Superman: True Brit

"True Brit": Kal-El, instead of landing in Kansas, was intentionally sent to England. He is found by the Clarks, who, viewing a headset video found with Kal-El, learn of his origins, but mistake 'Kal-El' for 'Colin' and name him Colin Clark. Being raised stereotypically British doesn't help Coli

"True Brit"
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Superman: True Brit
December, 2004
Executive Editor	Dan DiDio
Cover Artists	John Byrne Mark Farmer Alex Bleyaert
True Brit
Writers	Kim Johnson John Cleese
Pencilers	John Byrne
Inkers	Mark Farmer
Colourists	Alex Bleyaert
Letterers	Bill Oakley Jack Morelli
Editors	Mike Carlin Ivan Cohen

Superman: True Brit is a one-shot with a cover date of December, 2004. It was published on October 13, 2004.

Synopsis for "True Brit"

Kal-El, instead of landing in Kansas, was intentionally sent to England. He is found by the Clarks, who, viewing a headset video found with Kal-El, learn of his origins, but mistake 'Kal-El' for 'Colin' and name him Colin Clark. Being raised stereotypically British doesn't help Colin's self-esteem, being raised to believe in the philosophy of "What would the neighbours think." When Colin's powers begin to surface, each power causes a unique problem: when he learns to fly, he smashed the ceiling, and when he acquires heat vision, he accidentally burns his mother, and is given glasses made by his father out of the glass of his space ship to contain the heat. When Colin goes to college, he meets and falls in love with "Louisa Layne-Ferret" who ignores him completely. After a tragic cricket accident (the bowler was impaled by Colin's cricket bat, the bowler afterwards said, "it only hurts when I laugh"), Colin meets the British version of Perry White, who takes him under his wing to become a reporter for the British tabloids, because his parents hated it when he used any of his powers. After a heroic save of the "Rutles" Colin adopts the secret identity and garish costume to become Superman.

Appearing in "True Brit"

Featured Characters:

• Superman (Colin Clark)

Supporting Characters:

• James Bartholomew-Olsen
• Jonathan Clark
• Louisa Layne-Ferret
• Martha Clark

Antagonists:

• Superman Revenge Squad
  • Bat-Man
  • Peregrine Whyte-Badger

Other Characters:

• Brainiac
• Comet the Horse
• Jor-El
• Lara Lor-Van
• Lois Lane

Locations:

• England
  • Somerset
    • Weston-Super-Mare
• Krypton (Destroyed)

Items:

• Green Kryptonite

Vehicles:

• Kryptonian Rocket
  

Notes

• This issue is reprinted in Elseworlds: Superman Vol. 2.

See Also

• Images from Superman: True Brit

Recommended Reading

• Superman Recommended Reading
  • Action Comics (Volume 1)
  • Action Comics (Volume 2)
  • Adventures of Superman (Volume 1)
  • Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
  • Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
  • DC Comics Presents (Volume 1)
  • Superman (Volume 1)
  • Superman (Volume 2)
  • Superman (Volume 3)
  • Superman (Volume 4)
  • Superman (Volume 5)
  • Superman/Batman (Volume 1)
  • Superman Confidential (Volume 1)
  • Superman: The Man of Steel (Volume 1)
  • Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (Volume 1)
  • Superman/Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
  • World's Finest (Volume 1)

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