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
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
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
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]
One version (also known as Red Daughter, Snowbird, and Linda Lee) appears in Supergirl.[6] This version was created after Supergirl was exposed to
black kryptonite. She ends up in
Siberia and secretly trained by the
Soviet military in
Kaznia before being taken in and manipulated by
Lex Luthor. After learning of Luthor's villainy, Red Daughter ultimately sacrifices herself to save Kara and help defeat Luthor.
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