History of the DC Universe Vol 1 1

History of the DC Universe Vol 1 #1

1986

Executive Editor

Dick Giordano

Cover Artists

George Pérez

Publisher

DC Comics

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History of the DC Universe #2

This...is the History of the Universe as seen through my eyes. Its concerns are with those men and women who fought and sacrificed their own lives to save the universe, whose courage and determination altered the past and future. As for me, I am Harbinger, and it is my mission to gather the truth.

-- Harbinger

Appearing in "The History of the DC Universe"

Featured Characters:

• Harbinger

Supporting Characters:

• None

Adversaries:

• None

Other Characters:

• Krona (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Guardians of the Universe (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Psions (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Manhunters (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Green Lantern Corps (Appears in flashback and main story)
• A Controller (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Demons Three (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Abnegazar (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Rath (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Ghast (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Pariah (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Destiny (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Vandal Savage (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Bear Tribe (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Immortal Man (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Anthro (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Embra (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Ne-ahn (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Lart (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Kong the Untamed (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Atlanteans (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Calculha (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Majistra (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Arion (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Garn Daanuth (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Lady Chian (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Wyynde (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Mara (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Shazam (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Black Adam (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Uranus (Dies in flashback)
• Gaea (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Titans of Myth (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Cronus (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Rhea (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Gods of Olympus

• Zeus (Appears in flashback and main story)

• New Gods (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Highfather (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Darkseid (Appears in flashback and main story)

• X'Hal (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Auron (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Nimbus (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Branx (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Gordanians (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Hercules (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Amazons of Themyscira (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Queen Hippolyta (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Golden Gladiator (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Blackbriar Thorn (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Shining Knight (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Winged Victory (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Silent Knight (Appears in flashback and main story)
• The Demon Etrigan (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Arak Red-Hand (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Viking Prince (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Viking Commando (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Azrael (Appears in flashback and main story) (Behind the scenes)
• Citrina (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Spider Guild (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Gorillas of Gorilla City (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Black Pirate (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Vampires (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Andrew Bennett (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Mary, Queen of Blood (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Grim Ghost (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Captain Fear (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Tomahawk (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Dan Hunter (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Miss Liberty (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Lord Shilling (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Firehair (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Don Caballero (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Jonah Hex (Appears in flashback and main story)
• El Papagayo (Appears in flashback and main story)
• El Diablo (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Bat Lash (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Scalphunter (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Super-Chief (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Pow-Wow Smith (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Cinnamon (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Trigger Twins (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Walt Trigger (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Wayne Trigger (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Johnny Thunder (John Tane) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Madame .44 (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Strong Bow (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Balloon Buster (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Enemy Ace (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Church of Blood (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Brother Blood (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Dr. Occult (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Abin Sur (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Kryptonians (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Jor-El (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Lara Lor-Van (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Kal-El (Appears in flashback and main story) (Behind the scenes)
• Kelex (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Tamaraneans (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Changralynians (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Nazis (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Adolf Hitler (Appears in flashback and main story)

• John Zatara (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Crimson Avenger (Lee Travis) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Wing (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Hop Harrigan (Appears in flashback and main story)
• The Sandman (Wes Dodds) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Doll Man (Darrell Dane) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Commander Steel (Appears in flashback and main story)
• The Flash (Jay Garrick) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Hawkman (Carter Hall) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Hawkgirl (Shiera Sanders) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• The Spectre (Jim Corrigan) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Johnny Thunder (Johnny L. Thunder) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Hourman (Rex Tyler) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Black Condor (Richard Grey, Jr.) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• The Atom (Al Pratt) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Dr. Fate (Kent Nelson) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Green Lantern (Alan Scott) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Justice Society of America (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Starman (Ted Knight) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Dr. Mid-Nite (Charles McNider) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Injustice Society of the World (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Brain Wave (Henry King) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• The Fiddler (Isaac Bowin) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• The Gambler (Steven Sharpe III) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• The Harlequin (Molly Mayne) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• The Huntress (Paula Brooks) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• The Icicle (Joar Mahkent) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Per Degaton (Appears in flashback and main story)
• The Shade (Richard Swift) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Solomon Grundy (Cyrus Gold) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Sportsmaster ("Crusher" Crock) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• The Thinker (Clifford DeVoe) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• The Wizard (William Zard) (Appears in flashback and main story)

• All-Star Squadron (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Air Wave (Larry Jordan) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Amazing Man (Will Everett) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Dyna-Mite (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Firebrand (Danette Reilly) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• The Guardian (James Harper) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Johnny Quick (Johnny Chambers) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Judomaster (Rip Jaggar) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Liberty Belle (Libby Lawrence) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Manhunter (Paul Kirk) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Mr. America (Tex Thompson) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Mr. Terrific (Terry Sloane) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Robotman (Robert Crane) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Sandy the Golden Boy (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Sargon the Sorcerer (John Sargent) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Tarantula (John Law) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• TNT (Appears in flashback and main story)
• The Whip (Rod Gaynor) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Wildcat (Ted Grant) (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Freedom Fighters (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Captain Triumph (Lance Gallant) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Firebrand (Rod Reilly) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Human Bomb (Roy Lincoln) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Invisible Hood (Kent Thurston) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• The Jester (Chuck Lane) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Magno (Tom Dalton) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Manhunter (Dan Richards) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Midnight (Dave Clark) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Miss America (Joan Dale) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Neon the Unknown (Tom Corbett) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Phantom Lady (Sandra Knight) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Plastic Man (Appears in flashback and main story)
• The Ray (Happy Terrill) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Red Bee (Rick Raleigh) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• The Spider (Tom Hallaway) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Uncle Sam (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Seven Soldiers of Victory (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Star-Spangled Kid (Sylvester Pemberton) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Stripesy (Appears in flashback and main story)
• The Vigilante (Greg Sanders) (Appears in flashback and main story)

• The Blackhawks (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Blackhawk (Bart Hawk) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Andre Blanc-Dumont (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Chop-Chop (Liu Huang) (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Chuck Wilson (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Hans Hendrickson (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Olaf Bjornson (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Stanislaus Drozdowski (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Sgt. Rock (Frank Rock) (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Iron Major (Appears in flashback and main story)

Locations:

• Big Bang (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Oa (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Antimatter Universe (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Qward (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Krypton (Appears in flashback and main story) (Destroyed in this issue)
• Olympus (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Apokolips (Appears in flashback and main story)
• New Genesis (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Supertown (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Vegan Star System (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Tamaran (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Changralyn (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Gemworld (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Earth (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Atlantis (Appears in flashback and main story)

• City of the Golden Gate (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Poseidonis (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Tritonis (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Africa (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Egypt (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Gorilla City (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Themyscira (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Tibet (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Nanda Parbat (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Greece (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Rome (Appears in flashback and main story)
• England (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Camelot (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Zandia (Appears in flashback and main story)
• United States of America (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Alaska (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Mount Michelson (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Trylon and Perisphere (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Pearl Harbor (Appears in flashback and main story)

Items:

• Universe Orb
• Central Power Battery of Oa (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Red Jar of Calythos (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Silver Wheel of Nyorlath (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Green Bell of Uthool (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Book of Destiny (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Blue Beetle Scarab (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Starheart (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Excalibur (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Sandman's Gas Gun (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Gravity Rod (Appears in flashback and main story)

Vehicles:

• Kryptonian Birthing Matrix (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Monitor's Satellite (Appears in flashback and main story)
  
  

Synopsis for "The History of the DC Universe"

In the wake of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Harbinger records the history of the new, unified Earth and its heroes from the Dawn of Time to World War II.

Notes

• No special notes.
  

Trivia

• No trivia.

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See Also

• Discuss History of the DC Universe Vol 1 1 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the History of the DC Universe series

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Recommended Reading

• Crisis on Infinite Earths #1-12

Links and References

• None.