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Summary
Supermanhas finally reunited with his long - lost first sidekick , and it might be their very last reunion . Superman has gone on countless risky venture and has made plenty of supporter and ally . As Superman has been around so long , he ’s had tons of family appendage fall and go , but this latest reunification with the former Boy Thunder is genuinely bittersweet .
The tenacious - awaitedreunion between Superman and Boy Thundertakes place inBatman / Superman : World ’s Finest#23 by Mark Waid and Dan Mora . After David fall under the tilt of Gog , he takes up the mantle of Magog and battles Superman , his former wise man and father - figure .
finally , Batman get through to David and convert him that Superman truly did miss him and still eff him , even pointing out that Superman retrieve of David as a Logos . This spurs David into wear out of Gog ’s mind control — but his reunion with Superman might be short - go due to one heartbreaking fact .
Fate comes full circle as Superman ’s former sidekick Boy Thunder becomes the non-white hero Magog , a failure the Man of Tomorrow may never get over .
Superman Has Finally Reunited with Boy Thunder - For How Long?
David ’s descent is extremely standardised to Superman ’s , as they were both put on a rocket ship to escape a give way planet . But instead of being sent into space , David was sent into the Multiverse . He eventually crash - landed on Earth-0 where he was found by Superman , and the two quickly strike up a father / son relationship . Because of the clip periodBatman / Superman : World ’s Finesttakes billet in , this construct David Superman ’s first crony and , in a way , his first Word . David tried to live up to Superman ’s ideals but was eventually pulled into the Multiverse again , on the face of it preoccupied . Gog then finds him and transform him into Magog .
David ’s reunion with Superman is an perfectly heartwarming moment , but there ’s an unfortunate truth to it . David is n’t aside of Superman ’s main and present mythoson Earth-0 , which think of his reunification with Superman ca n’t be permanent . David is either going to have to stick on Earth-22 or end up sacrificing himself . As much as David and Superman both need it , there ’s no direction for David to return to Earth-0 and live with Superman due to the history of Superman ’s character . The two are going to terminate up separated again , sothe only question is whether David will get some class of happy conclusion .
Superman and His Former Sidekick Will Face a Great Threat
Superman has had a number of tike over the years , biological and otherwise . But David — before Jon Kent and before the Super - Twins — was the first person who Superman reckon a boy , and he absolutely would have had David by his side if possible . Since David is n’t at his side in DC ’s principal continuity , there has to be an in - universe grounds for his absence seizure . As grievous as it is , this reunification between the two characters might be the final time they see each other . As both Darkseid and Gog battle each other , it will take a trulySuperman - level sacrifice to save the sidereal day , and David might be the one to do it .
Batman / Superman : World ’s Finest#23is available now from DC Comics !
BATMAN / SUPERMAN : WORLD ‘S FINEST # 23 ( 2022 )
