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"Don't be his champion. We can give you power. Take the eye. Take it. Your father thinks you're weak. Show him your power."
Seven Deadly Sins to Thaddeus Sivana[src]

This is a timeline of events that occurred during the 1970s.

Undated events[]

Second half[]

1970[]

May[]

1st[]

August[]

18th[]

  • "Paranoid" is released by Black Sabbath.[8]

September[]

3rd[]

1971[]

June[]

15th[]

18th[]

July[]

3rd[]

November[]

15th[]

December[]

17th[]

  • "Changes" is released by David Bowie.[14]

26th[]

1972[]

  • A person called John Smith dies.[15]

January[]

10th[]

July[]

1st[]

November[]

17th[]

December[]

26th[]

1973[]

Stone gravestone

Stone Family's gravestone.

February[]

28th[]

April[]

  • "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" is released by Barry White.[24]

9th[]

June[]

12th[]

July[]

1st[]

September[]

October[]

21st[]

December[]

28th[]

1974[]

February[]

19th[]

September[]

19th[]

November[]

17th[]

December[]

24th[]

25th[]

Young Sivana and Wizard

Young Thaddeus Sivana encounters the wizard Shazam.

  • In upstate New York, young Thaddeus "Thad" Sivana, along with his brother Sid and his father, are out on a drive in the countryside. Sid steals Thaddeus' Magic 8 ball, then hands it back. Upon getting the toy back, the symbols of the wizard Shazam appear within it, and Thaddeus is summoned to the Rock of Eternity.[14]
  • Thaddeus is tempted by the Seven Deadly Sins, and the wizard decides not to grant his powers to the boy.[14]
  • Reappearing back in the car, Thaddeus freaks out, distracting the other two and causing a car crash that leads to his father living out his remaining years in a wheelchair.[14]

1975[]

February[]

24th[]

March[]

19th[]

July[]

1st[]

October[]

31st[]

November[]

9th[]

1976[]

June[]

18th[]

August[]

2nd[]

October[]

5th[]

  • "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" is released by AC/DC.[8]

November[]

21st[]

1977[]

May[]

  • "Barracuda" is released by Heart.[24]

25th[]

August[]

16th[]

October[]

11th[]

  • "Point of Know Return" is released by Kansas.[42]

13th[]

  • "Baby Come Back" is released by Player.[13]

November[]

16th[]

1978[]

April[]

12th[]

November[]

10th[]

  • "Don't Stop Me Now" is released by Queen.[14]

December[]

4th[]

1979[]

January[]

29th[]

May[]

17th[]

25th[]

July[]

12th[]

September[]

References[]

  1. Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis (Gotham City)  p. 9.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Wonder Woman 1984
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Man of Steel: The Official Movie Novelization
  6. 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 Sometimes the DC Extented Universe alludes to events which happened in our world, and it is assumed they happened on the same dates in the universe, for timeline purposes.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Peacemaker: 1.05: Monkey Dory deleted scenes
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 Suicide Squad
  9. 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 Sometimes the DC Extended Universe alludes to people who exists or existed in our world, and it is assumed they were born and died on the same day in the universe, for timeline purposes.
  10. Suicide Squad: The Official Movie Novelization
  11. BATMAN OR SUPERMAN? - TURKISH AIRLINES WINGS ITS WAY INTO METROPOLIS
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Peacemaker: 1.06: Murn After Reading
  13. 13.0 13.1 Black Adam
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 Shazam!
  15. Shazam! Fury of the Gods Special: Shazamily Matters
  16. The Suicide Squad
  17. Task Force X Criminal Records
  18. The Dreamscapes of Zack Snyder's Justice League
  19. Justice League
  20. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Daily Planet newspapers
  21. A tweet by David Ayer confirmed that Joker is about a year older than Batman, as Batman was born in 1974 (see other references), the Joker must have been born in 1973.
  22. 22.0 22.1 22.2 Zack Snyder's Justice League
  23. Blue Beetle
  24. 24.0 24.1 24.2 Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
  25. Superhero Hooky
  26. Aquaman
  27. Peacemaker: 1.01: A Whole New Whirled
  28. 28.0 28.1 Man of Steel
  29. Lex Luthor Jr.: Not Just His Father's LexCorp
  30. Wonder Woman 1984: The Junior Novel
  31. In Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Alfred Pennyworth mentions to Wayne that "since the age of seven you have been to the art of deception as Mozart to the harpsichord", implying that he lost his parents at the age of 7, since the Murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne take place in 1981 (see 1980s references), Bruce Wayne's birth year is 1974. Batman's traditional birthday in several media is February 19.
  32. 32.0 32.1 Peacemaker: 1.05: Monkey Dory
  33. https://www.icollector.com/Zack-Snyder-s-Justice-League-Gordon-s-Batman-Police-File-A384_i41652947
  34. Shazam! The Junior Novel
  35. Shazam! List of Deleted Scenes
  36. Estimation based on Chris Messina during the filming of Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
  37. Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis (Metropolis)  p. 48.
  38. 38.0 38.1 Peacemaker: 1.04: The Choad Less Traveled
  39. Secret Files of the Suicide Squad
  40. 40.0 40.1 Empire magazine revealed a photograph of Bruce Wayne in his family crypts. This contains dates of birth and death for Wayne family members.
  41. Peacemaker: 1.03: Better Goff Dead
  42. The Suicide Squad
  43. A.R.G.U.S. website
  44. Philly Fiascoes Catch Financial Fraudster



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