The timeline of Earth-38 is a series of significant events listed in chronological order. The timeline is always in a constant flux when a person with access to some form of time travel, goes backwards in time and change events, creating a new timeline from that moment onward.
Timeline
- At some point before 1640
- J'onn J'onzz is born.[1]
- J'onn J'onzz marries M'yri'ah J'onzz.[2]
- At some point between 1640 and 1717
- White Martians wage war with and exterminate the Green Martians, including J'onn J'onzz's family. This leads to J'onn J'onzz escaping to Earth.[1][2][3]
- At some point before 1717
- Late 1800s
- J'onn J'onzz meets a Shaolin Monk who teaches him meditation.[4]
- At some point before 1966
- Dominators invade Krypton [5]
- 1966
- Kara Zor-El is born.[6]
- 1979
- Kal-El is born.[6]
- The House of El sends their two youngest members, Kara and Kal-El, to take refuge on planet Earth right before their planet's destruction.[6]
- The planet Krypton explodes. Shortly after Krypton's explosion, Kara Zor-El's escape pod gets stuck on the Phantom Zone for the next twenty four years, with her unaging during this time.[6]
- Krypton's debris showers on its sister planet, causing multiple casualties. Prince Mon-El escapes aboard a Kryptonian pod.[7]
- At some point after 1979
- 1987
- March 29, Maggie Sawyer is born.[8]
- Winn Schott is born.[9]
- 1989
- Alex Danvers is born.[10]
- At some point after 1989
- Kal-El's upbringing and the lessons of his adopted parents provide him with strong moral values, so he decides to use the fantastic powers he gained on Earth from its yellow sun to do good, fighting evil and protecting the innocent.[6]
- Kal-El meets scientists Eliza and Jeremiah Danvers, who help him explore his powers.[6]
- 1993
- Lena Luthor is born as the result of an affair between Lionel Luthor and an unnamed woman.[11][12]
- At some point after 1993
- Clark remains proud of his dual heritage, taking seriously both his humanity and his Kryptonian legacy. So, over the years, to preserve the memory of his home planet and provide him rest from his adventurous life, he maintains a Fortress of Solitude at the North Pole.[13]
- 1997
- Lena Luthor is adopted by the Luthors. Lex makes her feel especially welcome in the new family, and her father Lionel considered her his favorite.[11][12]
- At some point after 1997
- As an adult Clark move to Metropolis and, after saving a plane from crashing, he becomes a superhero publicly known worldwide as Superman. In his secret identity, he begins working as a reporter for the Daily Planet, where he meets Lois Lane, with whom he falls in love with at first sight, Cat Grant, who developes romantic feelings for him, Perry White, his irascible but fair minded boss, and Jimmy Olsen, with whom he becomes close friends, eventually entrusting him with his secret and giving him a special signal watch so that he can contact him in case he ever gets into trouble, and allowing him to take the first photo of Superman, which wins a Pulitzer Prize.[6]
- During his career Kal-El comes head to head with numerous supervillains, such as Ben Krull/Reactron - though neither one is able to defeat the other, resulting in several encounters over the years; likely because Clark is afraid that removing the Thorium 232 from Reactron's suit, will immediately explode and kill thousands of people in the surrounding area.[14]
- In his early days as Superman, he also makes a few mistakes that make some people in Metropolis annoyed by his antics; however with time he becomes extremely loved by both the citizens and the world. Despite Clark's heroic acts, many people are secretly terrified of Superman, not because he has god-like powers, but because they are afraid of what he might do if he ever loses control of his temper.[13][15]
- Under an undisclosed circumstance, Superman worked with Bruce Wayne/Batman, a "masked vigilante with tons of gadgets and lots of demons" who has a habit of frightening the very people he's trying to protect and is considered a "nut" by many, but eventually became one of his closest friends, or "frenemy", to the point that they revealed their secret identities to each other's and were known as the "World's Finest".[4]
- Superman also befriends the brilliant billionaire industrialist Lex Luthor, CEO of Luthor Corp. Initially the two decide to work together to end the threat of alien invasions, but Lex's methods are far crueler than Superman's and, although he tries hard to trust his friend, defending him against accusations of others and continuing to give him several chances to atone his wrong deeds, this ultimately results in a falling out between the pair. Shortly after this, Lex comes to believe that Superman himself is the cause of alien terrorism, as his presence attracts them, and declares war on his former friend, becoming his greatest enemy. One of their duels involved Superman thwarting an attempt on Lex's part to trigger a fault line in California with an "earthquake machine."[4][11][12]
- At some point, Superman has at least one encounter with J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter - whether or not this encounter ends in a fight is unknown, but it is enough for him to call J'onn "the most powerful being on Earth."[16]
- Over the years Clark begins a steady romantic relationship with Lois Lane.[11]
- 2003
- December: Kara Zor-El's pod crash-lands on Earth. She is discovered by her cousin, who wants her to have a human childhood like he did. As a result, Superman leaves her with the Danvers family, knowing they will help her to understand her powers as they did with him.[6]
- Over the years, he keeps in touch with his cousin and invites her to see the Fortress of Solitude several times, though she rejects the offers as she thinks it will remind her of Krypton.[13]
- 2004
- Kara takes Alex out flying, and they are spotted. Later that evening, Director Hank Henshaw arrives at the Danvers house and attempts to take Kara back to the DEO with him. Jeremiah makes a deal with Henshaw to come work for him in exchange for Kara remaining with the family.[10]
- 2005
- Director Henshaw leads a team including Jeremiah Danvers, to South America to capture an alien fugitive from Mars named J'onn J'onzz. Jeremiah befriends the alien and defends him from Henshaw, seemingly at the cost of their lives. A month later, J'onn begins masquerading as "Hank" and assumes his place as the D.E.O. director.[16]
- At some point Superman becomes aware of J'onn's deception, and later on her helps the D.E.O. uncover an alien asteroid composed of an emerald-green Kryptonian xenomineral. J'onn nicknames it "Kryptonite" and resolves to store it in the D.E.O. as a contingency, which enrages Superman. This leads to the pair falling out, though despite this Clark still keeps J'onn's secret.[11]
- 2011
- Lena Luthor meets Jack Spheer and begins working with him to try and find a cure for cancer and other diseases using nanotechnology.[17]
- 2013
- Alex Danvers is personally recruited into the DEO by "Hank Henshaw".[16]
- 2014
- 2015
- October: Kara Zor-El, now Kara Danvers, meets James Olsen at CatCo. While on a blind date she sees on the news that Flight 237, the one her sister Alex Danvers is on to go to her conference in Geneva, is going down. She reveals her powers by saving the plane from crashing, becoming the superheroine known as Supergirl.[6]
- November: An oil spill disaster takes place.[13]
- Kara learns that her Aunt Astra is alive and leading the prisoners of Fort Rozz.[13]
- Cat Grant interviews Supergirl.[13][14]
- Kara defeats Ben Krull.[14]
- Maxwell Lord unveils his new train.[18]
- 25th: Leslie Willis becomes the villain known as Livewire and attempts to kill Cat Grant for firing her.[10]
- December: Kara solar flares after fighting Red Tornado.[15]
- An earthquake hits National City.[19]
- Alex learns the truth about J'onn J'onzz.[19]
- Cat Grant is hacked.[20]
- Astra is captured by the DEO and Non and his followers attack Lord Technologies.[20][21]
- Kara learns the truth about J'onn J'onzz.[21]
- 2016
- January: Winn's father, Winslow Schott Sr., escapes from prison and attempts to use his son in his evil schemes.[22]
- February: Senator Miranda Crane visits National City and is attacked by a White Martian.[3]
- Adam Foster comes to National City to see Cat.[3]
- Maxwell Lord unleashes Bizarro on National City.[23]
- Kara is trapped in a dream world created by the Black Mercy.[24]
- Alex kills Astra while defending "Hank"/J'onn J'onzz, but lets "Hank" take the blame.[24]
- Supergirl defeats the Master Jailer.[25]
- March: Alex tells Kara the truth about Astra's death.[26]
- Kara is infected with Red Kryptonite, and J'onn exposes himself to stop her.[27]
- April: Colonel James Harper tries to take J'onn and Alex to Project Cadmus, but they are rescued by Lucy Lane and Kara.[16]
- May: Barry Allen accidentally arrives on this Earth in time to save Kara after an attack by Siobhan Smythe/Silver Banshee. He helps her defeat Silver Banshee and an escaped Livewire before she helps him return to his universe.[28]
- Non and Indigo activate Myriad to turn National City's citizens into their own army.[29]
- Supergirl, with the help of Martian Manhunter stops Myriad, Non, and Indigo.[30]
- A mysterious Kryptonian pod lands on Earth.[30]
- Superman comes to National City to help save the Venture.[11]
- In the wake of Lex Luthor being sentenced to 37 consecutive life sentences, Lena Luthor takes over as CEO of Luthor Corp and moves to National City. This ends her relationship with Jack Spheer, who tries to make her choose between the company and their relationship.[11][17]
- Lena Luthor renames Luthor Corp L-Corp, hoping to make a better name for herself and the tarnished Luthor reputation.[11]
- June: Project Cadmus announces themselves and threaten all the aliens in the world.[31]
- President Marsdin visits National City to sign the Alien Amnesty Act.[32]
- Alex meets Maggie Sawyer.[32]
- July: Supergirl takes down Veronica Sinclair and her alien fight club.[7]
- Alex admits that she might be gay to Maggie.[33]
- Alex comes out as gay to Kara.[34]
- August: Lillian Luthor captures Kara and Mon-El, who are rescued by Jeremiah Danvers.[4]
- November: Supergirl stops the Medusa virus and arrests Lillian Luthor.[35]
- Alex and Maggie begin a relationship.[35]
- Barry Allen appears and asks for Supergirl's help against the Dominators.[35]
- December: Supergirl saves Izzy Williams from Roulette's human trafficking ring on Maaldoria.[36]
- Livewire is kidnapped from prison and eventually released by Kara.[37]
- Armek comes from Mars to try and force M'gann M'orzz to return home and face White Martian justice.[38]
- 2017
- February: Lillian Luthor is tried and attempts to escape and frame Lena, who is later exonerated.[12]
- 13th: Mxyzptlk, an imp of the Fifth Dimension, proclaims his love to Kara, who later tricks him and banishes him back to the Fifth Dimension.[39]
- Kara rescues Jeremiah from Project Cadmus, but discovers that he is a traitor and working for them after he steals the alien registry.[40]
- March: Supergirl stops a Hoshin Frigate from forcibly deporting a number of alien refugees, including Winn's girlfriend Lyra Strayd.[41]
- Kara discovers that Mon-El is the prince of Daxam and their relationship briefly ends.[42]
- The Music Meister appears, abducts Supergirl, and goes to Earth-1 in search of Barry Allen.[43]
- Rhea puts a bounty on Kara's head and later kills her husband when he tries to oppose her.[44]
- March–April: Lena asks Kara to attend a conference where Jack Spheer will unveil his big breakthrough in nano-technology, which has the potential to eradicate all diseases. When Kara sees Snapper Carr in attendance, she's inspired to tap back into her reporter skills and questions Jack on his discovery. Joe Watkins comes to her to talk to her to meet later in private. When they meet, he tells her that he was fired from Spheerical after he looked into the human testing records and found that there weren't any. He tells her that Jack Spheer is launching an unsafe product just before Kara hears a strange sound. The next moment, the car explodes. Kara manages to get out unscathed, but Joe is killed.[17]
- To save Supergirl and stop Beth, Lena overrides the Biomax system, killing Jack in the process.[17]
- Lena Luthor is visited by Rhea, who tells her that she has come with a proposal.[17]
- April: Alex is kidnapped by Rick Malverne.[45]
- James helps out an alien boy named Marcus.[46]
- Cat Grant returns to National City after the Daxamites invade.[47]
- Supergirl stops the Daxamite invasion with the aid of Lena Luthor.[48]
- Kara sends Mon-El away to save his life.[48]
- Alex proposes to Maggie.[48]
- October: Supergirl stops Morgan Edge from attacking the waterfront, and Lena buys CatCo.[49]
- November: Samantha Arias takes over as acting CEO of L-Corp while Lena runs CatCo.[50]
- J'onn travels to Mars and discovers that his father is alive.[51]
- Kara learns that Thomas Coville has created a cult that worships Supergirl as a goddess.[52]
- Morgan Edge tries to frame Lena by making it seem as if her lead bomb has poisoned children.[53]
- Maggie and Alex break up due to their differences over wanting children.[53]
- Kara and Alex return to Midvale to recuperate from their breakups.[54]
- Mon-El turns out to be alive, having traveled back in time from the 31st Century with his wife, Imra Ardeen.[1]
- Sam is awakened as Reign.[1]
- December: Kara and Alex travel to Earth-1 for Barry and Iris's wedding, where they are attacked by Nazis from Earth-X who want Kara's heart to save Overgirl.[55][56]
- Christmas: Kara battles Reign and is beaten into a coma.[57]
- Kara awakens from her coma and battles Reign a second time with the aid of the The Legion.[58]
- 2018
- January: Kara travels to Fort Rozz with Imra, Livewire, and Psi.[59]
- February: Morgan Edge is arrested after trying to poison Lena, and Lillian Luthor is arrested for trying to murder Edge in retaliation.[60]
- The DEO captures the Worldkiller Purity, but lose her to Reign when Julia, Purity's civilian persona, sacrifices herself to save Alex.[2]
- Winslow Schott Sr. dies, and Mary Schott comes back into Winn's life.[9]
- March: Lena confirms that Sam is in fact Reign.[61]
- A plague caused by Pestilence sweeps through the city, and Supergirl and her team work to stop it. Imra wants to kill Pestilence to save her future but is unable to do so because of Purity's arrival. Using Pestilence's DNA, the DEO is able to create a cure for the plague.[62]
- Kara learns that Lena has been holding Reign/Sam captive using Kryptonite, which causes a strain in their relationship.[63]
- Supergirl's team and the Legion battle the worldkillers, and Purity and Pestilence are killed.[63]
- Patricia Arias is killed by Reign.[64]
- Coville's cult attempts to create another worldkiller.[65]
- Supergirl discovers that Argo City and her mother survived Krypton's destruction.[66]
- Kara uses the Rock of Yuda Kal to split Sam and Reign, seemingly defeating Reign.[67]
- Kara returns home to Argo City, accompanied by Mon-El who needs to contact the Legion to pick him up. While on Argo, she realizes that Selena is part of the Worldkiller Coven, but is too late to stop Selena from returning to Earth and stranding her on Argo.[67]
- Selena's Coven resurrects Reign. Kara, Mon-El, and Alura return to Earth just as Selena's Coven begins terraforming the Earth.[68]
- The Legion returns to pick up Mon-El and help in the fight against Reign.
- Supergirl defeats Reign with the help of Sam, but doing so involves both traveling back in time and using the Harun-El.[69]
- Winn joins the Legion, Brainy joins the DEO, and Alura returns to Argo City.[69]
- Mon-El and the Legion return to the 31st Century.[69]
- A second Kara mysteriously appears in Siberia.[69]
- June: James is under investigation by the DA's office for his Guardian activities, but Lena sorts out a backroom deal to have the investigation dropped.[70]
- Nia Nal joins the CatCo staff as a cub reporter.[70]
- Camp David is attacked at President Marsdin's summit to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the Alien Amnesty Act.[70]
- Agent Liberty, using Mercy Graves and Otis Graves expose President Marsdin as an alien.[70]
- July: President Marsdin resigns the presidency after being exposed as an alien.[71]
- Mercy and Otis Graves irradiate the Earth's atmosphere with Kryptonite.[71]
- Supergirl is placed in a protective suit created by Lena until the DEO can find a way to make the atmosphere safe for her again.[72]
- 31st century
- Mon-El arrives in the future and meets the Legion
References
| Multiverse timelines | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New multiverse | ||||
| Earth-Prime • Earth-TUD25 | ||||
| Original multiverse | ||||
| Earth-1 • Earth-2 • Earth-3 • Earth-19 • Earth-38 • Earth-90 • Earth-203 • Earth-221 • Earth-X • Earth-TUD5 | ||||