Superboy

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 * MainPage               = Kon-El (New Earth)
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 * Description            = Superboy (Conner Kent) is a clone grafted with Superman's DNA, who was created by Project Cadmus to replace Superman following the Death of Superman.

Superboy is co-founder of Young Justice, with Bart Allen (Kid Flash) and Tim Drake (Robin). Superboy played a pivotal role in the Infinite Crisis, where he gave his life to stop Superboy-Prime. He was resurrected in the Legion of Three Worlds miniseries. He currently serves as a member of the Teen Titans.

Kon-El was created by Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett, and first appeared in {{c|Adventures of Superman #500}} (1993).
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Lawsuit
The character of Superboy was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, trademarked under the name, Superman. Siegel and Shuster's original vision for the character was that Clark never became a costumed hero until adulthood, and they balked at DC's editorial decision to chronicle young Clark adventures under the guise of Superboy.

In 2004, Siegel's heirs sued DC/Time-Warner for copyright infringement.

Superboy is currently the subject of a legal battle between Time Warner, the owner of DC Comics, and the estate of Jerry Siegel. The Siegels argue that the "Superboy" that saw print was an independent creation that used ideas from Siegel's original rejected pitch without his input or consent, which Seigel discovered after his return from World War II.

Federal judge Ronald S. W. Lew issued a summary judgment ruling that Siegel's heirs had the right to revoke their copyright assignment to Superboy and had successfully reclaimed the rights as of November 17, 2004. Warner Bros. replied that it "respectfully disagrees" with the ruling and will appeal.

Links

 * Variety article
 * Superboy's Super Lawsuit blog entry
 * Non-Update from the same blog
 * Newsarama Article on Smallville