< 50 Years Ago >
A B-47 Stratojet transpacific flight encounters an unexplained spatial phenomenon and crashes into a volcanic island. 28-year-old Ace Morgan, 19-year-old Red Ryan, 24-year-old Rocky Davis, 26-year-old June Robbins, and 27-year-old Professor Walter Haley survive the crash and the wilderness, bonding over the belief that they had escaped death and felt driven to make something of their borrowed time. Upon returning to civilization, they begin an Adventure Club, The Challengers of the Unknown .
29-year-old Dru-Zod leads a rebellion of the Warrior Caste against the Kryptonian Council based on the theories of 21-year-old Jor-El. He is joined by Kryptonian scientist, 27-year-old Non-Ek. 22-year-old Faora-Ul serves as his lieutenant, committing several atrocities in his name. Jor-El continues his work under Council supervision. 18-year-old Lara Lor-Van is assigned to monitor him as a possible dissonant with ties to the rebellion.
28-year-old Toshiro Mishawa invented a new generation of micronanites, allowing him to rapid-prototype any tool in seconds. He earns his doctorate in nanobiology. When displaying his new nanite technology, someone other than himself tries to use it, leading to their death. He is unable to secure funding to continue his research, returning to Japan.
22-year-old Zatara discovers the existence of Homo Magi, begins studying real magic.
Iron Munro is married within the religion of the natives of Attabar Teru to the daughter of their Shaman.
21-year-old Thaddeus Sivana, awarded with multiple doctorates, begins his most important theorem; scientific proof of magic.
21-year-old Terry Rothstein attends grad school.
19-year-old Niles Caulder graduates & begins a series of postgrad studies.
17-year-old Ernst Morden attends the Sorbonne.
14-year-old Scandal Savage finally defeats and kills her teachers, taking the Lamentation Blades for herself. She becomes her father Vandal Savage's most trusted assassin.
13-year-old Laurel Drake tells her father that she wants to be a cop, to help catch people like the ones who killed her mom. He begins teaching her, making sure she can outfight anyone.
13-year-old Simon Stagg's parents die in a plane crash.
Kara Zor-El is born on Argo, the colonized moon of Krypton, to the Lawgiver Caste.
Arnold Wesker is born.