What would happen if the Corona virus hit the dc universe

[phantom1592]

Lex, Mr.Terrific, and Ray Palmer would cure it within 2 days.

except they haven't cured all the other diseases and illnesses. They didn't cure AIDS or Cancer or anythign else. Another reason I hate applying real world issues to comics.

[Digifiend]

Yeah, Same goes for Marvel. It's a common complaint about Wakanda's isolationism in Black Panther - they're supposed to have highly advanced healthcare, so are they hiding the cure for cancer? Best not to think about it.

[Jim Kelly]

In ACTION COMICS 262 - 266, Superman was infected with Virus X which was lethal to both him and the people of Earth. He launched himself in a sarcophagus that doubled as a rocketship on a course toward the distant sun of Flammbron, which would have been his funeral pyre. His tomb-ship passed several other planets as it crossed the galaxy, but when the people of Bizarro World saw it pass, they threw red and white kryptonite at the flying coffin, because they "do opposite of all Earthly things." This actually saved Superman's life because the white K killed the virus. When Superman returned to Earth, the Justice League were posing as him while the people of Kandor decided on who should be his successor.

[Tzigone]

Yeah, Same goes for Marvel. It's a common complaint about Wakanda's isolationism in Black Panther - they're supposed to have highly advanced healthcare, so are they hiding the cure for cancer? Best not to think about it.

Some issues with the purple ray of healing, too, really. Though I guess it doesn't always work in a consistent way? I recall an old Teen Titans where Donna was losing powers because of how the ray was being used on another Amazon (and how it gave her powers)?

[LifeIsILL]

except they haven't cured all the other diseases and illnesses. They didn't cure AIDS or Cancer or anythign else. Another reason I hate applying real world issues to comics.

Is there still AIDS or Cancer? How often do those diseases even pop up anymore in recent stories?

And I know that Superman had a machine that can cure every disease in the world....not sure if modern writers even know about that.

[Tzigone]

And I know that Superman had a machine that can cure every disease in the world....not sure if modern writers even know about that.

I'll admit to being completely unfamiliar with that one.

[Ascended]

Is there still AIDS or Cancer? How often do those diseases even pop up anymore in recent stories?

And I know that Superman had a machine that can cure every disease in the world....not sure if modern writers even know about that.

There is still cancer. Simon Stagg was recently diagnosed with it with The Terrifics.

Post-Crisis, and since, Clark hasn't had the cure to all known diseases. There was an issue somewhere, I forget where, in which he complains about not being able to find cures for such things. Might've been an Elseworlds though, I can't for the life of me remember where I read it.

[Gaius]

I have an amusing thought of Batman faking a coughing fit while dropping in some super-villains gathering that sends them running scared to avoid catching corona.

[Tzigone]

I have an amusing thought of Batman faking a coughing fit while dropping in some super-villains gathering that sends them running scared to avoid catching corona.

Haven't seen the character(s) in ages, but in the version I'm familiar with Ventriloquist would want to run, but Scarface would order him to stay.

[skyvolt2000]

Is there still AIDS or Cancer? How often do those diseases even pop up anymore in recent stories?

And I know that Superman had a machine that can cure every disease in the world....not sure if modern writers even know about that.

Falcon's nephew died from AIDS.
Ronnie Raymond dealt with cancer.
Shadow Hawk died from AIDS (Image comics)

So I’m currently at home, missing work, feeling paranoid about about a mild sore throat and cough. And I doubt I’m the only one. This bug sucks, this YEAR sucks!
But enough about that, this might be a stupid thread idea, but how would the dc universe react to a pandemic? Like assume aliens and meta humans are not immune.
-Would the Justice League just not meet in person?
-Would Batman avoid contact with his more elderly, this more vulnerable butler?
-would villains like Lex still not not wash their hands?!?
- would the rouges steal all the toilet paper in central city?

Or would a villain call it (certain demographic) flu and have it be a weapon to attack said demographic?

[Tzigone]

Or would a villain call it (certain demographic) flu and have it be a weapon to attack said demographic?

Depends on the villain. White Lightning, who wasn't much of one (anyone remember her from Impulse) would call it the Old People Flu and join the spring breakers. Most of the villains I can think of aren't fanatical enough to attack over something like that (not quite sure am reading correctly - I'm reading as attacking "responsible" demographic). Maybe if they're spiteful over investment accounts. Though if the Church of Blood was still around, they'd definitely use it to their own ends.

[Flash Gordon]

probably not much. 'real life' viruses just aren't as big a threat in the DC uinverse compared to the things they deal with. Brainiac and Ra's Al Ghul are always trying to start bigger and worse things that this. In fact Batman had to deal with a contagion once that wiped out a huge number of people...

I've been thinking on this storyline too.

[manwhohaseverything]

Superman would be so disappointed by the virus. He would make sure the virus knows how much. So much so that, it's conscience will wake up and it would stop spreading. The end.

[Jim Kelly]

In JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA 117 (May 1975), the Equalizer unleashed the equalizing plague on the people of Thanagar--which had the effect of evening out the intelligence and abilities of everyone on the planet, leaving them all in an ignorant and ineffectual state. The story was by Elliot S! Maggin--a great admirer of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.--inspired by Vonnegut's short story, "Harrison Bergeron." In that story, in the year 2081, everyone has been made equal--people with special abilities are handicapped (like horses) so they won't be anymore special than anyone else. The story was adapted for public television (NET aka PBS), along with other Vonnegut stories, for the TV movie BETWEEN TIME AND TIMBUKTU, in 1972.

[achilles]

Dr. Fate would absently wave a hand, and it would be over. Either that, or Barry would travel back in time again, and stop it from happening, though that would have perhaps a few tiny side effects...