Rising Stars Timeline
This is a timeline of the events in Rising Stars. Sources are given for all entries. Conjectures are explained when they are used.
Key:
i-p: issue number - page number
| Date | Event | Reference |
| Mid-1967 to early-1968 | 112 children who will become Specials are conceived. Cathy Jean is one of the last to be conceived. | 1-5 |
| Early Spring 1968 | John Simon is conceived and the Flash hits Pederson. | Flash |
| A few days later | Jason Polachek is conceived. | 4-6 |
| Early 1969 | Edward Claiborne is conceived. | 1/2-3 |
| Late 1969 | Edward Claiborne is born. | 1/2-12 |
| Autumn 1973 | Matthew Bright reveals his powers. | 1-9 |
| The following months | Scientists test the Specials. | 1-10 |
| Late 1973 | The Enhanced Abilities Child Welfare Act of 1973 is passed. | 0-11 |
| Spring 1974 | The government opens a day camp for the Specials. | 1-16 |
| Spring - Summer 1974 | Lee Jackson makes two visits to the camp. He is molested by a camp counselor. | 1-17 |
| Autumn 1974 | Lee Jackson makes his third visit to the camp. Randy Fisk makes his first visit. | 3-5 |
| Autumn 1974 | Lee Jackson tells his friends that he wants to be a star. | 3-20 |
| Autumn 1974 | Lee Jackson uses his power. His parents go into hiding with him that night. | Burn |
| Autumn 1974 | The government moves the Specials to a controlled facility. | 0r-1 |
| Late 1974 | Matthew Bright flies for the first time. | 0-8 |
| March 25, 1975 | The Supreme Court leaves the Specials in the custody of their parents and orders a physician to oversee them. | 0-11 |
| A short time later | Dr. Welles is appointed to monitor the Specials. | 2-3 |
| Late 1975 | Matthew Bright demonstrates his flying powers for Dr. Welles. | 0-8 |
| Late 1976 | Lee Jackson's parents are killed in a hotel fire. | 3-5 |
| 1980 | Randy Fisk puts on a costume for the first time and begins calling himself "Ravenshadow". | 3-4 |
| Early 1980's | Willie Smith disappears. | 2-4 |
| 1 month later | The Specials are allowed to fly at camp again. | 2-21 |
| Early 1980's | Jerry Montrose manifests his pyrotechnic power. | P-6 |
| A short time later | Jerry Montrose runs away, is captured, and put on probation. | P-8 |
| 1983 | Jason Miller tries on a costume for the first time. | P-9 |
| The same day | Edward Claiborne plots in his journal to lie about special abilities. | 1/2-9 |
| The next day | Edward Claiborne claims to fly. Paulson quarantines Pederson. Edward is berthed with the Specials. | 1/2-9 |
| The same day | Jerry Montrose steals Jason Miller's copy of Megaman #1. | P-9 |
| The next day | Edward Claiborne dies. | 1/2-8 |
| Mid-1980's | Jerry Montrose and Jason Miller find Joshua Kane's stash of women's clothes. | 6-15 |
| Mid-1980's | Elizabeth Chandra's power manifests itself. | 5-9 |
| Spring 1986 | Several Pederson Specials graduate high school | 0-3 |
| 1986 | Jerry Montrose turns 18 and leaves Pederson for Las Vegas. | P-10 |
| Summer 1986 | Cathy Jean, Jason Miller, and other Specials register for classes at the State College. Jason meets NexusCorp representatives at a career day booth. | 4-10 |
| 1988 | Jerry Montrose muscles the wrong guy and is labeled a criminal. | P-11 | Late 1980's | David Mueller's mother commits suicide, and he is left in a coma. | 4-17 | Late 1980's | Daniel Bright is killed in the line of duty. Matthew Bright is not allowed to join any law enforcement agencies. He disappears and becomes a New York City cop with a fake ID. | 4-3 |
| 2 years later | Matthew Bright receives the Medal of Honor. | 3-8 |
| 1990's | Jerry Montrose is blamed for three deaths in Texas. | P-4 |
| Mid- to Late-1990's | Lee Jackson meets Elanor Hamilton. | 3-9 |
| 2 weeks later | Elanor Hamilton gives Lee Jackson a room. | 3-10 |
| 1 year later | Elanor Hamilton dies. Lee Jackson goes on a rampage and then kills himself. | 3-11 |
| The same day | Randy Fisk and Jason Miller discover that their powers increased when Lee Jackson died. | 3-21 |
| Late 1990's | The intelligence community recruits Laurel Darkhaven and she disappears. | 4-14 |
| Late 1990's or early 2000's | Jason Miller visits his family in Pederson, and Critical Maas takes control of him. | 13-9 |
| Spring 2002 | Robert Daniel Miller is born. | P-6 |
| 2 weeks later | Joey Drake is murdered. His funeral is a few days later. | P-14 |
| 1 week later | Jerry Montrose visits Dr. Welles. | P-14 |
| Shortly therafter | Jerry Montrose returns Jason Miller's copy of Megaman #1. | P-16 |
| The same week | Randy Fisk appears in People Magazine. | 3-2 |
| 1 week later | Peter Dawson is murdered. | 2-12 |
| The next day | The police question Dr. Welles | 2-1 |
| Shortly thereafter | John Simon visits Dr. Welles. | 2-16 |
| Shortly thereafter | The news stations report that Flagg must change his name. | 3-4 |
| That night | John Simon visits Randy Fisk. | 3-4 |
| A short time later | David Mueller is murdered. | 4-18 |
| A short time later | John Simon contacts Clarence Mack. Clarence spies on Jason Miller's dream. Jason Miller kills Clarence. John Simon visits Lionel Zerb to contact Clarence. | 5-8 |
| A short time later | Flagg's name is changed to Patriot. Jason Miller, Jerry Montrose, Rev. Kane, and Joshua Kane conspire to mislead the government. The Senate invokes the Stanwick Powers Act and issues warrants. | 6-1 |
| Over a few weeks | The government rounds up the Specials, beginning with the low-powers in Pederson. John Simon fights Matthew Bright. Dr. Welles is captured. Several Specials hide out at a ranch provided by Chandra. | 9-1 |
| July 2002 | The Surge | 9-1 |
| After the Surge | Critical Maas takes over Chicago. Cathy Jean becomes her prisoner at some point. William Corealis (formerly Smith) begins helping Normals escape. | 9-7 |
| After the Surge | Jerry Montrose returns to Las Vegas to work at Caesar's Palace. | 9-2 |
| Late October 2002 | Atlanta is burned and TNT is destroyed. | 9-7 |
| 2006 | NexusCorp becomes the leading NASDAQ growth stock. | 9-13 |
| Spring 2011 | John Simon breaks off contact with the other Specials and secretly moves back to Pederson with Dr. Welles. | 9-15 |
| About the same time | Attorney General Luann Michaels makes her last comment about the Specials until Mediaweek interviews her a year later. | 9-4 |
| Early Summer 2012 | Randy Fisk arranges with the Justice Department for amnesty for the Specials who help to free Chicago. | 9-19 |
| July 14, 2012 | Mediaweek publishes it's "Ten Years After" special. | 9-1 |
| After the magazine is published | Randy Fisk and Elizabeth Chandra recruit John Simon into Randy's plan to retake Chicago. | 9-14 |
| A short time later | John Simon, Randy Fisk, Elizabeth Chandra, and Joshua Kane enter Chicago. | 10-1 |
| A few hours later | Willie Smith saves John Simon. | 11-1 |
| Over the next few minutes | The other Specials enter Chicago, and a tactical nuclear weapon is detonated. | 12-1 |
| Over the next few days | An all-out war erupts in Chicago. Senator McClellan sends Matthew Bright and Jason Miller to Chicago. Critical Maas is defeated. | 13-1 |
| 2028 | Poet begins writing his history of the Specials | 0-5 |