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Ogtal
In Pre-Crisis continuity, Ogtal is one of the months in a Kryptonian calendar year.
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Omega Beams
Omega Beams are powerful bio-electric energy beams that can track and disintegrate a selected target. Both Darkseid and his son Grayven possess the ability to generate Omega Beams, though Grayven's Omega powers are inferior to those of his father. Darkseid once boasted that no living being had ever withstood the full force of the Omega Effect, but Doomsday and Superman have both withstood the Effect. The Cyborg Superman has demonstrated a degree of resiliency to them as well. While capable of passing through almost any substance, the Beams are ineffective against the bracelets of Wonder Woman, which were forged from the Olympian Aegis.
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Oneida VI
Oneida VI is the sixth planet in the Oneida star system. It is a planet within L.E.G.I.O.N jurisdiction which houses a large detention center. Mrs. Tribb, the last female Czarnian was one of its many occupants.
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One-Shot
A one-shot is a term used to describe a single stand-alone comic book or graphic novel publication that is not sequentially tied to any other comic book title. Many one-shot issues are identified as issue #1, but there are no subsequent issues following it. Others are identified solely by their title with no numerical quantifier. Such issues are alternately identified "nn". The 1989 prestige format graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke is an example of a one-shot special.
(See Also: Ongoing Series; Maxi-Series; Mini-Series)
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Ongoing Series
An ongoing series refers to a comic book title published in sequential order on a regular basis (usually monthly) without a predetermined or finite conclusion. Many ongoing titles have been prematurely canceled due to poor sales however. An ongoing series is the opposite of a limited or mini-series which is published with a predetermined set number of issues. Action Comics is the longest running American comic book series of all time and is still in publication today.
(See Also: Limited Series; Maxi-Series)
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Orichalcum
Orichalcum is a mystic mineral native to Thierna Na Oge. Materials made of Orichalcum can resist any force of pressure, be it physical or magical.
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Oxnu
Oxnu was the name of a deity worshipped by the alien sorceress, Lady Djinn.
