DC Comics Rebirth Spoilers: Action Comics #987 The Oz Effect Part 1 Reveals Who Is Mr. Oz! Superman Dad Jor-El? Roz-Em? The Watchmen Ozymandias? Preview!

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DC Comics Rebirth Spoilers for Superman in Action Comics #987 and Effect Part 1 follows.

Many of speculated who is Mr. Oz.

Is it Ozymandias of the Watchmen?

Is it Superman’s dad Jor-el.

Is it Superman’s grandfather Seyg-El aka Seg-El?

Is it Superman’s great grandfather Val-el who will star in Syfy’s Krypton DC TV series?

Or perhaps little known El family look-a-like Roz-em from Silver Age issues of Adventure Comics?

Jor-el seems more likely, but we’ll see.

Anyhow, we will know soon enough as Action Comics #987 with Part 1 of the Oz Effect is here.

Interesting look at Mr. Oz’s face in these interior pages.

What’s next?

Action Comics #988 with the Oz Effect Part 2 on sale September 27, 2017.

One of the covers reveals Jor-el, Superman’s dad, at the point Krypton explodes seemingly spared by a blue light that many muse may have been at the hands of the Watchmen’s Dr. Manhattan who will be play a big role in the Fall 2017 launching 12-part Doomsday Clock limited series.

Action Comics #989 with the Oz Effect Part 3 on sale October 11, 2017.

You get a look at presumably what Mr. Oz should like under the cowl.

Action Comics #988 with the Oz Effect Part 4 and finale on sale October 25, 2017. No cover art reveal yet.

So, do the teaser and preview pages for Action Comics #987 and the Oz Effect part 1 intrigue you enough to pick up the issue?

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