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{{Infobox comics character
{{Infobox comics character
|image=Paul Booker.jpg
|character_name = Major Disaster
|caption=Major Disaster as depicted in ''JLA'' #80 (June 2003). Art by [[Duncan Rouleau]] (penciller), [[Aaron Sowd]] (inker), and [[David Baron (comics)|David Baron]] (colorist).
|image         = Paul Booker.jpg
|character_name=Major Disaster
|caption       = Major Disaster as depicted in ''JLA'' #80 (June 2003). Art by [[Duncan Rouleau]] (penciller), [[Aaron Sowd]] (inker), and [[David Baron (comics)|David Baron]] (colorist).
|real_name=Paul Booker
|real_name     = Paul Booker
|publisher=[[DC Comics]]
|publisher     = [[DC Comics]]
|debut=''[[Green Lantern]]'' #43 (March 1966)
|debut         = ''[[Green Lantern]]'' #43 (March 1966)
|creators=[[Gardner Fox]]<br />[[Gil Kane]]
|creators       = [[Gardner Fox]]<br />[[Gil Kane]]
|species=[[Metahuman]]
|species       = [[Metahuman]]
|alliances=Army of Crime<br/>Justice League Antarctica<br/>[[Injustice League]]<br/>[[Suicide Squad]]<br/>[[List of criminal organizations in DC Comics#S|SKULL]]<br>[[Justice League Elite]]<br/>[[Justice League]]
|alliances     = Army of Crime<br/>Justice League Antarctica<br/>[[Injustice League]]<br/>[[Suicide Squad]]<br/>[[List of criminal organizations in DC Comics#S|SKULL]]<br>[[Justice League Elite]]<br/>[[Justice League]]
|aliases=Bennett Brodsky
|aliases       = Bennett Brodsky
|powers=*Probability manipulation
|powers         = *Probability manipulation
*Force field generation
*Force field generation
*Chaos sensing
*Chaos sensing
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*Disaster inducement  
*Disaster inducement  
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'''Major Disaster''' ('''Paul Booker''') is a former [[DC Comics]] supervillain and reluctant amoral superhero.<ref>{{cite book |last =Rovin |first =Jeff |title =The Encyclopedia of Supervillains |publisher =Facts on File |date =1987 |location =New York |isbn = 0-8160-1356-X |page=202}}</ref>
'''Major Disaster''' ('''Paul Booker''') is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by [[DC Comics]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Rovin |first=Jeff |author-link=Jeff Rovin |title=[[The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains]] |date=1987 |publisher=Facts on File |isbn=0-8160-1356-X |location=New York |page=202}}</ref> He started out as an enemy of [[Hal Jordan|Green Lantern]] and the [[Justice League]] before reforming and becoming a superhero.


==Publication history==
==Publication history==
Major Disaster first appeared in ''[[Green Lantern]]'' (volume 2) #43, and was created by [[Gardner Fox]] and [[Gil Kane]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=190}}</ref>
Major Disaster first appeared in ''[[Green Lantern]]'' (volume 2) #43, and was created by [[Gardner Fox]] and [[Gil Kane]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |date=2016 |publisher=[[DK Publishing]] |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=190}}</ref>


==Fictional character biography==
==Fictional character biography==
Paul Booker is a low-level crook who accidentally discovers the secret identities of [[Hal Jordan|Green Lantern]] and the [[Barry Allen|Flash]] after finding [[Thomas Kalmaku]]'s casebook.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=McAvennie |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |title=DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-8578-6 |page=111}}</ref> He then becomes a criminal using devices that can create natural disasters and protect him from them. Despite having his memories erased, Major Disaster continues to battle Green Lantern and allies with [[Epoch (DC Comics)|Epoch]].<ref>''[[Karate Kid (character)|Karate Kid]]'' #12-15 (February - August 1978)</ref>[[Image:MDisaster.jpg|left|thumb|180px|Major Disaster's debut. Art by [[Murphy Anderson]].]]
Paul Booker is a low-level crook who accidentally discovers the secret identities of [[Hal Jordan|Green Lantern]] (Hal Jordan) and the [[Barry Allen|Flash]] after finding [[Thomas Kalmaku]]'s casebook.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |title=DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=McAvennie |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-8578-6 |page=111}}</ref> He then becomes a criminal using devices that can create natural disasters and protect him from them. After Major Disaster is defeated, Green Lantern uses his ring to erase the memory of the Flash's secret identity and placed a mental block stopping him from telling anyone else about the Green Lantern's own identity. Major Disaster continues to battle Green Lantern and allies with [[Epoch (DC Comics)|Epoch]].
Major Disaster later learns that he has gained his devices' power innately, but is slowly dying due to their effects. He joins the [[Injustice League]], eventually reforms, and becomes a founding member of Justice League Antarctica.


After returning to crime, Major Disaster makes a deal with [[Neron (character)|Neron]] to gain enhanced powers in exchange for his soul. Furthermore, he joins the [[Suicide Squad]] and a substitute [[Justice League]] consisting of [[Dick Grayson|Nightwing]], [[Green Arrow]], [[Atom (Ray Palmer)|Atom]], [[Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders)|Hawkgirl]], [[Ronnie Raymond|Firestorm]], [[Etrigan the Demon|Jason Blood]], and Faith while the main group are believed dead.<ref>''JLA'' #80 (June 2003)</ref>
[[Image:MDisaster.jpg|left|thumb|180px|Major Disaster's debut. Art by [[Murphy Anderson]].]]
Major Disaster later learns that he has gained his device's power innately, but his powers are growing in magnitude and slowly destroying him. For a time, he serves as an operative of the international crime cartel SKULL.


In ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'', Major Disaster is killed by [[Superboy-Prime]].<ref>''Infinite Crisis'' #7 (June 2006)</ref> He is later resurrected as a [[Black Lantern]] in ''[[Blackest Night]]'' and attempts to seek revenge before Prime kills him using a black ring.<ref>''[[Adventure Comics]]'' (vol. 2) #4-5 (January - February 2010)</ref>
While in prison, Major Disaster meets [[Mighty Bruce]], a computer wizard who steals money from corporations to give to charity. Bruce and Disaster form the [[Injustice League]] alongside [[Multi-Man]], [[Cluemaster]], [[Big Sir (character)|Big Sir]], and [[Clock King]] and obtain a [[Thanagarian]] warship left over from a recent invasion. [[Guy Gardner (character)|Guy Gardner]] intercepts the group's radio transmission, destroys the warship, and takes the League into custody.<ref>''[[Justice League International]]'' #23 (January 1989)</ref>


In ''[[New 52|The New 52]]'', Major Disaster is resurrected and returns to being a villain.<ref>''Superman/Wonder Woman'' #13 (January 2015)</ref> Furthermore, his daughter Penny, a wielder of the [[Dial H for Hero|H-Dial]] who is also known as '''Minor Disaster''', is introduced.<ref>''[[Harley Quinn (comic book)|Harley Quinn]]'' (vol. 3) #52 (December 2018)</ref>
Once free, the League decides to move to Paris, but is confronted by [[Justice League Europe]] and quickly [[deported]]. Their next mission involves breaking into the League's casino on the island Kooey Kooey Kooey. While the operation is a success, they are unable to spend their winnings; Kooey Kooey Kooey is revealed to be sentient and drifts into the ocean. Recruited by the JLA, Disaster helps [[Aquaman]] anchor Kooey Kooey Kooey to an underground volcano. He chooses to stay and face justice rather than flee, despite having the opportunity to do so.
 
Attempting to go legit, the Injustice League are sent to the [[South Pole]] to form the Justice League Antarctica, along with [[G'nort]] and the [[Scarlet Skier]]. After inadvertently devastating [[Times Square]] during a battle with [[Despero]], Major Disaster leaves the League.<ref>''[[Justice League America]]'' Annual #4 (April 1990)</ref>
 
The Injustice League team receives an offer from the government to work on the [[Suicide Squad]]. They are sent to a small island off the coast of [[Iceland]] to deal with a terrorist situation and an out-of-control genetic experiment, during which Big Sir is killed and Multi-Man, Clock King, and Cluemaster are injured.<ref>''[[Suicide Squad]]'' (vol. 2) #1 (November 2001)</ref>
 
After the Justice League are lost in time and presumed dead, Batman recruits Major Disaster into a substitute Justice League group consisting of [[Dick Grayson|Nightwing]], [[Green Arrow]], [[Atom (Ray Palmer)|Atom]], [[Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders)|Hawkgirl]], [[Ronnie Raymond|Firestorm]], [[Jason Blood]], and Faith.<ref>''[[JLA (comic book)|JLA]]'' #69 (October 2002)</ref> Major Disaster later joins the [[Justice League Elite]], a covert-ops arm of the Justice League led by [[Vera Black]]. Major Disaster is revealed to be alcoholic; during a battle with the [[Justice Society of America]], he uses his powers while drunk, resulting in [[Hawkgirl]] being severely injured and [[Manitou Raven]] killed. At the end of the ''[[Justice League Elite]]'' series, Major Disaster resigns from the League.
 
In ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'', Major Disaster is killed by [[Superboy-Prime]].<ref>''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' #7 (June 2006)</ref> He is later resurrected as a [[Black Lantern]] during the ''[[Blackest Night]]'' event and attempts to seek revenge before Prime kills him using a black ring.<ref>''[[Adventure Comics]]'' (vol. 2) #4-5 (January - February 2010)</ref>
 
In 2011, ''[[The New 52]]'' rebooted the DC universe. Major Disaster returned in ''[[Superman/Wonder Woman]]'' confronting the heroes alongside the [[Atomic Skull]].<ref>''[[Superman/Wonder Woman]]'' #15 (March 2015)</ref>
 
In 2016, DC Comics implemented a relaunch of its books called "[[DC Rebirth]]" which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to "The New 52". Major Disaster is revealed to have a daughter named Penny who debuted as '''Minor Disaster''' in the ''[[Harley Quinn (comic book)|Harley Quinn]]'' comic, utilizing a [[Dial H for Hero|H-Dial]]-resembling device called the Disaster Dial and teaming up with her neglectful father.<ref>''[[Harley Quinn (comic book)|Harley Quinn]]'' (vol. 3) #52 (December 2018)</ref>


==Powers and abilities==
==Powers and abilities==
Major Disaster possesses the ability to manipulate probability and cause natural disasters. He initially derives his powers from special devices before gaining them innately.
Major Disaster's powers originally came from a set of weapons he used to cause natural disasters. Over time, exposure to these weapons made the powers internalize and now Disaster can cause chaos at will. Disaster later makes a deal with [[Neron (character)|Neron]] that greatly enhances his powers, enabling him to see the strands of chaos around him. The disasters he can now control theoretically range from being able to command asteroid showers without breaking a sweat to causing heart attacks, nose bleeds, and even making people trip up. He appears to have no real limitations, though he lacks fine control. He has devised a force field for himself, using his powers to redirect attacks, though he seems not to use it much. While Major Disaster is adept at creating chaos, it takes him great effort to stop disasters, whether his own or natural.


==In other media==
==In other media==
* Major Disaster makes non-speaking cameo appearances in ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' as a member of [[Gorilla Grodd]]'s [[Secret Society of Super Villains|Secret Society]] before being killed by [[Darkseid]].
* Major Disaster makes non-speaking cameo appearances in ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' as a member of [[Gorilla Grodd]]'s [[Secret Society of Super Villains|Secret Society]] before being killed by [[Darkseid]].
* Major Disaster appears in ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'', voiced by [[James Arnold Taylor]].<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Major Disaster Voice - ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Batman-The-Brave-and-the-Bold/Major-Disaster/ |access-date=June 15, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
* Major Disaster appears in ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'', voiced by [[James Arnold Taylor]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 9, 2009 |title=Comics Continuum by Rob Allstetter: Saturday, May 9, 2009 |url=https://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0905/09/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515025801/www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0905/09/index.htm |archive-date=May 15, 2009 |website=Comics Continuum}}</ref><ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Major Disaster Voice - ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Batman-The-Brave-and-the-Bold/Major-Disaster/ |access-date=June 15, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
* Major Disaster appears as a character summon in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 4, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - ''Scribblenauts Unmasked'' Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=June 15, 2024 |website=IGN}}</ref>
* Major Disaster appears as a character summon in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 4, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - ''Scribblenauts Unmasked'' Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=June 15, 2024 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Major Disaster (Paul Booker) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.[1] He started out as an enemy of Green Lantern and the Justice League before reforming and becoming a superhero.

Publication history

Major Disaster first appeared in Green Lantern (volume 2) #43, and was created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane.[2]

Fictional character biography

Paul Booker is a low-level crook who accidentally discovers the secret identities of Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) and the Flash after finding Thomas Kalmaku's casebook.[3] He then becomes a criminal using devices that can create natural disasters and protect him from them. After Major Disaster is defeated, Green Lantern uses his ring to erase the memory of the Flash's secret identity and placed a mental block stopping him from telling anyone else about the Green Lantern's own identity. Major Disaster continues to battle Green Lantern and allies with Epoch.

File:MDisaster.jpg
Major Disaster's debut. Art by Murphy Anderson.

Major Disaster later learns that he has gained his device's power innately, but his powers are growing in magnitude and slowly destroying him. For a time, he serves as an operative of the international crime cartel SKULL.

While in prison, Major Disaster meets Mighty Bruce, a computer wizard who steals money from corporations to give to charity. Bruce and Disaster form the Injustice League alongside Multi-Man, Cluemaster, Big Sir, and Clock King and obtain a Thanagarian warship left over from a recent invasion. Guy Gardner intercepts the group's radio transmission, destroys the warship, and takes the League into custody.[4]

Once free, the League decides to move to Paris, but is confronted by Justice League Europe and quickly deported. Their next mission involves breaking into the League's casino on the island Kooey Kooey Kooey. While the operation is a success, they are unable to spend their winnings; Kooey Kooey Kooey is revealed to be sentient and drifts into the ocean. Recruited by the JLA, Disaster helps Aquaman anchor Kooey Kooey Kooey to an underground volcano. He chooses to stay and face justice rather than flee, despite having the opportunity to do so.

Attempting to go legit, the Injustice League are sent to the South Pole to form the Justice League Antarctica, along with G'nort and the Scarlet Skier. After inadvertently devastating Times Square during a battle with Despero, Major Disaster leaves the League.[5]

The Injustice League team receives an offer from the government to work on the Suicide Squad. They are sent to a small island off the coast of Iceland to deal with a terrorist situation and an out-of-control genetic experiment, during which Big Sir is killed and Multi-Man, Clock King, and Cluemaster are injured.[6]

After the Justice League are lost in time and presumed dead, Batman recruits Major Disaster into a substitute Justice League group consisting of Nightwing, Green Arrow, Atom, Hawkgirl, Firestorm, Jason Blood, and Faith.[7] Major Disaster later joins the Justice League Elite, a covert-ops arm of the Justice League led by Vera Black. Major Disaster is revealed to be alcoholic; during a battle with the Justice Society of America, he uses his powers while drunk, resulting in Hawkgirl being severely injured and Manitou Raven killed. At the end of the Justice League Elite series, Major Disaster resigns from the League.

In Infinite Crisis, Major Disaster is killed by Superboy-Prime.[8] He is later resurrected as a Black Lantern during the Blackest Night event and attempts to seek revenge before Prime kills him using a black ring.[9]

In 2011, The New 52 rebooted the DC universe. Major Disaster returned in Superman/Wonder Woman confronting the heroes alongside the Atomic Skull.[10]

In 2016, DC Comics implemented a relaunch of its books called "DC Rebirth" which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to "The New 52". Major Disaster is revealed to have a daughter named Penny who debuted as Minor Disaster in the Harley Quinn comic, utilizing a H-Dial-resembling device called the Disaster Dial and teaming up with her neglectful father.[11]

Powers and abilities

Major Disaster's powers originally came from a set of weapons he used to cause natural disasters. Over time, exposure to these weapons made the powers internalize and now Disaster can cause chaos at will. Disaster later makes a deal with Neron that greatly enhances his powers, enabling him to see the strands of chaos around him. The disasters he can now control theoretically range from being able to command asteroid showers without breaking a sweat to causing heart attacks, nose bleeds, and even making people trip up. He appears to have no real limitations, though he lacks fine control. He has devised a force field for himself, using his powers to redirect attacks, though he seems not to use it much. While Major Disaster is adept at creating chaos, it takes him great effort to stop disasters, whether his own or natural.

In other media

References

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  4. ↑ Justice League International #23 (January 1989)
  5. ↑ Justice League America Annual #4 (April 1990)
  6. ↑ Suicide Squad (vol. 2) #1 (November 2001)
  7. ↑ JLA #69 (October 2002)
  8. ↑ Infinite Crisis #7 (June 2006)
  9. ↑ Adventure Comics (vol. 2) #4-5 (January - February 2010)
  10. ↑ Superman/Wonder Woman #15 (March 2015)
  11. ↑ Harley Quinn (vol. 3) #52 (December 2018)
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