Top 10 Favorite Evil Versions Of Superman From The DC Universe
Lies, criminality, and the Soviet way
Superman may stand for truth, justice, and the American way, but the Multiverse has other versions of him. Kal-El has been a dictator, a crime lord, an evil genius, and more!
Though the trope might be getting old, DC Comics has produced many versions of the Evil Man of Steel who have haunted the DC Universe.
Here are my Top 10 Favorite evil versions of Superman:
Honorable Mention: Superdoom
With the intelligence of Kal-El and the ferocity of Doomsday, this being destroyed his own universe before invading others.
Last Sun
The Batman Who Laughs altered the trajectory of Kal-El’s shuttle directly into the sun, creating a being who only has hunger.
Brutaal
On Earth 2, Darkseid cloned Superman, creating a Kryptonian weapon that rivaled the World’s Finest.
Zombie
DCCeased is set in an alternate reality where Darkseid unleashed the Anti-Life Equation. It turned the Man of Steel into a zombie.
Cyborg Superman
Technically an invention of Darkseid, this being was an astronaut given Superman’s powers through technology.
Lexcorp Sponsored
In an alternate reality, Lois encounters a Superman who witnessed her perish, prompting him to ally with Lex Luthor.
Injustice
After the Joker tricked Superman into killing Lois Lane, Superman set up a dictatorship on Earth.
Red Son
He may have found redemption at the end, but Superman ruled Soviet Russia with an iron fist, wiping out an Earth-based Green Lantern Corps.
Ultraman
The leader of the Crime Syndicate is the brutal dictator of Earth 3.
Lord Superman
The Justice League battled the authoritarian Justice Lords, led by a Superman who killed Lex Luthor and conquered the Earth.
Overman
What if Superman were a Nazi? It goes about as poorly as you can believe.
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