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** Furthermore, 52 featured {{spoiler|the evolution of the villain Mr. Mind, who became a cosmically huge insect abomination. He's responsible for the differences between the 52 realities of the DC multiverse, having [[Clock Roaches|literally eaten key moments in time]] from all but one of them.}}
** The 5th Dimensional Imps, of which [[Superman (Comic Book)|Superman]] villain Mr. Mxyzptlk is the most famous, have become an example of this. They can more or less wear the laws of physics like a funny paper hat, and while they tend to appear as cartoonish characters, those aren't their ''true'' forms. Luckily, most of them aren't interested enough in meddling with our universe, and those that do are permitted only to cause mischief. Of course, sometimes hiccups occur, like the time Mxyzptlk made the well-intentioned mistake of [[It Got Worse|giving his reality-reshaping powers to the Joker]].
** One of [[Alan Moore]]'s early works is ''[[Whatever Happened to The Man of Tomorrow?]]''. It's set in an alternate possible future where Superman is getting ready to retire - up until something moving at super-speed kills everyone he loves! It turns out: {{spoiler|it's Myxy himself, who, as a superdimensional imp older than time, is now bored with being mischievous and wants to "try being evil for a while; maybe after 2000 years or so of that, I'll get to be guilty". When he drops the Goth version of his usual little-guy-in-[[Nice Hat]] image, he appears as a jagged-edged humanoid tear in space with malevolent eyes and maws, and Lois points out for the benefit of us readers that it hurts her eyes just to try and look at it, like all the angles are wrong. Now THAT begins to approach the idea of a being from the Fifth Dimension.}}
** In one issue, [[Superman]] teleports to the Edge of the Universe. Way out there, space becomes white, and after that, there is a MASSIVE, INFINITE WALL of Eldritch [[Abominations/Body Horror|Body Horrors]] marking the final boundary between our universe and the next one over. In [[Countdown to Final Crisis]], though, this wall has symbols and statues of humanoid figures on it, like it's the outside wall of the Monitor's base.
*** This Source Wall lies on the edge of the known universe, in the Promethean Galaxy. Beyond the wall lies what is known as The Source, a cosmic essence or being that is the "source" of all that exists. The wall is theoretically passable. However, all those who try have been inevitably trapped in it. Over time, it has been made up of the bodies of would-be conquerors and curiosity seekers from all across the universe.
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** It's implied that Sethe and abovementioned The Hunters Three serve the same dark forces.
* [[Atomic Robo]] had to fight an extradimensional [[Eldritch Abomination]] once - or four times, more accurately. Not because it kept coming back, but because it existed simultaneously across several points in space-time.
* The ''[[Darkwing Duck (Comic Book)|Darkwing Duck]]'' comic recently had an arc called [[Shout
* From ''[[V for Vendetta]]'' comes the omniscient supercomputer FATE, which is worshiped as a living goddess by the fascist dictator Adam Susan. At first glance, it simply appears that Susan is insane and thinks the computer is alive, but then you think...what if it is?
* "Them" from [[El Eternauta]] easily come off as this; the best description we are given is that they are the "cosmic hatred".
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