Oom (Earth-Two)

Oom the Mighty
Mainstream Universe‎, 1930s-1950s
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Real Name	Oom
Main Alias	Oom the Mighty
Affiliation	Monster Society of Evil
Base Of Operations	Earth's Moon
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Occupation	Monster
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Black
Hair	Grey
Skin	Grey
Origin
Universe	Earth-Two
Creators	Gardner Fox
First Appearance	All-Star Comics #3 (December, 1940)
Appearance of Death	All-Star Squadron #54 (February, 1986)

Oom the Mighty was an enemy of the Spectre and a member of the Monster Society of Evil.

History

In 1940, on the Moon, Oom freed himself from his long imprisonment, and came to Earth where he committed a series of ghastly murders. New York police detective Jim Corrigan was assigned to the case and discovered Oom masquerading as a bronze statue on the side of the Central Building in New York. Oom attacked Corrigan, who quickly revealed his super-hero persona, the Spectre. Oom challenged the Spectre, declaring that the first person to locate the fabled Red Moon Stone of Yzgartyl would have earned the right to remain on the Earth. The loser must agree to abandon the planet forever.

The Spectre and Oom traveled through outer space in search of the Moon Stone. Oom attempted to slow the Spectre down through the aid of one of Yzgartyl's henchmen. The crony in question, a large brown space-dragon, battled with the Spectre while Oom took the opportunity to find the Moon Stone. The Spectre succeeded in getting the stone away from Oom and returned to Earth, thus winning the contest. Oom however, refused to return to his former imprisonment. The Spectre used his unlimited power to pull Oom's soul from his body, trapping it inside the Moon Stone. He then hurled it into deep space.

Oom returned from outer space in 1942, thanks to Mr. Mind, where he joined the Monster Society of Evil. Under the leadership of the Venusian worm, Mister Mind, The Monster Society clashed with America's premier super-hero team, the All-Star Squadron. But Oom's arrogance quickly took the leadership (against the will of the other members; Oom was undoubtedly the most powerful among them), and renamed the team as "Society of Oom." Moreover he swallowed the Moon Stone, and now nothing could defeat him. While he was fighting the All-Star Squadron, however, Green Lantern Alan Scott used his power ring on Oom's chest, and the Red Moon Stone of Yzgartyl inside him reacted with the Starheart energies and blew up, killing Oom.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Flight
• Self-Sustenance
• Size Alteration
• Superhuman Strength
• Telepathy
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Red Moon Stone of Yzgartyl

Notes

• This version of Oom the Mighty, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022-2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.

Related

• 6 Appearances of Oom (Earth-Two)
• 2 Images featuring Oom (Earth-Two)
• Quotations by or about Oom (Earth-Two)
• Character Gallery: Oom (Earth-Two)

Footnotes

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