Synopsis
To construct a foundational alternate reality where Kal-El was never discovered by Martha and Jonathan Kent, this premiere Elseworlds installment relies on an extensive, custom-drawn historical timeline to anchor its world-building. Rather than jumping straight into a modern, Superman-less era, artist and writer Alan Davis opens the narrative by mapping out decades of human and military history through an original, sprawling double-page historical montage splash. Hans von Hammer is meticulously integrated directly into the penciled linework of this timeline sequence. The quick cameo captures Enemy Ace at the controls of his signature crimson Fokker Triplane, aggressively maneuvering through a crowded aerial dogfight alongside a dense ensemble of vintage DC military icons to visually establish his presence within the foundational architecture of this new universe.
