Cosmic Beings
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In superhero comic books, cosmic beings are fictional characters possessing super powers on a planetary, stellar, galactic or even universal level, powers far beyond those of humans or conventional superheroes, and usually serving some natural function in the fictional universes in which they exist.
In DC Comics cosmic beings are cosmic entities and are characterized as more godlike. They do not interfere as much in reality as they do in the Marvel Universe. They also change in power and were rare in the Golden Age of comics where superheroes in the future and past were vastly more powerful ("planet-moving" superheroes were superior to man, and depicted as gods). The magical realm usually consists of beings from other dimensions and the spiritual realm consists of ghostly beings, legends and deities usually of the past of whom are already dead. There are also stronger Heaven and Hell related beings from the religious virtues of the DC Universe, most common in the Vertigo series, which have god-like or demi-god-like powers and are directly connected with Greek Mythology. Wonder Woman also follows a similar character base. In Books of Magic it is particularly noted that the cosmic entities like the Phantom Stranger and the Spectre both appear in the DC Universe and the Vertigo Universe. The spacial realm consists of highly advanced alien races and entities of extreme power who evolved within the cosmos. Because the DC Universe is more centralized, supernatural beings usually take any shape size or form on Earth. Other entities can be considered as powerful and similar to Marvel cosmic beings such as Kismet, Imperiex and beings from Jack Kirby's Fourth World series.
DC cosmic entities are divided into the spiritual, spacial and the magical realms. This differs them from Marvel entities, who regularly take on both spacial and magical roles (eg. Marvel's Death is a member of the Cosmic Compass, but also grants temporary immortality to Earth's Sorcerer Supreme).
Magical realm
- Barter
- Blaze and Satanus
- Cain and Abel
- Dream of the Endless
- Eclipso
- The Endless
- H'ronmeer
- Isis
- Kid Eternity
- Lords of Order/Chaos
- Nebiros
- Neron
- Orishas
- Parliament of Trees
- Phantom Stranger
- The Presence
- Queen of Fables
- RamaRama
- Shango
- Shazam
- The Spectre
- Titans of Myth
- Uncle Sam
- The Word
Dimensional Realm
Spatial Realm
- Agamemno
- Black Racer
- The Controllers
- Darkseid
- Dominus
- Guardians of the Universe
- Highfather
- Imperiex
- Kismet
- Krona
- Mageddon
- Metron
- Mogo
- Onimar Synn
- Overmaster
- Parallax
- Solaris
- The Source
- Starbreaker
- Starro
- Sun-Eater
- Takion
- The Triarch
- The Unimaginable
- X'Hal
- Yuga Khan
- Zamorans
Spiritual Realm
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