Who Is Ultraman? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Ultraman is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Kal-IL, with over 370 comic issue appearances. Ultraman is an evil doppelgänger of Superman from an alternate universe. He is the de facto leader of the Crime Syndicate, a team of supervillains paralleling the Justice League.

Who is Ultraman?

Creation Ultraman was originally created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky , redone by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely and redone again by the writing and art teams of the 52 maxi-series. The New 52 version was created by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis . Character Evolution Original Continuity: Earth-Three Ultraman originally hailed from Earth-Three, a universe with a partially reversed history in which Europe was discovered by Native Americans, the British Isles broke away from the United States, and President John Wilkes Booth was assassinated by Abraham Lincoln. Born on a Krypton that didn't explode, the infant was rocketed to Earth. When exposed to kryptonite as he grew up, the young kryptonian was not weakened like Superman , but instead gained a new "ultra-power" each time he was exposed. Adopting the name Ultraman, he decided to use his powers for evil, and set out to conquer his adopted home-planet. Ultraman (Earth-Three)--art by Rich Buckler. Along the way, Ultraman encountered four other powerful beings; Owlman , Superwoman , Johnny Quick and Power Ring who banded together to better dominate their world as Crime Syndicate of America .

Key facts

Ultraman is of alien origin and first appeared in "Crisis on Earth-Three!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 370 recorded issue appearances, Ultraman ranks among the most featured characters in comics.