Earth-43

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 means the text is either a prequel or something

See also:

* Cast (Earth-43)
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* Forces (Earth-43)
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* Species (Earth-43)
* Timeline (Earth-43)
* Earth-43/Ideas

## Lore

The Speed Force and Boom Tubes work by accessing energy from the Phantom Zone.

## Summary

* Y0
	+ Superman, Man of Metropolis: Vol. 1 - vs Lobo
	+ The Batman, Vol. 1
	+ Batgirl, Vol. 1 - vs Killer Moth & Firefly
	+ Aquaman, Vol. 1
* Y1
	+ Superman, Man of Metropolis: Vol. 2 - vs Zod
	+ The Batman, Vol. 2 - vs Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, Ra's al Ghul
	+ Legends of the Dark Knight, Vol. 1 - vs Riddler and Joker
	+ Aquaman,Vol. 2
* Y2
	+ Superman, Smallville Years: Vol. 1 - vs Ultra-Humanite and Metallo
	+ Superman, Man of Metropolis: Vol. 3
	+ Justice League, Vol. 1: Dawn of Justice - Justice League vs Parademons, Steppenwolf, and Darkseid
	+ Suicide Squad, Vol. 1: Trial By Fire - vs Brimstone
	+ Green Lantern, Vol 1: First Flight - vs Black Hand
	+ Lantern Corps, Vol. 1: Training Corps
	+ Justice League, Vol. 2: Throne of Atlantis - vs Orm
* Y3
	+ Wonder Woman
	+ Firestorm, Vol. 1
	+ Captain Marvel, Vol. 1
* Y4
	+ Teen Titans, Vol. 1

Y0
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* ****Superman****, Man of Metropolis, Vol. 1
	+ Following a recent heartbreak, Clark Kent arrives in Metropolis for his job at the Daily Planet.
	+ Maggie Sawyer, a police officer
	+ Lois Lane
	+ Kent's first assignment is to head to the Cerberus Summit, a meeting of the top businessmen in the world (Oliver Queen, Bruce Wayne, Lex Luthor), with Lois Lane.
		- Lex's assistant is Mercy Graves
	+ The investigation pushes them towards Intergang,
	+ Superman heads to Gotham. Here, he is accosted by a mysterious man in black. The two strife, until the man ("Batman") decides that Superman isn't dangerous enough to be a threat.
	+ Superman accidentally name-drops Batman as Bruce Wayne to Jim Gordon..
	+ With the combined detective work of Jim Gordon, Lois Lane, Batman, and Superman,
	+ Lobo calls Superman a Kryptonian, which confuses him.
	+ Epilogue:
		- Clark Kent daydreams about confessing his dual-identity to Lois Lane, but remembering his experiences with Lana Lang and Bruce Wayne, decides against it.
* **The Batman**, Vol. 1: Into the Light
	+ arkham origins adaptation
	+ Lois Lane reveals the existence of Batman to the world in her article for the Daily Planet.
	+ Jim Gordon wrestles with the identity of Batman as Bruce Wayne.
	+ Chapter One: Merlyn the Archer
		- Batman remarks that Merlin is brave for showing his face to a vigilante after what he pulled in Starling City.
		- Merlyn tells Batman that he is only a messenger.
	+ Batman fights Lester Buchinsky/Electrocutioner.
	+ vs Copperhead
	+ vs Deadshot
	+ Batman duels Deathstroke (fin?)
* **Batgirl**, Vol. 1:
	+ Batgirl is inspired by the Black Canary fighting in Gotham.
	+ Policeman's Ball
	+ Batgirl defeats Killer Moth and Firefly
	+ Killer Moth and Firefly are sent to Arkham Asylum.
* Aquaman, Vol. 1
	+ As a child,
	+ Childhood
		- Nuidus Vulko is left to watch over Aquaman from afar, using his powers of aquatic projection.
		- Aquaman's father becomes a drunk.
	+ (name) dons the identity of Black Manta, after his father.
	+ Orm schemes to become the military dictator of Atlantis, *The Ocean Master*.
	+ Orm Marius sends Mera to kill Aquaman, eliminating both the threat of
	+ Orm Marius prepares to marry Mera's sister,
	+ Arthur protects Mera from Black Manta.
	+ Meanwhile, in Atlantis, Orm ascends to become the Ocean Master.

Y1
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* ****Superman****, Man of Metropolis, Vol. 2
	+ Superman returns home to Ma Kent to discuss what was meant when Lobo called him a Kryptonian.
	+ Superman discovers that Ma has moved on from Pa, and is now seeing a new man (John Jones). Disgusted, Clark flees.
	+ Zod explains what happened to Superman.
		- When Krypton was destroyed, Zod's armada was warping (a technology that accesses the Phantom Zone), but was unable to make it back out due to the lack of a signal on Krypton to retrieve them.
		- Something in recent times has accessed the Phantom Zone, allowing them to come out of their warp.
	+ Kal-El learns more of the truth from his cousin, Bar-El.
		- Kal-El's father, Jor-El, discovered Earth. Zod dispatched an armada to colonize Earth for the survival of the Kryptonian race.
	+ Zod explains to Kal that the Earth's sun reacts unpredictably with Kryptonian biology, and it might lead to Kal's early death. To ensure the continued survival of the Kryptonian people, Zod wants to terraform the Earth, which will rend the land unsuitable to humans, but safe for Kryptonians.
	+ Martian Manhunter strongly suggests that Superman try giving Zod a chance, telling him that it's important to have connections to your planet before it's gone.
	+ Superman duels Zod
	+ Superman and Zod's fight destroys Luthor Heights
	+ drama with Sam Lane?
* The Batman, Vol. 2: The League
	+ Following the wake of "The Night of the Bat-Gauntlet", Bruce has been sleeping heavily to recover. As a result, Wayne Enterprises has largely been acting independently.
	+ Creation of Poison Ivy
		- Pamela Isley is a university grad student, who has been groomed into having a relationship with her Professor Jason Woodrue.
		- However, Jason Woodrue has received a bribe from Ra's al Ghul to spike Gotham's plant supply with drugs. Isley discovers this and freaks out, claiming that she thought he was different, prompting Woodrue to attack Isley and poison her with it. Woodrue leaves her body in the greenhouse, covering it with a tarp.
		- A few days later, some Gotham junkies break into the university greenhouse, discovering Ivy's cocoon under the top. She awakens and kisses them, poisoning under her influence. She sets out for revenge against Woodrue.
	+ Poison Ivy attacks an academic conference where Woodrue is presenting Isley's research. Batman and Batgirl arrive on the scene and manage to fight them off.
	+ While Ivy sleeps at night, Batman breaks into the Gotham Arboretum. Here, he discovers Talia al Ghul milking Ivy's vines. Before Batman can stop her, Talia awakens Ivy. Batman, in Ivy's lair, barely escapes. He returns home and passes out. He passes out back at home.
	+ As Batman has been inactive for days now, Batgirl has taken up the mantle as best as she can. Batgirl clashes with Catwoman as she robs a bank. Catwoman eventually sits with Batgirl and they discuss the whereabouts of Batman. Catwoman works with Batgirl to find the location and true identity of Batman, and they bust into Wayne Manor to find Bruce in a coma and nearly overtaken by vines (with Alfred Pennyworth under the plants' effects as well). Catwoman uses her claws to free Bruce.
	+ Talia al Ghul takes the venom of Poison Ivy and distills it to create a new drug, aptly named Venom.
	+ Batman has Lucius Fox develop silver Batsuit ice armor to resist Mr. Freeze's cryotechnology.
	+ Triad of Terror
		- Batman duels Ra's al Ghul on the Gotham Monorail. Batman leaves Ra's to die.
	+ Epilogue:
		- Batman returns to the scene of Ra's "death" and finds that, once again, Ra's has escaped death.
* Legends of the Dark Knight, Vol. 1: Origins
	+ As a child, Thomas Wayne dresses up as the demonic bat-demon Barbatos to attend a Court of Owls meeting.
	+ Martha Wayne is a philanthropist trying to investigate the Court of Owls.
	+ Return of Bruce Wayne
		- Funeral of Philip Kane
	+ While scoping out the Iceberg Lounge, Batman meets Selina Kyle.
	+ The Riddler is sent to prison.
	+ Batman shuts down the riot at Ace Chemical Plant.
	+ Batman visits Riddler in jail.
	+ At Gotham Reservoir, Batman discovers Joker.
	+ Batman beats Joker and sends him to the newly-reopened Arkham Asylum.
* Batgirl, Vol. 2
	+ Batgirl wants to study Poison Ivy, though Batman insists that it's not big enough of an issue.
	+ Batgirl heads to
	+ Batgirl leaves Woodrue in the swamp, letting the Swamp-Thing enact his revenge on him.
* Aquaman, Vol. 2
	+ abroad

Y2
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* **Superman, Smallville Years: Vol. 1**
	+ Baby Kal-El is jettisoned from Krypton before it explodes.
	+ First Contact
		- Kents find baby Clark
	+ Clark Kent befriends Pete Ross
	+ Smallville Mystery
		- Now teenagers, Lana Lang and Clark Kent begin to identify some mysterious disappearances in town. Among them, young waitress Dolores Winters. Their investigations lead them to a man named John Corben, a serial killer who has recently moved into Smallville. Clark confronts him as he attempts to kill Lana Lang, and throws him off of her. In the process, he nearly destroys Corben's body. The duo consider the affair closed, but unbeknownst to them, the real kidnapper was the eccentric crippled genius named Jerry Shugel. Shugel collects Corben's body and promises to rebuild him.
	+ Inhuman
		- We learn Shugel's backstory. He was once a genius on the top of the world, but was afflicted with a degenerative disease. He squandered his wealth trying to find a cure, and ended up moving back to his hometown of Smallville. He now seeks to find the "perfect body", whether that be by kidnapping one (like Dolores Winters) or by building one (as he will do to Corben). H
		- Clark's words to her inspire her to act, and Lana heads to the Ultra-Humanite's lair. She disables Shugel and frees all the people he has kidnapped.
		- Clark dons his suit and moves to defeat the cyborg Metallo in the streets of Metropolis.
		- After all that has happened, Clark and Lana talk. Clark confesses his love to Lana, but she tells him that he doesn't belong by her side; rather, he should utilize his life saving the rest of the world. She bids him adieu, letting him know that she will always support him, but he has so much more to offer the world than she could ever help him accomplish in Smallville.
* Superman, Man of Metropolis: Vol. 3
	+ Superman is attacked by Bloodsport,
	+ Superman learns that it was Lex Luthor who hired Bloodsport.
	+ Superman confesses his identity to Lois Lane. Lois Lane admits that she always knew.
* **Justice League, Vol. 1: Dawn of Justice**
	+ ARGUS sends Wonder Woman to fight Superman?
	+ Green Lantern Hal Jordan returns to Earth following the destruction of . He had been spending the last few years on Oa training to be the replacement of Abin Sur.
	+ Gotham Sewers
		- Here, Batman and Jordan discover Killer Croc, who has since become more monstrous with his usage of Venom. The two defeat him, and Batman freezes him with freeze-bombs so that Robin, Batgirl, and the GCPD can take care of him. Jordan explains that that wasn't the extraterrestrial he was looking for, to which Batman responds it wasn't an extraterrestrial at all.
	+ Metropolis
		- Superman is fighting Intergang,
	+ Sometime following WW2, ARGUS stole the second Mother Box from
	+ Shazam summons the heroes. He imparts the wisdom of Solomon onto Martian Manhunter, who in turn conveys the legend of the Mother Boxes to the heroes:
		- Long ago, the conqueror Darkseid attempted to invade the Earth.
		- The heroes of the day (Yalan Gur, the Olympians) united to defeat Darkseid and turn him away.
		- The Mother Box of Man went to Kahndaq, however, when Shazam was forced to seal away Black Adam, he was forced to move the Mother Box to the home of the unassuming Miagani Tribe instead.
	+ The Mother Box of Amazonia
		- vs Furies
		- (Hippolyta... or another one of the Amazons?) surrenders the Mother Box to get everyone off of the island.
	+ The Mother Box of Man
	+ Batman and Hal head into Gotham Sewers
	+ Flash
		- Barry Allen is a forensic scientist who wishes to be a cop, but is held back by his scrawny physique and his guardian Joe West. One night, though, he is struck by a
	+ The Mother Box of Atlantis:
	+ Batman allows himself to be kidnapped, heading to Apokolips to stop the production of Parademons. Here, he duels and defeats DeSaad.
	+ Superman defeats Steppenwolf.
	+ Darkseid arrives on planet Earth to see what is taking his uncle so long. Hal Jordan, Wonder Woman, and the Flash duel him, ultimately resulting in Wonder Woman and Aquaman blinding him with sword and trident, respectively. Darkseid is forced to retreat.
	+ Finale
		- The President awards the newly-minted Justice League.
	+ Epilogue:
		- Lex Luthor meets with Amanda Waller to discuss what to do about the "extraterrestrial threat". Batman also joins.
		- Arthur and Mera stay at Wonder Woman's apartment. In her apartment, Arthur ponders the shrine to Poseidon, when he is absorbed in a bright light...
* **Suicide Squad**, Vol. 1: Trial by Fire
	+ Rick Flag, Jr. refuses to aid the team due to their status as criminals or experiments.
	+ Rick Flag, Sr., a WW2 veteran.
	+ Rick Flag Sr dies, prompting his grandson to take the reigns of the team.
* **Green Lantern, Hal Jordan**, Vol. 1: First Flight
	+ Hal Jordan is a mechanic who works for Ferris Aircraft, his fiance's family business. His father died in an airplane crash when he was a child.
	+ Jordan sees something burning up in the atmosphere, and resolves to taking a test aircraft out to it.
	+ Hal Jordan finds the agonizing body of Abin Sur.
	+ Green Lantern Tomar-Re finds Hal Jordan with the ring on Earth.
	+ Tomar-Re duels the inept Hal Jordan. He initially wants him to hand over the ring, but Jordan's will is too much for him to remove the ring.
	+ The Black Hand kills cop Roland Gardner. His son, Guy Gardner, watches.
	+ Having seen how Hal Jordan dealt with Black Hand, Tomar-Re extends an invitation to Hal Jordan to join the Green Lantern Corps. Hal declines, but Tomar-Re explains that it is not a choice, and abducts Hal Jordan.
* **Lantern Corps**, Vol. 1: Training Corps
	+ Continuing where GL: HJ vol. 1 left off, Tomar-Re takes Hal Jordan back to his Interceptor and warps the two to OA. Upon being freed from stasis, Hal Jordan immediately tries to steal the Interceptor, only to be defeated by Kilowog, Tomar-Re, Sinestro and Aya.
	+ Hal Jordan stares into the Central Power Battery, where he sees Parallax feeding on Ion. Sinestro joins Hal Jordan and tells him it's not polite to stare. Jordan expresses his wish to save Ion from suffering and kill the parasite, to which Sinestro says Hal Jordan scares him.
	+ Epilogue:
		- Carol Ferris's father passes away from grief, presuming Hal Jordan died in the same way that his father did. Carol Ferris picks up a Star Sapphire ring.
* Justice League, Vol. 2: Throne of Atlantis
	+ Cold open, continuation from Justice League Vol. 1:
		- Arthur Curry is whisked away to Olympus, where he meets Poseidon.
		- Poseidon explains that Arthur, being half-human and half-Atlantean, might be the best possible king for Atlantis. Arthur, a bit overwhelmed, expresses his doubts about wanting to be king.
		- Poseidon has Hephaestus melt Atlan's crown down and uses it to repair Atlanna's trident.
	+ Black Manta hits Atlantis with a nuclear missile as part of Orm's false-flag operation.
	+ Having dinner at a diner in Happy Harbor, Wonder Woman and Clark Kent see Atlantean soldiers rise from the beaches and march through the streets.
	+ Arthur discusses with Mera, Clark and Diana about how he doesn't want to be a king, though everyone wants him to be. Diana tells him he does not have to bow to fate. Clark suggests he does not have to be a king, but he can be a hero.
	+ League in Atlantis
		- Arthur, claiming that their battle was never finished, restarts the duel with Orm.
	+ Conclusion: The Round Table
		- The Justice League officially confirms its first roster:
			* (in order of fighting the first threat, listing public identities)
				+ 01 Superman/Kal-El
				+ 02 Batman
				+ 03 Wonder Woman
				+ 04 Green Lantern (*Hal Jordan*)
				+ 05 Martian Manhunter
				+ 06 Flash (*Barry Allen*)
				+ 07 Aquaman
				+ 08 Mera
			* 09 - Black Canary
			* Additionally, the group considers: Aya (not considered real enough), the wizard Shazam (too old), Green Arrow (rejected Batman's offer of membership), Lobo (suggested by Superman, but deemed too unreliable and a loose cannon), Batgirl (rejected by Batman for being too young)

Y3
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* **Wonder Woman, Vol.** : Homecoming
	+ Following Darkseid's invasion and the revolution in Atlantis, Diana heads home to Themyscira.
	+ Donna Troy
* **Firestorm, Vol. 1**
	+ Suddenly, a yellow flash (Eobard Thawne) appears and causes the machine to go haywire. The firestorm matrix creates a blackhole.
	+ Martin Stein attempts to flee the facility, but is sucked into the matrix.
* **Captain Marvel, Vol. 1**
	+ Billy Batsen becomes Captain Marvel.

Y4
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* Teen Titans
	+ Batman and Wonder Woman are on a date, scoping out a potential thievery operation.
	+ Klarion is accompanied by Mordred, Mordred's nanny Mother Mae-Eye, and Scandal Savage.
	+ Klarion promises the young Mordred that he'll break his curse and help the Savage family take over the world.

## TBP

* Aquaman omnibus (divided into Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Throne of Atlantis)
	+ Atlanna confronts her son over his thirst for power and his quest to become Ocean Master. Orm kills Atlanna.
	+ Arthur Curry and Atlanna head to the Sahara Desert to find Atlan's crown.
	+ King Recou of the Mer wants to reeducate the humans, not exterminate them. Hila kills King Recou.
	+ Orm has Black Manta hijack a nuclear sub (which is where the Justice League gets involved?) which then performs a false flag operation on Atlantis.
	+ Arthur summons a giant sea monster - the Kraken, or save that for the Thule?
* Doom Patrol, Vol. 1
	+ Niles Caulder helps a Nazi scientist in Paraguay achieve immortality, and assembles the Doom Patrol to help him defeat Immortus from taking over the world.
* Green Arrow: Five Year Sentence
	+ secret origin
	+ Yacht Crash
		- Robert Queen dies.
	+ To prove his will to survive, Deathstroke forces Oliver to kill Tommy.
	+ Deathstroke offers
* Legends of the Dark Knight, Vol. : Trial of the Joker
	+ Long Halloween-esque story
	+ Duela Dent, creation of Two-Face
	+ publish concurrently with Robin's solo-book
* Wonder Woman, Vol. 1
	+ Steve Trevor crashes his plane on the island of Themyscira at the height of the Great War.
	+ Trevor asks Diana to be taken back to their home, but Diana hesitates, remembering an event that took place in her youth nearly one hundred years prior.
	+ Flashback:
		- The Amazons are aiding some wounded soldiers. One of them is a disheveled figure with an eyepatch. The young Diana and the other Amazons attempt to help him.
		- Eyepatch-man reveals himself to be Ares, the God of War. He lashes out and tries to kill Diana, revealing that he knows Diana is his secret sister.
		- Ares grabs Diana's wrists and slashes them.
		- Hippolyta appears and duels Ares with her spear, and forces him from the island. She reminds the Amazonians that the island is closed to all men.
		- Hippolyta prays to Demeter, who knows the pain of losing a daughter. She shows Hippolyta to the River Styx through Doom's Doorway, where Hippolyta bathes Diana, though she is left with lasting injuries on her wrists that cause excruciating pain when pressed together.
	+ Diana resolves to help Steve get off of the island.
	+ Diana vs Hippolyta
		- Diana tells Hippolyta that helping the world of man is worth it.
	+ Ares reveals the last of his truths to Diana: Steve Trevor is married to another.
	+ Hippolyta pleads with her daughter to forget the race of man and return to her family on the island. Diana tests Hippolyta by asking her of her true parentage, and Hippolyta continues the lie that the Amazons were built out of clay. Diana leaves on the enchanted aeroplane.
	+ Epilogue:
		- Diana Prince arrives in America, looking up at the Statue of Liberty. Lightning suddenly cracks in the sky.