[1] The Weird appeared for the first time as the protagonist in the eponymous miniseries, which presented an autoconclusive ending for both the character and its story arc.

Seeking a corporeal form to contain his energy, he possessed the body of a dead man named Walter Langley.

With the help of Superman and Green Lantern Corps' Guy Gardner, The Weird was taken to the depths of space where he detonated, ending his brief life in the physical realm.

[2] For years, The Weird's spiritual essence had floated in the void until it made contact with the disembodied Captain Comet, himself robbed of life by the villainous Lady Styx.

Having viewed the physical realm from outside of it, The Weird regards the universe with a more philosophical eye than most superhumans, always seeking to understand his own nature and purpose.