History WMG / WhateverHappenedToTheManOfTomorrow

* The simplest version is that Superman exposed himself to Gold Kryptonite to destroy his powers, and what Lois claims that he did afterwards is a lie. If this is the case, then the superheroes who came to the Fortress afterwards likely know the truth of his fate, as did Perry and Alice.

[[WMG:The Leigon changed history]]
* It was mentioned on the main page that the Leigon's clue to Superman seemed to be a paradox. A possible resolution for this is that originally Superman did defeat Mr. Mxyzptlk but in a pyrrhic victory (like Lois Lane dying). Superman could have then told the Leigon to slightly change history by giving his past self a clue. Or alternatively the Legion figured all this out themselves and acted on their own. In fact it's possible that after Mr. Mxyzptlk died the Leigon told Superman to go underground. Another possibility is that they were just able to predict the natural consequences of their change to history.
** It would be slightly out of character for Superman to not try to save everyone so most likely the Leigon acted on their own.

* It was mentioned on the main page that the Leigon's clue to Superman seemed to be a paradox. A possible resolution for this is that originally Superman did defeat Mr. Mxyzptlk but in a Pyrrhic victory (like Lois Lane dying). Superman could have then told the Leigon to slightly change history by giving his past self a clue. Or alternatively the Legion figured all this out themselves and acted on their own. In fact it's possible that after Mr. Mxyzptlk died the Leigon told Superman to go underground. Another possibility is that they were just able to predict the natural consequences of their change to history.

* It was mentioned on the main page that the Leigon's clue to Superman seemed to be a paradox. A possible resolution for this is that originally Superman did defeat Mr. Mxyzptlk but in a pyrrhic victory(like Lois Lane dying). Superman could have then told the Leigon to slightly change history by giving his past self a clue. Or alternatively the Legion figured all this out themselves and acted on their own. In fact it's possible that after Mr. Mxyzptlk died the Leigon told Superman to go underground. Another possibility is that they were just able to predict the natural consequences of their change to history.

* It was mentioned on the main page that the Leigon's clue to Superman seemed to be a paradox. A possible resolution for this is that originally Superman did defeat Mr. Mxyzptlk but in a pyrrhic victory(like Lois Lane dying). Superman could have then told the Leigon to slightly change history by giving his past self a clue. This saved the life of Superman but in a way that didn't break history. Or alternatively the Legion figured all this out themselves and acted on their own. In fact it's possible that after Mr. Mxyzptlk died the Leigon told Superman to go underground. Another possibility is that they were just able to predict the natural consequences of their change to history.

* He states he spent 2,000 years doing nothing, then 2,000 being saintly, then 2,000 a trickster, which ends "now" in what appears to be [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture early 21st century]] (or [[ZeeRust how it would be imagined in the 1980's]]). Do the math.

* While one would understandably come to the conclusion that the Legion of Super-Villains faced no repercussions for killing Lana Lang due to retreating back to the 30th century before Superman could punish them, their utter fear at observing Superman's wrath and the fact that we don't know what became of them after they fled leaves the door open for OffscreenKarma. It's highly probable that Lightning Lord, Cosmic King and Saturn Queen were so horrified at Superman's display of ferocity that they gave themselves up to the authorities out of fear that would somehow follow them from the past, [[BetterToDieThanBeKilled if they didn't outright take their own lives to spare themselves of whatever punishment the Man of Steel might have inflicted upon them if he did go after them]].

* While one would understandably come to the conclusion that the Legion of Super-Villains faced no repercussions for killing Lana Lang due to retreating back to the 30th century before Superman could punish them, their utter fear at observing Superman's wrath and the fact that we don't know what became of them after they fled leaves the door open for OffscreenKarma. It's highly probable that Lightning Lord, Cosmic King and Saturn Queen were so horrified at Superman's display of ferocity that they gave themselves up to the authorities out of fear that Superman would somehow follow them from the past, [[BetterToDieThanBeKilled if they didn't outright take their own lives to spare themselves of whatever punishment the Man of Steel might have inflicted upon them if he did go after them]].

* While one would understandably come to the conclusion that the Legion of Super-Villains faced no repercussions for killing Lana Lang due to retreating back to the 30th century before Superman could punish them, their utter fear at observing Superman's wrath and the fact that we don't know what became of them after they fled leaves the door open for OffscreenKarma. It's highly probable that Lightning Lord, Cosmic King and Saturn Queen were so horrified at Superman's display of ferocity that they gave themselves up to the authorities out of fear that Superman would somehow follow them from the past, [[BetterToDieThanBeKilled if they didn't outright kill themselves]].