Before 21st Century/Earth-616

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## Timeline

### After

2000s

- **Spider-Man**[src]

This is a timeline of events that occurred **Before 21st Century** of Earth-616.

## c. 13,800,000,000 B.C.

* **Big Bang**: The event that led to the creation of the universe is initiated by the Big Bang. As the universe comes into existence, the Web Of Life and Destiny began to link this universe into the web.

## After c. 13,800,000,000 B.C.

* The Symbiotes start sharing a hive mind of knowledge across the Multiverse, with Venom being part of them.

## 4,5 Billion Years ago

* The Solar System was formed as well as the Earth.
* Another planet called Theia would enter into collision with the Earth and crash. The ejecta of this collision would lead to the creation of the Moon.

## 380 Million Years Ago

* The first definitive spiders, thin-waisted arachnids with abdominal segmentation and silk producing spinnerets like *Attercopus fimbriungus*, appear on the planet.

## 300,000 Years Ago

* The first modern humans, *Homo Sapiens*, appear in what is now Africa.

## 1845

### May

#### 23rd

* New York City Police Department is funded.

## 1897

* The Daily Bugle is founded and becomes the best-selling newspaper in New York City.

## 1927

* Williamsburg Bank Building is built.
* Stephen Ditko is born.

## 1930

### April

#### 17th

* The short film “Sinkin' in the Bathtub,” was released setting the first appearance of the Looney Tunes as well as it popular character, Bugs Bunny along with the slogan “That's all Folks!”.

## 1935

### March

#### 2nd

* The short film “I Haven't Got a Hat,” was released introducing the character of Porky Pig.

## 1938

### April

#### 18th

* *Action Comics* #1 is published, featuring Superman.

## 1939

### March

#### 30th

* *Detective Comics* #27 is published, featuring Bruce Wayne, also known as Batman.

### September

#### 1st

* World War II begins when Nazi Germany invades Poland.

#### 3rd

* The United Kingdom and France declare war on Nazi Germany in response to Adolf Hitler's invasion of Poland.

#### 25th

* *The Wizard of Oz* is released in the United States of America, featuring Flying Monkeys and the Wicked Witch of the West. The movie debuts the song *Over the Rainbow*, sung by Judy Garland.

## 1940

### April

#### 24th

* *Batman* #1 is published, beginning a series of comics.

## 1941

### October

#### 31st

* *Dumbo* is released in the United States of America.

## 1942

### February

#### 9th

* The Nazi German dictator, Adolf Hitler appoints Albert Speer the General Inspector for Water and Energy.

## 1946

### May

#### 7th

* Adrian Toomes is born.
* Sony is founded becoming a major technology company.

## 1973

* Norman Osborn graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at aged 18 and founded the company, Oscorp Industries, providing scientific and military equipment for the US Military.

## 1980

### September-October

#### 23rd-22nd

* Peter Benjamin Parker is born to Richard and Mary Parker in Queens, New York.
* Harold Theopolis "Harry" Osborn is born to Norman and Emily Osborn in New York City, New York.
* Eugene Thompson, later known by the nickname "Flash," is born in New York City, New York.
* Mary Jane Watson is born in New York City, New York.
* Elizabeth “Liz” Allan is born in New York City, New York

## 1980

* Gwendolyne Maxine Stacy is born to George and Helen Stacy in New York City, New York.

## 1986

### June

#### 2nd

* Richard Parker and Mary Parker leave Peter with his aunt and uncle.
* Richard Parker and Mary Parker died after a plane crash.
* Peter is taken care by Ben and May Parker after the death of his parents.

## 1989

* Peter begins to love his aunt and uncle like if they were his parents.

## 1992

* Under the threat of funding cuts, Bruce Banner tests the Gamma Bomb Project for the government, as the final countdown began, Banner noticed a young boy driving out into the testing area to play his harmonica on a dare from other children. Bruce told his boss to delay the countdown while he rushed off to get the kid out of the testing area. Unfortunately he did not listen to him and allowed the countdown to continue.
* Banner got to the kid and threw him into a lead-lined trench. However, before he could throw himself to safety, the Gamma Bomb went off bombarding Banner with a seemingly lethal dose of gamma rays. Even though he survived the explosion, the combination of Gamma Radiation and the chemicals developed for the bomb based on Captain America's Super Soldier Serum results in the accident that turns him into a mindless monstrous creature known as the Hulk. Being mainly caused by the Gamma pulses stored in Banner's amygdala which are released during high stress moments, will trigger the transformation.

## 1995

* The Avengers are founded with their notable members being the Hulk.

### July-December

* Mary Jane would watch one of her classmates, Peter Parker, from afar thinking that he was a nerd.
* Anna Watson and May Parker would start a complot so Mary Jane and Peter end up together.
* Peter and his classmates turn 15.
* Peter, Mary Jane, Liz and Flash enter their sophomore year of high school.

## 1996

### August

#### 10th

* Peter Parker would go to a scientific exhibition on radioactivity at General Techtronics Laboratories East on his own, since none of his fellow students were interested in going with him.
* During the experiment that day, a lone spider lowered into the path of radioactive energy that was being transmitted by the particle accelerator being demonstrated.
* This "radioactive spider" ended up on Peter's hand and bit him. Peter quickly realized that the spider had been radiated, and quickly excused himself from the room when he began to feel ill as a result of the bite.
* As Peter rushed outside, he was also witnessed by Flash and Liz Allan, who both had a laugh at his condition.
* Peter was also confronted by two bullies from his school; Peter was surprised when he was able to take a punch. When Peter tried to hit back, the bully dodged the blow, and Peter struck a lamp post, causing it to fall over, much to his surprise.
* Walking out into traffic, Peter was almost run down by a car, but he managed to make a leap across the street and was further surprised when he was able to cling to the wall as well. Following those events Peter discovered that the spider's bite had granted him with the proportionate strength, speed and agility of a spider.

#### 11th

* The next morning, Peter discover that he no longer near-sighted and his body has been metamorphosed into a muscular build.
* Having been marginalized by his peers for years, Peter decided to use his newfound powers for personal gain and the hope of achieving fame and fortune.
* After hearing of a cash prize for anyone who could last for three minutes in the ring with wrestler Crusher Hogan Peter began to putt on some ragged clothing and a stocking around his head to disguise himself, as a way to compete and win the money.
* As anonimus Peter went into the ring managing to enters the match to fight against Crusher Hogan and easily defeats him, managing to win the money.
* At the same time tv producer Maxwell Shiffman witness those events, ending up offered to Peter to be his agent as he work with him to leap him to TV.
* After watching his aunt and uncle having troubles to pay the bills Peter would decided to accept the producer's offer.

#### 12th-15th

* In order to sensationalize himself, Peter designed a new costume and created a wrist mounts the web-shooters, as well as his own adhesive formula to create webs.
* Using the name of "Spider-Man" Peter would used his powers to become a television sensation.
* In one his shows, Peter had saved a man falling from a window who was trying to catch a glimpse of him swinging by, performing his first (albeit unplanned) heroic act as Spider-Man.
* Thanks to his powers Spider-Man managed to become a television sensation pretty quickly, appearing on television, marqueting and he was making a sizable amounts of money.
* Spider-Man performance as a celebrity began to also generated a positive review from the Daily Bugle editor-in-chief J. Jonah Jameson.
* Spider-Man acts as a celebrity managed to gained him a legion of fans and people that admired him, including Flash Thompson, Liz Allan and most of his classmates of Midtown.
* As Peter helps his aunt and Uncle pays the bills with the help of the money he receives from his fame, his uncle Ben began to get worried about hims since he was becoming more selfish and arrogant.
* Spider-Man gets invited as many talk shows, where his fame increases.

#### 16th-17th

* Uncle Ben drops Peter off to the library, where Peter will be secretly going to one of his shows, before Peter left the car Ben tells him "*with great power there must also comes great responsibility*", Peter would go out of the car as he ignored the words of Ben.
* Sometime later Spider-Man have a new show becoming quickly a hit.
* Sometime later a burglar robbed the studio as Spider-Man was in his changing room after managing to escape from some crazy fans.
* As the burglar passed by Spider-Man allowed him to go by managing to be reprimand by a police officer who was chasing the burglar just to an arrogant Spider-Man tell him that "*it was not his problem*" and that stopping the thief was the the guard's responsibility, not his.
* Sometime later, the same thief shot to shoot Ben as he was waiting in his car to pick Peter up.
* Peter waits in the street for his uncle to pick him up, but discovers Ben lying in the streets, dying from his wound.
* After hearing that the man responsible was still on the loose Peter changed into his Spider-Man costume as a way to pay revenge with his own hands.
* Spider-Man managed to tracked the burglar down and corners him in a warehouse where he confronted him. Using all his strength to the point of drawing his blood. Peter became determined to take out the life of the murdered, however before he gets the chance Peter got a good look of the criminal finding out that the killer was the very burglar he refused to stop minutes earlier. Peter was horrified by the realization that he was partially responsible for the death of his Uncle Ben and decided to instead of killing him, left him webbed up for the authorities.
* After those events, a traumatic Peter returns home to Aunt May, comforting her over the loss of Uncle Ben.
* At the same time the Parker Family was arranging Ben's funeral, Peter quits from his job at the tv. Not wanting to be part of anything that has to do with his alter ego.

#### 18th-19th

* Sometime later the funeral of Ben Parker took place, that happened in a rainy day where the only two in attendance were Peter and his Aunt May. It was a somber funeral filled with much sadness.
* After Uncle Ben's funeral, May would talk with Peter in his room after noticing the effect Ben's dead have on him managing to reminded him about Uncle Ben's perchance for jokes, and that one should always have fun in life as well as everything he ever had believe.
* Following these speech, Peter would think about the word his Uncle Ben tell him moments before he died *"With Great Power There Must Also Comes Great Responsibility",* Inspired by that words, Peter decides to use his powers to help people and fight crime in New York City as way to ame up for the mistake he did promising to never be so reckless again.
* Donning his spider themed outfit, as well his web-shooters and web-fluid. He decided to become the vigilante/superhero, the amazing Spider-Man.

#### 20th-30th

* Starting to works in the shadows the life of Peter as a celebrity began to fade out of existence, however he started to ganied a new reputation as a vigilante being the reason why J. Jonah Jameson starts a smear campaign against Spider-Man using the resources of the Daily Bugle.
* Peter gets a job as a photographer at the Daily Bugle.
* Peter would meet J. Jonah Jameson and Robbie Robertson for the first time.
* The Daily Bugle uses the photos Peter took to incriminate Spider-Man as a menace
* Thanks to his acts of vigilantism Spider-Man would get into conflict with the law, specially the NYPD.
* Peter, as Spider-Man, starts to save the city managing to come into conflict with super villains.
* Peter, as Spider-Man, faced Vulture, Doctor Octopus, Tombstone, Lizard, Electro and other villains for the first time.
* Spider-Man faced the Enforcers for the first time.
* Spider-Man faced Mysterio for the first time.
* Spider-Man faced Chamaleon for the first time.
* Peter and his classmates turn 16.
* Peter, MJ, Liz and Flash enter their junior year of high school.

## 1997

* Spider-Man saves the city again, and again.
* Peter and his classmates turn 17.
* Peter, Mary Jane, Liz, and Flash enter their senior year of high school.
* Spider-Man faced others villains for the first time.

## 1998

* Spider-Man faced against the Sinister Six for the first time.
* Peter Parker graduates Midtown High School.
* Peter Parker enrolls in Empire State University.
* Peter Parker would befriend his former bully, Flash Thompson after graduation.
* Peter Parker would befriend his former classmate, Liz Allan after graduation.
* Peter Parker starts to attend college.
* Spider-Man started to worked side by side with the police officer Captain George Stacy.
* Peter Parker met and befriended Harry Osborn and Gwen Stacy.
* Peter Parker finally meets Mary Jane Watson thanks to his aunt

## 1999

* Peter Parker meet Norman Osborn thanks to Harry.
* Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy start dating.

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 Sometimes *The Spider-Verse Saga* alludes to events which happened in the real world, and it is assumed they happened on the same dates in the universes despicted, for timeline purposes.
3. ↑ As Depicted in the film Venom: Let There Be Carnage
4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 4.36 4.37 4.38 4.39 4.40 4.41 4.42 4.43 4.44 4.45 4.46 4.47 4.48 4.49 4.50 4.51 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Earth-616A on Marvel Database
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 The Venom site on twitter "Storyboards for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse show that Venom, and other villains that were originally set to appear in Peter B. Parker's origin flashback."
7. ↑ Earth-616A on Marvel Database