1941

This is a timeline page for moments that occurred in 1941 in the Danaverse.

January 20

John Bricker is sworn in as President of the United States, succeeding John Nance Garner who had served the previous two terms. (The Man in the High Castle)

Charles Lindbergh is sworn in as President of the United States, succeeding Franklin Roosevelt, whom he defeated in the 1940 Election. (The Plot Against America)

January 21

Having just met Jack Harkness, a man who had named himself after him, the original Captain Jack Harkness is killed in Cardiff during a Nazi bombing raid. (Torchwood 112, Captain Jack Harkness)

April 1

While in Siam with the Malcolm Expedition, Billy Batson meets Shazam the Wizard who grants him the powers of Captain Marvel. (Adventures of Captain Marvel 1, Curse of the Scorpion)

April 10

A Nazi U-boat attacks the USS Niblack off the coast of Iceland as it is picking up survivors of a sunken Dutch freighter, the Saleier. This attack prompts the United States to formally declare war on Germany and the Axis Powers. (DC Timeline 12)

May 23

Captain Marvel defeats the Scorpion and destroys the Golden Scorpion weapon so it cannot be found and used by anymore villains. Captain Marvel then reverts back to his normal alias of Billy Batson. (Adventures of Captain Marvel 12, Captain Marvel's Secret)

June 7

Part of a time traveling adventure involves a companion of Sarah Jane Smith's, Clyde Langer working with British soldier George Woods during a World War II struggle against the Nazis. (The Sarah Jane Adventures 405, Lost in Time)

June 11

After returning from Europe on a covert mission, Alan Armstrong aka Spy Smasher saves his brother, Jack Armstrong from thugs working for a villain known as the Mask. (Spy Smasher 1, America Beware)

September 24

Jack Armstrong is killed while acting as Spy Smasher. Spy Smasher subsequently fights the Mask and his crew, defeating them. (Spy Smasher 12, V)

November 7

Steve Trevor of the US Army crash lands on Paradise Island, a place unknown to the outside world. Princess Diana helps rescue him. (The New Original Wonder Woman)

November 10

After finding out the truth of what led Steve to Paradise Island, a tournament is held to determine who will be the Wonder Woman who returns to the United States to help defend humanity against the Nazis. Princess Diana enters the tournament against her mother, Queen Hippolyta's wishes and wins. Diana returns with Steve to Washington, DC and begins aiding him as Wonder Woman while also serving alongside him as a US Navy yeoman under the secret identity, Diana Prince. (The New Original Wonder Woman)

December 6

Peter Jenson finds himself waking up in the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu on this date, despite being from 1958. He arrives here on a nightly basis via dreaming. Having foreknowledge of the Japanese attack on nearby Pearl Harbor, he tries to warn others of it, but to no avail. He wakes up the next morning, just as the Japanese Imperial forces are about to attack.

December 7

The Attack on Pearl Harbor occurs as Japanese Imperial pilots lay waste to the US Naval base there. This prompts the United States to formally enter World War II as part of the Allied Forces. (The Time Element) (Watchmen (2009)) (Watchmen (2019))

Thanks to the efforts of Dr Gillespie in 1958, Peter Jenson is able to continue dreaming past the moment in which the Japanese aerial forces arrive, only to be shot dead as enemy fire blasts through the window he is looking out of. In 1958, Peter will be remembered as one of the victims of the attack on Pearl Harbor. (The Time Element)