Nebula Man

Nebula Man is a character in DC Comics. He first appeared in Justice League of America #100–101 (1972).

Nebula Man
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Justice League of America #100 (August 1972]
Created by	Len Wein (writer) Dick Dillin (artist)
In-story information
Species	Sentient universe
Notable aliases	Neh-Buh-Loh Qwewq

Originally a villain responsible for the disappearance of the Seven Soldiers of Victory, he has since reappeared as Neh-Buh-Loh, the primary antagonist in the 2005–2006 series Seven Soldiers by Grant Morrison. Prior to this reappearance, Morrison built up the character's backstory, starting in 1997 with more extensive appearances in JLA: Classified (2005).

Fictional character biography

Nebula Man first appears in Justice League of America #100, where he is described as a cosmic being who was created by a villain known as the Hand to defeat the original Seven Soldiers of Victory. Nebula Man battles the Soldiers in Tibet and scatters them throughout time, a fate from which they are saved by the Justice League and Justice Society. He is defeated when Wing sacrifices himself to attack him with a cosmic device.^[1]

During the JLA storyline "Rock of Ages", Metron sends the Flash, Aquaman, and Green Lantern through time and space, with the three landing on Wonderworld. As the three tour Wonderworld, they are shown a growing larval universe called Qwewq.^[2]

In the Seven Soldiers series, Nebula Man is revealed to be the grown form of Qwewq and an ally of the Sheeda, a humanoid species from one billion years in the future. He serves as the personal huntsman of Sheeda queen Gloriana Tenebrae.^[3] Nebula Man battles the Seven Soldiers before being killed by Frankenstein.^[4]

Other versions

In All-Star Superman #10, Superman uses the infant universe of Qwewq to create an Earth without a Superman that he dubs Earth Q.^[5]