10 Strangest Comic Book Doomsday Devices Of All Time

Doorknobs do many things in our world. They obviously open and lock doors, they catch onto your shirt or jumper when you least expect it, and sometimes they open up the source wall of the multiverse bringing about the end of everyone and everything. You know, usual things you'd expect from a round piece of metal.

In recent DC comics, world-famous megalomaniac Lex Luthor becomes more and more certain that humanity is doomed no matter what and should be destroyed along with everything else in the universe. He believes he can do so with this doorknob that actually belonged to his father.

At first, the doorknob doesn't appear to be something that can destroy universes, simply being a golden doorknob with the iconic Legion of Doom's insignia carved on it.

However, this deadly Home Depot appliance can actually shoot laser beams and is useful when bashing in the brains of classy immortal Vandal Savage. These surprising superpowers are due to the doorknob being made up of the oldest energy source in the multiverse, known as the Totality.

The doorknob and the Totality are a way for Lex to discover the answers to everything in the Multiverse, including said Multiverse's creation, and also can be a way to bring about the end of everything.