Source: Superman: A Nation Divided GN (1999)
Type: Elseworlds
If Superman had lived through the American Civil War, would he have changed the course of history? Well, let's see what this guy could do for the North. How about... throwing cannonballs bare-handed?
Making the Rebs' guns too hot to handle?
How about punching cannonballs out of the air?
Or force General Lee to surrender by dangling him from a height?
Or even... taking a bullet for President Lincoln?
Well YEAH, there are bound to be some changes to the timeline.
What happened after that? Well, hard to say. A sequel is hinted at though, with Atticus morphing his Kryptonian capsule into a literally silver horse and going cowboy.
I bet the West was tamed in about half a weekend.
Type: Elseworlds
If Superman had lived through the American Civil War, would he have changed the course of history? Well, let's see what this guy could do for the North. How about... throwing cannonballs bare-handed?
Making the Rebs' guns too hot to handle?
How about punching cannonballs out of the air?
Or force General Lee to surrender by dangling him from a height?
Or even... taking a bullet for President Lincoln?
Well YEAH, there are bound to be some changes to the timeline.What happened after that? Well, hard to say. A sequel is hinted at though, with Atticus morphing his Kryptonian capsule into a literally silver horse and going cowboy.
I bet the West was tamed in about half a weekend.
Comments
It's a pity they didn't do more Elseworlds with characters other than the "Big 3".
Are you going to cover the Big Band characters too? They have some pretty much straight versions of DC characters- too close to even be parodies. :)
I like Superman as a guy whose biggest challenge is trying to inspire people to be better members of their community. That puts him on an equal footing with everyone else, just using what gifts and talents he has for the common good, but without intimidating others into following suit. That's a fight he'll lose more often than not.