Red Son(disambiguation)
TheRed Son, also known as theSoviet Superman, is an alternate version of Superman fromEarth-30. Instead of landing inKansas as depicted in nearly all Superman mythos, the infant Kal-El'sspaceship lands on aUkrainian collective farm, where he was raised as aSoviet national during the Cold War. Over the years, Superman becomes a member ofJoseph Stalin's inner circle and is used as a propaganda event to bolster his regime. After Stalin's death, Superman became the leader of the Soviet Union and transformed it into a benevolent dictatorship.
A female version of the character namedRed Daughter was introduced in theArrowverse as a clone ofSupergirl created withBlack Kryptonite.
In thePrime Earth continuity,Red Son is an alias used bySuperman's adoptive sonOsul-Ra, inspired by a legendary Kryptonian hero of thesame name.
TheRed Son was created byMark Millar,Dave Johnson andAndrew Robinson, first appearing inThe Kingdom #2 (1999).
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