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Pacific Jewel
This was the name of a cargo liner owned by Sir Edmund Dorrance. He used it to transport caches of laundered money from his heroin trade as ready startup cash to establish a criminal empire in Gotham City.
(See Also: Robin (Volume 1) #5)
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Panala
A Panala is a title of royalty to natives of the planet Alstair in the Antares star system. It is a title only by women. By Earth standards, a Panala is the equivalent of a queen. The Justice League villain Hyathis was once the Panala of Alstair.
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Paragon
Paragon is the name of a board game native to the planet Daxam. It involves two players, each of whom must outwit the other by moving selected playing pieces across a circular board in the hopes of eliminating the other's piece. In form and strategy, it is very similar to the Earth game of Chess, but also requires the ability to successfully bluff one's opponent. Paragon was a favored childhood game of Lar Gand and his father.
(See Also: Valor)
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Paralysis
Paralysis or Paraplegia is the complete loss of muscle function for one or more muscle groups. Paralysis can cause loss of feeling or loss of mobility in the affected area while paraplegia is an impairment in motor and/or sensory function of the lower extremities. It is usually the result of spinal cord injury or a congenital condition such as spina bifida which affects the neural elements of the spinal canal. Notable members of the DC Universe that have paralysis are Barbara Gordon of the Batman Family, Doctor Niles Caulder of the Doom Patrol, and formerly the Green Lantern John Stewart.
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Penciler
A penciler (sometimes spelled penciller) is the primary artist on a comic book issue. A penciler is responsible for the panel layout and breakdowns and the majority of the illustrations. The volume of detail that a penciler is responsible for varies from artist to artist. After an assignment is completed, the penciled pages are given to an embellisher (or inker) to be inked.
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Phantom Zone Arrow
Superman once possessed a special blue arrow that opened a portal into the Phantom Zone. The Teen Titan known as Speedy stole the arrow and hid it in his possession for many years. He eventually gave it to his successor, Mia Dearden, to use against Superboy-Prime.
(See Also: Phantom Zone; Trick Arrows)
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Pips
On a deck of cards, the pips denote the number value of all cards, except for face cards. They also form a ranking system in the Royal Flush Gang. In the first use of the lower deck, Ten's Little Indians, numbers were given out at random and did not signify seniority. During Amos Fortune's expansion of the gang, minor members could gain or lose pips dependent on results, or could be dealt out of the deck entirely.
Plastalloy
Plastalloy is an artificial substance created by scientist Professor Andrew Zagarian. Zagarian used this substance in the creation of a powerful artificial being that came to be known as the Shaggy Man.
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Politician
A politician (from Greek "polis") is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of politics or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. This includes people who hold decision-making positions in government and people who seek those positions, whether by means of election, coup d'état, appointment, electoral fraud, conquest, right of inheritance (see also: divine right) or other means.
Politics are not limited to governance through public office. Political offices may also be held in corporations, and other entities that are governed by self-defined political processes. Well known politicians in the DC Universe are Lex Luthor of theUnited States, Geo-Force of Markovia, Wonder Woman, Hippolyta of Themyscira, and Koriand'r of Tamaran.
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Pool of Blood
The Pool of Blood was literally a giant subterranean chamber built and used by the Church of Blood. Brother Blood filled the pool with the blood of human sacrifices and regularly bathed in it in order to replenish his strength and vitality. Blood's son, the first Brother Blood born in the 20th century, succeeded to the rank of cult leader by fighting and ultimately slaying his father inside the Pool of Blood. The original Pool of Blood was located at the Church's headquarters in Zandia, but a second one was constructed in a cave beneath another church in Phoenix, Arizona.
(See Also: Church of Blood)
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Poozer
Poozer is a word that originates with the culture of Bolovax Vik. Although sometimes used as a term of endearment, it is most often used to describe someone of unfavorable character. Kilowog often refers to people as "Poozers".
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Post-Crisis
Post-Crisis is a chronological reference term used to describe characters, realities or events germane to the continuity that exists following the events chronicled in the Crisis on Infinite Earths.
(See Also: Post-Crisis)
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Post-Hawkworld
Post-Hawkworld refers to retroactive changes in continuity caused as a result of events chronicled in the Hawkworld ongoing comic book series. Characters and events introduced during and after the initial Hawkworld limited series have drastically altered the continuity of the Silver Age Hawkman and Hawkwoman.
(See Also: Pre-Hawkworld)
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Post-Infinite Crisis
Post-Infinite Crisis is a chronological reference term used to describe characters, realities or events germane to a continuity following the Infinite Crisis event.
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Pre-Crisis
Pre-Crisis is a chronological reference term used to describe characters, realities or events germane to a continuity that existed prior to the Crisis on Infinite Earths.
(See Also: Pre-Crisis)
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Pre-Hawkworld
Pre-Hawkworld is a chronological reference term used to describe events relating to the Silver Age continuity of Hawkman (Katar Hol) and Hawkwoman (Shayera Hol) prior to the continuity shifts perpetuated by the Hawkworld ongoing series.
(See Also: Post-Hawkworld)
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Project Moreau
Project Moreau was a secret scientific research firm (possibly related to Project M) that was active during the 1940s. Specializing in genetic research, Project Moreau was a precursor to the modern age Project Cadmus. One of their scientists, Doctor Grant, was responsible for conducting experiments that evolved normal animals into higher-order life forms colloquially known as "Furries". These animals were contained in a special proving ground called the Wild Lands and eventually developed their own culture and social/political hiearchy. The project went bad when the Furries were apparently going to be used for violent means, which lead to the so called "Beast Wars". Grant managed to hide all knowledge of the island from the rest of the world and entrusted the serpentine Sacker to use his serum on any humans that arrived on the island. The name of the project is taken from the 1896 novel, The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells.
(See Also: Project M; Michael Grant; Project Cadmus)
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Protonic Lance
A Protonic Lance is a mêlée weapon approximately 1 1/2 meters in length capable of generating an electrostatic discharge. Thanagarian in origin, it is one of many weapons that comprises Hawkman's crime-fighting arsenal.
(See Also: Shadow War of Hawkman #4)
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Pupa
A pupa is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation. This was also the code-name assigned to one of Killer Moth's two underlings.
(See Also: Larva)
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