Book of Deus ex Machinas

The Book of Deus ex Machinas was an ancient magical tome of fearsome power and corruptive influence.

It first showed up in Net.ropolis in 1956. The battle over the Book drew together enormous numbers of magical beings, including the Classics Squad and the original Occultism Kid. At the end of that conflict, it was seemingly destroyed...

...but when the Bryttle Brothers attacked during Beige Noon, a team of trenchcoaters used the power of Four-Color Kid's sacrifice to seal them inside the Book. They hid the Book away inside a magical top hat, which then passed into the hands of Pulls-Paper-Out-of-Hats Lad. The book was held there until Bart the Dark Receptionist tricked Occultism Kid into leading him to it, allowing him to free the Brothers.

Occultism Kid took the book from there... <more>