Superman's Epic True Purpose in the Multiverse Confirmed by DC
Warning: contains spoilers for Justice League Incarnate #4!
In an epic round-up of DC's recent history and reality-warping Crises, the powerful Doctor Multiverse has confirmed Superman's true purpose. This comes in the opening pages of Justice League Incarnate #4, which is written by Joshua Williamson and Dennis Culver, with art handled by Chris Burnham, Mike Norton, and Andrei Bressan.
Even casual DC readers have come into contact with the company's infamous Crisis events. These are large, blockbuster crossovers where a cosmic force usually threatens the entire existence of the universe or even the multiverse. In Justice League Incarnate, a Crisis of sorts has emerged when the Flash is tricked into tearing a hole in the multiverse, allowing the darkness from outside to spread in and begin setting the universe back to the beginning. A team of heroes from across the multiverse band together to prevent that from happening, and a new hero named Doctor Multiverse is essential in that task.
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She explains that during a Crisis event, the multiverse activates its immune system: superheroes. The benchmark for this unprecedented effort is the landmark Crisis on Infinite Earths event that reshaped the DC Universe forever. However, during the event Final Crisis, it was also revealed that Superman is the archetype for the ultimate hero. Combined, these two revelations make it clear he is the blueprint for how the multiverse has expressed its immune system across every reality. From an outside perspective, this also makes sense, as Superman was one of the first modern superheroes, and is often credited with popularizing the genre.
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