Overman, also known as Ubermensch, is an alternate universe version of Superman. Born as Kal-L on the dying planet Krypton, his parents sent him in a rocket to the planet Earth, where he landed in Sudetenland instead of Kansas and was raised as Karl Kant. Eventually, he became the champion of the Fourth Reich and with his Kryptonian technology, Adolf Hitler was able to win World War II and conquer the planet. As such, Overman was really only opposed by the Freedom Fighters. Overman has been a member of the JLAxis, New Reichsmen and Supermen of the Multiverse. He has two clones: the female Overgirl and the failed Antihuman.
Overman first appeared in a cameo 52 #52 (2007), but was properly introduced in Grant Morrison's Final Crisis: Superman Beyond. Both versions of the character were created by Morrison (2008). The Ubermensch version was created by Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas, Vince Argondezzi, Michael Bair and Brian Murray, first appearing in Young All-Stars #1 (1987).
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