< 1951 >
37-year-old Byth comes to Earth, tracking the Nth metal weapons of 56-year-old Carter Hall & 50-year-old Shiera Hall. He threatens to consume their entire arsenal, but they use Thanagarian science to rapidly consume the Nth metal already in his system and seal him out of the vault, leaving him comatose. What's left of his body is stored in the research facilities of S.H.A.D.E.
Jim Craddock ceases to appear as frequently once the Nth Metal Armory is sealed, again only appearing periodically around the world.
47-year-old Janos Prohaska's plane is lost in the open ocean. The Blackhawks are unable to find him. 41-year-old Stanislaus Drozdowski begins closing down Blackhawk Island. 62-year-old Ritter Hendricksen, 43-year-old Andre Blanc-Dumont & 48-year-old Olaf Bjornson retire. 45-year-old Chuck Sirianni becomes a cop in New York City.
45-year-old Jim Harper discovers that the New Newsboy Legion is taking on Intergang in the streets of Metropolis in Suicide Slum. He dons his costume as the Guardian again to assist them, helping them carve out territory.
43-year-old Steve Trevor marries Lila Brown, his attache.
39-year-old Ivan Illyich Gort is subjected to the experimental Burshteyn Process, giving him bulletproof skin and superhuman strength. He becomes Stalnoivolk, "the Steel Wolf", and is named Protector of the State, working as an agent of Soviet Interests. Stalin destroys all record of the Burshteyn Process.
35-year-old Thaal Sinestro marries Arin Sur, the sister of his partner, 118-year-old Abin Sur.
33-year-old Anthony Rodriguez purchases several buildings in Metropolis Suicide Slums, building up their subbasements so the Newsboy Legion can use them as headquarters to start their underground newspaper The Guardian.
31-year-old Will Everett marries his wife Myrtle.