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The Marvel Cinematic Universe

Timeline

• 1917
  • Steve Rogers is born (Captain America: The First Avenger)
• 1942
  • Steve Rogers is injected with the Super Soldier Serum.
• 2010
  • Tony Stark is kidnapped by Afghani terrorists and constructs the first three Iron Man armors. (Iron Man)
• 2011
  • Tony Stark is attacked by Ivan Vanko in Monaco and again at the Stark Expo in Flushing Meadows. (Iron Man 2)
  • Stark was brought on as consultant for the Avenger Initiative. (Iron Man 2)
  • Bruce Banner is tracked down by General Thaddeus Ross down after years on the run. (The Incredible Hulk)
  • Emil Blonsky is injected with the Super Soldier Serum and a sample of Banner's blood and becomes a Hulk-like monster. Tony Stark informs General Ross of the Avenger Initiative. (The Incredible Hulk)
  • Thor is banished to Earth by Odin. (Thor) Phil Coulson is transfered to New Mexico, where he discovers Mjolnir. (Iron Man 2)

Movies

In film chronology:

• Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
• Iron Man (2008)
• Iron Man 2 (2010)
• The Incredible Hulk (2008)
• Thor (2011)
• The Avengers (2012)

References to the broader Marvel Cinematic Universe

Captain America: The First Avenger

• The Cosmic Cube - An item from Odin's collection.
• Howard Stark - He is Tony "Iron Man" Stark's father.

Iron Man

• Nick Fury makes an appearance after the credits.
• When Tony was taking off his suit in the background Captain America's shield can be seen.
• In the climatic fight scene, you can see the Roxxon Energy Corporation building behind Iron Monger when he shoots Iron Man with his back rocket.

Iron Man 2

• As Nick Fury debriefs Tony near the end of the film, the television screen on the right shows a news report of a destructive aftermath on a university campus. This is the same news report of the Culver University battle caused by the Hulk that was featured midway in the film The Incredible Hulk, indicating that the last moments of Iron Man 2 is concurrent with the events of the latter film.
• When Phil Coulson was looking around Tony's workshop he finds a familiar, incompleted shield in a crate. It's heavily hinted to be either Captain America's actual shield or a prototype of it. It was previously featured midway in Iron Man.
• In New Mexico, Phil Coulson finds Mjolnir, the weapon used by Thor, in a crater.
• Nick Fury mentions problems in the southwest region which is where Mjolnir was lying.
• Tony Stark looks at a folder and has "Avengers Initiative" printed on it, again a reference to his upcoming participation with the Avengers.

The Incredible Hulk

• Nick Fury and Rick Jones names are seen in the intro.
• Stark Industries logo is also seen in the intro showing they created the Sonic Cannons used later and it is also on the Cyrosync container containing the Super Soldier Serum.
• The SHIELD logo is seen in the intro, it's again seen when Bruce Banner uses a computer.
• General Ross talks about a program in World War 2 to create Super Soldiers with the Super Soldier Serum which is obviously refering to the creation of Captain America.
• When General Ross first takes the Super Soldier Serum out of its Cyrosync container, the label on the container says it was developed by Dr. Reinstein, the alias of Abraham Erskine. The label also says the program was called Weapons Plus.
• When General Ross is sitting in a bar, Tony Stark appears and talks to him about The Avengers