Superman
Clark Joseph Kent (born Kal-El)
Personal
Last Update |
2010-02-16 15:11:17 | ||
Aliases |
The Man of Steel, the Man of Tomorrow, the Last Son of Krypton, Big Blue, the Metropolis Marvel, the Action Ace | ||
Nicknames |
C.K., Clark Kent | ||
Height |
6'3' • 191 cm | Weight |
225 lb • 101 kg |
Eye color |
Blue | Hair color |
Black |
Work*
Occupation |
Reporter for the Daily Planet and novelist |
Base |
Metropolis |
Group Affiliation |
Justice League of America, The Legion of Super-Heroes (pre-Crisis as Superboy); Justice Society of America (pre-Crisis Earth-2 version); All-Star Squadron (pre-Crisis Earth-2 version) |
Origin*
First Appearance |
ACTION COMICS #1 (June, 1938) |
Place of Birth |
Krypton |
Relatives |
Lois Lane (wife), Jor-El (father, deceased), Lara (mother, deceased), Jonathan Kent (adoptive father), Martha Kent (adoptive mother), Seyg-El (paternal grandfather, deceased), Zor-El (uncle, deceased), Alura (aunt, deceased), Supergirl (Kara Zor-El, cousin), Superboy (Kon-El/Conner Kent, partial clone) |
History
Kal-El was born on the doomed planet Krypton to Jor-El and Lara. Although Jor-El had hoped to send his pregnant wife away from the planet in a test rocket and avoids its destruction, Kal-El was born earlier than expected, and the life support systems could only support one. Therefore, the baby was sent alone to Earth, the last son of Krypton.
His ship landed near Smallville, Kansas, where he was found by Jonathan and Martha Kent, who raised him as their son, Clark Kent. As he grew older, he began exhibiting extraordinary powers, including super-strength and flight.
His friends in Smallville included Pete Ross and Lana Lang.
When the amnesiatic Daxamite Lar Gand arrived in Smallville, Clark was excited to find someone like himself, even theorizing that he was his older brother and naming him "Mon-El". However, after accidentally exposing the Daxamite to lead, his memories returned. Clark sent him to the Phantom Zone until a cure for his lead poisoning could be found.
A team of other super-powered youths from a thousand years in the future, the Legion of Super-Heroes, brought Clark to their time and inducted him into their membership.
After graduating from high school, Clark traveled the world. He spent some time in Australia, where he met and had a brief romance with Callie Llewellyn.
Clark adopted the super-hero identity of Superman. He moved to Metropolis, where he began working as a journalist for the world-renowned newspaper, the Daily Planet. A rivalry with his coworker Lois Lane eventually blossomed into a romance and marriage.
Superman inspired an entire generation of heroes, many of whom we worked alongside as a member of the Justice League of America.
Superman was killed fighting the monstrous Doomsday. However, he eventually returned to life.
After the events of the recent crisis, Superman lost all of his powers. After living a normal human life as Clark Kent for a year, they suddently came back. When he returned to action as the Man of Steel, there was much public speculation as to whether or not he was an imposter. However, his daring actions, broadcast across the globe, while driving the Auctioneer from Earth convinced the world that he was the real deal.
The sorceror Arion came to Metropolis to implore Superman to stop fighting for the benefit of mankind, saying that he was disrupting the proper course of human history by pushing back an inevitable devastating event, and in the process, causing that event to be much worse, resulting in the end of civilization. This revelation troubled the Man of Steel, and caused him to consider his place in the world.
A young boy, seemingly from Krypton, landed in Metropolis in a ship. Although initially the government worked with Superman on studying him, they later moved the boy without informing the Man of Steel. Angered, Clark hijacked the truck transporting the child and took him. Lois and Clark decided to take the boy in as their son, naming him Christopher.
When General Zod and numerous other Kryptonian criminals broke free from the Phantom Zone, he sent Superman there.
His ship landed near Smallville, Kansas, where he was found by Jonathan and Martha Kent, who raised him as their son, Clark Kent. As he grew older, he began exhibiting extraordinary powers, including super-strength and flight.
His friends in Smallville included Pete Ross and Lana Lang.
When the amnesiatic Daxamite Lar Gand arrived in Smallville, Clark was excited to find someone like himself, even theorizing that he was his older brother and naming him "Mon-El". However, after accidentally exposing the Daxamite to lead, his memories returned. Clark sent him to the Phantom Zone until a cure for his lead poisoning could be found.
A team of other super-powered youths from a thousand years in the future, the Legion of Super-Heroes, brought Clark to their time and inducted him into their membership.
After graduating from high school, Clark traveled the world. He spent some time in Australia, where he met and had a brief romance with Callie Llewellyn.
Clark adopted the super-hero identity of Superman. He moved to Metropolis, where he began working as a journalist for the world-renowned newspaper, the Daily Planet. A rivalry with his coworker Lois Lane eventually blossomed into a romance and marriage.
Superman inspired an entire generation of heroes, many of whom we worked alongside as a member of the Justice League of America.
Superman was killed fighting the monstrous Doomsday. However, he eventually returned to life.
After the events of the recent crisis, Superman lost all of his powers. After living a normal human life as Clark Kent for a year, they suddently came back. When he returned to action as the Man of Steel, there was much public speculation as to whether or not he was an imposter. However, his daring actions, broadcast across the globe, while driving the Auctioneer from Earth convinced the world that he was the real deal.
The sorceror Arion came to Metropolis to implore Superman to stop fighting for the benefit of mankind, saying that he was disrupting the proper course of human history by pushing back an inevitable devastating event, and in the process, causing that event to be much worse, resulting in the end of civilization. This revelation troubled the Man of Steel, and caused him to consider his place in the world.
A young boy, seemingly from Krypton, landed in Metropolis in a ship. Although initially the government worked with Superman on studying him, they later moved the boy without informing the Man of Steel. Angered, Clark hijacked the truck transporting the child and took him. Lois and Clark decided to take the boy in as their son, naming him Christopher.
When General Zod and numerous other Kryptonian criminals broke free from the Phantom Zone, he sent Superman there.
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Flight, invulnerability, vast super-strength, super-speed, super-breath, super-hearing, vision powers including x-ray vision, heat vision, telescopic vision.
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