Vixen Timeline
This timeline is designed to detail the exploits of Vixen throughout different eras of comic book history. These summaries are here to help make reading about Raven easier. For more information regarding our timeline project, see our about page here.
This timeline is heavily based on our “Vixen Reading Order“. Non-indented sections correspond with Raven’s “Essential” storyline while indented sections correspond with her “Extra” storyline. Make sure to check out our reading order here for more information.
New 52
With the beginning of the New 52, the DC Universe’s continuity was reset. Vixen is reintroduced as a superhero already operating in Africa. She goes on to have a short-lived career with the Justice League International and then goes on to help a few other heroes here and there.
Also be sure to view the New 52 era of our “Vixen Reading Order“.
Justice League International: The Signal Masters
When the United Nations decided to create a Justice League under their control, Vixen is one of the heroes chosen to represent this new League. She serves with the team on their first mission and helps destroy the monsters they are sent to fight. On this mission, she also helps defeat an alien invader that planned to sell the Earth’s raw materials.
This storyline extends through issues #1-6 of Justice League International Vol. 3. These issues are collected in Justice League International Vol. 1: The Signal Masters (Review).
Justice League International: Breakdown
After a devastating terrorist attack on the Justice League International, Vixen is seriously injured. She is transported to a hospital where she remains in a coma for a few days.
Eventually, Vixen wakes up. Upon waking, she expresses concern that the UN is considering shutting the JLI down. She believes the group can do some good in the world and does not want to see it end.
Vixen’s involvement in this storyline extends through issues #7, #8, #10, and #12 of Justice League International Vol. 3. These issues are collected in Justice League International Vol. 2: Breakdown (Review) .
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
Vixen is one of many heroes called in to help the Justice League when the armies of Atlantis invade the surface world. Her role here is minor but helps save plenty of people.
Vixen’s involvement in this storyline extends through issues #16-17 of Justice League Vol. 2 and issue #16 of Aquaman Vol. 7. These issues are collected in either Aquaman Vol. 3: Throne of Atlantis (Review) or Justice League Vol. 3: Throne of Atlantis (Review) (Reading Order).
Justice League: The Grid
Shortly after the events of Throne of Atlantis, Vixen is one of many candidates considered for membership within the Justice League. She was either not chosen for the position or turned it down.
This story is told in issue #18 of Justice League Vol. 2. This issue is collected in Justice League Vol. 4: The Grid (Review).
Black Canary: New Killer Star
At some point in time, Vixen was captured by a cult of villains outside of Berlin. They took her Tantu Totem and threw her in prison. Luckily, Vixen receives some help from a fellow prisoner, Black Canary, and is able to get her Totem back. Together, the two escape the prison and return to society.
During this storyline, Vixen speaks about her past as an orphan and her current role as a model. This confirms these attributes are a part of her character in this continuity.
This story is told in issue #8 of Black Canary Vol. 4. This issue is collected in Black Canary Vol. 2: New Killer Star (Review).
Batgirl: The Gladius Offensive
When Black Canary is nearly killed while on a mission for Batgirl, Vixen is able to save her life and bring her back to Batgirl’s apartment. Once there, Vixen decides to help Batgirl take down Gladius, a villain who had been causing trouble for Batgirl recently. With help from Vixen and a few other heroes, Batgirl is able to defeat Gladius.
This storyline extends through issues #51-52 of Batgirl Vol. 4. These issues are collected in Batgirl Vol. 3: Mindfields (Review).
Rebirth
The Rebirth era does not change much when it comes to Vixen’s continuity and history; she is still the same superhero/model/philanthropist that she was before. Near the start of this era, she joins the newly formed Justice League of America (Timeline) as one of the founding members. She stays with this team until it breaks up in the wake of the Justice League: No Justice (Review) event.
Also be sure to view the Rebirth era of our “Vixen Reading Order“.
Justice League of America: Vixen Rebirth
In the past, Mari McCabe watched as her mother and father were killed by her uncle, who wanted to gain possession of the Tantu Totem, a powerful artifact that allows the user to channel the power of any animal. In the present, she is a model, reality television star, animal activist, and philanthropist. However, when a young girl’s mother goes missing, she is forced to take matters into her own hands. She rescues the woman using the Tantu Totem and decides to start using her powers as a force for good.
This story is told in issue #1 of Justice League Of America: Vixen Rebirth. This issue is collected in Justice League of America: The Road to Rebirth (Review) or in Justice League of America: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 1.
Justice League of America: Rebirth
One day, Batman approaches Vixen and tells her about a team he is assembling. Though she is hesitant to join, Batman claims he will not make the team without her, so she agrees to help out.
This new Justice League of America (Timeline) consists of Vixen, Frost, Black Canary, Lobo (Timeline), the Atom (Timeline), and the Ray (Timeline). Batman tells them all that the goal here is to develop a superhero team made of more grounded heroes, not the near-gods that exist on the main Justice League (Timeline). He also states that he needs them all to fend off a threat that is coming. All of them agree to the idea, though they don’t necessarily get along with one another.
This story is told in Justice League of America: Rebirth #1. This issue is collected in Justice League of America Vol. 1: The Extremists (Review) or in Justice League of America: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 1.
Justice League of America: The Extremists
Multiple superpowered villains, called the Extremists, suddenly appear in Saratoga, NY. Their leader, Lord Havok, claims to be from a universe where society fell apart because it lacked control. As a result, he has decided to invade this universe and bring it under his total control which, in his eyes, would save it. He also claims that his power comes from a mysterious being known as the Might Beyond the Mirror.
However, this puts him in direct conflict with the Justice League of America (Timeline). The League goes head to head with Havok and his warriors but they escape to the country of Kravia. Once there, Havok takes over the government and bends the people to his will.
The JLA decide to fight Havok by empowering a rebel group of Kravians who have been hiding near the country’s border. With these rebels, the League manages to take down the Extremists (though one of them, Dreamslayer, chooses to give up his cause rather than being beaten). As a result, the rebel group retakes the government and Lord Havok is put in prison.
This storyline extends through issues #1-4 of Justice League of America Vol. 5. These issues are collected in Justice League of America Vol. 1: The Extremists (Review) or in Justice League of America: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 1.
Justice League of America: Heart of a Bastich
The Justice League of America (Timeline) discovers that Penn City, a small town in Pennsylvania, has been taken over by Nikos Aegeus. This villain is using the city to manufacture an arsenal of magic weapons which he is then selling to the highest bidder. His plan was inspired by his hatred of order and is powered by a vision from a mysterious being known as the Might Beyond the Mirror.
The JLA storms the city and immediately begins fighting Aegeus’s forces. However, Aegeus’s weapons are powerful and are even able to temporarily poison Lobo (Timeline), until the Ray (Timeline) rips out Lobo’s heart, which dispels the poison. His forces even cause Frost to temporarily lose control and break off a soldier’s arm. Yet the JLA is still able to prevail and the Atom knocks out Aegeus with a devastating punch.
In the aftermath, the JLA ensures the people of Penn City that they will be provided for in the future; Vixen specifically announces that her foundation will help the area. In addition, the JLA decide to take in Xenos, a man who was forced to build Aegeus’s weapons but has now agreed to design tech for the JLA.
This storyline extends through issues #5-6 of Justice League of America Vol. 5. These issues are collected in Justice League of America Vol. 1: The Extremists (Review) or in Justice League of America: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 1.
Justice League of America: Terrorstrike
While the rest of the JLA (Timeline) deals with small problems, Vixen and the Ray (Timeline) visit a school in Harlem and connect with the students on a personal level.
This story is told in issue #7 of Justice League of America Vol. 5. This issue is collected in Justice League of America Vol. 2: Curse of the Kingbutcher (Review) or in Justice League of America: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 1.
Justice League of America: The Man from Monster Valley
An organization called S.K.U.L.L. has just infiltrated an excluded valley where a young man, named Makson, has been raised by monsters his whole life. Though the Justice League of America (Timeline) is able to stop them, they arrive too late to save Makson’s adoptive “parents”. Afterward, they reintroduce Makson to society, where he learns that he is the heir to a fortune.
As a result, Makson hosts a gathering where he will be able to meet every member of his new family. However, Batman doubts his motives and starts an investigation. They discover that S.K.U.L.L. was funded by Makson’s family to find and kill Makson, thus allowing the rest of the family to take his fortune. Makson discovered this and is using his gathering to kill his new family. Luckily, he is stopped by the JLA, who return Makson to the wild and imprison the people responsible for the attempt on his life.
This storyline extends through issues #8-9 of Justice League of America Vol. 5. These issues are collected in Justice League of America Vol. 2: Curse of the Kingbutcher (Review).
Justice League of America: Curse of the Kingbutcher
In the Ray’s hometown, numerous people are visited by the Might Beyond the Mirror in their dreams. When they wake up, the Might has granted a wish for them. Unfortunately, this has caught the attention of the Lords of Order, who have sent the Kingbutcher to undo these wishes.
Vixen and the Justice League of America (Timeline) arrive to put a stop to the Kingbutcher. He tries to convince them that what he is doing is right and even shows the Ray (Timeline) that the Ray’s mother has wished for a new family. However, the League refuses to back down and disrupts the Kingbutcher’s connection to reality, sending him back to the dimension of the Lords of Order. There, the Lords of Order continue to worry about the Might Beyond the Mirror’s growing strength.
This storyline extends through issues #10-11 of Justice League of America Vol. 5. These issues are collected in Justice League of America Vol. 2: Curse of the Kingbutcher (Review).
Justice League of America: Panic in the Microverse
The majority of the Justice League of America descends into the Microverse to save Ray Palmer. Outside of the Microverse, Vixen continues to investigate the Might Beyond the Mirror.
Vixen’s involvement in this storyline extends through issues #12, #14, and #17 of Justice League of America Vol. 5. These issues are collected in Justice League of America Vol. 3: Panic in the Microverse (Review).
Justice League of America: Surgical Strike
The members of the JLA (Timeline) are being interviewed by a mysterious individual who begins to sow doubt among the members, something that is easier now that Batman is gone (due to his involvement in Dark Nights: Metal (Reading Order)). In the Ray (Timeline), this doubt becomes so pronounced that he storms off and effectively quits the team.
Once this happens, it is revealed that the interviewer was actually the villainous Prometheus, whose latest goal is to destroy the JLA. He hacks the JLA’s base and seals everyone inside. He then subdues Frost and the Atom (Timeline). Meanwhile, Afterthought severely injures Black Canary and nearly defeats Lobo (Timeline).
Prometheus then begins talking to Vixen and threatens to kill her. He tries to convince her that the JLA is a corrupt entity but she refuses to believe this. Her passion inspires the civilians around here and one of them even tries to attack Prometheus. Luckily, around this time, Black Canary is able to revive Frost, the Atom, and herself. The revived heroes are then able to take down Afterthought and, together, all of the heroes are able to defeat Prometheus.
In the aftermath of this attack, the JLA discuss how easily the Prometheus was able to sow doubt among the team. While discussing this, Lobo reveals that Frost killed people in the Microverse. The team is shocked to learn this and Frost feels worse than ever about her condition.
This storyline extends through issues #18-20 of Justice League of America Vol. 5. These issues are collected in Justice League of America Vol. 4: Surgical Strike (Review).
Justice League of America: The Light and the Warrior
At the JLA’s base, Frost has a dream where she is visited by the Might Beyond the Mirror. When she wakes, she discovers that her heat sickness has been cured. This strange occurrence shocks Vixen and the rest of the team.
This story is told in issue #21 of Justice League of America Vol. 5. These issues are collected in Justice League of America Vol. 4: Surgical Strike (Review).
Justice League of America: Deadly Fable
It is revealed that the Might Beyond the Mirror is an ancient monarch who was imprisoned by her own people. They did this because the Might’s rule was too harsh; she was only softened by her sister’s compassion. However, when she was imprisoned, her sister died of grief. Now, she believes that Caitlin Snow is the reincarnation of her dead sister and wants to rule the world alongside her. She showed Caitlin what her powers could do to the world and convinced her to accept a wish, which allowed the Might to break free of her imprisonment.
Now free, the Might kills Vixen and puts the rest of the JLA (Timeline) in chains. She then begins construction on a portal that will allow her to reach the realm of imagination, which she plans to conquer. However, Vixen is able to rebuild her body by taking on the regenerative properties of a Planaria. She then channels the unified strength of the human population around her and attacks the Might. Then, Frost finally defeats the Might, an act that restores her heat sickness.
In the aftermath of the battle, Batman rejoins the team and tells them they have another world to save.
This storyline extends through issues #22-24 of Justice League of America Vol. 5. These issues are collected in Justice League of America Vol. 5: Deadly Fable (Review).
Milk Wars
On a higher dimension, a powerful corporation, called Retconn, attempts to sell the entire DC Universe to a potential client. In order to make the purchase more attractive, they attempt to homogenize the sensibilities of the universe by sanitizing many of the heroes. This results in brainwashed versions of the JLA (Timeline) and the Trinity that resemble society of the 1950s. In this reality, the JLA is the “Community League of Rhode Island” and their job is to police people’s actions to make sure they comply with their sensibilities.
Luckily, interference from the Doom Patrol helps break the JLA out of their spell. In addition, the actions of Mother Panic and Shade the Changing Girl help break Batman and Wonder Woman out of their spells. All of these characters are then brought together by Cave Carson to defeat Retconn. Together, they use Flex Mentallo, Crazy Jane, and Vixen’s powers to reboot reality and restore it back to how it was.
The Justice League of America’s role in this storyline extends through JLA/Doom Patrol Special #1 and Doom Patrol/JLA Special #1. These issues are collected in Milk Wars (Review).
Justice League of America: New Life and Death
Though the Might Beyond the Mirror is defeated, the Justice League of America’s headquarters is destroyed. Vixen leads the rebuilding effort and explains that the new building will also have a new purpose. In addition, the Ray’s new friend, Aztek, joins the team.
With the team back together, Batman and Black Canary head off to restore life to Angor, homeworld of the Extremists and their leader, Lord Havok.
Elsewhere, Chronos, a time-traveling villain, decides to return to the past and bother his old enemy, Ray Palmer.
This storyline extends through issues #25-26 of Justice League of America Vol. 5. These issues are collected in Justice League of America Vol. 5: Deadly Fable (Review).
Justice League of America: Dawn of Time
Thousands of years before the present, a god landed on Earth and imbued the planet with the very idea of superheroes. This point of contact is what allowed superheroes to exist and is now buried underneath the JLA’s base. Chronos has learned this secret history and has decided to travel back in time and stop the god of superheroes before he is ever able to inspire the future.
To do so, Chronos storms the JLA’s base and easily dispatches the team. They follow him as he travels to the past but find he has already amassed an army there. Using this army, he holds off the JLA (Timeline) and manages to kill the god of superheroes. However, the Atom is able to steal Chronos’s time-controlling hourglass and send Chronos back to the present, where Lobo (Timeline) is waiting for him. After this, Aztek uses the hourglass to heal the god of superheroes’ wounds and bring him back to life. He is then able to make contact with the Earth and restore history to the way it once was.
The JLA then travel back to the present where they make a huge announcement. They decide to disband the JLA and become the Justice Foundation instead. This new group is set to become a “superhuman think tank” that will attempt to create medicines and technology to help push society into the future.
This storyline extends through issues #27-29 of Justice League of America Vol. 5. These issues are collected in Justice League of America Vol. 5: Deadly Fable (Review).
Justice League: Justice Lost
Internal problems have caused the Justice League (Timeline) to disband but a few of its members have agreed to join the JLA’s Justice Foundation. However, at the new group’s first meeting, no one shows up except Jessica Cruz and Vixen.
It is then revealed that most of the heroes invited to the Justice Foundation were distracted by the cataclysmic events taking place in Justice League: No Justice (Review). This indicates that the heroes will continue to serve as heroes but it also seems to indicate that the Justice Foundation has ended before it began.
This story is told in issue #43 of Justice League Vol. 3. This issue is collected in Justice League Vol. 7: Justice Lost (Review).