Animal Man | Laboratories, which finally left it in Gemworld. 1 Takes an Academic Approach to Monsters, The 8 Best Bad Boys In Comic Book History, 10 DC Superheroes Who Are Stronger Than Galactus, Spider-Man: 5 Reasons He Should Be Married To MJ (& 5 Ways The Marriage Ending Was A Good Thing). "[60] In 2013, ComicsAlliance ranked Superboy as #35 on their list of the "50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics".
One it comes to hoarding superpowers, Super boy might come out on top. The Long Halloween Vs Dark Victory – Which Is The Better Batman Comic? Upon setting foot into the city, Superboy encountered Sidearm, a villain who was attempting to steal money from an ATM. Conner, fatally injured from the explosion, lies dying in the arms of Wonder Girl.
After Superman announces a worldwide ceasefire, he talks to the Kents as he finds it nearly impossible to forgive Superman. This revelation was first revealed to Lois Lane, but she was not interested. Killer Frost | Katana | [59] IGN also ranked Superboy as the 83rd greatest comic book hero of all time, stating, "This genetic clone of Superman and Lex Luthor often bears the weight of the world on his burly shoulders. Triumph | Zor-El | Occupation Superboy decided to stay on the island, notably after he learned that Tana had moved there herself, and nicknamed himself as "The Hero of Hawaii". Soon after, they agreed to form an official team, dubbed "Young Justice" by the media. Batman, Wonder Woman, Kal-El, Nightwing, and Kal-L arrive, too late to save Conner's life. When he was confronted by Supergirl, Kara Zor-El, dubbed him that name upon realizing he was a clone,[43] his new moniker being an insult or slur, having "kon" meaning abomination in the Kryptonian language, and El was added, both mockingly resembling Kryptonian naming conventions and recognizing him as an offense against her family. It was during this that Superboy discovered that he had a weakness to Kryptonite radiation that made him sick in the presence of it as guessed by Professor Hamilton. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Tasmanian Devil | Lana Lang | Fire | He is one of the main characters of Young Justice.
Comet the Super-Horse, Main Stargirl | As mentioned previously, Conner risks losing his life if he overexerts himself or uses too much of his power at once. Shields are patches that allow Superboy to use full Kryptonian powers, including flight, heat vision, x-ray vision, and increased physical strength. Steel, Kent Family Etrigan | Aquagirl | Superboy later states that he has developed telescopic vision.
Kid Flash | After hearing that Coast City was destroyed, Superboy was duped by Cyborg Superman, and tricked the Justice League on doing an investigation around the world.
But the bigger the difference in Class is, the more obvious it is who'll win in a fight. Following the "Forever Evil" Justice League storyline, the evil speedster Johnny Quick throws the Teen Titans forward in time. Aztek | While many of them are the same, there are still some key differences between the two.
Over the years, Conner’s strength has made him one of the heavier-hitters on teams like the Teen Titans and Young Justice. Anima | He even displayed the ability to launch objects at high velocities in excess of mach 5. Nightmare Nurse | Red Star | The Light Stop the Engine City missile from destroying Metropolis (succeeded)Defeat Villains Implying that his power is equal to, or superior to those of Kal-El's.
Geo-Force | During the fight against H'El, Superboy and Superman come to know each other better and develop a feeling of friendship and understanding. [11] Superboy later states that he has developed telescopic vision[38] and eventually figures out how to use his freeze breath. Red Tornado | Kon-El is actually a clone of Jon Lane Kent, created by Harvest (founder of N.O.W.H.E.R.E.) Phantom Stranger | Vixen | However, near the end of his series he was able to create an air pocket around himself enabling him to breathe in outer space. Upon the real Superman's return, Superboy relinquished the rights to the name and symbol, and decided to leave Metropolis. Harvest traveled back in time to forge a cure using, the genetic materials of Jon's parents to create Superboy. This doesn't mean that a higher class would always beat a lower class character. Wonder Girl also changes her costume to honor Superboy as well, wearing a Golden Age Wonder Woman-themed T-shirt and denim jeans. Lara Lor-Von | Although, he has been shown to eventually get faster in the Teen Titans: The Future is Now storyline. Black Canary | He was created by Tom Grummett and Karl Kesel, and first appeared in Adventures of Superman # 500 in June of 1993. Kryptonian physiology: As a partial genetic clone of Superman, he has most of the physical abilities of a Kryptonian who has absorbed the solar energy of a yellow sun. Superboy one of the three founding members of the new superhero team, and the trio ran into the Red Tornado. Type of Hero Vinnie arranged for the hero to go into the Suicide Slum, and Superboy arrested Steel Hand, and encountered Guardian, who gave him advice.
Lor-Zod, Supporting Characters Faith | Even though DC Comics does not own the rights to the "Superboy" name, Geoff Johns and Dan DiDio have stated that the decision to kill off the character had nothing to do with the court case, and that they could have just renamed the character. [32], In the New 52, it seems that Superboy has not yet obtained all of his Kryptonian powers and his only abilities are his tactile telekinesis and a degree of superhuman strength (a weight machine shows he is able to lift in excess of three tons with no strain at all in issue five) as well as a superhuman healing factor (something Harvest pointed out after Superboy's fight with Grunge) and is even able to bend light around him to turn invisible. Perry White | Though this skill is useful, it definitely makes Conner feel a bit watered-down in comparison to DC’s other Speedsters. However, due to his human DNA and the fact that Conner was in his teens when he was first introduced to the yellow sun, his cells can’t store nearly as much radiation as Superman’s. Although it has been shown that Superboy can fly up to speeds approaching mach 3. As explained by his alternate timeline counterpart Black Zero and shown when Superboy himself was aged to an adult by Klarion, Superboy gained new powers such as heat vision and super hearing when he matured to full age as well as gaining a higher form of increased telekinesis, strength, and greater invulnerability. Speedy | The tactile TK field also lets Superboy break free of an opponent's grip by pushing the field outward to force the opponent away. Superboy was locked into the same cell with the Centurion, and refused to believe that the didn't betray the team. Upon returning to the past, he found Knockout waiting the compound, and she told him that they should pair up together. Now based in Smallville with a new civilian identity as Clark Kent's cousin "Conner Kent", Superboy is asked by Superman to accept Cyborg's invitation to join a new incarnation of the Teen Titans with his former Young Justice teammates Robin, Impulse, and Wonder Girl. Superboy is released from VR and agrees to help locate some superheroes.
Cyborg | The group learned that the island was created by a precursor to Project Cadmus known as "Project Moreau", and Superboy returned to Hawaii and learned that most of his friends were gone. Damage |
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[33][34] He has since seemingly recovered with his power returned to normal.
Alias https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Superboy_(Kon-El)?oldid=2009350. Ambush Bug | After the new team gathers at Titans Tower in San Francisco Bay, it is revealed via an email sent to Robin that Superboy's human DNA is not from Paul Westfield but from Superman's foe Lex Luthor. Although Superboy and Robin begin with an argumentative relationship similar to the one shared by Superman & Batman as well as leadership struggles, they became allies and friends. Blue Devil | [11], After encountering dark reflections of themselves from a possible future, the Titans make it back to the present to contemplate what they've just seen. During the five months he spends in the future, he grows his hair to match Superman's. As clones were generally hated by Kryptonians, H'El believes this act will prove his loyalty to Krypton, but it instead triggers conflict between him and Superman, who doesn't wish to kill Kon-El. By 2016, Superboy seems to have become more mellow and in touch with his emotions, but he is still angered whenever Miss Martian uses her powers invasively. Powers. In the Titans Tomorrow storyarc, the Kon-El Superman exhibits full Kryptonian abilities and full telekinesis with greater control of his telekinetic fields. Superboy's telekinetic power stems from Jon Kent's DNA, who also possesses this power due to being a Human/Kryptonian hybrid born under a yellow sun. Ranked 83rd greatest comic book hero of all time by IGN.