Just a personal curiosity on if people would be cool with this idea or not.
My idea is what if Val was retconned or revealed later to be Earth-9 Harvey Dent, maybe not the exact character but at least Val's universe's version of Harvey Dent.
Looking at both characters, they both claim the name Superman. They both tend to be considered extremely powerful in their respected universes. In the case of Val mainly when Alan isn't around. Both of these Superman share similar pigmentation so making counterparts doesn't seem to farfetched. Most importantly Val and Harvey share the same non-violence approach to how they handle situations. Fighting is last resort and this is strong fully present with both characters.
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