Department of Metahuman Affairs
The Department of Metahuman Affairs is an organization that features in DC Comics.
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History
Origin
The Department of Metahuman Affairs was an agency that was set up to deal with the new rise of Metahumans on Earth. It was said to be a branch of the Department of Extranormal Operations. (Checkmate v2 #9)
Sergeant Deanna Barr later worked on a covert sting operation that looked to catch some arms dealers from stealing the Windshear prototype craft. (Power of Shazam! v1 #35)
Afterwards, a scandal emerged where an old newsreel was used that claimed that James Barr had committed an act of treason on February 9th, 1942 by sinking the luxury liner 'the Normandie'. This saw agents of the Bureau of Meta-Human Affairs arrive at his office and arrest him for questioning. (Power of Shazam! v1 #35)
Sarge Steel was then noted to had made efforts in bringing back the Department of Metahuman Affairs. (Wonder Woman v3 #2)
They came to observe the activities of the new Wonder Woman who was actually Circe as she was committing manslaughter at numerous locations around the country. Agent Diana Prince came to operate as part of a D.M.A. operation looking to stop her rampage. (Wonder Woman v3 #4)
A D.M.A. strike team were dispatched to hunt down a Kobra Cult cell in Detroit which impended a Checkmate infiltration of the terrorist organization. (Checkmate v2 #8)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
In the wake of the Supermen Theory, the media around the Earth came to believe that the majority of Metahumans were actually artificially created by the United States and that they were all made to be living weapons as well as agents for the Department of Metahuman Affairs. (Doomsday Clock v1 #5)
Overview
They were also known as the Bureau of Meta-Human Affairs. (Power of Shazam! v1 #35) It was noted for being a branch of the Department of Extranormal Operations. (Checkmate v2 #9)
It was said that the mission of its director was to make sure the government and superhero community worked together to keep the peace. (Wonder Woman v3 #1) They were said to be federal agents who were the country's first line of defense against super-powered threats. It was said that in cases where they could not handle situations themselves then they called in support from a superhero. (Wonder Woman v3 #2)
Members
- Sarge Steel :
- Diana Price : a dark haired new female agent who was said to had spent 3 years in Army Intelligence, got her Masters in International Relations at Hopkins and recently had been the head of security at WayneCorp. In reality, Diana Prince was actually Diana of Themyscira who was also known as the superhero Wonder Woman. (Wonder Woman v3 #2)
- Nemesis :
- Etta Candy :
Notes
- The Department of Metahuman Affairs was created by Jerry Ordway and Pete Krause where it made its first appearance in Power of Shazam v1 #15 (June, 1996).
Alternate Versions
Appearances
- Power of Shazam! v1: (1996)
- Wonder Woman v3:
- Amazons Attack v1:
- Wonder Girl v1:
- Checkmate v2:
- Doomsday Clock v1:
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