Shirak

Shirak © Juke Box Productions AstroFacts Status: Earliest Appearance: 1959 Base of Operations: An alternate dimension Personal Data InfoDump Appearances (in Publication Order): Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol.1 #2 Event Timeline Shirak Shirak the Devourer is an extra-dimensional god who has attempted to invade Earth at least twice. His features resemble those of shark. He is absolute master of the Ravagers, an army of humanoid shark-like creatures who reside in his home dimension. History His first known attack on this world occurred in 1959. Deep within the dank subway tunnels of Astro City, a small band of obsessed worshippers performed an arcane ritual that nearly brought him fully into our dimension. As his presence strengthened, he was able to transform those worshippers into a new minion of Ravagers. They were defeated by the combined forces of a newly organized Honor Guard, the Bouncing Beatnik and the Old Soldier. Observations In 1959, Eliot Mills saw and reported this incident for a feature story that he hoped would be printed in the Astro City Rocket newspaper. It was massively edited before publication and the general public did not hear of Shirak until five years later.