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dc - Is there a depiction of Superman as an Asian?


Along the lines of Is there a depiction of Superman where he is an African American?


Was there ANY depiction of Superman as an Asian in the comics or even elsewhere?



Answer



Yes! At least three of them.



The recent New Super-Man comics feature Kong Kenan as the "Superman of China".



Kong Kenan


Note that he was some kind of replacement after the "usual" Clark Kent Superman died for the nth time.


Actually, he was shown to bully a rich kid (because he was the heir to the flight company who managed the plane Kong's mother died in) at first, then was pictured as a hero after facing a Chinese villain. He was selected to be engineered as part of the Super-Man of China project, which had the means to "replicate" Superman's powers.


Kong is recruited


His recruitment as a replacement however, is motivated by a shady branch of the Chinese government.


He eventually got to meet Clark Kent in Superman #16, during an arc which featured the villain of the month going after multiple Supermen across the multiverse.


Kong meets Clark


Up to oneself to decide whether that acknowledges him enough as a Superman!


Villain goes after the Supermen


You might also want to know that there are several other heroes in this arc as well, like Chinese Batman and Wonder Woman. They are the Justice League of China.



Justice League of China



In the 2002 Elseworld JLA: Shogun of steel, Kal-El's rocket lands in Feudal Japan. He is raised by a fisherman who names him Hoshi, his son of the stars. Thanks to Pharap for pointing out that "Hoshi" (星) just means "star", and "star son" would have to be "Hoshirou" (星郎).


Hoshi describes where he's from


He's able to wield a katana, but don't worry, the final fight involves the traditional Superman way of solving issues with punches, while dressed with the brand "S" symbol.


Hoshi punches Brainiac



Superman of Tokyo (2015) is part of the DC Nation shorts. It features an aging Superman giving his cape and his mantra to Kenta, son of the Japanese equivalent of reporter Lois Lane. Kenta then takes part in world (or at least Tokyo) saving from a giant robot.






For all its... unusualness, the short still features a depiction of Superman, who is Japanese, and is stamped DC.


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