Many references to similar beings appear to be obvious references to the Judeo-Christian sect's supreme deity, but they are sometimes revealed to be other entities in the DC Universe. A similar character later appears in the same author's Fallen Angel series. He first appears in Peter David's Linda Danvers/ Supergirl series. WallyA being claiming to be a manifestation of God who appears in the form of a young boy wearing a baseball hat. The PresenceThe unseen Judeo-Christian deity from Grant Morrison's fictional angel mythology. The SourceThe universal spirit from Jack Kirby's Fourth World cosmology. The true identity of the being manipulating the timeline remains unknown, but is commonly assumed to be Doctor Manhattan. The Hand was later seen reaching down from Heaven to embrace the invading Darkness, and stated to be the Hand of God by Etrigan.This idea was visually called back to in Rebirth when a hand was seen reaching through time to change history.
In Crisis on Infinite Earths #10, the Hand was turned into a predestination paradox as the hand of the villainous Anti-Monitor, who tried to rearrange all existence at its starting point, but failed. In Ganthet's Tale, it was revealed to be an illusion created by the Guardians to prevent investigation into the beginning of the universe.
The HandAn image of a hand appearing out of a nebula has been referenced numerous times in different DC Comics as a metaphor for the creator or the mystery that exists at the moment of universal creation, but the identity of the being whom the hand belongs to varied over time.: It was first seen in Green Lantern vol. When the Voice uttered the first word, it created "The Word", and it was already being tracked by Destiny in his book. At one point, it even answers the Spectre's prayers by resurrecting the murdered Justice Society of America. This is the most "active" version of God seen in the comic books. Significant examples of God surrogates include: The VoiceThe disembodied "Voice of the Presence" that spoke to and empowered Jim Corrigan as the Spectre in More Fun Comics #52. The lack of a central doctrine means that multiple "aspects" of God have been introduced by different writers.
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The Code does not explicitly refer to God, but does say that "ridicule or attack on any religious or racial group is never permissible." Later revisions of the Code are phrased in terms of respecting religious beliefs and religious institutions, which may account for the comics' hesitancy when dealing with God. The comics are published under the Comics Code, a set of ethical guidelines drawn up in the 1950s in reaction to anti-comic book hysteria. According to writer Greg Rucka in an interview about his Final Crisis: Revelations miniseries, "The sort of unspoken rule in the DCU is that God sits above all others."ĭC's superhero comics have always drawn upon Judeo-Christian beliefs for plot elements - the First appearance of "The Voice" was in the 1940 origin of the Spectre - but they have traditionally used surrogate concepts and names rather than refer to the Judeo-Christian deity directly. It is not always clear how the Abrahamic God fits into this - for example, one particular Wonder Woman storyline by Eric Luke featured the Greek Titans fighting Judeo-Christian angels and Hindu Gods. It involves elements from multiple religions, mythologies, and modern created concepts such as the Endless. The religious cosmology of the DC Universe is complex with many pantheons of deities co-existing alongside each other. It was created in this story by Jerry Siegel and Bernard Baily. The presence first appears in More Fun Comics #52 as The Voice, the disembodied "Voice of the Presence" who empowers Jim Corrigan as the Spectre.
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