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Superboy
Aliases: Clark Kent
Continuity: Earth-One
Notability: Main character
Type: Super-hero
Gender: Male
Race: Kryptonian
Location: Smallville
Associations: Legion of Super-Heroes
Known relatives: Jor-El
Lara Lor-Van
Kara Zor-El
Jonathan Kent
Martha Kent
Status: Excised from continuity
First: More Fun Comics #101
Actor: John Haymes Newton [1]
Gerard Christopher [2]

Superboy is a fictional teenage superhero and a central character featured in comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in the third story in issue #101 of More Fun Comics in January, 1945 titled "The Origin of Superboy".

Overview[]

Superboy is Kal-El, aka Superman, when he was a teenager. He was born on the planet Krypton and rocketed to Earth as an infant by his parents in order to save him from his home world's imminent destruction. His ship landed outside the town of Smallville, where he was adopted by Jonathan and Martha Kent. He was named Clark Kent and developed fantastic powers since infancy. As a teenager, he uses these powers for good in his costumed identity as Superboy. At one point during his career, Superboy traveled forward in time to the 30th century, where he became a member of a group known as the Legion of Super-Heroes. The existence of Superboy, as well as his adult counterpart, the Silver Age Superman, were excised from continuity following the events of the Crisis on Infinite Earths.

Alternate media[]

Superboy appeared in a series of six-minute shorts in 1966 titled The Adventures of Superboy, which aired alongside the New Adventures of Superman animated series. Superboy was voiced by Bob Hastings in the episodes.

A live-action Adventures of Superboy television series aired in syndication from 1989 to 1992, spanning four seasons. John Haymes Newton played the eponymous role of Superboy opposite Stacy Haiduk's Lana Lang. By Season two, Newton was replaced with actor Gerard Christopher, who continued the role of Superboy throughout the remainder of the series.

Superboy was a main character on the Legion of Super-Heroes cartoon series, which aired on the CW Network for two seasons from 2006-2008. The character was voiced by Yuri Lowenthal.

Abilities[]

  • Kryptonian physiology: Kryptonians are an alien race that hail from the planet Krypton. In their natural environment, they are physiologically no different than a normal human. This is because Krypton revolves around a red sun. If a Kryptonian is on a world that revolves around a yellow sun, such as Earth, they will develop fantastic superhuman abilities.
  • Solar energy absorption: Under optimal conditions, this is the main source of Superboy's super powers. They are contingent upon exposure to solar radiation from a yellow sun star system. Superboy's biological make up includes a number of organs which lack analogues in humans and whose functions are unknown. Yellow solar energy is stored for later use, which also allows for the use of these powers to fade when yellow solar radiation is not available rather than immediate failure.
  • Energy projection: Superboy can project beams of intense thermal energy from the eyes. This is also known as "heat vision", and operates in similar function to that of an amplified laser beam. It is destructive enough to kill lesser beings, and cause significant damage to large structures and landmarks, including mountains.
  • Enhanced vision: Superboy's visual acuity is significantly greater than that of a normal human being and encompasses several sub-abilities or applications. This includes perception of different levels of the electromagnetic spectrum with varying degrees of range and focus.
  • Telescopic vision: This is the ability to perceive something visually at a great distance, without external resources or violating the laws of physics. Though limited, the exact extent of the ability is undetermined. In function, it is similar to that of the zoom lens on a camera.
  • X-ray vision: This is the ability to see through any volume of matter except lead. Superboy can see things behind a solid, opaque object as if it were not there. Superboy can focus this ability to "peel back" layers of an object, allowing hidden images or inner workings to be observed. The exact type of energy perceived including x-rays, cosmic rays, or some other energy invisible to normal humans may vary.
  • Flight: Superboy can defy the gravity of any environment for the purposes of levitation, and directional flying. This also includes flight capability in a zero-gravity environment such as outer space. Superboy can fly at great speeds, crossing oceans in the matter of minutes.
  • Invulnerability: Under a yellow sun, Superboy is impervious to nearly all forms of conventional injury. Superboy's skin cannot be scratched, scarred, penetrated for burned. Muscle tissue and ligaments will not tear or strain. Bones will not break. However, Superboy's invulnerability, as well as the rest of the Kryptonian powers, diminish while in the presence of green Kryptonite. Kryptonite produces radiation which effectively burns out the absorbed solar power from a Kryptonian's cells. A Kryptonian will find him or herself drastically weakened while in its presence. Prolonged exposure to Kryptonite is fatal. Once the presence of Kryptonite is removed, their natural abilities will return to them.
  • Self-sustenance: Superboy's physiology does not process oxygen the same way that a human does. An application of invulnerability, Superboy cannot starve or drown, and can also survive in the vacuum of space. Superboy is also immune to most forms of poison and toxins.
  • Super-hearing: Superboy's hearing is sensitive enough to perceive nearly any sound at any volume or pitch. With skill and concentration, one can block out ambient sounds to focus on a specific localized source or frequency.
  • Super-breath: Superboy can expel volumes of breath with great force over a sustained period of time. This is an effective long-range attack strategy as the breath can exert enough force comparable to that of a gale-force wind. Super-breath enables Superboy to blow people back several yards, overturn vehicles, and generate excessive damage to property and other sedentary objects.
  • Super-speed: Superboy is able to move at incredible speed by sheer force of will. This trait extends to Superboy's perceptions and allows for other feats such as catching bullets in mid flight, as well as covering vast distances in little or no time. Super-speed is also an application of the ability to fly.
  • Superhuman stamina: Superboy does not suffer from fatigue and can function physically for extended periods of time without tiring. As an application of this, it is likely that Superboy does not require the same amount of REM sleep that a normal human would in order to function at full capacity.
  • Superhuman strength: Superboy's strength is augmented by yellow solar radiation being absorbed into the body. Superboy can conduct fantastic feats of strength such as lifting large objects such as satellites or ocean liners, and combating opponents of equal strength value. Superboy's strength level will diminish to that of a standard human level while in the presence of green Kryptonite.

Notes & Trivia[]

See also[]

Media

The World of Superman

Superman miscellaneous

Appearances[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Actor John Haymes Newton played Superboy in the first season of the Superboy live-action television series from 1988-1989.
  2. ↑ Actor Gerard Christopher played Superboy in seasons 2-4 of the Superboy live-action television series from 1989-1992.
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