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History of the Slayer was a promotional clip shown on WB Network in 1997 to promote the TV series, Buffy The Vampire Slayer . CONTENT ::''One of the promos can be downloaded Below A series of promos were shown, and each included different previous slayers. The information was later put on the official Buffy web site before that site was closed down. 1845: The Slayer halted grisly murders at Boston shipyards. 1866: Local Civil War widows stopped disappearing in Virginia when Lucy Hanover showed up. 1893: Oklahoma Territory, the savage attacks which claimed 17 lives ended when a young woman blacksmith passed through. 1897: Bizarre murders at Virginia City, WY were stamped out when 20 year old Florence Gilbert arrived in town 1912: 23 killings at Brooklyn Boarding House. Student nurse Arabella Gish prevented further violence by lodging in room 6. 1927, May: Forty-one bodies were found at Union Station. Deaths stopped thanks to this woman. 1997: Sunnydale, once again a string of murders is taking place, and The Master has plans for the town and the world. PRODUCTION DETAILS Before the first airing of Welcome To The Hellmouth , the WB Television Network showed a short promo. It lasted two minutes, fifteen seconds. Whilst the clip has no official known name, some of the few fans aware of the promo, refer to it unofficially as the "History of the Slayer". The clip aired at least twice, once before the the premiere, and once for a "''special weekend presentation''". One of the Slayers which the clip introduced, Lucy Hanover was later used by Buffyverse authors Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder for a number of Buffy Novels and Buffy Comics . After the promotion, the Hanover character made appearances in '' The Gatekeeper '', '' Child Of The Hunt '', '' Immortal '', '' Blood Of Carthage '', '' The Book Of Fours '', '' The Lost Slayer '' and finally after the completion of the ''Buffy'' TV series, Hanover appeared in '' Queen Of The Slayers ''. CONTINUITY Canonical issues See Also: Buffyverse canon The canonicity of the clip is debatable, partly because Whedon's degree of involvement in the making of the promotional clip is unknown. The WB promos are viewed by some fans as 'canon', and others as 'non-canon' (see Main Article for further details). Timing
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Buffyverse oddities In chronological order of Buffyverse continuity:
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