Great Disaster (DC)
The Great Disaster is an event that features in DC Comics.
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History
Origin
The Great Disaster was a cataclysmic event that was noted to had devastated the planet Earth. A group of peaceful, humanoid aliens arrived on Earth with the foreknowledge of a coming Great Disaster. Hoping to prevent the Disaster from ever taking place, they established a united defense force known as the Global Peace Agency. One of the GPA's scientists, a human named Professor Myron Forest created a powerful satellite computer system called Brother Eye to help oversee over Earth's affairs. He also became provincial in transforming an army stockroom clerk named Buddy Blank into a one-man army corps. Using the name O.M.A.C., Buddy worked in the interests of the Global Peace Agency in fighting Earth's enemies. (OMAC v1 #1)
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. The Great Disaster was foreseen by the Monitors of the Multiverse and Raymond Palmer of New Earth where they knew it would affect the New Earth reality. Ray Palmer discovered this after venturing into Earth-51 and learned from notes written by this universe's Ray Palmer of the Morticoccus virus, which potentially precipitated the viral outbreak of catastrophic proportions. In a turn of events, Karate Kid of the Legion of Super-Heroes was infected with Morticoccus virus and became patient zero for the Great Disaster.
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Participants
Notes
- The Great Disaster was created by Jack Kirby where it made its first appearance in Kamandi v1 #1 (November, 1975).
Alternate Versions
Appearances
- Kamandi v1: (1975)
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