Today I am going to be covering one of the more odd Elseworld's I've read. It takes the Man of Steel and makes him the champion of Communist Russia smack in the middle of the Cold War. First as just a hero and then after Stalin's death, becoming the new party leader and remaining so all the way into the 20th century. He is of course apposed by Lex Luthor, who in this case starts out as a handsome, red-haired American scientist working for a S.T.A.R Labs that apparently exists even in the 1950's. The regular cast of Superman characters appear, some in more odd ways than others. An interesting thing to note is that with the passage of time in this tale, Luthor ages up until he appears as he did before the whole recton in the late 80's. This story also has its share of real world historical figures including Stalin, Eisenhower, J.F.K, with Nixon being mentioned and a one panel appearance by British socialist political Tony Benn. I'm not even going to spoil the story and tell you about the whose who in the cast of DC heroes that appear, just that it will not surprise you good readers.
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