Department of Extranormal Operations
| Department of Extranormal Operations | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics | 
| First appearance | Batman #550 (1998) | 
| Created by | Dan Curtis Johnson and J. H. Williams III | 
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| Type of organization | Federal Law Enforcement Agency | 
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The Department of Extranormal Operations (DEO) is a government agency in the DC Universe appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It was co-created by Dan Curtis Johnson and J. H. Williams III and first appeared in Batman #550 (1998). The agency was the focus of the Chase series. It is featured in the Supergirl television series. The agency has a complicated relationship with the depiction of law and constitutional rights in the DC Universe.