1. Nobody to raise him
2. Raised by a pod of dolphins
3. Raised by a family of Atlanteans

I'm pretty sure Jor-El would at least have some guiding system into the rocket or something because if not the Earth is mostly ocean so there is bigger chance that he would land in the ocean and maybe even just die out there.

I like the idea of him being raise by Atlanteans, somebody should make a comic book about that lol

Yea, I would read that.

For #1 He drowns.

For # 2 He becomes the most powerful dolphin-themed superhero.

For # 3 Aquaman would be Superman's bestest bud instead of Batman.

When Atlanteans go to war with the surface dwellers, we lose in a day. Arthur becomes Emperor of the Earth, and Superman becomes his right-hand man/bodyguard/general of the Atlantean army.

Okay I need that Elseworld story in my life right now.

Chances are he'd drown. He gets his power from the Earth's sun, which he wouldn't have been exposed to if his pod simply landed in the ocean. If drowning or the pressure didn't kill him, chances are that starvation would have. It'd be the equivalent of a human baby in a pod crashing into the ocean.

Though Superman being raised by Atlanteans does sound like a pretty cool Elseworlds story...I miss Elseworlds...

@jaken7:

Probably they would more like brothers, they seem like they are at same age and also similiar powers. But how Superman would breath underwater. As baby, he wont have notion of his powers yet.

Maybe the pod had a specially designed window, tube feeding, and took a couple years worth of trips around the Earth before it landed. When he lands, he lucks out, and the Atlanteans happen upon him almost immediately.

He would drown and die

@vitalius: Yeah, that's why I said he'd drown in the first scenario. I'm assuming dolphins and Atlanteans found him in the other 2 scenarios.

I imagine that it does have some sort of "tube feeding" to sustain infant Superman until he reaches a host family. Not sure if a window would be practical, but who am I to say? As for the years worth of trips around the Earth, I don't think that would happen just because Superman is typically portrayed as an infant put in a pod to match his size when he leaves Krypton. Wouldn't want him to orbit the Earth several times only to outgrow his pod. Atlanteans finding him almost immediately after he crashes into the ocean is a reasonable assumption. Though I'm not sure that he would survive underwater unless he was given time to take in the sun's rays on the surface. All this is just speculation, of course.

DC would be ruined

Unless they're Orm loyalists. In which case, Superfish would probably kill Arthur. He might even claim the throne for himself. Can't assume his parents would be anything like Martha and Jonathan.

@awesam: Well that would be an interesting story as well. I like the first premise better though. Couldn't stand another evil Superman story, and I'd like to see a fleshed-out relationship between Curry and Kent (although I guess he wouldn't be Clark Kent if he wasn't raised by ma and pa, huh?)

We can bend the rules a little guys.

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@jaken7:

But i still both like that idea.

Superman a alien that come to Earth after his planet Krypto was destroyed and landed on ocean where a family of dolphins. They raised and some years after dolphins send him to America where will learn to fit in along side the humans. And now Superman fight now for the america and dolphins values against evil. And at weekends, he does show for kids at the local aquapark to connect with dolphin origins.

Dolphins don't like weekends?

Yes he is...

@jaken7:

I meant that " and at weekends," i am going to correct that.

If this is the Silver Age or Bronze Age Superman, he wouldn't drown as a baby.

In at least some Silver Age stories, baby Superman began to develop his superpowers while entering the atmosphere in his rocketship, before he was exposed to sunlight.

The idea his powers developed slowly (and that he needed to breath) was part of the John Byrne reboot of our favorite Kryptonian male.

HOWEVER, if he were raised by Atlanteans and grew up swimming in the ocean waters, he would probably have no idea how to fly. His heat vision would probably be called "steam vision", and his freeze breath would probably resemble an anti-gravity power since ice floats to the surface (unless it's deep enough that ice can not actually form). He would also be seen as a mind-mute by the Atlanteans due to his lack of telepathy.

chances are he would be found by the people from Atlantis.

Damn, I REALLY like the story of him being raised in Atlantis. Although I have a feeling him and Aquaman would have a total Thor/Loki vibe to them.

The atlantean version sounds cool. Maybe they realize he can't breath under water and they build a suit for him. And since he lives on the bottom of the ocean he wouldn't be exposed to sunlight.

Also when he does go to the surface world he can't take off the suit because he is not acquainted to the pollution. Clark Curry would disobey his father and visit the surface world and fall in love and during his visits there is an alien invasion (mongol or brainiac or someone). Aquaman does not want to help the surface world and Clark goes in for the final fight discovering his powers as he battles (obviously he wouldn't be as strong at first due to lack of sunlight over the years)

Awww, Superbaby :)

Probably Aquaman's parents would have save him lol.

Can superman drown??? maybe as a baby....

He'd be f*cked.

He dies. Lex has no one to live for. Lois is Wonder Woman's love interest.

He would drown, his puny fetus eventually washing up on shore like the tiniest, saddest beached whale. A young child pokes the limp body with a stick, as the salt water has rotted Clark's skin, giving it the fluorescent visage a grandmothers veiny breasts. Eventually, it is devoured by aquatic life and carrion.

@darkman61288: Nope.

@knightfall225: I would think he could drown no matter what the age. Can he survive off just sunlight alone or does he need oxygen too? If he needs oxygen then he can drown like anybody else. it's just he can hold his breathe a Really long time

@Justthatkid: can't count the Golden age, they made up powers every other issue

I would laugh my @ss off in scenario 1, just to see that happen- big ol' dramatic thing with his spaceship and stuff, and then just *splash*. Roll credits.

Scenario 2 would be even funnier.

Scenario 3 would be bad@ss.

Still death

The Atlantis idea seems like a pretty badass Elseworld.

Either he'll drown or saved by the Atlantis lol.

Aquaman would find him.

Clark Curry