# What do you think happened to the rest of the world in the Old Man Logan setting?

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**Author:** ![Cmyers1980](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyers1980/32/11814_2.png) [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\
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What do you think happened to the rest of the world in the Old Man Logan setting?

The only thing said about it is when [Red Skull](https://www.reddit.com/gallery/182gurs) rhetorically asks Captain America who would want it now before killing him, implying it’s not even worth conquering.

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**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-happened-to-the-rest-of-the-world-in-the-old-man-logan-setting/1026872/2 "2026-01-21T00:45:32Z")

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Going entirely by the implications of those comic panels my guess is nuclear holocaust.