The DC history of Superman Blue, explained
At New York Comic Con on Thursday, DC announced its first event of 2023: Lazarus Planet, which spins directly out of Batman vs. Robin #4. Lazarus Planet will have a weekly release schedule starting in January, and it will affect the entire DC Universe right as DC launches the new editorial era known as the Dawn of the DCU.
When Lazarus Volcano explodes, it transforms the superheroes and villains of Earth-0/Prime, giving some of them new powers or transforming their current ones. And that includes Jon Kent-Superman, whose powers seem to turn electric, as seen in teaser images for the event.
Not only is Jon shown with electricity coming out of his eyes, but he's shown wearing an all-blue version of his costume. The combination invokes a classic storyline involving his father, Clark Kent: Superman Red/Superman Blue, which began with a one-shot published in 1998.
What's the difference between Superman Red and Superman Blue? Read on to find out.
The first incarnations of Superman Red and Superman Blue appeared in an Elseworlds/alternate universe story in 1963's Superman #162 written by Leo Dorfman and drawn by Curt Swan. In that version of events, Superman creates a machine that will increase his intelligence so he can free the people trapped in the Bottled City of Kandor.
In creating the machine, Superman accidentally splits himself in two, which actually works out for the best in multiple ways. It resolves the love triangle between Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Lana Lang by pairing Superman Red with Lois and Superman Blue with Lana, and the pair of Supermen are able to put their combined intelligence and powers together for the betterment of everyone in the DC Universe.
In the more recent version of the Superman Red/Superman
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