Silver Age (2000—2000)

The plot is concentrated on Agamemno, an entity who wants three artifacts in order to build his ultimate doomsday weapon which will enable him to rule the universe.

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Silver Age takes place in the past, set during the Silver Age but trying to fit into the continuity between Crisis on Infinite Earths and Infinite Crisis. Thus, Wonder Woman had not arrived in Man's World at this time; she is replaced by the Black Canary. The series has some continuity errors, such as Superman being a full member of the JLA and having a friendly relationship with Batman at this time. The series' chronology is really complicated; this is an apparently "impossible year" where there is an active Batgirl (according to Zero Hour and the Batman timelines, she debuted five years before Zero Hour), Teen Titans (seven years before Zero Hour), Brainiac (four years before Zero Hour), Mr. Element (who changed his name to Dr. Alchemy in the next appearance), a beardless Green Arrow (the first year of his career only) and Doom Patrol (who had died circa nine years before Zero Hour). The creators honor the Silver Age as much as they can: there is the presence of the Atomic Knight as the Shining Knight II (in the original Silver Age tales, there were the Atomic Knights fighting in an alternate future); although Supergirl and Tommy Tomorrow do not actually appear in the series, they are honored when Suzy Shoemaker and Robby Reed assume their appearances. The Joker is absent, perhaps alluding to a short period between 1969 and 1973 where there were no Joker stories. Blackhawk is the only Golden Age character to appear in the series, since the Blackhawk title had not been canceled since the Golden Age, even with the change of publisher.

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(in chronological order)

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