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- Because of you, I know I'm someone aaaaall these people would do anything to rescue. They went through hell to find me. If I have friends this good... I must be okay.
- — Superboy src
Superboy, also known as Kon-El and Conner Kent, is a genetic clone of Superman and Lex Luthor. Superboy was trapped on Gemworld during the Flashpoint, resulting in a second iteration, a genetic clone of Jon Lane Kent coming to existence during his absence. Eventually, however, the original was rescued from Gemworld by his friends. He has been a member of Young Justice and Teen Titans.
History
Origins
The Death of Superman
In the wake of Superman's death, four very different contenders arose to his mantle. Amongst their ranks were a clone of Superman and Lex Luthor created by Eve Watson on Project Cadmus, Subject 13 aka Superboy.[3][4][1] At the time, Superboy wore a costume inspired by Superman, though his was modified and included a leather jacket and stylish sunglasses. When he initially appeared, Superboy insisted on being called "Superman", and was frequently frustrated when people referred to him as Superboy.
During this early period he became associated with journalist Tana Moon, who notably captured an image of him rescuing a largely unclothed Arlene Sheenan from a burning building that subsequently went viral. While the world debated which of the new 'supermen' were true inheritors of the Man of Steel's mantle, Superboy was the clear favourite on social media, attracting a sizable following among the youth.
During this period he also came into conflict with Bloodsport, who attacked him using a suit of unknown origin (believed by the witness Perry White to be a creation of Lex Luthor) that created self-assembling weapons for the criminal. Luckily, Superboy was able to use his tactile telekinesis to disassemble the suit and weapons, defeating Bloodsport.[5]
When the Cyborg Superman revealed his true intentions and allied with the alien conquerer Mongol to destroy Coast City in the first step in a larger plan to turn Earth into a new Warworld, Superboy confronted him, and was in turn captured, though he was eventually able to escape. Unbeknownst to all, Superman was restored to life and arrived in Metropolis contained within a Kryptonian Warsuit; the young Superboy, alongside Supergirl and Steel, went to confront the warsuit, unaware of its inhabitant or his intentions. When Superman exited the vessel in a black-and-silver suit, Superboy remained sceptical of his intentions, but the trio was eventually convinced by Lois Lane that this Superman was the genuine article. Afterwards, Superboy, Supergirl, Steel, the Eradicator, and the Green Lantern travelled to what remained of Coast City and defeated the villainous alliance.[5]
Early Career
At some point, the young Superboy gained the Kryptonian name Kon-El. Superboy spent some time in Hawaii, where he fought King Shark on multiple occasions.[6]
Superboy would go on to become a founding member of the original Young Justice, alongside his best friends, Tim Drake, Cassie Sandsmark, and Bart Allen. While on the team, he and others fought Harm. Superboy would also encounter the clone Match, a clone of himself designed to be stronger and more powerful; Match would later be presumed dead.[7] During this period, he wore a revised version of his previous costume, one lacking the leather jacket of the original outfit. Eventually, Superboy would gain the human name Conner Kent, from his genetic donor, Clark Kent. During his time as a hero, Conner would come to realize that sticking around to help clean up in the aftermath of a fight helped clear his head.[8] One day, after many adventures, Young Justice would sadly disband.
However, its core membership would go on to become part of a new iteration of the Teen Titans, one that also included Beast Boy and Raven. During this period, Conner wore a new costume; instead of his previous spandex ensemble, he wore a simple El family crest on a T-Shirt and jeans. More than once, Conner came into conflict with Superboy-Prime[9], a corrupted multiversal counterpart of his sometimes-mentor, Superman. During a Crisis, Conner died, resulting in much grief for those who cared for him. In turn, his friends Cassie and Tim would find romantic solace in each other, something they became ashamed of following Conner's eventual return.[10]
Conner would come to live in Smallville as the youngest adopted son of Martha and Jonathan Kent, the adoptive parents of Superman, on their farm, after being sent there by Superman[11]. He attended Smallville High School, though he struggled to pay attention on occasion. He also flirted with a classmate named Stacy.[12] During this period, he 'lost' Jonathan Kent's tractor in a nearby lake.[11]
Lost in Gemworld
At some point, Conner fought a large monster outside of a secret facility in New Mexico. Afterwards, he spoke to Dr. Glory, who briefly misidentified him as Superman before offering to debrief him on the situation, ostensibly a classified national security matter, inside the base. However, he soon left, returning to Smallville.
Later, Conner would attend a class at his school before coming to the realization mid-lession that he felt no particular need to actually attend High School and that his time would be better spent using his powers to help people. He walked out, complimenting his teacher and promising to text Stacy if he could. Unable to find any record of his encounter outside the secret facility earlier, Conner returned to New Mexico.
Conner fought his way through the secret S.T.A.R. Labs facility codenamed 'The Constellation' and confronted Dr. Glory after becoming suspicious of their activities. After encountering a room of strange gems refracting light, he instantly found himself transported outside of his home dimension and into Gemworld.[13] Landing in a marketplace, he came to the defense of a pregnant widow named Lophi, who was frequently interrogated by the oppressive local soldiers. The two befriended one another, and Lophi gave him a safe haven on her farm; in order to defend Lophi from harassment and provide Conner with a fake identity while he waited for help from his dimension, Conner pretended to be her husband. When Lophi's daughter was born, she named the child Martha, in honor of Conner's adoptive mother.[14]
While Conner was stranded, tragedy struck; his home Earth was struck with Flashpoint, and its timeline altered, resulting in it being rebooted;[11] however, since he was in a separate dimension at the time, reality shifted without him. As a result, he became displaced and forgotten by the majority of residents of the altered world. In the new timeline a different Kon-El was created by N.O.W.H.E.R.E.
DC Rebirth
During an assault on Metropolis by Gemworld soldiers, a group of young heroes, including Conner's old friends Tim Drake, Impulse and Wonder Girl, arrived in the Gemworld dimension. Conner was able to have a joyous reunion with Impulse first, and the two broke the rest of Young Justice out of Gemworld's jail. They were quickly confronted by Lord Opal, a Gemworld tyrant and nemesis of new Young Justice member Amethyst. Although Opal temporarily weakened Conner using a pendant of Kryptonite, the team managed to defeat him.[14] After bidding Lophi and baby Martha farewell, Conner and the rest of Young Justice were sent out of the dimension by Gemworld's council.
Lost in the Multiverse
The team quickly found that they were betrayed by the council of Gemworld and were not sent home; instead, they were banished into the Multiverse, re-ejected haphazardly by each universe's heroes. Young Justice would first arrive on Earth 42, only to be ejected by that world's Justice League to Earth 26, the chaotic homeworld of Captain Carrot, whose team quickly sent them away to Earth 22, the world of Kingdom Come.
Their arrival quickly caught the attention of world's Justice League, whose Superman was infuriated when Superboy reveals that he is the clone of Superman and Lex Luthor. Wonder Girl defused the situation by asking that world's Wonder Woman to use her Lasso of Truth on her and, after helping to defeat the Sons of Batman, they received the assistance of that world's Doctor Fate and are sent away.[15] Unfortunately, due to a miscalculation on Dr. Fate's part, they were once again sent to the wrong world -- this time Earth 3, where they encounter the evil version of themselves. Superboy came face-to-face with his evil counterpart, Luthor-El, who was working for Cassie's evil counterpart, Amaxon Thunder.[16] When Young Justice defeated their evil counterparts, they finally returned home with the help of Earth-3's Batwoman and her multiverse map.[17]
S.T.A.R. Labs
When Superboy arrived home, he was introduced to the newly-minted hero Naomi and he and the rest of the team crashed at her house for the night. Learning of S.T.A.R. Labs' suspicious involvement with the dimensional rift they returned in, Superboy angrily went to confront Dr. Glory alone. Anticipating his arrival, Glory tricked Conner into coming in contact with a crystal, once again banishing him to another world.
Landing on Skartaris, he befriended the Warlord and hunted dinosaurs with him. Warlord helped Superboy grapple with feeling purposeless; he explained that he is a human from Earth who ended up stranded on Skartaris many years ago. He told Conner that although he too felt lost when he arrived, accepting that hopelessness opened him up to discovering new ways to be, eventually finding his passion and becoming happier than ever. The two eventually battled Green Manaleeshi, who was provided a Kryptonite sword and interdimensional communication device by Dr. Glory, before Superboy was rescued by Young Justice.
During the team's return to S.T.A.R Labs to finally confront Dr. Glory together, Impulse explained Conner's displacement from their dimension to the group as well as everyone's fractured memories of a past incarnation of the group; after the Labs' assets and employees were apprehended by the FBI, Superboy confronted Impulse alone for more explanation. Impulse reluctantly elaborates about a tragic possible future he traveled to, and his existence as someone who was rapidly aged. He confides that Superboy is the closest person that he can relate to, as he is a clone who also struggles with discrepancies about age. Robin interrupts the conversation, deciding that the entire Young Justice team is going to meet up at the Hall of Justice tomorrow to get concrete answers.
Reunion of the Kents
Superboy and the rest of Young Justice gathered to watch Superman's press conference, where reveals his identity as Clark Kent; afterwards, Superboy went to re-introduce himself to Superman, who did not remember him.[18] Superboy fought alongside Superman and the Justice League against Leviathan. He destroyed a sky battleship and fought with his other genetic donor, Lex Luthor, who also didn't recognize him.
After the incident, Superman took Conner Kent to the Fortress of Solitude to examine him and question him about his origins, although Conner had few answers. During their questioning, Jonathan Kent and his 31st century companion Brainiac 5 arrived through a time portal; Jon brought Brainiac 5 to show him life back in the 21st century, but the two Legionnaires were caught off guard by the appearance of Conner and the mystery behind his origins.
Later, at the Hall of Justice, Superman gathered the smartest people in the superhero community to tackle the mystery. Mr. Terrific and Ray Palmer theorized that Conner originated from a version of their universe that existed prior to one of at least three theorized universal 'reboots'. After Conner explained that he was sent to be raised by Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent, Superman took Conner, Jon and Brainiac 5 to the Kent Farm in Smallville to see if they recognize him. When Jonathan and Martha saw Conner, they immediately recognized him and became affectionate towards him, baffling the group.[11]
The strange "reunion" was interrupted by Superman's wife Lois Lane calling for help, with Conner accompanying him and Jon to save her and Jimmy Olsen from the mob enforcer Red Cloud, who fled. At Conner's suggestion, the group responded by ambushing Red Cloud's boss Marisol Leone's bar and shrinking it, sending the remains to taunt her.[19] When the group is greeted by Supergirl, Conner was introduced to her for the first time since the Flashpoint; she had no recollection of him, but was glad to meet him.[20] When the group confronted Leone, she unleashed a Parasite from an alternate earth that manages to render Conner unconscious; he was defended by Brainiac 5 until he was able to recover and the Parasite was defeated. Red Cloud resurfaced to finish the job, but after a brief struggle Superman was able to place her in the Phantom Zone, neutralizing the threat.[21]
Sometime after the incident, Conner returned the Hall of Justice to discuss developments in the study of his physiology. While the tests concluded that he is expected to have a normal lifespan (perhaps even slightly longer), they also revealed the possibility that he may permanently lose his powers at any given time. Distressed, Conner confessed to Superman that he wanted to go home, feeling more at peace on farms. With Krypto and the elder Kents enthusiastically welcoming him and Superman feeling that they are safer with someone to defend them, Conner once again made Kent Farm his home.[22]
Further Adventures with Young Justice
After settling down in his new home, Conner continued to assist Young Justice.[23] He was called by Tim Drake to assist him and Stephanie Brown in defeating her father, Cluemaster; sometime later Conner assisted with a battle against yet another relative of a Young Justice member, this time against the wrath of Zeus and Poseidon, the grandfather and great-uncle of Wonder Girl.[24][25] He also occasionally took to relaxing with the team, once eating donuts in the back of Jinny Hex's pickup truck.[26]
Infinite Frontier
Suicide Squad
Due to the "untangling" of the timeline and consequent changes to reality following the battle against Perpetua and The Darkest Knight (which Conner participated in[27]), it appears that Conner's place within the timeline was finally fully restored.
At some point, Conner was cloned by The Agenda under Amanda Waller's direction. One of the clones was awakened and manipulated to believe he was the real Conner, supposedly subdued with kryptonite and kidnapped to potentially serve as a leader of the Suicide Squad.[28] While operating with the team, this "Superboy" exhibited heroic behavior and repeatedly attempted to help people against orders.[29] During a mission to forcefully recruit Bolt at Titans Tower, the clone tripped an alarm after he became fixated on a framed photograph of the former Young Justice team and wandered off to view it, resulting in the Teen Titans Academy students engaging with the Suicide Squad.[30] Confused at seeing Superboy work with a team of criminals, the students contacted the real Conner.[7]
With the Justice League and Checkmate on call, Conner arrived at a Russian black site to confront his clone who, ailing and confused, attacked him.[31] After defeating him, Conner noticed that the clone's skin became sickly white and believed him to be dead, though he quickly awoke and began speaking strangely. Though Conner wished to help his clone, dubbed "Match", Waller had the clone teleported to an unknown location before anything could be done. As a direct result of Conner's intervention, Waller became wanted by the U.S. government and went on the run with Match and the rest of the squad in tow.[32]
Warworld Revolution and the Return of Kal-El
After Superman left Earth, the villain Conduit stole the Genesis Fragment from Lois Lane per orders of Amanda Waller, this prevented them from healing Thao-La's cells. Conner was then contacted by Lois along with the rest of the Superman Family to recover the fragment and save Superman's Warworld revolution.[33]
Conner and his family eventually caught up to Conduit, fighting him until Jon Kent arrived. After Conduit failed to get help from Waller, he touched the Genesis Fragment, which made Conner realize that they needed to get the fragment away from him before he disintegrated. Steel then broke the fragment and an unconscious Conduit fell to the ground.[34]
Conner was present at the Fortress of Solitude when Thao-La woke up despite them losing the Genesis fragment, as the fortress started to shake, Kelex informed the family that Warworld appeared in the sky. Conner and the family went to attack the planet-ship, but were instead surprised with the return of Superman and the Authority, who told them that Warworld was free now.[35]
Conner was the first to discover and engage Metallo during his attack on Steelworks Tower.[36] Conner was brutally beaten in the fight, but he recovered quickly with Kelex's aid.[37] Cyborg Superman was eventually beaten through a combined effort of the Superman Family, including Conner.
The Man of Tomorrow
Feeling out of place in the Superman Family and left in a universe that seemingly didn't remember him, Conner took an old Zeta-Beam bracelet from the Fortress of Solitude and journeyed out to help others in far flung regions of the universe, where Superman was not known. In space he encountered The Cosmoteers, a trio of clones created to be living weapons by an alien scientist known as Dominator X, and had broken free of his control. Superboy helped the Cosmoteers free their fellow clones from all of Dominator X's labs. Unbeknownst to him, the rings that the Cosmoteer leader Travv gave to every clone they "saved" was in fact a mind control device. When Dominator X sent his super-clone Infinity after them, Travv activated the mind control rings and called all the clones to attack Infinity and kill him. Connor was horrified by this and confronted the Cosmoteers, but they blasted him with red solar radiation to drain his powers, then knocked him unconscious and left him to die on the planet Decidia, a barren world ravaged by Dominator X.
Two alien children from a small group of survivors and refugees on the planet recognised Superboy from his exploits and carried him to their home. They put him under a yellow sun lamp to restore his powers and allow him to heal. Conner was initially furious at himself for failing to save Decidia from Infinity, and letting Travv get away to hurt more people, and flew away to a mountaintop. One of the boys, named Gleeb, tracked him down and Conner admitted that he had been trying to recapture his earliest days as a superhero with his space adventures; and that he believed he had failed everyone and the universe would pay for his mistake. Gleeb told Superboy he didn't fail his people, and that whatever his motives were his actions were still good.
Reinvigorated, Conner called Earth and told Kelex to put out a signal to any ships in the vicinity of Decidia to offer aid. He realised that throughout his adventures he had been inspiring hope like Clark does. He had Kelex track the Cosmoteers and teleport him to their location on the planet Challuum.
Meanwhile on Challuum, the Cosmoteer leader Travv had gone mad with power and was casually slaughtering civilians while hunting for Dominator X, horrifying the others. Superboy attacked Travv and ripped the control device out of his forehead. With the clones freed of Travv's control, the other Cosmoteers took them to safety while Conner fought Travv. They found Dominator X at the spaceport and trapped him in a cage, then called the Green Lantern Corps to turn both him and themselves in for their crimes. Travv set off a bomb in his cybernetic arm, seemingly killing himself, but in fact this allowed his cybernetic spinal cord to leave his current, powerless body and take control of one cloned from Superboy's DNA.
Travv easily overpowered the Cosmoteers, leaving Superboy to face him alone. Now seemingly insane, Travv attempted to kill Superboy with a full-power energy blast that could have levelled the city they were fighting in, killing millions of people. Conner was able to contain and reflect the blast back at Travv with his tactile telekinesis, leaving him comatose and with full-body severe burns. The Green Lanterns arrived shortly afterwards and arrested all three of the Cosmoteers.
On Earth, Superman did not even notice Conner was missing for two weeks and realised that he and the Superman Family had not been there for Conner when he needed them. When Conner returned to Earth the Superman Family threw a surprise party for him and Clark promised Conner that he would start acting like the big brother to him that he should have been.[38]
Despite this, Conner still felt overshadowed by Clark and unsure of his purpose in life: he had been created to be a "backup Superman" and he wasn't even that now that Jon Kent was Clark's natural successor. He had a recurring nightmare of dying while fighting Doomsday, only for everyone to forget him and only remember Clark's death. During this period, Conner started a relationship with Miss Martian.[39]
The Chained
A new villain known as The Chained, an immensely powerful telekinetic who had been given powers by Lex Luthor and imprisoned for decades, was freed from his prison by Superman and attacked Metropolis. The Superman Family, including Conner, responded and tried to stop him. During the fight the Chained said that Conner was like him, but hadn't reached his full potential. The Chained telekinetically toppled two skyscrapers, and Conner rushed in to hold them in place with his tactile telekinesis while Clark and Supergirl evacuated the buildings. Conner and the Chained had a telekinetic contest, as the Chained tried to push the buildings down and Conner tried to hold them up. Conner was able to resist the Chained's power for a short time, just long enough for the others to empty the buildings, and Clark pushed him out of the way to safety just as he was about to give out under the Chained's greater power.
Conner felt a connection to the Chained and told the others that the Chained had tactile telekinesis like him, but was able to somehow project it a great distance from his body.[40] The Chained returned to Stryker's Island to murder Luthor's daughter Lena as punishment for what Luthor had done to him. Conner and Clark responded and were able to get the Chained away from the Luthors by letting him tie them up in his chains and then flying away at top speed. Luthor told Superman that Kryptonite could penetrate the Chained's telekinetic force field and so Clark attacked the Chained wearing an anti-Kryptonite protective suit and Kryptonite gauntlets.
Clark was able to attack the Chained directly, but in the fight his suit was compromised and the Kryptonite began to affect him. The Chained had the weakened Superman at his mercy, but this was just a distraction to allow scientists from Supercorp to set up a way to trap the Chained. Conner swooped in and locked an opaque hood on the Chained's head that prevented him projecting his telekinesis. Supercorp scientists fired restraints at the Chained that restrained him and neutralised his powers. Unfortunately, Clark had succumbed to advanced Kryptonite poisoning and was near death.[41]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Cloned Kryptonian Physiology: Under the effects of a "yellow" sun, Superboy possesses the potential of powers an average Kryptonian. These include:
- Solar Radiation Absorption: Under optimal conditions, this is the main source of Superboy's powers as they are contingent upon exposure to solar radiation from a yellow sun star system. His Kryptonian body is constantly absorbing and storing energy from Earth's yellow sun, which in turn grants him incredible powers.
- Self-Sustenance: Superboy can live and speak in the vacuum of space just fine even though he had difficulties breathing in space when he was in it for the first time.[citation needed]
- Superhuman Strength: Thanks to his Kryptonian genes Superboy possesses vast levels of superhuman strength. He displayed enough strength to bench press a couple tons, he is strong enough to lift a semi-truck car over his head while flying.[15] He can effortlessly throw a large man away by stricking him with a single finger.[42] He is also able to destroy one of the Khunds warships with a single punch.[43]
- Superhuman Speed: Superboy is able to move at incredible speed by sheer force of will. This extends to his perceptions and allows for feats such as catching bullets in mid flight as well as covering vast distances in little or no time. He was able to travel for more than three miles and back so fast that people didn't even noticed he left.[14] While not as fast as Impulse and other Flashes on the ground, Superboy can still fly at speeds faster than speed of sound and keep up with his speed.[44] While his top speed is unknown he has proven able to move faster than lighting.[45]
- Superhuman Agility: Superboy is significantly faster and more agile than a normal human being, and can easily dodge bullets and avoid physical combat strikes.
- Superhuman Reflexes: Conner's speed allows him to dodge extremely fast attacks without effort.[45]
- Molecular Acceleration
- Invulnerability: Even without his tactile telekinesis field, Superboy is tough enough to resist the touch of lava.[14] Gizmo's rockets also fail to cause any damage even when scoring a direct hit.[46] He has been able to take powerful blasts of lighting and blows capable of causing small earthquakes with almost no damage.[45]
- Enhanced Vision: Superboy's vision processes the entire electromagnetic spectrum as well as allowing vast control over selective perception and focus.
- X-Ray Vision: Superboy possesses the ability to see through solid objects.[20]
- Telescopic Vision: Superboy can see something at a great distance, without violating the laws of physics. Though limited, the exact extent of the ability is undetermined. In function, it is similar to the zoom lens on a camera.[47]
- Microscopic Vision: This is the ability to see extremely small objects and images down to the atomic level.[48]
- Infrared Vision: Superboy can see with better acuity in darkness, and to a degree in total darkness.[citation needed]
- Heat Vision: Superboy can, as a conscious act, fire beams of intense heat at a target by looking at it. He can vary the heat and area affected.[49]
- Superhuman Hearing: Superboy hearing is sensitive enough to hear any sound at any volume or pitch. With skill and concentration, he can block out ambient sounds to focus on a specific source or frequency.[50]
- Super-Breath: Superboy is able to create hurricane force winds by exhaling air from his lungs.[19]
- Superhuman Stamina: Superboy can exert himself at peak capacity for several days.
- Accelerated Healing: Superboy has the ability to heal himself (from the wounds or diseases of others or themselves).
- Flight: Superboy can fly without using his tactile telekinesis. He was able to fly incredibly fast from Smallville to the middle of a desert.[13]
- Longevity: Superboy can live longer than regular humans, remaining at his prime as long as he was under the exposure of the "yellow" sun.[51]
- Tactile Telekinesis: Superboy's body is completely surrounded by an invisible field of telekinetic energy, protecting him from harm and enhancing his physical abilities. This can also be used to manipulate objects that are on the same surface as the user (such as the ground) or to fly by pushing his own body through the air (this usually requires effort though). He can use his tactile telekinesis to break machinery apart by touching it.[5] According to Lex Luthor, Conner's telekinetic abilities actually come from Sammy Stryker's genetic material added to his hybrid DNA.[52]
- Simulated Invulnerability: Superboy uses his telekinetic ability to create an invisible force field around his own body. This field can deflect Kryptonite bullets, giving him a measure of resistance to Kryptonite that a typical Kryptonian would not possess.[5]
- Force Field: Superboy can extend his field to create strong telekinetic shields.[38]
- Simulated Superhuman Strength: Superboy uses a telekinetic field to lift heavy objects.[citation needed]
- Telekinetic Senses: Conner can similarly expand and extend his sensory output beyond the limited range of his immediate surroundings. Sharpening both his touch to feeling everything around him, from picking up the subtle vibrations on the air or in the ground in order to simulate a sonar tracking effect. To amplifying his audible/decibel range of happenstances well out of listening range.[citation needed]
- Telekinetic Blasts: Superboy is able to project bursts of raw energy bolts of concussive force. He mostly projected the energy from his hands, but his TK field permeated from his entire body. The blasts he emitted had concussive force equivalent to 5,000 pounds of TNT. By going all out he can emit powerful omnidirectional blasts of telekinetic energy capable of great destructive power.[45]
- Flight: Superboy uses his telekinetic ability to emulate the practice of flying.
- Electrical Signal Disruption: Superboy can use his telekinetic ability to temporarily disrupt electrical signals in machines or robotic beings by severed their connection to main commands.[53]
- Simulated Invulnerability: Superboy uses his telekinetic ability to create an invisible force field around his own body. This field can deflect Kryptonite bullets, giving him a measure of resistance to Kryptonite that a typical Kryptonian would not possess.[5]
Abilities
- Charisma[54]
- Farming[13]
- Multilingualism: Superboy is shown to know and speak English and Kryptonian perfectly.
Weaknesses
- Vulnerability to Kryptonite[49]
- Vulnerability to Magic[55]
- Power Instability (Formerly): Due to his genealogy, Conner Kent could lose his powers at any moment.[56] This genetic defect seems to have been corrected thanks to Blackfire's medical technology.[57]
- Solar Energy Dependency
Notes
- Superboy (Kon-El) was created by Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett, first appearing in Adventures of Superman #500. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Superboy (Kon-El) first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Young Justice (Volume 3) #1 by Brian Michael Bendis and Patrick Gleason.
Trivia
- In Action Comics #1057, Superboy and Miss Martian are revealed to be in a relationship, a reference to their Earth-16 counterparts (Superboy and Miss Martian) from the Young Justice animated series.
- Tim Drake and Bart Allen both consider Conner to be their best friend, which Conner reciprocates.[49][58]
- Conner attended Smallville High School until his exile to Gemworld.[13]
Recommended Reading
- Superboy Recommended Reading
- Adventure Comics (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 2)
- Superboy (Volume 4)
- Superboy (Volume 5)
- Superboy (Volume 6)
- Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 1)
- Superboy and the Ravers (Volume 1)
- Young Justice (Volume 1)
- Young Justice (Volume 3)
- Teen Titans (Volume 3)
- Teen Titans (Volume 4)
Related
- 154 Appearances of Kon-El (Prime Earth)
- 143 Images featuring Kon-El (Prime Earth)
- 13 Quotations by or about Kon-El (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Kon-El (Prime Earth)
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Titans United: Bloodpact #4
- ↑ The Return of Superman 30th Anniversary Special #1
- ↑ Titans United #2
- ↑ Young Justice (Volume 3) #15
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 The Return of Superman 30th Anniversary Special #1
- ↑ Suicide Squad: King Shark #1
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Suicide Squad 2021 Annual (Volume 7) #1
- ↑ Action Comics #1021
- ↑ Dark Nights: Death Metal The Secret Origin #1
- ↑ Dark Crisis: Young Justice #1
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Action Comics #1022
- ↑ Young Justice (Volume 3) #3
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Young Justice (Volume 3) #3
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Young Justice (Volume 3) #6
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Young Justice (Volume 3) #7
- ↑ Young Justice (Volume 3) #8
- ↑ Young Justice (Volume 3) #9
- ↑ Superman (Volume 5) #18
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Action Comics #1023
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Action Comics #1024
- ↑ Action Comics #1027
- ↑ Action Comics #1028
- ↑ Batman (Volume 3) #71
- ↑ Young Justice (Volume 3) #18
- ↑ Young Justice (Volume 3) #19
- ↑ The Flash #759
- ↑ Dark Nights: Death Metal #6
- ↑ Suicide Squad (Volume 7) #1
- ↑ Suicide Squad (Volume 7) #2
- ↑ Teen Titans Academy #3
- ↑ Suicide Squad (Volume 7) #6
- ↑ Suicide Squad (Volume 7) #8
- ↑ Action Comics #1045
- ↑ Action Comics #1046
- ↑ Action Comics #1047
- ↑ Action Comics #1051
- ↑ Action Comics #1052
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow #2–Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow #6
- ↑ Action Comics #1057
- ↑ Superman (Volume 6) #7
- ↑ Superman (Volume 6) #8
- ↑ Titans United: Bloodpact #4
- ↑ Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow #3
- ↑ Young Justice (Volume 3) #16
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow #1
- ↑ Titans United: Bloodpact #1
- ↑ Action Comics #1051
- ↑ Action Comics #1053
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 49.2 Young Justice (Volume 3) #5
- ↑ Young Justice (Volume 3) #11
- ↑ Action Comics #1028
- ↑ Superman (Volume 6) #8
- ↑ Action Comics #1056
- ↑ Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow #3
- ↑ Young Justice (Volume 3) #14
- ↑ Action Comics #1028
- ↑ Titans United #5
- ↑ Young Justice (Volume 3) #17
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Titans member This character is or was primarily a member of the superhero team known as the Titans, in any of its various incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Titans members" category. |
Young Justice member |
Titans Villain(s) This character has been primarily an enemy of the Teen Titans, the Titans, or any of the other various Titans incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Titans Villains" category. |