Early History

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[edit] Thousands of Years ago

• An early Cro-Magnon, later to take the named Vandal Savage, is given immortality by a strange meteor. (JL: Maid of Honor)
• Mankind wages war with the reptilian Ophidians, and emerges victorious. The last Ophidians create the Heart of Darkness, which is sealed away in a temple and guarded by humans for millenia. (JL: Eclipsed)
• A young Amazon warrior named Hippolyta has an affair with Lord Hades. After attempting to overthrow the Olympic Gods, Hades is banished to the underworld. Hippolyta and her Amazon tribe are forced to guard the gates to Tartarus for eternity. No man is allowed to set foot on their new home Themyscira, dubbed "Paradise Island." (JL: Paradise Lost)
• Around this time, an Amazon Princess christened Diana, is created by Hippolyta, with possible assistance by Hades. (JLU: The Balance)
• The ancient Atlanteans fight against the interdimensional Ichthultu, and Atlantis sinks below the waves. (JL: The Terror Beyond)

[edit] 6th Century

• During the reign of King Arthur, a young man named Jason Blood attempts to betray Camelot to Morgaine Le Fey. His deception is discovered by Merlin, and he is bonded to the demon known as Etrigan.
• Also, it is believed that the Shining Knight came from this period. (JLU: Initiation)

[edit] 11th Century

• The Martians fight a war against the Imperium, culminating in the destruction of the Martian civilization. Only one Martian, named J'onn J'onzz, survives. (JL: Secret Origins)

[edit] 16th Century

• The New Gods known as Darkseid and Highfather exchange infant sons in a pact to keep peace between Apokolips and New Genesis. (TNSA: Apokolips... Now!, Part I)

[edit] 19th Century

[edit] AD 1879

• An alternate version of David Clinton travels to this year from the mid-2000s and loses his technology to Tobias Manning. Batman, the Green Lantern, and an alternate version of Wonder Woman arrive to search for Clinton and run into Jonah Hex, Bat Lash, Sheriff Ohiyesa Smith, and El Diablo. Together they all take down Manning and the three Leaguers are sent to their future. (JLU: The Once and Future Thing Part One: Weird Western Tales)

[edit] AD 1883

• Jonah Hex battles Ra's al Ghul and Arkady DuVall. (BTAS: Showdown)

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