WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for The Other History of the DC Universe #1 by John Ridley, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Andrea Cucchi, José Villarrubia, and Steve Wands, on sale now.

The Other History of the DC Universe #1 is all about shining the spotlight on those characters who have traditionally gone unrecognized. In this issue, writer John Ridley recounts many of the most important events in DC Universe history from the perspective of Jefferson Pierce aka Black Lightning. However, there is one moment where the light is shone, quite literally, on a character who is all too used to it.

The character in question is none other than Superman himself, one of the world's greatest heroes. And The Other History of the DC Universe may have just given him a brand new power we didn't know he had but makes sense given what we do know about the Man of Steel.

Upon remarking on the dawning of the age of costumed heroes, Black Lightning begins with his impression of Superman. In his words, Superman "literally shined" and seemed to emanate an "unearthly, heavenly glow."

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According to Black Lightning's logic, the density that made Superman impervious to bullets also made him impervious to light. With light unable to pierce his skin, Pierce concludes that the reflected light must lead to the glow.

This is a very interesting theory and one that could absolutely be true. However, Superman's body has not only proven to be susceptible to the effects of light over the decades, light is the very source of Superman's powers.

It is well established in DC Comics lore that Superman draws his power from continuous absorption of the radiation that comes from our solar system's yellow sun. In essence, Superman is like a human-shaped solar battery. And not only that but other forms of solar radiation (i.e. other colors of sunlight) have different effects on Superman. Most famously, red sunlight has the effect of robbing Superman of his powers.

In fact, exposing Superman to radiation from a red sun to depower him was a common trope utilized in many Silver and Bronze Age comics and has survived into the Modern Age.

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Superman in front of a red sun

This does not mean that it is not possible that Superman reflects the light that comes off of him. It could even be the case that Superman's body releases the excess light that is absorbed by his body to keep itself from retaining too much radiation. This release could take the form of the "shine" or "glow" that Black Lightning describes.

However, the glow that Jefferson talks about may be more illusory than actual. Superman, to many people, embodies the ideals of truth and justice. This idyllic perception of who he is as a person may lead to those around him imagining a literal "aura" of greatness around him.

However, not everyone has such a rosy view of the hero. Specifically, the perception that Jefferson has of Superman, and of the other heroes of the DC Universe, is something explored at great length in this issue. To Black Lightning, their godlike nature and propensity to fight only otherwordly threats seem out of place in a world stricken with worldly problems. While the Justice League fought alien supervillains like "Starro and Despero and Kanjar Ro," other, more "mundane" crimes persisted. Gangs like The 100 perpetuated crime in communities like Metropolis's Suicide Slum. It is this reality that eventually pushes him to become Black Lightning and fight for his community in a world that has seemingly forgotten them.

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