 He is the archrival of U.S. President Calvin Ellis, the Superman of that world (who is black) and after being defeated, angrily declares that he is not a racist (this is implied to be an impression most have of him in this world).In the miniseries "", Kal-L's vessel lands in the Ukraine in 1938, not in Kansas.After Josef Stalin dies in 1953, Superman becomes Premier of the Soviet Union.