He returns to Earth in 1992 to find a changed society, which includes genetically-enhanced superpowered humans on teams such as Youngblood and Heavy Mettle. Supreme spends decades in space, fighting a number of threats on the side of an alien race known as the Kalyptans (the race of Gary Carlson and Erik Larsen's Vanguard).

After the war, Supreme believed that he had done his part as a good Samaritan and left Earth in reality, Father Beam's accidental death at his hands drove him away. Little was revealed about Supreme's work in World War II, except that he joined the Allies. Crane took the name 'Supreme' and, hearing about the war in Europe, decided to do his part. He found his way to a church, where he received sanctuary from Father Beam and discovered some of his new abilities. In prison, the government offered him a chance to participate in a human-improvement experiment in the hope that (unlike the six previous guinea pigs) he would survive.Īlthough Crane died like the others, he returned to life in a world which was strange and new to him. Crane was shot by two police officers but survived and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Winslow learns that in 1937, Ethan Crane shot and killed two men in retaliation for the rape of a 15-year-old girl. In the miniseries, reporter Maxine Winslow investigates Supreme's origin story. The character receives a comprehensive treatment in The Legend of Supreme, a three-issue miniseries by Keith Giffen and Robert Loren Fleming. Although the most powerful being in the Liefeld universe, he has his share of defeats: he is killed in the cross-title Deathmate Black series (published by Image and Valiant Comics), loses his powers in Extreme Prejudice, and is killed by Crypt in Extreme Sacrifice. At other times, such as when he defeats the Norse god Thor and takes his mystical hammer Mjölnir, Supreme considers himself a god. His history varies at one point, he is an angel of vengeance who quotes the Bible to justify his actions.

Supreme is introduced in issue #3 of Rob Liefeld's Youngblood limited series as a flip book story before being spun off into his own series. The cover art for Supreme #1 by Brian Murray

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