History of the DC Universe Vol 1 1

""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.

"The History of the DC Universe"
Cover
History of the DC Universe Vol 1 #1
January, 1987
Executive Editor	Dick Giordano
Cover Artists	George Pérez Karl Kesel Tom Ziuko Todd Klein
"The History of the DC Universe"
Writers	Marv Wolfman
Pencilers	George Pérez
Inkers	Karl Kesel
Colorists	Tom Ziuko
Editors	Mike Gold
Next Issue	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

History of the DC Universe #1 is an issue of the series History of the DC Universe (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1987. It was published on October 7, 1986.

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.

Appearing in "The History of the DC Universe"

Featured Characters:

• Harbinger

Supporting Characters:

• None

Antagonists:

• None

Other Characters:

• Krona (Flashback only)
• Guardians of the Universe (Flashback only)
• Psions (Flashback only)
• Manhunters (Flashback only)
• Green Lantern Corps (Flashback only)
• A Controller (Flashback only)
• Demons Three (Flashback only)
  • Abnegazar (Flashback only)
  • Rath (Flashback only)
  • Ghast (Flashback only)
• Pariah (Flashback only)
• Destiny (Flashback only)
• Vandal Savage (Flashback only)
• Bear Tribe (Flashback only)
  • Immortal Man (Flashback only)
  • Anthro (Flashback only)
  • Embra (Flashback only)
  • Ne-ahn (Flashback only)
  • Lart (Flashback only)
• A cavewoman
  • Her husband
• Kong the Untamed (Flashback only)
• Atlanteans (Flashback only)
  • Calculha (Flashback only)
  • Majistra (Flashback only)
  • Arion (Flashback only)
  • Garn Daanuth (Flashback only)
  • Lady Chian (Flashback only)
  • Wyynde (Flashback only)
  • Mara (Flashback only)
• Thoth (Flashback only)
• Horus (Flashback only)
• Kha-Ef-Re (Flashback only)
• Shazam (Flashback only)
• Black Adam (Flashback only)
• Uranus (Dies in flashback)
• Gaea (Flashback only)
• Titans of Myth (Flashback only)
  • Cronus (Flashback only)
  • Rhea (Flashback only)
• Gods of Olympus
  • Zeus (Flashback only)
• New Gods (Flashback only)
  • Highfather (Flashback only)
  • Darkseid (Flashback only)
• X'Hal (Flashback only)
• Auron (Flashback only)
• Nimbus (Flashback only)
• Branx (Flashback only)
• Gordanians (Flashback only)
• Hercules (Flashback only)
• Amazons of Themyscira (Flashback only)
  • Queen Hippolyta (Flashback only)
• Golden Gladiator (Flashback only)
• Blackbriar Thorn (Flashback only)
• Shining Knight (Flashback only)
  • Winged Victory (Flashback only)
• Silent Knight (Flashback only)
• Merlin (Mentioned only)
• The Demon Etrigan (Flashback only)
• Arak Red-Hand (Flashback only)
• Viking Prince (Flashback only)
• Viking Commando (Flashback only)
• Richard Lionheart (Mentioned only)
• Robin Hood (Mentioned only)
• Three Musketeers (Mentioned only)
• Richelieu (Mentioned only)
• Azrael (Flashback only) (Behind the scenes)
• Taj-Ze (Flashback only)
• Citrina (Flashback only)
• Spider Guild (Flashback only)
• Gorillas of Gorilla City (Flashback only)
• Columbus (Mentioned only)
• Black Pirate (Flashback only)
• Vampires (Flashback only)
  • Andrew Bennett (Flashback only)
  • Mary, Queen of Blood (Flashback only)
• Grim Ghost (Flashback only)
• Captain Fear (Flashback only)
• Tomahawk (Flashback only)
• Dan Hunter (Flashback only)
• Miss Liberty (Flashback only)
• Washington (Flashback only)
• Lord Shilling (Flashback only)
• Firehair (Flashback only)
• Don Caballero (Flashback only)
• Jonah Hex (Flashback only)
• El Papagayo (Flashback only)
• El Diablo (Flashback only)
• Bat Lash (Flashback only)
• Scalphunter (Flashback only)
• Super-Chief (Flashback only)
• Pow-Wow Smith (Flashback only)
• Cinnamon (Flashback only)
• Trigger Twins (Flashback only)
  • Walt Trigger (Flashback only)
  • Wayne Trigger (Flashback only)
• Johnny Thunder (John Tane) (Flashback only)
• Madame .44 (Flashback only)
• Strong Bow (Flashback only)
• Balloon Buster (Flashback only)
• Enemy Ace (Flashback only)
• Brother Blood (Flashback only)
• Dr. Occult (Flashback only)
  • Seven (Flashback only)
• Abin Sur (Flashback only)
• Kryptonians (Flashback only)
  • Jor-El (Flashback only)
  • Lara Lor-Van (Flashback only)
  • Kal-El (Flashback only) (Behind the scenes)
  • Kelex (Flashback only)
• Tamaraneans (Flashback only)
• Changralynians (Flashback only)
• Nazis (Flashback only)
  • Adolf Hitler (Flashback only)
• John Zatara (Flashback only)
• Crimson Avenger (Lee Travis) (Flashback only)
• Wing (Flashback only)
• Hop Harrigan (Flashback only)
• The Sandman (Wesley Dodds) (Flashback only)
• Doll Man (Darrell Dane) (Flashback only)
• Commander Steel (Flashback only)
• The Flash (Jay Garrick) (Flashback only)
• Hawkman (Carter Hall) (Flashback only)
• Hawkgirl (Shiera Sanders) (Flashback only)
• The Spectre (Jim Corrigan) (Flashback only)
• Johnny Thunder (Johnny L. Thunder) (Flashback only)
• Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt (Flashback only)
• Hourman (Rex Tyler) (Flashback only)
• Black Condor (Richard Grey, Jr.) (Flashback only)
• The Atom (Al Pratt) (Flashback only)
• Dr. Fate (Kent Nelson) (Flashback only)
• Green Lantern (Alan Scott) (Flashback only)
• Justice Society of America (Flashback only)
• Starman (Ted Knight) (Flashback only)
• Dr. Mid-Nite (Charles McNider) (Flashback only)
• Injustice Society of the World (Flashback only)
  • Brain Wave (Henry King) (Flashback only)
  • The Fiddler (Isaac Bowin) (Flashback only)
  • The Gambler (Steven Sharpe III) (Flashback only)
  • The Harlequin (Molly Mayne) (Flashback only)
  • The Huntress (Paula Brooks) (Flashback only)
  • The Icicle (Joar Mahkent) (Flashback only)
  • Per Degaton (Flashback only)
  • The Shade (Richard Swift) (Flashback only)
  • Solomon Grundy (Cyrus Gold) (First appearance) (Flashback only)
  • Sportsmaster ("Crusher" Crock) (Flashback only)
  • The Thinker (Clifford DeVoe) (Flashback only)
  • The Wizard (William Zard) (Flashback only)
• All-Star Squadron (Flashback only)
  • Air Wave (Larry Jordan) (Flashback only)
  • Amazing Man (Will Everett) (Flashback only)
  • Dyna-Mite (Flashback only)
  • Firebrand (Danette Reilly) (Flashback only)
  • The Guardian (James Harper) (Flashback only)
  • Johnny Quick (Johnny Chambers) (Flashback only)
  • Judomaster (Rip Jagger) (Flashback only)
  • Liberty Belle (Libby Lawrence) (Flashback only)
  • Manhunter (Paul Kirk) (Flashback only)
  • Mr. America (Tex Thompson) (Flashback only)
  • Mr. Terrific (Terry Sloane) (Flashback only)
  • Robotman (Robert Crane) (Flashback only)
  • Sandy the Golden Boy (Flashback only)
  • Sargon the Sorcerer (John Sargent) (Flashback only)
  • Tarantula (John Law) (Flashback only)
  • TNT (Flashback only)
  • The Whip (Rod Gaynor) (Flashback only)
  • Wildcat (Ted Grant) (Flashback only)
• Freedom Fighters (Flashback only)
  • Captain Triumph (Lance Gallant) (Flashback only)
  • Firebrand (Rod Reilly) (Flashback only)
  • Human Bomb (Roy Lincoln) (Flashback only)
  • Invisible Hood (Kent Thurston) (Flashback only)
  • The Jester (Chuck Lane) (Flashback only)
  • Magno (Tom Dalton) (Flashback only)
  • Manhunter (Dan Richards) (Flashback only)
  • Midnight (Dave Clark) (Flashback only)
  • Miss America (Joan Dale) (Flashback only)
  • Neon the Unknown (Tom Corbett) (Flashback only)
  • Phantom Lady (Sandra Knight) (Flashback only)
  • Plastic Man (Flashback only)
  • The Ray (Happy Terrill) (Flashback only)
  • Red Bee (Rick Raleigh) (Flashback only)
  • The Spider (Tom Hallaway) (Flashback only)
  • Uncle Sam (Flashback only)
• Seven Soldiers of Victory (Flashback only)
  • Star-Spangled Kid (Sylvester Pemberton) (Flashback only)
  • Stripesy (Flashback only)
  • The Vigilante (Greg Sanders) (Flashback only)
• The Blackhawks (Flashback only)
  • Blackhawk (Janos Prohaska) (Flashback only)
  • Andre Blanc-Dumont (Flashback only)
  • Weng Chan (Flashback only)
  • Chuck Sirianni (Flashback only)
  • Ritter Hendrickson (Flashback only)
  • Olaf Friedriksen (Flashback only)
  • Stanislaus Drozdowski (Flashback only)
• Sgt. Rock (Frank Rock) (Flashback only)
  • Iron Major (Flashback only)

Locations:

• Big Bang (Flashback only)
• Oa (Flashback only)
• Antimatter Universe (Flashback only)
  • Qward (Flashback only)
• Krypton (Flashback only) (Destroyed)
• Olympus (Flashback only)
• Apokolips (Flashback only)
• New Genesis (Flashback only)
  • Supertown (Flashback only)
• Vegan Star System (Flashback only)
  • Tamaran (Flashback only)
  • Changralyn (Flashback only)
• Gemworld (Flashback only)
• New Earth (Flashback only)
  • Atlantis (Flashback only)
    • City of the Golden Gate (Flashback only)
    • Poseidonis (Flashback only)
    • Tritonis (Flashback only)
  • Africa (Flashback only)
    • Egypt (Flashback only)
    • Gorilla City (Flashback only)
  • Themyscira (Flashback only)
  • Tibet (Flashback only)
    • Nanda Parbat (Flashback only)
  • Greece (Flashback only)
  • Rome (Flashback only)
    • Roman Colosseum (Flashback only)
  • England (Flashback only)
    • Camelot (Flashback only)
    • Stonehenge (Flashback only)
  • Zandia (Flashback only)
    • Church of Blood (Flashback only)
  • United States of America (Flashback only)
    • American Civil War (Flashback only)
    • American Old West (Flashback only)
    • Alaska (Flashback only)
      • Mount Michelson (Flashback only)
    • Trylon and Perisphere (Flashback only)
    • Pearl Harbor (Flashback only)
  • World War I (Flashback only)
  • World War II (Flashback only)

Items:

• Universe Orb
• Central Power Battery of Oa (Flashback only)
• Red Jar of Calythos (Flashback only)
• Silver Wheel of Nyorlath (Flashback only)
• Green Bell of Uthool (Flashback only)
• Book of Destiny (Flashback only)
• Blue Beetle Scarab (Flashback only)
• Starheart (Flashback only)
• Excalibur (Flashback only)
• Mystic Symbol of the Seven (Flashback only)
• Sandman's Gas Gun (Flashback only)
• Helmet of Nabu (Flashback only)
• Gravity Rod (Flashback only)

Vehicles:

• Kryptonian Birthing Matrix (Flashback only)
• Monitor's Satellite (Flashback only)
  

Notes

• Vandal Savage is depicted as a Neanderthal here, living already before Anthro, the first Cro Magnon. Actually, Vandal is a Cro Magnon.
• Tibet, and not China, is depicted here as the point where the Starheart fell.
• Harbinger states that the Rao System was created by the Sun-Thrivers, as revealed in Superman #255.
• She claims that Apokolips and New Genesis were created as a result of the Gods of Olympus (referred to as the "Old Gods") permanently closing the gates to Mount Olympus from the mortal realm.

Trivia

• El Papagayo is erroneously called El Pappoayo on a reward poster.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the History of the DC Universe series
• Images from History of the DC Universe Vol 1 1

Recommended Reading

• Crisis on Infinite Earths #1-12
• History of the DC Universe #2

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