Ultraa is a
DC Comics
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character, originally the first superhuman on
Earth Prime. The original first appeared in ''
Justice League of America'' #153 (April 1978), he was created by
Gerry Conway and
George Tuska. The current Ultraa first appeared in ''
Justice League Quarterly'' #13 (Winter 1993), written by
Kevin Dooley and drawn by
Greg LaRocque. A new version of Ultraa appears in
Grant Morrison's ''
The Multiversity
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'' project.
Fictional character biography
Ultraa (Pre-Crisis)
Ultraa's origin is very similar to
Superman
Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...
's, in that he was born on an alien world and sent to Earth to escape its destruction. He landed in the
Australian Outback and was raised by
Indigenous Australians
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. Ultraa joins the Justice League of
Earth-One, but they turn against him following an incident where he uses a ray gun to make the members of the League and the
Injustice Gang apathetic.
['' Justice League of America'' #153 (April 1978)]
As a result of their second encounter with Ultraa, the League imprisons him in a "stasis cube" prison of Superman's design. He is later released by an alien hive mind known as the Over-Complex. A dispirited Ultraa adopts the civilian guise of Jack Grey and becomes a
busboy. He is manipulated by Joe Parry, a down-and-out former opponent of the Justice League, but a heart-to-heart talk with
Hawkman
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convinces him to break off the attack. Ultraa subsequently decides to move back to Australia.
Ultraa (Post-Crisis)
Following ''
Crisis on Infinite Earths
''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' is a 1985 to 1986 American comic book fictional crossover, crossover series published by DC Comics. Written by Marv Wolfman and penciller, pencilled by George Pérez, it was first released as a 12-issue limited ser ...
'', which reboots the continuity of the DC Universe, the original Ultraa is
retconned out of existence. In ''
Justice League Quarterly'' #13 (1993), Ultraa is reintroduced as a native of
Almerac and the betrothed of Queen
Maxima. Ultraa later appears as a member of the
League Busters in ''
Justice League International''.
Ultra Comics (Multiversity)
In ''
The New 52
The New 52 was the 2011 revamp and relaunch by DC Comics of its entire Line (comics), line of ongoing monthly superhero American comic books, comic books. Following the conclusion of the "Flashpoint (comics), Flashpoint" Fictional crossover, cros ...
'', Ultraa is a
metafictional character who resides on Earth-33, an analogue of the real world that has no
metahumans. Ultra is Earth-33's sole metahuman and is empowered by the minds of those who read his comics.
[''The Multiversity: Ultra Comics'' #1 (March 2015)]
Powers and abilities
* The original Ultraa possesses superhuman strength, speed, and senses. He could run fast enough to pass over large bodies of water. This Ultraa's only weakness was targeted sonic frequencies.
* As a member of the Blood Royale of Almerac, the modern Ultraa commands a vast array of powers that come from years of selective breeding and gene therapy, including incredible strength,
telepathy
Telepathy () is the purported vicarious transmission of information from one person's mind to another's without using any known human sensory channels or physical interaction. The term was first coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Frederic ...
,
telekinesis and flight.
* As a narrative construct, Ultra Comics possesses a vast array of superhuman powers—all completely fictional and generated by readers. Ultra demonstrated superhuman strength, flight, and other abilities derived from the Ultragem, a crystal consisting of pure imagination.
References
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External links
DCU Guide: Ultraa Characters created by George Tuska
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