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- "Twenty years in Gotham, Alfred. We've seen what promises are worth. How many good guys are left? How many stayed that way?"
- ―Bruce Wayne[src]
This is a timeline of events that occurred during the 1990s.
Contents
Undated events
- Gotham City Zoo is transformed due to changing attitudes about captive animals.[1]
- The Tobacconists Club opens to the public to combat a decline in membership and to capitalize on the cigar craze at the time.[2]
Late
- Harbogate Towers receives a gentrification facelift.[3]
1990
Harley Quinn files.
- Bruce Wayne, now 18 years old, moves out of Wayne Manor and into The Glasshouse with Alfred Pennyworth.[4]
- Clark Kent discovers his flight abilities while playing with his pet dog Hank.[5]
- A Smallville Spartans' member receives a Kansas State Champions logo.[6]
- Norton is founded.[7][8]
July
12th
- This is the date of an issue of The Smallville Sentinel.[6][9]
20th
- Harley Quinn is born.[10][11]
September
11th
- "Cherry Pie" is released by Warrant.[12]
October
3rd
1991
Starro is tied by American astronauts.
- On his gravestone Victor Stone has this date as year of birth.[14]
- Capture of Starro: While floating in space near Earth, the being Starro is captured by NASA astronauts. They bring it inside their space shuttle, where it releases several miniature copies of itself, which attach themselves to the astronauts and control their minds.[15]
- Starro is ultimately brought to Earth, where the United States government, hoping to weaponize it, makes a deal with the government of Corto Maltese to imprison and conduct experiments on it entitled "Project Starfish" in Jotunheim.[15]
February
21st
- Dame Margot dies.[16][17][18]
March
27th
- Josh Selby is born.[16][19][20]
August
7th
- Waylon Jones is arrested for murder.[21]
December
25th
1992
Barry Allen's University ID.
- During a conversation with his father, Arthur Curry discovers that he has a special relationship with water.[23]
- Arthur Curry meets for the first time the octopus Topo.[23]
February
7th
- Buzz Sawyer dies.[16][17]
March
3rd
- Stephen Shin acquires a library copy of The Mystery of Atlantis.[24]
June
30th
- "Seasons" is released by Chris Cornell.[6]
July
6th
- Floyd Lawton is arrested for extortion. He's given a sentence of 2 years.[21]
September
30th
- Barry Allen is born.[25][26]
1993
- Mortal Kombat is released.[7][27]
- This date was feature in a ARGUS file regarding Barry Allen.[10]
- A Smallville Spartans' member receives a Kansas State Champions logo.[6]
March
July
27th
- "Come Baby Come" is released by K7.[10]
September
- Clark Kent saves Smallville autumn fair with his superpowers, without being seen by anyone.[5]
October
Jonathan Kent shows Clark his real origins.
- Clark saves his classmates from a school bus crash.[6]
- Jonathan shows Clark his crashed starship and reveals to him that he is an alien.[6]
- Kenny Braverman and Whitney Fordham, alongside others including Pete Ross, bully Clark Kent in a attempt to show his powers. They are scared away by Jonathan Kent.[6]
December
- Around this time, Bruce Wayne begins his one-man war on crime, waging it largely upon the streets of Gotham.[29]
1994
May
19th
June
4th
- Rachel M. Batson's organization license is issued.[12]
29th
- Victor Stone is born.[26]
1995
January
3rd
- Kim Ji-soo is born.[16][26]
22nd
- Jerry Blackwell dies.[16][17]
1996
- Empire Pier opens in Metropolis.[22]
January
16th
- Kim Jennie is born.[16][26]
November
26th
- "I Believe I Can Fly" is released by R. Kelly.[12]
1997
- Batman begins collaborating with James Gordon and the Gotham City Police Department.[26]
February
11th
- Roseanne Park is born.[16][26]
March
27th
- Lalisa Manoban is born.[16][26]
31st
- "It's No Good" is released by Depeche Mode.[30]
April
Jonathan Kent before his death.
- A tornado devastates Smallville, killing Jonathan Kent.[6]
- Few days later Jonathan Kent is buried in the Smallville Cemetery.[6]
- Clark Kent leaves the Kent farm and travels around the world.[6][31]
June
26th
- The novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is published. It features the first appearance of Harry Potter.[12]
July
18th
- A library copy of The Mistery of Atlantis is gained by Matthew Allen.[24]
October
30th
- Wesley Rowe, the fake identity used by Barry Allen for entering the Scout Ship 0344 in 2017, has this date of birth.[14]
1998
Atlanna banished in the Hidden Sea.
- The Sword of Alexander is sold on the black market.[13]
- El Diablo begins to use his pyrokinetic powers in his criminal life.[10]
- Orvax discovers the existence of Arthur Curry. His mother Atlanna is sacrificed to the Trench but she escapes into the Hidden Sea, where she will live for twenty years.[30]
- The truck driver Ludlow begins coming to Cassidy Pub.[27]
January
26th
- A library copy of The Mistery of Atlantis is gained by Panda Erica.[24]
Summer
The infamous Bertinelli massacre.
- Bertinelli massacre: nearly every member of the Bertinelli Crime Family is killed by Stefano Galante, as ordered by Roman Sionis.[32]
- Helena Bertinelli escapes to Italy, later to seek revenge.[32]
July
17th
- The movie The Mask of Zorro is released.[7][33]
1999
Arthur Curry controls tha marine wildlife in the aquarium.
- At the Boston Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts, Arthur Curry is on a field trip with his class when he is bullied by a pair of students. Arthur reveals his ability to control sea life while several patrons watch in awe.[23][30]
- Topo is captured by the people of Amnesty Bay and put in a tank. Arthur Curry and his friend Claudia menages to free its.[23]
- The Flying Graysons die in an acrobatic act and Bruce Wayne adopts their son, Dick Grayson.[22]
- A.R.G.U.S. begins monitoring Aquaman.[10]
January
29th
- Arthur Curry celebrates his birthday. He receives as gift a Canon 75 Rangefinder with a 50mm lens.[24]
February
Arthur Curry and Vulko while underwater.
- Vulko begins training Arthur in how to unlock his Atlantiean powers so he can take his rightful place as the King of Atlantis.[30]
April
3rd
- Arthur Curry starts to write a notebook regarding Atlantis and Atlanteans' culture. In reality he just reuses a library copy of The Mystery of Atlantis.[24]
October
15th
- The film Fight Club is released.[30]
December
27th
- Floyd Lawton is arrested for murder.[22]
| Timeline | |
| Before the 20th century | Before 19th century • 19th century |
|---|---|
| 20th century | 1900s • 1910s • 1920s • 1930s • 1940s • 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s |
| 21st century | 2000s • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 |
| After the 21st century | Far future |
References
External links
1990s on DC Database- 1990s on Wikipedia
