: [[The Savage Time]])
* [[World War II]] begins on Earth. Soon after, [[Vandal Savage]] receives information from his future self that he uses to take over Europe. (JL: [[The Savage Time]])
== 1940s ==
== 1940s ==
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[[File:Savage's fate.png|thumb|Vandal Savage's plans are foiled.]]
* The [[Justice League]] arrives from the [[Modern Age]], and fights against Savage's forces, with the help of [[Sgt. Rock]], [[Easy Company]], the [[Blackhawks]] and [[Steve Trevor]]. (JL: [[The Savage Time]])
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* The Germans develop a Super Soldier Serum under the codename [[Captain Nazi Project|Project Captain Nazi]]. However, prior to testing, the operation is disrupted by U.S.A operative who goes by codename [[Spy Smasher]]. (JLU: [[Patriot Act]])
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[[File:World War II.png|left|thumb|Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima]]
*The [[Justice League]] arrives from the [[Modern Age]], and fights against Savage's forces, with the help of [[Sgt. Rock]], [[Easy Company]], the [[Blackhawks]] and [[Steve Trevor]]. (JL: [[The Savage Time]])
* [[Soul Power]] and [[Sparky]] protect the city of [[Dakota]] from crime using electricity-based powers. Their main enemy is [[Professor Menace]]. ([[Static Shock|SS]]: [[Blast From the Past]])
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* The last Justice Guild comic book is released parallel to the deaths of the Justice Guild in a parallel universe. (JL: [[Legends]]).
* The last Justice Guild comic book is released parallel to the deaths of the Justice Guild in a parallel universe. (JL: [[Legends]]).
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* [[LoisLane]] is born to [[SamLane]] in [[Metropolis]]. (TNSA: [[MonkeyFun]]).
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* [[Batman|Bruce Wayne]] is born to [[Thomas Wayne|Thomas]] and [[Martha Wayne]] in [[Gotham City]]. ([[Batman: The Animated Series|BTAS]]: [[Appointment in Crime Alley]])
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*[[Jax-Ur]] and [[Mala]] are imprisoned in the [[Phantom Zone]] for instigating an uprising on the planet [[Krypton]]. ([[Superman: The Animated Series|STAS]]: [[Blasts From the Past]])
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* Jax-Ur and Mala are imprisoned in the Phantom Zone for instigating an uprising on the planet Krypton.
* [[Superman|Kal-El]] is born to [[Jor-El]] and [[Lara-El]] on [[Krypton]]. (STAS: [[The Last Son of Krypton]])
* [[Superman|Kal-El]] is born to [[Jor-El]] and [[Lara-El]] on [[Krypton]]. (STAS: [[The Last Son of Krypton]])
* [[Batman|Bruce Wayne]] is born to [[Thomas Wayne|Thomas]] and [[Martha Wayne]] in [[Gotham City]]. ([[Batman: The Animated Series|BTAS]]: [[Appointment in Crime Alley]])
* This event is witnessed by young Bruce Wayne, who is taken in by former British Intelligence officer [[Alfred Pennyworth]] and family friend Doctor [[Leslie Thompkins]]. Bruce Wayne is eight years old.
=== Mid 1960s ===
=== Mid 1960s ===
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* [[Brainiac]] collects all of [[Krypton]]'s knowledge before it is destroyed. He then leaves to collect all the knowledge in the galaxy. (STAS: [[The Last Son of Krypton]])
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* [[File:Soulpoweryoung.png|thumb|Soul Power in the 60s]][[Brainiac]] collects all of [[Krypton]]'s knowledge before it is destroyed. He then leaves to collect all the knowledge in the galaxy. (STAS: [[The Last Son of Krypton]])
* Kal-El's craft lands in [[Smallville]] and he is adopted by [[Jonathan Kent|Jonathan]] and [[Martha Kent]]. He is given the name '''Clark Kent'''. (STAS: [[The Last Son of Krypton]])
* Kal-El's craft lands in [[Smallville]] and he is adopted by [[Jonathan Kent|Jonathan]] and [[Martha Kent]]. He is given the name '''Clark Kent'''. (STAS: [[The Last Son of Krypton]])
* [[Soul Power]] and [[Sparky]] protect the city of [[Dakota]] from crime using electricity-based powers. Their main enemy is [[Professor Menace]]. ([[Static Shock|SS]]: [[Blast From the Past]])
* Thomas and Martha Wayne are gunned down in [[Crime Alley]] by an [[Joe Chill|unknown gangster]]. This event is witnessed by young Bruce Wayne, who is taken in by former British Intelligence officer [[Alfred Pennyworth]] and family friend Doctor [[Leslie Thompkins]]. Bruce Wayne is eight years old. (BTAS: [[Appointment in Crime Alley]])
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* [[Spectrum Studios]] studio who were producing a TV Show called ''[[The Gray Ghost (TV series)|The Gray Ghost]]'' burns down in a fire and as a result the Show is taken out of circulation. (BTAS: [[Beware the Gray Ghost]])
*Batman fights a gang of jewel thieves. ([[The Dark Knight's First Night]])
=== Early 1980s ===
=== Early 1980s ===
* Bruce Wayne spends a month under magician [[Zatara]]'s tutelage. While there, he learns escape artistry, and he develops an attraction to Zatara's daughter [[Zatanna]]. He goes by the name '''John Smith'''. (BTAS: {{ep|Zatanna}})
* Bruce Wayne spends a month under magician [[Zatara]]'s tutelage. While there, he learns escape artistry, and he develops an attraction to Zatara's daughter [[Zatanna]]. He goes by the name '''John Smith'''. (BTAS: {{ep|Zatanna}})
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[[File:New Kids in Town.png|left|thumb|Three members of the Legion of Super Heroes arrive in Smallville]]
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* Clark Kent meets the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]] when they attempt to ward off a future version of [[Brainiac]]. He ends up having his memories erased. ([[Superman: The Animated Series|TNSA]]: [[New Kids in Town]])
* Clark Kent meets the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]] when they attempt to ward off a future version of [[Brainiac]]. He ends up having his memories erased. ([[Superman: The Animated Series|TNSA]]: [[New Kids in Town]])
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* Bruce Wayne trains under [[Yoru|Yoru-Sensei]]. He meets [[Kyodai Ken]], who is able to best him in hand-to-hand combat. (BTAS: [[Night of the Ninja]])
* Bruce Wayne trains under [[Yoru|Yoru-Sensei]]. He meets [[Kyodai Ken]], who is able to best him in hand-to-hand combat. (BTAS: [[Night of the Ninja]])
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=== 1981 ===
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=== 1983-1985 ===
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[[File:Engagement.png|thumb|Bruce Wayne asks Andrea Beaumont to marry him.]]
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* Victor and Nora are married. ([[Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero]])
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* On April 23rd, [[Kathy Duquesne]] is born to [[Carlton Duquesne]] in Gotham City ([[Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman]])
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=== 1982 ===
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* On September 11th, [[Rocky Ballantine]] is born in Gotham City. ([[Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman]])
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=== 1984 ===
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*[[Koonak]] is born. ([[Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero]])
*[[Static|Virgil Hawkins]] is born to [[Robert Hawkins|Robert]] and [[Jean Hawkins]] in [[Dakota]]. (SS: {{ep|Tantrum}})
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=== 1986 ===
* After many years abroad, Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham City. While attending college, he meets and gets engaged to [[Phantasm|Andrea Beaumont]], daughter of [[Carl Beaumont]]. When Carl's mobster connections force them to move, Andrea breaks her engagement to Bruce. Around the same time, Bruce, still haunted by his parents' deaths, begins crime-fighting. At first, he attempts to do it dressed in common clothes, but then realizes that he must strike fear into the heart of his enemies and dons cape and cowl to become [[Batman]]. (''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'')
* After many years abroad, Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham City. While attending college, he meets and gets engaged to [[Phantasm|Andrea Beaumont]], daughter of [[Carl Beaumont]]. When Carl's mobster connections force them to move, Andrea breaks her engagement to Bruce. Around the same time, Bruce, still haunted by his parents' deaths, begins crime-fighting. At first, he attempts to do it dressed in common clothes, but then realizes that he must strike fear into the heart of his enemies and dons cape and cowl to become [[Batman]]. (''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'')
*Batman fights a gang of jewel thieves. (''[[The Dark Knight's First Night]]'')
* Batman's first [[Batmobile]] breaks down and he hires [[Earl Cooper]], a former auto executive, to build him a brand new Batmobile. (BTAS: [[The Mechanic]])
* Batman's first [[Batmobile]] breaks down and he hires [[Earl Cooper]], a former auto executive, to build him a brand new Batmobile. (BTAS: [[The Mechanic]])
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* Dick Grayson is placed into Bruce Wayne's custody after his parents are killed by [[Tony Zucco]]. (BTAS: [[Robin's Reckoning]])
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* Dick Grayson is placed into Bruce Wayne's custody after his parents are killed by [[Anthony Zucco|Tony Zucco]]. After learning of Bruce's secret, Dick becomes his crime-fighting partner Robin. (BTAS: [[Robin's Reckoning]])
* During a fight between Batman and Sal Velestra's goons, a mobster is dropped into a vat of acid, and becomes the [[Joker]]. (TNBA: [[Bewarethe Creeper]])
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* October 19th, [[Gray Ghost]] returns his fame. (BTAS: [[Beware the Gray Ghost]])
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* (BTAS: [[The Cat and the Claw]])
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* (BTAS: [[Cat Scratch Fever]])
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* (BTAS: [[P.O.V.]])
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* (BTAS: [[The Forgotten]])
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* (BTAS: [[See No Evil]])
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* (BTAS: [[Prophecy of Doom]])
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* (BTAS: [[Perchance to Dream]])
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* (BTAS: [[Robin's Reckoning]])
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* (BTAS: [[If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?]])
* During a fight between Batman and Sal Velestra's goons, a mobster is dropped into a vat of acid, and becomes the [[Joker]]. (TNBA: [[Mad Love]])
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* [[Bat-signal]] is developed by Commissioner James Gordon (BTAS: [[The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy]])
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=== 1994 ===
* [[Mister Freeze|Dr. Victor Fries]] is transformed into Mr. Freeze by [[Ferris Boyle]] and his security guards, while Fries attempts to cure his wife [[Nora Fries|Nora]] of a disease. (BTAS: [[Heart of Ice]])
* [[Mister Freeze|Dr. Victor Fries]] is transformed into Mr. Freeze by [[Ferris Boyle]] and his security guards, while Fries attempts to cure his wife [[Nora Fries|Nora]] of a disease. (BTAS: [[Heart of Ice]])
* Psychiatrist Dr. [[Harley Quinn|Harleen Quinzel]] interns for a semester at [[Arkham Asylum]]. She soon meets Joker and begins having one-on-one sessions with him, after which she falls in love with him. She eventually adopts the alias of Harley Quinn and frees Joker from Arkham and becomes his partner and girlfriend from then on. (TNBA: [[Mad Love]])
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=== 1995 ===
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* District Attorney [[Two-Face|Harvey Dent]], while running for a re-election campaign is badly disfigured on the left side of his body following an explosion, in his attempts to catch and stop [[Rupert Thorne]]'s illegal dealings. Dent goes insane and adopts the alias Two-Face. (BTAS: [[Two-Face (episode)|Two-Face]])
* March 17th, Charlie Collins' driver's license expires. (BTAS: [[Joker's Favor]])
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* (BTAS: [[Heart of Ice]])
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* (BTAS: [[Heart of Steel]])
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* Dick Grayson graduates from [[Gotham State University]]. Following a heated argument with Batman over his manipulative and ruthless behavior after stopping another of Joker's crimes and upon discovering Batman's knowledge of his girlfriend Barbara Gordon being Batgirl and that they both did not tell him, he abandons his role as Robin and leaves Gotham City. (TNBA: [[Old Wounds]])
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=== 1996 ===
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* (BTAS: [[Harley's Holiday]])
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* (BTAS: [[Deep Freeze]])
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* (BTAS: [[Riddler's Reform]])
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* (BTAS: [[House & Garden]])
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* [[Lock-Up|Lyle Bolton]] is fired from Arkham. (BTAS: {{ep|Lock-Up}})
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*([[Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero]])
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* (BTAS: [[Batgirl Returns]])
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=== 1997 ===
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* Dick Grayson graduates College. (TNBA: [[Old Wounds]])
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* Barbara Gordon discovers the Batcave and identity of Batman, and becomes Batman's trusted ally. (TNBA: [[Old Wounds]])
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* Dick Grayson finds out that Barbara is "Batgirl" and quits being Robin, and leaves Gotham City to study various martial arts and crime fighting technique. (TNBA: [[Old Wounds]])
* The Gotham Tricentennial is celebrated to commemorate [[Gotham City]]'s 300th anniversary. (TNBA: [[Cold Comfort]])
* The Gotham Tricentennial is celebrated to commemorate [[Gotham City]]'s 300th anniversary. (TNBA: [[Cold Comfort]])
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* August 20th, Bruce Wayne donates a million dollars to the Gotham City orphanage (TNBA: [[Cold Comfort]])
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=== 1998 ===
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* Astronaut [[J. Allen Carter]] was sent to the mission on [[Mars]]. He accidentally releases [[Imperium]] and it killed him. (JL: [[Secret Origins]])
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=== 1999 ===
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* Street thief and orphan Tim Drake encounters Batman and becomes his new ward after getting involved in one of [[Two-Face]]'s plots involving his [[Steven Drake|father]]. After stopping him, Bruce inducts Tim as his newest crime-fighting partner and the new Robin. Dick Grayson returns to Gotham City after two years to everyone's surprise and adopts the identity of [[Nightwing]]. (TNBA: [[Sins of the Father]])
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* Tim Drake discovers the identity of [[Batman]] and becomes the next Robin. (TNBA: [[Sins of the Father]])
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* During the Gang Brawl at Dakota Docks, police arrive and accidentally shot on [[Quantum Vapor]], causing the explosion of [[Big Bang]]. Other members, including Virgil are affected by gas, turning each victims into [[Bang Baby|Bang Babies]]. Virgil finds himself having superpowers of electricity. With help of his best friend, [[Gear|Richie]], he became superhero name '''Static'''. (SS: [[Shock to the System]])
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* Following of Big Bang, other people were also affected by gas and turned into Bang Babies.
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"Those are":
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* [[Hotstreak|Francis Stone]] who becomes '''Hotstreak'''. (SS: [[Shock to the System]])
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* [[D-Struct|Derek Barnett]] (SS: [[The Breed]])
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* [[Ebon]], [[Shiv]] and [[Talon]] who becomes the gang known as [[Meta-Breed]]. (SS: [[The Breed]])
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* [[Carmen Dillo]]. (SS: [[Grounded]])
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* [[Rubberband Man|Adam Evan]] who becomes '''Rubberband Man'''. (SS: [[They're Playing My Song]])
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* [[Dwayne McCall]]. (SS: [[Child's Play]])
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* [[Slipstream|Heavy C]]. (SS: [[Winds of Change]])
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* [[Puff]] and [[Onyx]]. (SS: [[Bent Out of Shape]])
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* A former child actor, [[Replay|Johnny Morrow]] who becomes '''Replay'''. (SS: {{ep|Replay}})
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* [[Tantrum|Thomas Kim]] who becomes '''Tantrum'''. (SS: {{ep|Tantrum}})
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* [[Boom|Byron]] and his little sister, [[Mirage|Miranda]]. (SS: [[Brother-Sister Act]])
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* [[Kangor]], [[Ferret]] and [[Hyde]] who become the gang known as [[Ruffpack]]. (SS: [[Static Shaq]])
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* [[Permafrost|Maureen Connor]] who becomes '''Permafrost'''. (SS: [[Frozen Out]])
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* [[Aquamaria]]. (SS: [[Wet and Wild]])
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* [[Madelyn Spaulding]], along with [[Ragtag|homeless man]], who will become '''Ragtag'''. (SS: [[Attack of the Living Brain Puppets]])
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* [[Replikon|Marvin Roper]] who becomes '''Replikon'''. (SS: [[Duped]])
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* [[Nails|Allie Langford]] who becomes '''Nails'''. (SS: [[Hard as Nails]])
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* [[Tamara Lawrence]] who becomes '''Monster'''. (SS: [[The Usual Suspect]])
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* [[Leech]]. (SS: [[Romeo in the Mix]])
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* [[Chainlink|Troy]] who becomes '''Chainlink'''. (SS: [[Linked]])
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* Clayface survives after [[Mudslide|his previous encounter with]] Batman and he was doused with the chemicals in the water. The ability that gave him can seperate his entities into spawn, but [[Annie|his spawn]] became amnesiac and left Clayface. (TNBA: [[Growing Pains]])
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* December 22nd, Harley and Ivy are going to shopping spree, but they were thwarted by Batman. (TNBA: [[Holiday Knights]])
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* December 24th, Batgirl confronts Clayface and she takes him down. (TNBA: [[Holiday Knights]])
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* December 31st, Joker is planning to kill people of Gotham by a powerful sonic weapon and bomb during New Year's Eve, but was foiled by Batman and [[Robin]] and finally: Happy New Year!. (TNBA: [[Holiday Knights]])
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The 20th century was a turning point in the history of Earth. The population explosion following World War II caused an increase in the crime wave. To counterbalance this, many humans took up vigilantism or used scientific advancements to fight crime. By the end of the century, mankind had begun working on splicing the genome, gaining advances in nanotechnology, sending men to Mars and had sent small ships out to Alpha Centauri. Earth had just begun contact with the galactic community.
Brainiac collects all of Krypton's knowledge before it is destroyed. He then leaves to collect all the knowledge in the galaxy. (STAS: The Last Son of Krypton)
Bruce Wayne travels abroad to learn to be a crime-fighter. He begins by studying to be a detective, and he also studies science under Nobel laureates. (BTAS: Night of the Ninja)
1980s
Zatanna and Bruce Wayne
Early 1980s
Bruce Wayne spends a month under magician Zatara's tutelage. While there, he learns escape artistry, and he develops an attraction to Zatara's daughter Zatanna. He goes by the name John Smith. (BTAS: Zatanna)
Three members of the Legion of Super Heroes arrive in Smallville
After many years abroad, Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham City. While attending college, he meets and gets engaged to Andrea Beaumont, daughter of Carl Beaumont. When Carl's mobster connections force them to move, Andrea breaks her engagement to Bruce. Around the same time, Bruce, still haunted by his parents' deaths, begins crime-fighting. At first, he attempts to do it dressed in common clothes, but then realizes that he must strike fear into the heart of his enemies and dons cape and cowl to become Batman. (Batman: Mask of the Phantasm)
Batman's first Batmobile breaks down and he hires Earl Cooper, a former auto executive, to build him a brand new Batmobile. (BTAS: The Mechanic)
Dick Grayson is placed into Bruce Wayne's custody after his parents are killed by Tony Zucco. After learning of Bruce's secret, Dick becomes his crime-fighting partner Robin. (BTAS: Robin's Reckoning)
Psychiatrist Dr. Harleen Quinzel interns for a semester at Arkham Asylum. She soon meets Joker and begins having one-on-one sessions with him, after which she falls in love with him. She eventually adopts the alias of Harley Quinn and frees Joker from Arkham and becomes his partner and girlfriend from then on. (TNBA: Mad Love)
District Attorney Harvey Dent, while running for a re-election campaign is badly disfigured on the left side of his body following an explosion, in his attempts to catch and stop Rupert Thorne's illegal dealings. Dent goes insane and adopts the alias Two-Face. (BTAS: Two-Face)
1997
Dick Grayson graduates from Gotham State University. Following a heated argument with Batman over his manipulative and ruthless behavior after stopping another of Joker's crimes and upon discovering Batman's knowledge of his girlfriend Barbara Gordon being Batgirl and that they both did not tell him, he abandons his role as Robin and leaves Gotham City. (TNBA: Old Wounds)
The Gotham Tricentennial is celebrated to commemorate Gotham City's 300th anniversary. (TNBA: Cold Comfort)
1999
Street thief and orphan Tim Drake encounters Batman and becomes his new ward after getting involved in one of Two-Face's plots involving his father. After stopping him, Bruce inducts Tim as his newest crime-fighting partner and the new Robin. Dick Grayson returns to Gotham City after two years to everyone's surprise and adopts the identity of Nightwing. (TNBA: Sins of the Father)
