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The DC Universe is inhabit with some of the most herculean existence in any medium , from heroes likeSuperman , The Flash , andWonder Woman , to villains likeDarkseid , theAnti - Monitor , andMr . Mxyzptlk . Several of their heaviest hitters have even putotherpublishers ' fighter in their billet , but there is one character who stand above all the rest … even if very few lector are actually familiar with him .
Superman is conversant to everyone as one of the most powerful character in the DC Universe , and his powers have evolved throughout the geezerhood . Today , his most common abilities rank him as one of , if not the , most powerful character in the entire DC Universe . However , even Superman ( any other fibre , really ) pales in compare to one of the DC Universe ’s more apart , yet preposterously knock-down , reference : The Presence .
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introduce inMore Fun Comics # 52 , The Presence is the entity that ab initio transform beat bull Jim Corrigan into the superhero , The Spectre . In that issue , he was demonstrate as " The Voice of the Presence " and was seldom more than a disembodied template for the Spectre , and imbued the character with his great power . Created in 1940 by Superman co - Lord Jerry Siegel , and Bernard Bailey , the Presence had re-emerge several times throughout the chronicle of DC Comics . With the exponent of omniscience , ubiquity , and near unlimited business leader , the Presence made his appearing several time in Neil Gaiman’sThe Sandmanseries in DC ’s Vertigo line of business . In his appearances inThe Spectre , the Presence do almost as a god , at meter answer the prayers and pleas of Jim Corrigan , and even resurrecting the Justice Society of America .
The Presence , while an idea of an ultimate supreme being might be in the DC Universe , has been embody by several characters as a gravid bridge player reaching out from a nebula at the present moment of creative activity . Indeed , that icon was once again reference inDC Universe : Rebirth , although it was later revealed that the Great Hand seen then was that ofDoctor Manhattan , altering the multiverse ( and as Doctor Manhattan himself has stated within the pages ofWatchmen:“If there is [ a God ] , I am nothing like him . "
Although he only appears periodically , The Presence has been described by characters and creators as the sovereign being within the overall DC Universe ( yes , there is a fourth - paries break coming into court of " The Writer " in Grant Morrison’sAnimal Manrun , but that seems to be that quality ’s only appearance ) . The Presence is perhaps as close to " God " that DC Comics can safely extend to – but it does n’t mean that a foster or stand - in ca n’t occupy that gap . Marvel has the One Above All , and DC has itsPresence , the most powerful character in its lineup .
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