2012 (Timeline)

*Events occurring in 2012***2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014**Everything that happened in the year **2012 AD**.

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* M-616

## January

### 14

* The Justice League stop the Thanagarian Invasion. Hawkgirl quits the League.

## February

### 7

* Kite-Man hires Patrick O'Brian and Cole Shanks to help him rob Crawford Chemical Factory.

### 9

* Kite-Man and his henchmen break in the factory, but are spotted by Batman who begins to fight Kite-Man and the other henchman. Eel tries to slip away but sees the money they came to steal and carries as much of it as he can. He then flies away with his kite suit, but it gets ripped by a batarang thrown at him. This causes him to fall into a vat of acid below which causes all his clothes to melt other than his goggles. Batman pulls him out and rushes him to the hospital.

## April

### 26

* Kaldur'ahm is born to Sha'lain'a and David Hyde.

### 29

* The Persuader is arrested by the Justice League and placed in Gotham's jail.

## May

### 1

* The Justice League creates The Watchtower as their new base of operations and invites several new heroes among their ranks. They agree that on this day every year, they will invite new heroes to join the Justice League.

### 15

* Patrick O'Brian testifies at Charles Brown's court hearing, which gets him off on parole under Batman's watch for rehabilitation. Over the months he learns to, mostly, overcome his greed and do good as Plastic Man.

### 23

* Harley Quinn breaks up with the Joker for the first time, she throws her jester costume at Batman. He puts it on display in the Batcave, thinking it will be a reminder of Harley breaking free.

## June

### 17

* Elise Kimble escapes from Gotham's jail with a vendetta to kill the Justice League. She however knows they are far too powerful for her to kill. Elise goes to a bar for a drink, here she is approached by John Starr whom attempts to flirt with her. She is not interested and tells him to leave her alone. John pays for her tab, saying it's no problem for him. She asks how he got so much money. John says he is a great gambler, and the reason he's so good is because he can time travel. At first she doesn't believe him, but then he proves it to her. Elise realizes she could use John's power to go back in time to before the Justice League were powerful. Persuader controls John's mind and begins planning.

## August

### 15

* Maryland Nygma is born to Lee Kringle and Edward Nygma in the Narrows.

## September

### 10

* Boston Brand preforms a standard trapezes act, but while flying through the air he is shot in the chest by The Hook and dies. Instead of going to Heaven or Hell, his spirit is stopped by Rama Kushna. She tells him that he will be trapped between life and death as a ghost forced to avenge life and prevent death. The first life he must avenge is his own.

## October

### 1

* A red lory parrot, later to be known as Flexi, is hatched.

### 20

* Boston arrives in Gotham City looking for a certain world's greatest detective to help him with his mystery. He sees a mugging and possesses the mugger. He uses the body of the criminal to climb to the top of a building and attracts Batman and Robin. Boston tries to explain his situation but the dynamic duo believe him to be insane. Boston leaves the mugger's body and possesses Robin's. Batman believes him and offers his help.

### 23

* Batman, Robin, and Boston Brand, now going by Deadman, discover that Neal Matson is his murderer.

## September

* The Avengers and X-Men form a team together, the Unity Squad.

## December

### 4

* **(Event / A Dance With Vulture / Start)**

### 17

* **(Event / A Dance With Vulture / End)**