{"product_id":"the-superman-1-tangent-comics-1998-nm","title":"The Superman # 1 Tangent Comics 1998 VF\/NM","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Superman # 1 Tangent Comics\u003c\/b\u003e (September 1998) is a landmark one-shot issue from DC Comics' innovative alternate-universe imprint. Masterminded by Dan Jurgens, the Tangent Comics line completely flipped the traditional DC mythos upside down—retaining familiar character names but creating entirely original origins, powers, and identities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCore Plot \u0026amp; Synopsis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTitled \"Future Shock,\" the issue completely discards the classic Kryptonian origin story. Instead of Kal-El from space, the \"Man of Tomorrow\" is Harvey Dent, a normal African-American police officer living in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLooking into his past, Dent discovers a terrifying secret conspiracy: back in 1973, a rogue government scientist named Professor Joseph Chill (working for a radical black-ops organization known as Nightwing) attempted to engineer superhumans to counter Soviet aggression. Chill laced the water supply of a small, mostly Black town in South Carolina with a compound called the \"Miraclo Solution.\" Half the town died, and the rest suffered severe deformities. The only baby born unaffected was Harvey Dent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThough he showed no outward symptoms as a child, the latent formula eventually triggers in adulthood, causing Dent to suddenly evolve millions of years ahead of the human race. He develops god-like telepathic, telekinetic, and psionic abilities, alongside near-limitless intellect and massive physical strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eUsing his powers, the newly crowned Superman effortlessly dispatches local threats like a master-of-disguise version of Two-Face and the gravity-controlling Doctor Polaris (Professor Martin Stein). However, as his brain evolves further, he begins to perceive reality on a completely cosmic scale. The core tragedy of the issue explores his rapidly growing detachment from normal human emotion. The world is left wondering if this new, god-like Superman will use his boundless intellect to save humanity, rule over it as an absolute arbiter, or abandon it entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eKey Comic Information\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eRelease Date: September 1, 1998\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eCreative Team: Written by industry heavyweight Mark Millar (Kick-Ass, Civil War), with artwork by Jackson \"Butch\" Guice and colors by Lovern Kindzierski.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eCharacter Milestone: Features the definitive origin and first appearance of the Earth-9 variant of Superman.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eLegacy: This version of Harvey Dent became the central antagonist a decade later in the 2008 continuation maxi-series, Tangent: Superman's Reign, where he takes over his Earth to enforce absolute global peace.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49261634912356,"sku":"BW58","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_09_20_14_54_28_759.jpg?v=1789934185","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/the-superman-1-tangent-comics-1998-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}