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Superboy is a younger version of Superman and a member of the Superman Family. This was originally the identity that Clark Kent adopted using his powers to help others as a teenager in Smallville. He has also been a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Superboy was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, first appearing in More Fun Comics #101. (1945)

The second and current version is Kon-El, also known as Conner Kent. He is a clone of the original created by Project Cadmus using DNA contributions from Lex Luthor. During Infinite Crisis he died fighting Superboy-Prime, but he was resurrected during Final Crisis. Superboy has been a member of Ravers, Young Justice, the Teen Titans and the Legion of Super-Heroes. Kon-El was created by Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett, and first appeared in Adventures of Superman #500. (1993)

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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. [1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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  1. ↑ Kal-El, the original Superboy at Wikipedia
  2. ↑ Newsarama: THE BATTLE FOR THE BOY
  3. ↑ Comic Book Resources: JUDGE SAYS SIEGELS OWN SUPERBOY. WILL IT AFFECT "SMALLVILLE?"
Main Aqualad • Beast Boy • Cyborg • Kid Flash • Raven • Robin • Speedy • Starfire • Superboy • Wonder Girl
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Supporting Adeline Kane • Adrian Chase • Arella • Azrael • Billy Batson • Black Ice • Bolt • Bratgirl • Brick Pettirosso • Chanda Madan • Chupacabra • Cybruh • Chris King • D.E.O. Orphans • Deathstroke • Dolphin • Gorilla Gregg • Jillian Jackson • Lian Harper • Mr. Jupiter • Neil Richards • Nevermore• Matt Price • Megabat • Miguel Montez • Omega Men • Sarah Charles • Sarah Simms • Sharon Tracy • Steve Dayton • Stitch • Superboy (Jon Samuel Kent) • Terry Long • Thunder and Lightning • Tooby • Titans of Myth • Traci 13 • Tress • Wendy and Marvin
Enemies Andre Le Blanc • Angel • Antithesis • The Ant • Atom-Master • Arsenal • Billy Numerous • Blackfire • Brother Blood • Brotherhood of Evil • Calculator • Cheshire • Cinderblock • Clock King • Clockwatchers • Damien Darhk • Dark Nemesis • Deathstroke • Deathwing • Demon's Fist • Ding Dong Daddy • Disruptor • Doctor Light • Faceless Hunter • Fearsome Five • Gizmo • Godiva • Goth • H.I.V.E. • H'San Natall • Hangmen • Haze • Holocaust • Honeybun • Hybrid • Jinx • Jugular • Key • Lord Chaos • Mad Mod • Mammoth • Mento • Mister Twister • Mother Blood • N.O.W.H.E.R.E. • Nano • Neutron • Psimon • Puppeteer • Pylon • Scorcher • See-More • Shimmer • Superboy-Prime • Tartarus • Terror Titans • Time Commander • Trident • Trigon • Troia • The Veil • Wildebeest Society • Wyld • Zookeeper
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Comics New Teen Titans (Vol. 1) • New Teen Titans (Vol. 2) • New Titans (Vol. 1) • Tales of the New Teen Titans • Tales of the Teen Titans • Team Titans • Teen Titans (Vol. 1) • Teen Titans (Vol. 2) • Teen Titans (Vol. 3) • Teen Titans (Vol. 4) • Teen Titans (Vol 5) • Teen Titans (Vol 6) • Teen Titans Spotlight • Teen Titans: Year One • Terror Titans • Tiny Titans • Titans (Vol. 1) • Titans (Vol. 2) • Titans (Vol 3) • Titans (Vol 4) • Titans Hunt • Teen Titans Go! (Vol. 1) • Teen Titans Go! (Vol. 2) • Teen Titans: Earth One
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Villains Blight • Composite Superman • Computo • Controllers • Cosmic King • Dark Circle • Darkseid • Dominators • Emerald Empress • Evillo • Fatal Five • Glorith • Grimbor • Hunter • Infinite Man • Khunds • League of Super-Assassins • Legion of Super-Villains • Leland McCauley • Lightning Lord • Mano • Micro Lad • Mordru • Nemesis Kid • Ol-Vir • Omega • Persuader • Pulsar Stargrave • Roxxas • Saturn Queen • Sklarian Raiders • Starfinger • Superboy-Prime • Taurus Gang • Tharok • Time Trapper • Tyr • Universo • Validus • White Triangle
Supporting Brainiac 4 • Doctor Gym'll • Gigi Cusimano • Heroes of Lallor • Kimball Zendak • Legion Academy • Legion of Substitute Heroes • Loomis • M'Rissey • Marla Latham • Micah Aven • R.J. Brande • Rond Vidar • Science Police • Shvaughn Erin • Uncanny Amazers • United Planets • Wanderers • Workforce
Storylines Adult Education • Argo • The Beginning of Tomorrow • The Choice • Consequences • Death of a Dream • The Dominator War • The Dominators • The Early Years • Earthwar • End of an Era • Enemy Manifest • Enemy Rising • An Eye for an Eye • The Fatal Five • Foundations • The Great Darkness Saga • Hostile World • Legion of 3 Worlds • Legion of the Damned • Legionnaires 3 • The Lightning Saga • Long Live the Legion • The Magic Wars • The More Things Change • The Quest for Cosmic Boy • The Quiet Darkness • Run From Tomorrow • Strange Visitor from Another Century • Superboy and the Legion • Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes • Teenage Revolution • When Evil Calls
Comics Adventure Comics (Vol. 1) • Adventure Comics (Vol. 2) • Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds • The Legion • Legion Lost (Vol. 1) • Legion Lost (Vol. 2) • Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol. 1) • Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol. 2) • Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol. 3) • Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol. 4) • Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol. 5) • Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol. 6) • Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol. 7) • Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol. 8) • Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century • Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium Vol 1 • Legion: Secret Origin • Legion Worlds • Legionnaires • Legionnaires 3 • Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes • Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes • Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes • Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes
Miscellaneous Origins • Publication History • Recommended Reading • Legion of Super-Heroes Villains • Legion of Super-Heroes is confusing
Creators Otto Binder • Al Plastino • Jerry Siegel • John Forte • Cary Bates • Mike Grell • Jim Shooter • Paul Levitz • Keith Giffen • Steve Lightle • Tom Bierbaum • Mary Bierbaum • Tom McCraw • Mark Waid • Stuart Immonen • Barry Kitson • Tony Bedard • Francis Manapul • Geoff Johns • George Perez • Yildiray Cinar • Brian Michael Bendis • Ryan Sook
Other Media Legion of Super-Heroes (TV Series) • Arrowverse: Legion's Future
Characters Alura In-Ze • Bibbo Bibbowski • Cat Grant • Chloe Sullivan • Clark Kent • Chief Parker • Dan Turpin • Dubbilex • Emil Hamilton • Gangbuster • George Taylor • Guardian • Jimmy Olsen • Flamebird • Franklin Stern • House of El • Kelex • Kents • Jonathan Kent • Jor-El • Kong Kenan • Lana Lang • Lara Lor-Van • Lena Luthor • Lois Lane • Lori Lemaris • Lucy Lane • Lyla Lerrol • Maxima • Maggie Sawyer • Martha Kent • Mon-El • Natasha Irons • Newsboy Legion • Nightwing • Paul Westfield • Perry White • Pete Ross • Power Girl • Professor Potter • Ron Troupe • Sam Lane • Scorn • Steel • Steve Lombard • Strange Visitor • Superboy • Supergirl • Superman Family • Superwoman • Thorn • William Henderson • Zor-El
Super-Pets Beppo the Super-Monkey • Comet the Super-Horse • Krypto the Superdog • Proty II • Streaky the Supercat
Villains Atlas • Atomic Skull • Bizarro • Blackbriar Thorn • Blackrock • Bloodsport • Brainiac • Bruno Mannheim • Composite Superman • Conduit • Cyborg Superman • Dabney Donovan • Darkseid • Dev-Em • Dominus • Doomsday • Encantadora • Eradicator • Faora • General Zod • Gog • Intergang • Jax-Ur • Kryptonite Man • Lex Luthor • Livewire • Lobo • Magog • Mercy Graves • Metallo • Mongul • Morgan Edge • Mister Mxyzptlk • Neutron • Non • Quex-Ul • Parasite • Phantom Zoners • Prankster • Red Cloud • Riot • Satanus • Shockwave • Silver Banshee • Superboy-Prime • Superman Revenge Squad • Terra-Man • Titano • Toyman • Ursa • Ultra-Humanite • Ultraman
Storylines A Mind-Switch in Time • Brainiac • Superman: The Coming of Atlas • Death of Superman • Doomed • For the Man Who Has Everything • Funeral for a Friend • Kingdom Come • Krypton No More • Last Son • Maelstrom • New Krypton • Public Enemies • Reign of Doomsday • Reign of the Supermen • Revenge • Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes • The Final Days of Superman • The Great Phantom Peril • The Supergirl from Krypton • The Third Kryptonian • Two for the Death of One • Up, Up and Away! • Warworld • Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? • Who Took the Super out of Superman!
Comics Action Comics • Superman • Adventures of Superman • Superman: The Man of Steel • Superman: The Man of Tomorrow • Superman/Batman • Other titles...
Locations 5th Dimension • Apokolips • Argo City • Bizarro World • Colu • Daily Planet • Daily Star • Daxam • Fortress of Solitude • Kandor • Kent Farm • Krypton • Kryptonopolis • LexCorp • Lexor • Metropolis • New Genesis • Phantom Zone • Project Cadmus • S.T.A.R. Labs • Smallville • Stryker's Island • Suicide Slum • Vathlo Island • Warworld
Items Atomic Cauldron • Kryptonite • Legion Flight Ring • Phantom Zone Projector • Kryptonian Rocket • "S" Symbol
Miscellaneous Origins • Other Media • Publication History • Recommended Reading • Superman is confusing
Creators Jerry Siegel • Joe Shuster • Mort Weisinger • Wayne Boring • Otto Binder • Al Plastino • Curt Swan • Gerry Conway • José Luis García-López • Elliot S. Maggin • Cary Bates • Len Wein • Alan Moore • Kurt Schaffenberger • Dan Jurgens • Mark Waid • Gail Simone • Geoff Johns • Gary Frank • Greg Rucka • Grant Morrison • Peter Tomasi • Brian Michael Bendis • Ivan Reis
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