Doomsday Clock #1: 10 Things Everyone Totally Missed

8. The Loss Of Superman's Parents

Doomsday Clock Rorschach
DC Comics

Now, previously in New 52 continuity, Superman's parents died in a car accident that had more to it than met the eye. In reality, a fifth dimensional imp called Vyndktvx had actually caused it, though reports would claim it was a drunk truck driver.

But given that the only portion of the DC Universe we see in this issue is Superman's nightmare of his parents' fatal accident, especially moving on from discussion of Doctor Manhattan, it seems entirely likely that there is more to this than previously thought.

Could it actually be Doctor Manhattan manipulating events to see the Kents die? For what purpose? What could be gained from murdering Superman's Earth parents when he was so young?

Only time will tell, but it is worth noting that there may be more to this 'accident' than originally thought.

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Joe is a comic book writer out of South Wales, writing LGBTQ+ superhero series The Pride and also co-writing Welsh horror comedy series, Stiffs. He's also a comics reporter and reviewer who works with Bleeding Cool and now WhatCulture too. So he makes comics and talks about comics, but there's more to him too. Somewhere.