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Ubermensch[edit]
Übermensch, also known as Overman, is the name of several supervillains who have appeared in American comic books published by DC Comics as a counterpart of Superman.
First version[edit]
The first version was created by Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas, Vince Argondezzi, Michael Bair and Brian Murray, and first appeared in Young All-Stars (vol. 1) #1 (June 1987). Übermensch was a Nazi super-agent of Axis Amerika.
Second version[edit]
The second version (also known as Shepherd) was created by Joe Kelly and Duncan Rouleau, and first appeared in JLA #80 (June 2003). Übermensch was a member of Axis Amerika and the Society.
Third version[edit]
A third version (known as Reichsmark) was created by Geoff Johns, Alex Ross and Dale Eaglesham, and first appeared in Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #2 (March 2007). A member of the Fourth Reich who fights against the Justice Society of America, he is a metahuman who has indestructible metal skin and turns anyone he touches into statues. Alongside Captain Nazi and Baroness Blitzkrieg, Reichsmark attack many of the JSA's members' descendants but gets stabbed in the throat by Nathan Heywood (who later obtains similar abilities as Citizen Steel) and tries to kill Liberty Belle but is killed by Damage.[1]
Alternative versions of Ubermensch[edit]
Overgirl is a counterpart of Supergirl and Superwoman. Created by Grant Morrison and appearing in the Final Crisis and The Multiversity: Mastermen stories, both characters are inhabitants of Earth-10 where the Nazis have achieved world domination. The first version is a Kryptonian clone of Overman who fights alongside her "cousin" and the Monitors but dies.[2][3][4] The second version is Lena Kant, the vein wife of Overman who has maintained eternal youth for decades before being killed by the Freedom Fighters.[5]
Ubermensch in other media[edit]
Two versions of Overgirl appear in media set in the Arrowverse, portrayed by Melissa Benoist. Each version is a doppelgänger of Kara Zor-El.
- One version (otherwise known as Red Daughter, Snowbird, and Linda Lee) appears in Supergirl while adapting elements of Superman: Red Son.[6] In the third season finale, Supergirl is exposed to black kryptonite which creates a clone which has a supporting role in the fourth season. She ends up in Siberia and secretly trained by the Soviet military in Kaznia. She is exposed to Kryptonite gas to which Lex Luthor cures and adopts her to manipulate, eventually having her attack the White House disguised as her genetic template. Kara and Lena Luthor travel to Kaznia and discover Red Daughter's origins. Kara attempts to convince the President of the United States about her existence to which Red Daughter kidnapped Kara to be executed but the clone is exposed to kryptonite while Kara escapes. Red Daughter disguises herself as Kara and threatens her genetic template's adoptive family under Lex's orders. Kara confront Red Daughter but Lex supposedly kills her. Red Daughter later finds out Lex had betrayed Kaznia and framed himself a public hero while Red Daughter gets held captive at Shelly Island as a power source (among other kidnapped aliens) to power up a satellite to destroy Argo City. Red Daughter sacrifices herself to save Kara and help defeat Lex.
- Another version is an Earth-X doppelgänger who appears in Freedom Fighters: The Ray and the "Crisis on Earth-X" crossover. She is the wife of the Führer Dark Arrow, and a leading member of the New Reichsmen.[7][8][9]
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Ultra the Multi-Alien[edit]
Ultraa[edit]
Ultra-Humanite[edit]
Ultra-Man[edit]
Ultraman[edit]
Umbaluru[edit]
Umbrax[edit]
Uncle Marvel[edit]
Uncle Sam[edit]
Undertow[edit]
Unity Kinkaid[edit]
Universo[edit]
Unknown Soldier[edit]
Uranium[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #2-4
- ^ Final Crisis #3 (September 2008)
- ^ Final Crisis #6
- ^ Final Crisis #7
- ^ The Multiversity: Mastermen vol. 1 #1 (March 2015)
- ^ Drum, Nichole (May 13, 2019). "Supergirl: Breaking Down the fight between Kara and Red Daughter in "Red Dawn"". comicbook.com.
- ^ Wickline, Dan (December 8, 2017). "Freedom Fighters: The Ray Season 1 Recap – Things Are Just Getting Started". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ Erao, Matthew (December 2, 2017). "Crisis on Earth X's Evil Doppelgangers - From Overgirl to Dark Flash". ScreenRant.
- ^ "Superhero Insider: Crisis on Earth-X brings out the best in the Arrowverse". EW. December 1, 2017.