DC Comics Rebirth and Action Comics #988 Spoilers follow.
The Oz Effect Part 2 reveals the Secret Origin Oo Superman Dad Jor-El as Mr. Oz with heavy nods to Doomsday Clock the Watchmen vs. Rebirth event pitting Doctor Manhattan vs. Superman.
Superman, Clark Kent of Earth and Kal-el of Krypton, doesn’t believe Mr. Oz when he says that he is his dad Jor-el.
Jor-el then tells his secret origin that he somehow survived, a blue energy enveloping him – implied to be Doctor Manhattan’s doing – while his wife and Superman mom Lara dies in his arms.
Jor-el glowing blue drifts in space…
…also landing on Earth.
He is tortured, but escapes and defeats his captors. Jor-el then learns about Earth’s history and is dismayed about the violence.
He tells his son that the Earth doesn’t desrbed him and that Earth deserves what’s coming – Doctor Manhattan in Doomsday Clock it seems – and he…
…wants to take Superman away from Earth!
Doomsday Clock begins in the Fall of 2017 with Superman vs. Doctor Manhattan of the Watchmen as…
…Superman villain or anti-hero Lex Luthor is also brought into it.
An interesting issue.
