10 Incredibly Weird Comic Book Timelines

10. Superman: Red Son Everyone Is Russian

Superman is a super man – he's got super speed, super strength and a super belief in laissez-faire economics.

There's a theme to a lot of alternate Superman timelines that generally follows the rule of: Kal-El rocket lands in X = Y Superman, where Y equals whatever area Superman happened to land.

Superman may not really be American, but he has come to represent the US both within the DC universe and in the real, less colourful world.

In 2003 readers were invited to visit a world where Earth time was a few hours off from our real time; this very small modification leaves the ship carrying Superman to Earth landing in the Ukraine rather than Kansas.

The story of Red Son begins there and then gets really, really weird.

Superman becomes a tool (more so than usual) for the Stalinist Soviet Union, Lex Luthor becomes something of an American hero and Batman gets a cool ushanka.

The weirdness is moderate, until the end when it turns out it was Krypton all along. Spoilers, by the way.