Which leads to some of worst cases of plot induced stupidity in all of comic books if not fiction itself. Dc one million was published in september 1998 the month coverdated nov 1998 as a weekly fourissue miniseries or almost weekly, since the jla tiein issue effectively served as an issue of the miniseries. The one millionth clone of konel, he lives in the 853rd century and is a member of justice legions s, which consists exclusively of superboy clones, and t, a future version of young justice. Superman prime one million vs the marvel universe youtube.
Superman secundus is the second being to take up the mantle of superman as his heir. Superman prime onemillion kalel comments superhero. The most powerful comic book characters ever, ranked superman prime one. Colossus, gambit, iceman, magneto, captain mar vel, hulk, thor, well fed galactus and the phoenix force. Superman is one of the big three of dc comics and one of, if not the most enduring and prolific comic book character in history. These titans of power have been rivals for years, but who will come out the victor when their almighty future forms clas in a cataclysmic battle to the death. As a prime member, you can stream over 2 million songs ad free, listen on any echo device, and take your music anywhere with offline listening. Legend then tells how close to the end of the twentyfirst century superman prime as history will remember kalel passed the responsibilities. He will also think that people know a lot more about history, and sometimes the future, than they. Kal kent is the last of the superman dynasty and gains his powers from the super sun and his 5d imp ancestry. The 853rd century supergirl actually the timedisplaced daughter of linda danvers with the superman from a divergent earth one looks an awful lot like little orphan annie. The name superman prime was first used by grant morrison in dc one million 1998 for the mainstream superman in the 853rd century he is essentially the same superman from the allstar superman storyline. Superman prime one million takes on marvel dc vs marvel the matches.
Apr 20, 2016 superman prime one million takes on marvel dc vs marvel the matches. Who would win, emperor joker or superman prime one million. Following his popularity, his powers and abilities are constantly being explored and expanded upon. The legend began in the last years of the second millennium with a birth, not of this. Read prologue from the story jack frost and the war against evil by. Well, current superman would defeat thanos in his normal state. Superman outlier edition joke battles wikia fandom. Contentsshow character history dc one million in the 853rd century, the progenitor of the superman dynasty, supermanprime, is about to return from his solar fortress of solitude after several centuries. Runeking thor would mop the floor with superman prime.
Superman multiplicity, supermen of the multiverse rebirth. Superman one million is the ultimate end of the superman character as a whole. Superman prime one million golden is said to power the entire superman line including superman one million who is said to be immune to magic may 5th, 2017 03. Who would win a fight between superman prime one million. The actual theme was interacting with characters from this immensely distant future. The 853rd century is over 80 thousand years into the future thats over 10 times the length of recorded history, and at least twice the estimated length of the entire history of the human race. One million was a 1998 event among dc comics books. Super speed, strength, durability, flight, various super senses including 10 extra senses, super breath, heat vision, freeze breath, telepathy, telekinesis. Superman prime one million has the ability to physically lift humongous levels of weight, and deliver physical blows of colossal magnitudes. Blazerdt47 rune king thor just has power he doesnt have omnipotence, ombnivelenceetc. Superboyprime, formerly known as supermanprime, whose real name is clark kent, is the version of superman native to earthprime. Superman, down to earth dc one million comics 1998 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions price. Alien future kryptonian, genetically different from current kryptonians due to evolution and breeding with other races age. The descendants of batman, superman, wonder woman, the flash and others remain united in combating forces of evil, but perhaps have never met anything as deadly as the sentient supercomputer.
Buy dc comics one million omnibus hc dc one million 01 by grant morrison isbn. Superboy prime all star superman earth one superman kingdom come superman superman prime one million red son superman thought robot ultraman strange visitor, superboy prime, all star superman, earth one. Top ten strongest dc superheroes of the dc universe. Superman prime 1,000,000 was supposed to be the 2nd most powerful being in dc when he was created. After all, the superman lineage inherited that ability when the superman of the 67th century married the impqueen which was thousands of years before prime finally came back to earth from his selfimposed exile to the source wall. Now, this was superman, present day, not his future self, so joker was the omnipotent being and superman was not. The superman of the 853rd century survived by becoming the living extension of the sun.
Nov 06, 2008 connecting allstar superman and dc one million part of the excitement i felt when reading allstar superman came from connecting the continuity dots between it and dc one million, grants traditional superhero crossover event from 1999 that had presentday heroes facing off against a threat from the impossibly distant 853rd century. Besides showing his god like powers off by one shotting solaris. Best of superman from graphic novels to nonfiction to paperbacks to childrens books, superman is everywhere, and deserves his own best of list. Most of the dc heroes have a successor in the future. The name supermanprime was first used by grant morrison in dc one million 1998 for the mainstream superman in the 853rd century he is essentially the same superman from the allstar superman storyline. The gimmick was publishing issue 1,000,000 of several books which would logically be published during the 853 rd century. Contentsshow character history dc one million in the 853rd century, the progenitor of the superman dynasty, superman prime, is about to return from his solar fortress of solitude after several centuries. He left secundus to be the new superman and carry on his legacy as the man of steel. He would watch as he outlived his parents, then his friends and allies and then even his wife lois lane. Dc comics, marvel comics and indie alike, nothing is free from our dramatic readings. So superman one million prime is silver age superman, kingdom come superman, dcau superman, allstar superman and the rest. Superboy prime, formerly known as superman prime, whose real name is clark kent, is the version of superman native to earth prime. The dc one million series consists of 31 issues including a 4issue miniseries and 27 oneshots. How would you defeat superman prime one million answers.
Superman prime one million however is a featless being, but is considered the. On dc one million, by grant morrison and val semeiks. Just try and avoid books where he only makes a cameo. On his earth, all the familiar superheroes of the dc universe are comic book characters, and clark seems to be the only real one. Mar 14, 2017 comic books dramatically read by the eligible monster team. What morrison gives us, in dc one million, is a larger perspective with which to see the darkest, most violent tale a mere bump on the road to this happy reconstructionist future. Nov 04, 2006 superman m, one half of the systems finest, leader of the justice legion a, is kal kent, a descendant of the original superman, who gains powers from earths supersun. So superman one million prime is silver age superman, kingdom come.
Of course, grant morrison isnt arguing for a view of human history in dc one million. You can compare the greatest thanos feats vs the greatest superman s feats, and theres not discussion about it. It is a well known fact that the vast kryptonian powers that make him superman also made kalel immortal. I dont think prime would have gained the immunity to magic, tbh. Superman m is faster than a speeding tachyon, more powerful than the gravitational pull of a collapsing star, and able to leap from world to world with a single bound.
When superman began to outlive his friends and loved ones, he decided to leave earth to explore the depths of space. But it paved the way for the todays captain marvel. Rune king thor odin force vs superman prime 1 million. Superman secundus dc one million dc database fandom. Origins other media publication history recommended reading superman is confusing. He traversed the entire dcu, going beyond time and space, and has been said to have reached as far as heaven and hell themselves. As part of the festivities, the justice legion alpha went.
Superboyprime is from a parallel earth called earthprime, devoid of any superheroes, or even superhumans. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Original precrisis postcrisis postflashpoint, original, precrisis, postcrisis, postflashpoint alternative continuities universes. The dc one million continuity is separate from the current new 52 continuity, meaning that golden superman known as superman prime is not considered part of the same continuity. Rune king thor vs superman prime one million death. Superman prime one million remained in earths sun, labeled as the supersun, for 15,000 years, increasing his abilities to unknown but presumably titanic levels. In the dc one million 80page giant, rey mysterio can be seen leaping into a large crowd scene. He s metafictional composite of all versions of superman. Sep 04, 2008 1998 to celebrate superman s 60 th anniversary, he is remerged into a single being and his original powers and appearance are restored in the one shot superman forever. It was essentially, a wherearetheynow compilation of profiles of some of the greats in 49ers history. Part of the excitement i felt when reading allstar superman came from connecting the continuity dots between it and dc one million, grants traditional superhero crossover event from 1999 that had presentday heroes facing off against a. This superman prime has nothing to do fortunely with another superman prime the jailer. Dc 000 note also known as dc one million was dc comics crisis. The man of steel certainly has his strong points and you could make some good arguments for him being on a list like this.
One of the things the unimaginablypowerful superman prime does at the end of the story is resurrect lois lane. Its a fight to the finish as the heroes combined powers are focused on the 853rd century man of steels fortress of solitude, which has been possessed by solaris. With the beginning of the new 52, the thenpresent of the dc universe was retconned to be only five years from the first appearance of superman. Superman one million aka kal kent is the superman of the 853rd century and the leader of the justice league alpha. Adventures of superman one million 1998 comic books. There, superman and the other comic superheroes were fictional characters, as they were in real life. Kal kent is a fictional superhero who appears in the dc comics, created by grant morrison. While that article focuses on just the 15,000 year sundip and the beauty of exponential growth.
Secundus fought the living computer solaris and other villains and began the superman dynasty. One of his descendants is kal kent, the superman of the 853rd. There are no real feats to list, just trying to estimate prime s powers is a feat in itself. Dc one million is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a selftitled, weekly miniseries and through special issues of almost all of the dcu titles published by american company dc comics in november 1998. He was so powerful, he was responsible for lending a portion of his fantastic powers to his descendants to utilize across the solar system to protect human endeavors. Who would win in a fight between superman prime and.
The origin of superman prime one million kalel dc one million is really the story of the superman dynasty, and their relationship with solaris solaris dc. Superman left earth sometime in the 21st century and only returned in the 700th century when he bestowed some of his newlyacquired powers onto his. King thor vs superman prime pistashios upcoming death battle marvel vs dc. This superman prime one million, and immensely powerful superman variant that sun dipped for 15,000 years when he was put in exile. As no rules exists to keep different writers consistent. And pluto was more secure than arkham ever was, at least until the crisis happened.
The 15 most powerful comic books characters ever created. The man of steel is the ultimate symbol of truth, justice, and hope. Grant morrisons jla was a topseller, so dc wisely gave him the companys next linewide crossover, which would revolve around the justice league. Superman one million is at worst universal, at best multiversalas. The superhero database classification number, or shdb class, is a number that represents the overall power of a character. In the 853rd century, the original superman superman prime one million still lives, but has spent over fifteen thousand years in a selfimposed exile in his fortress of solitude in the heart of the sun in order to keep it alive, during which everyone he knew and loved died. He left the earth somewhere in the late 21st century when everyone he cared about died. The second of four volumes chronicling the epic saga of the death and return of superman. I contacted walsh in 2004 and we spoke at length about a lot of the greats. Jul 11, 2016 superman prime one million runs the gauntlet battles comic vine.
The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. The dc one million series consists of 31 issues including a 4issue miniseries and 27 one shots. All traits of a character are used for calculating the classification. Superman prime onemillion kalel superhero database. Superman prime one million is arguably one of the most powerful versions of superman to have ever existed canon or not. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive the man of steel fights a neverending battle for truth, justice, and the american way. Superman one million starts to grow weaker very fast if he is away from the supersun of his own 853 rd century in a far away galaxy or in another time, or, alternatively, if superman prime for some reason chooses to retract the gift of power from superman one million. Superman has become this to the people of the 853rd century since his retirement into the sun legacy character. The man of steel and many more continue this seminal moment in the history of the dc universe and the world itself. The last superman standing sc 2016 twomorrows an illustrated. Parallax strange visitor superman superboyprime superman 2006 superman cw superman dceu superman donner superman earth one superman god of strength superman injustice superman kingdom come superman new 52 superman postcrisis superman precrisis superman rebirth superman red lantern superman red son superman. Superboyprime all star superman earth one superman kingdom come superman superman prime one million red son superman thought robot ultraman strange visitor, superboyprime, all star superman, earth one.
Even when it was introduced, dc one million was considered a possible future of. Superman one million 1m dc comics character profile. Superman prime one millions power levels comic vine. Superman one milion superman prime one million, hulk superhero. Legend then tells how close to the end of the twentyfirst century superman prime as history will remember kalel passed the responsibilities of being superman to his heir, superman secundus, and created the superman dynasty. Superman prime one million vs spectre spacebattles forums. Rune king thor odin, his full powers i dont think were fully explored but he does have some impressive feats. Superboyprime, also known as supermanprime or simply prime, is a dc comics superhero turned supervillain and an alternate version of superman. Dc one million was a massive companywide crossover event published in 1998. From his blue uniform to his flowing red cape to the s shield on his chest, superman is one of the most immediately recognizable and beloved dc super heroes of all time. Rune king thor vs superman prime one million death battle. Superman loses his powers when the sun goes out in the final night 4part miniseries.