Marvel Crossover Universe - Timeline

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This is the timeline for Marvel's crossover universe, featuring almost all of Marvel's crossovers with other IPs that don't relate to the multiverse. It is designated Earth-7642 in the Marvel Multiverse and Crossover Earth in DC's multiverse.

I've tried to remain as consistent to Marvel's sliding timeline as possible, since this timeline is essentially an alternate version of Earth-616 that overlaps with other continuities. This reality's version of events such as Secret Wars, the Dark Phoenix Saga, Civil War and the Clone Saga are taken to occur where they did in Earth-616, with comics placed around that assumption.

The New Avengers/Transformers is part of IDW's Habroverse, suggesting that either the crossover occurs in both universes or that they are the same reality.

Guide:

Timeline Reasoning
WildC.A.T.s/X-Men #1, "The Golden Age" is set an indeterminate time during World War 2. I have arbitrarily placed it in 1944.

Team X/Team 7 #1, "All Sold Out" is set "some years ago". The Marvel Appendix places it 20-30 years ago from, I presume, the start of the modern age in 1961. I've taken an estimate of 25 years. Regarding topical references, the 1970 world series is referenced, as is Montreal holding the Stanley Cup from 1956 to 1960.

Darkseid vs Galactus: The Hunger #1, "The Hunger" is set before Silver Surfer discovers Earth. It provides interesting lore, such as showing DC's version of Thor on Urgrund prior to Ragnarök, suggesting that he was reincarnated as the Marvel version. It also depicts Galactus' arrival to Earth-7642 soon after the destruction of the previous incarnation of the multiverse and the Big Bang. In Earth-616, Silver Surfer was said to serve Galactus for almost a solar century before his encounter with the Fantastic Four, and was shown to be active in WW2. We can estimate a date of Year -90, but this will eventually contradict the WW2 showings. Instead, I've estimated a date of 1894 by taking the release year of Silver Surfer: Homecoming (1992), taking away 8 years to get to Marvel's Year 1 (1984) and then finally 90 years earlier, which is almost a century.

WildC.A.T.s/X-Men #2, "The Silver Age" features the first incarnation of the X-Men team, setting it early in the timeline. Cole North refers to being part of Team 7.

Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man #1, "The Battle of the Century" depicts the first meeting between Superman and Spider-Man. It is set in winter, which can be estimated as January. Superman's backstory dating is determined through applying his Pre-Crisis Earth-1 timeline to Marvel's sliding timeline. Spider-Man's origin takes place in Year 1.

WildC.A.T.s/X-Men #3, "The Modern Age" is set between the formation of the second team of X-Men and the events of the Dark Phoenix Saga, placing it in Year 5. It occurs on April 30th with flashbacks to February. The topical reference placement appears to be specifically April 30th, 1977 due to it being the date of which the Hellfire club invitation is set on. This also matches with the days of the week as it is said to be a weekend, as well as Jean having the Phoenix Force still. This places it between the release dates of Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man #1, "The Battle of the Century" and Pow! Biff! Pops! #1, solidifying the placement.

Pow! Biff! Pops! #1 is set in July. The topical references here place it in 1978. It depicts a team-up between Superman, Captain America, Wonder Woman, Batman, Robin, the Sub-Mariner, Human Torch (Johnny Storm) and Spider-Man. Wonder Woman and Captain America last met in 1942 during World War 2.

Human Torch = FBA026
Spider-Man = FF0000
Avengers = 808080
Hulk = 41A85F
X-Men = CCCCCC
Wolverine = FAC51C
Punisher = 7C706B
Galactus = 9365B8
Daredevil = B8312F
Gladiator = 2969B0
Fantastic Four = 54ACD2
Ghost Rider = F37934
Deadpool = E25041

Timeline
13,800,000,000 B.C.

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Darkseid vs Galactus: The Hunger #1, "The Hunger" (pg. 16-17)

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Darkseid vs Galactus: The Hunger #1, "The Hunger" (pg. 2-3) [Sphere of the Gods]

17??
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WildC.A.T.s/X-Men #3, "The Modern Age" (pg. 29)

1894
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Darkseid vs Galactus: The Hunger #1, "The Hunger" (pg. 33-35)

1944
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WildC.A.T.s/X-Men #1, "The Golden Age"

Year -25
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Team X/Team 7 #1, "All Sold Out"

Year -23
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Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man #1, "The Battle of the Century" (pg. 17)

Year -5
????

Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man #1, "The Battle of the Century" (pg. 17)

Year -1
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Darkseid vs Galactus: The Hunger #1, "The Hunger" (pg. 1, 4-33, 36-48) [Sphere of the Gods]

Year 1
????

Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man #1, "The Battle of the Century" (pg. 33)

Year 2
????

Almanaque do O Globo Juvenil #1964C, "The Return of a Grand Hero"
WildC.A.T.s/X-Men #2, "The Silver Age"


Year 4
????

Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man #1, "The Battle of the Century" (pg. 39)

Year 5
January

Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man #1, "The Battle of the Century" (pg. 2-16, 18-32, 34-38, 40-49)
Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man #1, "The Battle of the Century" (pg. 1, 50-58)
What If...? vol. 1 #1, "What If Spider-Man Had Joined the Fantastic Four?" (pg. 3)
Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man #1, "The Battle of the Century" (pg. 59-96)

February
WildC.A.T.s/X-Men #3, "The Modern Age" (pg. 3-10)

April 30
WildC.A.T.s/X-Men #3, "The Modern Age" (pg. 11-40)
WildC.A.T.s/X-Men #3, "The Modern Age" (pg. 1-2, 41-44)

July
Pow! Biff! Pops! #1 (pg. 1-2)

July 4
Pow! Biff! Pops! #1 (pg. 3-6)

July 5
Pow! Biff! Pops! #1 (pg. 7)

July 6
Pow! Biff! Pops! #1 (pg. 8-21)

July 9
Pow! Biff! Pops! #1 (pg. 22)

Year 6
????

Marvel Treasury Edition #28, "Superman and Spider-Man" (pg. 1-17, 21)
Marvel Treasury Edition #28, "Superman and Spider-Man" (pg. 17-)

Bat Man vs. The Incredible Hulk #1, "The Monster and the Madman"**
The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans #1, "Apokolips... Now!"**
Deathblow/Wolverine #1**
Deathblow/Wolverine #2**


Year 9
????

Batman/Punisher #1, "Lake of Fire"**
The Punisher Meets Archie #1, "When Worlds Collide"**
Punisher/Batman #1, "Deadly Knights"**

Spider-Man and Batman #1, "Disordered Minds"**
Batman & Spider-Man #1, "New Age Dawning"**


Year 10
????

Badrock/Wolverine #1, "Savaged"**
Backlash/Spider-Man #1**

Backlash/Spider-Man #2**
Spider-Man/Gen¹³ #1, "Crossed Generations"**
Daredevil and Batman #1, "Eye for an Eye"**

Daredevil/Shi #1, "Blind Faith"**
Shi/Daredevil #1, "Honor Thy Mother"**
Gladiator/Supreme #1, "False Gods"**
Spider-Man/Badrock #1, "Crossing Over: Part 1 of 2"**
Spider-Man/Badrock #2, "Crossing Over: Part 2 of 2"**

Gen¹³/Generation X #1, "Generation Gap"**
Generation X/ Gen¹³ #1, "Harvest of Evil!"**

The Incredible Hulk vs. Superman #1, "Double Lives"**


Year 11
????

Batman/Daredevil: King of New York #1, "King of New York"**
Wolverine/Shi: Dark Night of Judgment #1**
Shi/Wolverine: Judgment Night #1, "Judgment Night"**

The Punisher/Painkiller Jane #1, "Lovesick"**
Gen¹³/Fantastic Four #1, "Queelocke's Really Big New York Adventure!"**


Year 12
????

Witchblade/Wolverine #1, "Bloody Wedding"**
Darkness/The Incredible Hulk #1**
Tutenstein #1**
Darkness/Wolverine #1, "Old Wounds"**
Cyberforce/X-Men #1**
Witchblade/The Punisher #1**
Unholy Union #1**
The New Avengers/The Transformers #1, "Man and Machine: Part 1"

The New Avengers/The Transformers #2, "Man and Machine: Part 2"
The New Avengers/The Transformers #3, "Man and Machine: Part 3"
The New Avengers/The Transformers #4, "Man and Machine: Part 4"


Year 13
????

Magdalena/Daredevil #1, "The Devil in Longhand"**
Fusion #1, "Gods and Monsters (Part 1)"**

Fusion #2, "Gods and Monsters (Part 2)"**
Fusion #3, "Gods and Monsters (Part 3)"**

Year 14
????

Secret Wars #0, "Attack on Avengers"**

Year 17
????

Deadpool/Batman #1**
Batman/Deadpool #1**


Year 31
????

X-Men/WildC.A.T.s #1, "The Dark Age"** [Alternate Timeline]

Viewing Order
WildC.A.T.s/X-Men #1, "The Golden Age"
Team X/Team 7 #1, "All Sold Out"

Darkseid vs Galactus: The Hunger #1, "The Hunger"
Almanaque do O Globo Juvenil #1964C, "The Return of a Grand Hero"
WildC.A.T.s/X-Men #2, "The Silver Age"
Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man #1, "The Battle of the Century"
What If...? vol. 1 #1, "What If Spider-Man Had Joined the Fantastic Four?"

WildC.A.T.s/X-Men #3, "The Modern Age"
Pow! Biff! Pops! #1
Marvel Treasury Edition #28, "Superman and Spider-Man"
Bat Man vs. The Incredible Hulk #1, "The Monster and the Madman"
The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans #1, "Apokolips... Now!"
Deathblow/Wolverine #1
Deathblow/Wolverine #2

Batman/Punisher #1, "Lake of Fire"
The Punisher Meets Archie #1, "When Worlds Collide"
Punisher/Batman #1, "Deadly Knights"

Spider-Man and Batman #1, "Disordered Minds"
Batman & Spider-Man #1, "New Age Dawning"

Badrock/Wolverine #1, "Savaged"
Backlash/Spider-Man #1

Backlash/Spider-Man #2
Spider-Man/Gen¹³ #1, "Crossed Generations"
Daredevil and Batman #1, "Eye for an Eye"

Daredevil/Shi #1, "Blind Faith"
Shi/Daredevil #1, "Honor Thy Mother"
Gladiator/Supreme #1, "False Gods"
Spider-Man/Badrock #1, "Crossing Over: Part 1 of 2"
Spider-Man/Badrock #2, "Crossing Over: Part 2 of 2"

Gen¹³/Generation X #1, "Generation Gap"
Generation X/ Gen¹³ #1, "Harvest of Evil!"

The Incredible Hulk vs. Superman #1, "Double Lives"
Batman/Daredevil: King of New York #1, "King of New York"
Wolverine/Shi: Dark Night of Judgment #1**
Shi/Wolverine: Judgment Night #1, "Judgment Night"

The Punisher/Painkiller Jane #1, "Lovesick"
Gen¹³/Fantastic Four #1, "Queelocke's Really Big New York Adventure!"
Witchblade/Wolverine #1, "Bloody Wedding"
Darkness/The Incredible Hulk #1
Tutenstein #1
Darkness/Wolverine #1, "Old Wounds"
Cyberforce/X-Men #1
Witchblade/The Punisher #1
Unholy Union #1
The New Avengers/The Transformers #1, "Man and Machine: Part 1"

The New Avengers/The Transformers #2, "Man and Machine: Part 2"
The New Avengers/The Transformers #3, "Man and Machine: Part 3"
The New Avengers/The Transformers #4, "Man and Machine: Part 4"

Magdalena/Daredevil #1, "The Devil in Longhand"
Fusion #1, "Gods and Monsters (Part 1)"

Fusion #2, "Gods and Monsters (Part 2)"
Fusion #3, "Gods and Monsters (Part 3)"
Secret Wars #0, "Attack on Avengers"

Deadpool/Batman #1
Batman/Deadpool #1

X-Men/WildC.A.T.s #1, "The Dark Age"
 
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Figured it out. 15 years pass between 1955 and 1985, so:

30 ÷ 2 = 15
1955 + 21 = 1976 (SM v SM)
21 ÷ 2 = 10.5

Thus, Superman's origin is approximately 10.5 years before the crossover in Year -5.
 
I don't think that Black Panther will have only one leg and that a significant amount of Marvel characters will be permanently killed off in this universe.
 
And he becomes Superman in 1970. Interesting.
also remember that DC doesn't work with a sliding timeline, but with fixed years, so good luck on making Marvel Time and DC's fixed time match!

The only thing IK is that one of the crossovers features the Marvel Civil War in a flashback.

and P.S. I already added the Trasformers crossover, and there aren't flashback there, so you can leave out the ** if you want! I Hope that I've helped you.
 
I was literally just thinking about putting together a Crossover Earth timeline to keep track of the lore established in previous Marvel/DC Shared Earth crossovers
 
I figured that new comics and discussions about the IDW Hasbro shared universe encouraged me to start working on it again. It's certainly an interesting reality.
 
Apparently Unholy Union is followed up on in the main Top Cow canon... which is interesting when Top Cow previously treated Marvel as a separate universe.

So, I guess, Unholy Union took place in Earth-7642 and led into events from the main Top Cow universe, and in the main Top Cow universe where Marvel heroes don't exist, the events of Unholy Union occur but without Marvel heroes.
 
also remember that DC doesn't work with a sliding timeline, but with fixed years, so good luck on making Marvel Time and DC's fixed time match!

The only thing IK is that one of the crossovers features the Marvel Civil War in a flashback.

and P.S. I already added the Trasformers crossover, and there aren't flashback there, so you can leave out the ** if you want! I Hope that I've helped you.
Another note about that is that, on this reality, there's no DC resets. Crisis on Infinite Earths essentially didn't happen, and the Pre-Crisis DC Universe is the same as the Post-Crisis DC Universe. I don't think it really affects anything though, there's no reason why they can't be the exact same.
 
WildC.A.T.s/X-Men #3, "The Modern Age"
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If that reads 1977 and we adjust it for the Sliding Timeline like what was done for Deathblow/Wolverine when it set itself in 1982, then it actually fits between Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man (1976) and Pow! Biff! Pops! (1978) perfectly. It is set before the Dark Phoenix Saga but during the period where Jean had the Phoenix Force. If it reads 1997, then obviously it's just using its release year as a placement... but there's a specific statement of it being on the weekend, which lines up with 1977.

My reading is that it's treating itself as if it came out in 1977 alongside the X-Men comics at the time.
 
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