Brandon Routh will portray Kingdom Come Superman in Crisis on Infinite Earths. 1 / 8
The CW has since released official stills of Routh's alternate Superman on his world. 2 / 8
A newspaper framed behind him reveals The Daily Planet was gassed by the Joker. 3 / 8
The image and event are straight from the Kingdom Come: Superman Special by Alex Ross. 4 / 8
The Joker killed The Daily Planet staff and bludgeoned Lois Lane to death. 5 / 8
The murders and public's subsequent embrace of lethal superheroes led Superman to retire. 6 / 8
It is unclear how much of this comic book history is in the Arrowverse. 7 / 8
However, Clark Kent has since become editor-in-chief at The Daily Planet. 8 / 8