Who Is Major Disaster? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Major Disaster is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Paul Booker, with over 174 comic issue appearances. A super-villain turned reluctant hero, Major Disaster is an Earth Elemental who is in constant indirect contact with "Mother Earth" herself, Gaea.

Who is Major Disaster?

Origin The son of an orthodontist, Paul Booker was a small time crook with a police record. On the run from the law he found an unlocked apartment window, and slipped inside to hide from the pursuing police. By chance, he had chosen the home of Thomas Kalmaku , the former friend and confidant of Green Lantern ( Hal Jordan ). Furthermore he accidentally activated a control for a hidden panel, revealing Thomas' Green Lantern casebook. Upon reading the volume, Booker discovered the secrets behind both Green Lantern and the Flash ( Barry Allen ). Using the knowledge to his advantage, Booker adopted the costumed identity of Major Disaster. Creation Major Disaster is a DC character created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane . His first appearance was in Green Lantern #43 .

Key facts

Major Disaster is of human origin and first appeared in "The Catastrophic Crimes of Major Disaster!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 174 recorded issue appearances, Major Disaster ranks among the most featured characters in comics.