When Does "The World of Krypton" #3 (1987) Take Place?
"The World of Krypton" #3 v2 "History Lesson" is a science fiction comic-book written by John Byrne and released October 13th, 1987.
It takes place on an alternate timeline of the fictional DC Comics Universe in the year:
We know this because the comic opens with an omnipotent narration textbox containing the sentence: "A thousand centuries ago the air was bright with floating Hantha blossoms." and this scene takes place in 1954 AD.
98046 BC
We know this because the comic opens with an omnipotent narration textbox containing the sentence: "A thousand centuries ago the air was bright with floating Hantha blossoms." and this scene takes place in 1954 AD.
A thousand centuries is:
1,000 x 100 = 100,000.
and
1954 - 100,000 = -98,046.
These flashbacks to the Kryptonian Civil War are shown to the reader in the form of "history tapes" Jor-El is watching. This framed history setting immediately follows from events in the previous issue, "The World of Krypton" #2 v2 (1987), which takes place primarily in 98046 BC.
Additionally, the frame story depicts the first time Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman's father Jor-El sees his mother Lara-El. The plot continues into issue #4 (1987), but this part of the story only specifies one scene as taking place “months ago” so it seems likely that entire issue takes place within one year of when little Kal-El is sent to Earth as a baby.
"Man of Steel" #1 v1 (1986) and “The World of Smallville” #2 (1988) establish this year as 1954 AD on the Gregorian calendar.
This comic-book was retroactively collected into a "Superman: The World of Krypton" paperback and then collected again into a later, expanded "Superman: The Many Worlds of Krypton" paperback.
It is the chronologically third-earliest comic in the DC Comics Universe multiverse timeline (a chronological third comic to feature Kryptonians) and can be read after the previous issue, "The World of Krypton" #2 v2 (1987).
It was adapted to TV in 2018.
