Universe 1 Timeline

c. 2,000,000 BCE

• By this point in time, the people of Krypton have conquered disease and perfected cloning, making them effectively immortal.

98,000-97.000 BCE

• The Kryptonian Clone Wars occur.

1881

• Jonathan Kent is born to Hiram and Edith Kent.

1883

• Kal-El is born on Krypton.
• As Krypton enters the final phase of its destruction, the Kryptonian colonization fleet is launched. Only twelve of the 144,000 stasis matrices escape the cataclysm, whereupon they begin their voyage to Earth.

1884

• Kara-Re is born to Kala-Re and In-Ze on Wegthor.

1884

• The Daily Planet is founded in Metropolis.

1888

• Martha Clark is born to Henry and Willa Clark.

1889

• Perry White is born.
• Alexei "Lex" Luthor is born to Leon & Liliya Luthor.

1899

• As the last of Wegthor's resources run out, Kara-Re and the other surviving Kryptonians/Wegthorians go into suspended animation.

1902

• Lex Luthor takes a large insurance policy out on his parents without their knowledge. Shortly thereafter, he causes a fire in their apartment which claims their lives. He uses the insurance payouts to kickstart his future.

1916

• Pete Ross is born.
• Nine Kryptonian stasis matrices arrive on Earth.
• Kal-El's matrix lands in Smallville, Kansas, USA, where it is found by Jonathan and Martha Kent. Retrieving the infant from his pod, the Kents decide to pass him off as their own son, naming him Clark Joseph Kent.
• Mala-Sonn's matrix crashes into a Luthor Incorporated munitions factory, where it is found by Luthor's people. Retrieving the infant from her pod, they take her into captivity for further study, codenaming her "Subject One".
• Dru-Zod's matrix lands in rural Pokolistan. It evades discovery, the infant remaining in hibernation.
• Lana Lang is born to Lewis and Sarah Lang.
• Lois Lane is born to Sam and Etta Lane.

1921

• Enrolled in Smallville School, Kal-El befriends classmates Lana Lang, Pete Ross, and Kenny Braverman.

1924

• Kal-El develops invulnerability.

1925

• Kal-El develops super strength.

1927

• Kal-El develops super speed.

1930

• Kal-El develops x-ray vision.

1932

• Kal-El develops super leaping.

1934-1935

• Kal-El first encounters Mala-Sonn and Lex Luthor.

1933-1937

• Forced to leave Kansas to find work as the Great Depression worsens, Kal-El travels west towards California. Bearing witness to the gross social injustice besieging the nation, exposed to anarchist and Marxist writings, he ultimately embraces the anarcho-pacifism of Leo Tolstoy.

1937-1938

• Kal-El serves as an ambulance driver with the Lincoln Battalion in the Spanish Civil War.

1938

• Jonathan Kent dies.
• Kal-El is seriously wounded when a shell hits the ambulance he is driving. He survives, but with impaired vision and partial paralysis, ending his time in the Spanish Civil War.
• Kal returns to Smallville. After he recovers from his injuries, he decides to move east, settling in Metropolis, Delaware.
• Kal becomes Superman.
• Dru-Zod's stasis matrix is finally discovered by farmers. Retrieving the infant from his pod, they hand him over to Soviet authorities, who name him Avruskin.

1939

• Kal-El encounters Lex Luthor for the first time in his Superman identity.

1941

• Following America's entry into World War II, Kal-El is assigned as war correspondant for the Daily Planet. In the week before he's shipped out, he reveals his double identity to his girlfriend, Lois Lane, and proposes marriage. She accepts, and they are wed the night before his departure.

1941-1945

• Kal-El aids the Allies in Europe and the Pacific.

1942

• Lex Luthor's correspondence with Nazi and Soviet scientists is disclosed to the US government. Disgraced, facing charges of treason, Luthor is forced into hiding.
• Luthor constructs a mechanical warsuit. Powered by green kryptonite, the warsuit enables him to walk and engage Superman in physical combat.

1947

• Due to improper shielding, Lex Luthor has contracted radiation poisoning from the green kryptonite which powers his warsuit. His cancer malignant and untreatable, Luthor fully commits himself to defeating his hated enemy, the Man of Steel. Constructing an android simulacrum powered by black kryptonite, Luthor sets it against Kal-El. During the course of the battle, the Lexdroid self-destructs, bathing Kal in black K radiation, permanently splitting him into two separate individuals: an amoral Superman and a spineless Clark Kent.

1947-1961

• Formally renouncing anarchism, Superman ingratiates himself to the US government. He eventually becomes their pawn, participating in the Korean & Vietnam Wars on their behalf.

1948

• Martha Kent dies.

1950

• Clark Kent and Lois Lane divorce.

1953

• Clark Kent and Lana Lang are married.
• Dru-Zod becomes the Red Son.

1954

• Karen Kent is born to Clark and Lana Kent.

1955

• Dru-Zod learns of his Kryptonian heritage. Discarding his Terran name, he vows to seize control of the Soviet Union and transform Earth into a new Krypton.

1958

• Superman first encounters BrainIAC.
• Superman is transported to Universe 29, an inverted analogue of Universe 1 inhabited by silicon-based humanoids. There he encounters his "bizarre" counterpart and blue kryptonite, which has the effect of augmenting his powers.
• Returning from Universe 29, Superman synthesizes blue kryptonite in the Fortress of Solitude and begins habitually bathing in its radiations. The blue K has a cumulative effect, enhancing his existing abilities and granting him additional ones with each exposure.

1959

• Having had his brain transferred to an android body powered by green kryptonite, Lex Luthor re-emerges as "John Corben", director of the Department of Extranormal Operations (DEO).
• Superman visits the Rao system. On Wegthor, in the city of Argo, he finds Kara-Re, the planet's last survivor. Releasing her from stasis, he brings her back with him to Earth.

1961

• After three years of constant exposure to blue kryptonite radiation, Superman's cells are dangerously close to degenerating. The blue K having bestowed him a vast repertoire of godlike abilities, he decides he needs no more power and removes the crystal from the Fortress of Solitude, tossing it into the sun.
• After a brief, bloodless war with the world's military might, Superman seizes command of the world's governments. Declaring himself High Councilor of Earth, he centralizes control under the authoritarian socialist One Regime enforced by his Superman robots and deputized superheroes.

1962

• Kara-Re becomes Supergirl.
• The Insurgency, led by Lex Luthor and Oliver Queen, orchestrate a plan to assassinate Superman. The plan fails spectacularly. Queen and most of the co-conspirators die in the scuffle, leaving only Luthor against the Man of Steel. He opens his chest plate, exposing Superman to his kryptonite heart. Superman plucks the kryptonite out and eats it, demonstrating his immunity to green K. Before Luthor can perish, Superman teleports him to STAR Labs, where he is equipped with a new power source before being taken into police custody.

1971

• Having grown bored and listless in his role as High Councilor, Superman decides to leave Earth, seeking to find new and greater challenges amongst the stars. After transferring all power to Kara-Re, he departs.

1971-1985

• Kara-Re dissolves the Regime, granting the municipalities of Earth their autonomy. Some embrace libertarian socialism, others revert to capitalism or decay into neo-feudalism.

1976

• Karen Kent becomes Power Girl.

1979

• Kara-Re frees the Kandorians from their pocket universe, resettling them on an uninhabited terrestrial planet orbiting a red giant. They name their new home "Rokyn".

1983

• Kara-Re becomes Superwoman.

1985

• Clark Kent and Superman are merged back together. The reconstituted Kal-El is significantly depowered, though not to his pre-blue K levels.
• Kara-Re dies in the Crisis.

1986

• Lex Luthor founds LexCoop, an aerospace engineering worker cooperative.
• Lana Kent dies.

1993

• Lois Lane dies.
• John Henry Irons becomes Steel.
• Kon-El is born, becomes Superboy.
• Karen Kent becomes Superwoman.
• Lex Luthor becomes Superman.

Forms of Kryptonite

Kryptonite is a crystalline compound formed from the radioactive elements which constituted the core of Kal-El's native planet, Krypton. Existing in many forms with many colours, kryptonite has varied effects on Kryptonian and Terran lifeforms alike.

GREEN KRYPTONITE

EFFECTS ON KRYPTONIANS

Causes debilitating pain, weakness, reduction of powers, and eventually death.

EFFECTS ON HUMANS

Prolonged exposure causes cellular damage.

EFFECTS ON BIZARRO-KRYPTONIANS

Permanently amplifies/augments powers and temporarily immunizes them to most other forms of kryptonite.

ABUNDANCE

The only known form of naturally occurring kryptonite, the molten remains of Krypton and the debris field surrounding it are believed to be wholly composed of green K. Only one (formerly three) fragments of appreciable size are present on Earth — formerly in the possession of Luthor Incorporated, now in the hands of parties unknown.

RED KRYPTONITE

EFFECTS ON KRYPTONIANS

Suppresses powers for 48-72 hours.

EFFECTS ON HUMANS

Prolonged/intense exposure in combination with various external catalysts causes mutations resulting in superhuman abilities.

EFFECTS ON BIZARRO-KRYPTONIANS

Fatally overloads them with power.

ABUNDANCE

The end product of Lex Luthor's failed attempt at synthesizing green K, almost a hundred bricks of red K were produced during the 1930s & '40s, making it the most common form of the compound on Earth.

BLUE KRYPTONITE

EFFECTS ON BIZARRO-KRYPTONIANS

Causes debilitating pain, weakness, reduction of powers, and eventually death.

EFFECTS ON KRYPTONIANS

Permanently amplifies/augments powers and temporarily immunizes them to most other forms of kryptonite.

EFFECTS ON HUMANS

Prolonged exposure heals cellular damage.

ABUNDANCE

Naturally occurring in Universe 29, the only example of blue K found in Universe 1 was a large synthetic crystal Superman had kept in his Fortress of Solitude before having it destroyed.

BLACK KRYPTONITE

EFFECTS ON KRYPTONIANS

Splits them into two separate beings, one "good" and one "evil".

EFFECTS ON HUMANS

None known.

EFFECTS ON BIZARRO-KRYPTONIANS

None known.

ABUNDANCE

The only fragment of black K was created by Lex Luthor and used to fuel the Lexdroid, an android simulacrum Luthor built to physically combat Superman. The chunk was destroyed after Luthor remotely triggered the Lexdroid's self-destruct, bathing the Man of Tomorrow in concentrated black K radiation.

Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk

1980

Jenn following her mutation into the Sensational She-Hulk.

1982

Jenn during her tenure on the Avengers.

1984

Jenn during her tenure on the Fantastic Four.

1987

Jenn following her tenure on the Fantastic Four.

1991

...

1998

Jenn during her tenure on the Heroes for Hire.

2003

...

2007

Jenn during her brief tenure on SHIELD, shortly before she was permanently depowered by Tony Stark.

Kal-El's Abilities

50 light-years from Earth there once existed a planet known as Krypton. There civilization was far advanced and had brought forth a race of supermen whose mental and physical powers were developed to the absolute peak of human perfect. Krypton's sole survivor Kal-El, raised on Earth as Clark Kent, uses the amazing powers bequeathed to him in his neverending battle for truth and justice as the costumed superhero Superman.

Due to various extenuating factors (mutation, age, etc.), Kal's abilities have fluctuated wildly over the decades.

(1938-1958)

An infant when he arrived on Earth, it took 22 years for Kal's natural abilities to emerge and mature, reaching their peak once he learned to fly in 1938. His powerset from then to 1958 was the baseline Kryptonian powerset.

PRIMARY ABILITIES

Abilities Kal can voluntarily control.

FLIGHT

• Can be expanded to objects of lesser/equal mass he is in physical contact with.
• Electromagnetic in nature, this ability can be impaired by strong electric/magnetic fields.

INVULNERABILITY

• Capable of withstanding up to 2092 megajoules.
• Can be expanded/transferred to objects of lesser/equal mass he is in physical contact with.
• Can be contracted to facilitate shaving, haircuts, etc.
• Electromagnetic in nature, this ability can be impaired by strong electric/magnetic fields.

MICROSCOPIC VISION

• Capable of focusing in on molecules with a bond length of 0.74 Å.

SUPER HEARING

• Capable of perceiving sounds in the infrasonic to ultrasonic ranges within a 5 km radius.

SUPER SPEED

• Capable of attaining a maximum speed of 4939 km/h (on ground) 1975 km/h (in flight).

SUPER STRENGTH

• Capable of lifting a maximum of 90 metric tons.

TELESCOPIC VISION

• Capable of focusing in on objects with a 68 cm circumference/21 cm diameter from a distance of 5 km.

X-RAY VISION

SECONDARY ABILITIES

Abilities Kal cannot voluntarily control.

ACCELERATED HEALING

• Capable of fully recovering from injuries as severe as 4th-degree burns to 60% of his body within a year (with medical assistance).

GENIUS-LEVEL INTELLECT

IMMUNITY

• Immune to all naturally occurring terrestrial infections/poisons.

LONGEVITY

• Has a 1000-year lifespan.

EIDETIC MEMORY

RADIATION ABSORPTION

• Capable of absorbing, storing, and metabolizing ambient radiation, enabling his other abilities.
• The number of abilities he can possess, and the intensity at which he can possess them, increases/decreases in exact proportion to the amount of ambient radiation he can absorb/retain.
• Incapable of safely processing high doses of ionizing radiation. Exposure turns his skin translucent, force-feeding his cells energy to the point of incapacitation, eventually leading to apoptosis.

SUPER STAMINA

• Capable of going without oxygen up to 90 minutes, water up to 2 weeks, sleep over 5 weeks, and food up to 7 weeks.

SUPER VISION

• 8 times stronger than average human vision.
• Capable of perceiving colours in the near-infrared to near-ultraviolet ranges.

(1958-1985)

In 1947, Kal was exposed to black kryptonite, splitting him into two separate individuals — an amoral Superman and a cowardly Clark Kent. Eleven years following this separation, Superman travelled to Universe 29, where in his fateful encounter with his twisted Bizarro counterpart he was first exposed to blue kryptonite. Exposure to this alien kryptonite increased his powers tenfold, giving him the strength needed to beat his opponent. Upon returning to Universe 1, he had a large crystal of blue K synthesized, whereupon he began habitually bathing himself in its radiations, further augmenting his powers. By the turn of the decade, Superman was in possession of a vast repertoire of godlike powers which no other Kryptonian possessed.

PRIMARY ABILITIES

FLIGHT

• Can be expanded to objects within a 40,075 km radius.

FREEZE BREATH

• Capable of lowering temperatures to -272 °C.

HEAT VISION

• Capable of raising temperatures to 6000 °C.

INTANGIBILITY

INVULNERABILITY

• Capable of withstanding up to 1.3 x 10^44 joules.
• Can be expanded to objects within a 40,075 km radius.

MICROSCOPIC VISION

• Capable of focusing in on quarks.

REPLICATION

• Capable of dividing into two Supermen with halved powers.

SHAPESHIFTING

SUPER FLARE

• Capable of releasing all the stored energy in his cells as a destructive nova blast.

SUPER HEARING

• Capable of perceiving sounds in the infrasonic to ultrasonic ranges within a 7.5 billion km radius.

SUPER HYPNOTISM

SUPER SPEED

• Capable of attaining a maximum speed of 300,000 km/s.

SUPER STRENGTH

• Capable of lifting a maximum of 1.30900 × 10^22 kg.

SUPER VENTRILOQUISM

SUPER VISION

• Capable of perceiving every wavelength across the electromagnetic spectrum.

TELEKINESIS

TELESCOPIC VISION

• Capable of focusing in on objects with a 21 km diameter from a distance of 7.5 billion km.

WORMHOLE GENERATION

X-RAY VISION

SECONDARY ABILITIES

GENIUS-LEVEL INTELLECT

IMMUNITY

LONGEVITY

• Has a 100,000-year lifespan.

EIDETIC MEMORY

REGENERATION

• Capable of fully recovering from injuries as severe as 4th-degree burns to 90% of his body instantaneously.

RADIATION ABSORPTION

SUPER STAMINA

• Capable of going without oxygen, water, sleep, and food indefinitely.

(1985-1993)

In 1985, Superman and Clark were finally merged back into a single individual. While the superpowered Superman hadn't aged a year in the decades they were separated, the non-powered Clark had. This had a noticeable effect on the reconstituted Kal-El, as not only did he possess a middle-aged Kryptonian form, but his powers had been significantly decreased, though not to their original pre-blue K levels.

PRIMARY ABILITIES

FLIGHT

• Can be expanded to objects within a 202 metre radius.
• Electromagnetic in nature, this ability can be impaired by strong electric/magnetic fields.

FREEZE BREATH

• Capable of lowering temperatures to -63 °C.

HEAT VISION

• Capable of raising temperatures to 3,300 °C.

INVULNERABILITY

• Capable of withstanding 6.2e+7 megajoules.
• Can be expanded to objects within a 202 metre radius.
• Can be contracted to facilitate shaving, haircuts, etc.
• Electromagnetic in nature, this ability can be impaired by strong electric/magnetic fields.

MICROSCOPIC VISION

• Capable of focusing in on atoms.

SUPER HEARING

• Capable of perceiving sounds in the infrasonic to ultrasonic ranges within a 33 km radius.

SUPER SPEED

• Capable of attaining a maximum speed of 692,000 km/h.

SUPER STRENGTH

• Capable of lifting a maximum of 5,216,308 metric tons.

TELESCOPIC VISION

• Capable of focusing in on objects with a 44 cm circumference/4 cm diameter from a distance of 33 km.

X-RAY VISION

SECONDARY ABILITIES

GENIUS-LEVEL INTELLECT

IMMUNITY

LONGEVITY

• Has a 10,000-year lifespan.

EIDETIC MEMORY

REGENERATION

• Capable of fully recovering from injuries as severe as 4th-degree burns to 70% of his body within 5 hours.

RADIATION ABSORPTION

SUPER STAMINA

SUPER VISION

• 16 times stronger than average human vision.
• Capable of perceiving colours in the near-infrared to near-ultraviolet ranges.