Along for the ride we have superboy, supermans halfkryptonian, halfhuman clone, created as a weapon for a clandestine organization bent onwell, something nefarious, surely. Coming this winter, dc is finally collecting the first twelve issues 011 in superboy. Superman was happy and worried about how something as simple as a name made the boy so happy. Superboy, intrepid babysitter, a young justice fanfic. With batman v superman, possibly the most ambitious superman story ever told, that statement holds true. Within moments, superboy overtakes the alien and arrives in lanas hospital room just ahead of the alien. If superman fails, the whole of the united planets falls. For superman as a teenager, see superman superboy prime is one of the most powerful supervillains known. If you disagreed with our list please tell us in the comment section below and we will most. The 10 most ridiculous silver age superman moments superboy march 1957 superboy september 1959 in the silver age, when they had a great idea for a cover they werent afraid to use it again. Lois strikes a sexy pose and reveals her slinky bra to superman.
Superman writer brian michael bendis talks to us about his upcoming changes to superboy. In the final moments of the last episode, clark at last adopts the costume and identity of superman and is shown flying. Superboy dc, superman cover by wayne boring little did dc comics know that the introduction of robin the boy wonder in detective comics april would result in a flood of youthful golden age sidekicks. Reign of the supermen sold in trade paperback as the return of superman was a 1990s comic book storyline published between june and october 1993, a followup to the death of superman and world without a superman. This website is dedicated to giving you information on superman in all forms of media. Superman has had dozens of weird transformations and temporary powers over the years. A modern variation on the original superboy, the character first appeared as superboy in the adventures of superman.
The original son of superman and lois from the alternate timeline, uncorrupted by harvest, is among the superboys that converge at the climactic showdown. The chapters walk the reader through the changes that occurred with the character in each decade, all the movies, television shows superman, superboy and cartoons, newspaper strips. The 20 most unforgettable moments in the injustice series so far the injustice series has been known to take huge liberties with the dc universe but these 20 moments really pushed the envelope. Jan 16, 2019 superman and the next evolution of superboy.
Cant wait to see the proteges reunite with their mentors especially the 2 kryptonians and martian manhunter and miss martian after what she. Top 10 superman and superboy moments from young justice. Konel conner kent superboy wallpaper young justice, comics. Well how about konel and connor kent superman said smiling softly at the confused boy. I like conner kent as a character and his story here is humanizing. Luthor is used well enough here, as is braniac, but its not really about the villains. Altogether, the story deals with a silly comic book situation but with honest, true adult. Jan 07, 2019 reign of the supermen stills feature superboy, steel, green lantern, wonder woman, and more. A cover gallery for the comic book superboy clark kent smallville lana lang boys of steel haircut curt swan, tom grummett. Superboy moved into a new solo book, titled the new adventures of superboy. Clark was naomis maiden name as well as the first name of the fictional comic book character in their world. Top 10 superman moments from justice league youtube. As for the new superboy himself, jon is a great character. When it comes to dc animation, the company used this superboy to bring to life in their insanely popular young justice cartoon.
Reign of the supermen stills feature superboy, steel. Superboy prime vs supermansun diped battles comic vine. Jan 01, 2010 i like conner kent as a character and his story here is humanizing. The 15 most powerful versions of superman therichest. Later series feature the second superboy, who is a partial clone of the original superman. Superboy smiled widely finally accepted in superman s family or should he say clarks family. In september 2011, dc comics began publishing a new monthly superboy comic book starring konel, written by scott lobdell and drawn by rb silva. Reign of the supermen stills feature superboy, steel, green. However he is not without his moments and a website known as superdickery has latched onto supermans more iconic jerk moments and heavily altered him. Thank you for watching our video, wed really appreciate if you could give this video a thumbs up.
The first stop for newbies in the comic book universe. Dimensional rift superman and superboy talk chapter 2, a. I have been fine with jonathans aging up and it places him in a perfect spot between being a child and a fullgrown superman. I think he is a bit less durable but ultimately he has the stats edge here, at least judging from the respect thread on the vine. Fans reading through the book, hoping to find bendis destroying jon for his own sake are going to be in for a disappointment. After running in adventures of superman for a while, once the big blue s returned from the dead, he regained his title and the kid got his own book. After the evil superboy stands revealed, a temporal paradox causes jon kents and konels from divergent timelines to arrive for the final battle.
Superboy is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Superboy is the name of several american comic book series published by dc comics, featuring characters of the same name. The 10 most ridiculous silver age superman moments february 1953 the superfat boy of steel. Superboyprime clark kent, born kalel, also known as supermanprime or simply prime, is a dc comics superhero turned supervillain and an alternate version of superman. Superman returns to smallville and teams up with superboy. Click on the news category headings below for a full list of news items available under that category. May 17, 2011 bottom line, i enjoyed this immensely, and i look forward to volume 1 of the superboy series that kicked off in the aftermath of this story. The adventures of superboy these stories do not fit within other superman continuity. Superboy is a fictional superhero that appears in american comic books published by dc comics.
It was strange to say the least on how conner became the hero to many of the children of the justice league. Superboy superman vs infected supergirl and shazam one of the rare but awesome moments where superman gets so made he fights in full force, without holding back. Yes, steel, the same as the horrible 90s movie starring shaq. Superboy article about superboy by the free dictionary. Superman is universally portrayed as a heroic figure in official dc publications, as is befitting of his status as both their original superhero and also one of their three mascots the others being batman and wonder woman. The first three titles feature the original superboy, the legendary hero superman as a boy. Superboy prime clark kent, born kalel, also known as superman prime or simply prime, is a dc comics superhero turned supervillain and an alternate version of superman. Most of the league tended to avoid the issues between superman and superboy and thusly, avoided superboy. Superboy sat uncomfortably across from superman glaring silently at his feet, he was confused and angry. Every superboy ever, officially ranked by strength cbr.
This website is devoted to dc comics superman, the first and best comic book superhero, who was created by jerry siegel and joe shuster. The visuals accompanying jons adventure are stunning. So far, bendis has kept the worst of his writing style over in action comics, introducing bad ocs, cramming it with unneeded dialogue and sacrificing action for that, and basically doing whatever he wants with continuity. In this issue of superboy, jonathan kent wins a father of the year award and clark reminisces about a time when jonathan had to learn how to parent clark and wacky hijinks ensue.
Glen is nprs gotocomic book geek and in this comprehensive book, he takes the reader from 1938 when joe shuster and jerry siegel created superman to today. For every positive i can name about this book, there seems to. Smallville attacks if you like the superman mythos, and superboy in particular, the you will love this book. Clark and lois are predictably flabbergasted by superboy and we get a couple of touching moments of reunion. Superboy appears next to superman and superman quickly covers superboys eyes. Cyborg kills giganta dceased superman and wonder woman did the heavy damage on the large zombified giganta, but it was cyborg who took the headshot and permanently put her down, despite supermans protests. Superboy on tv wasnt up to the level of his comic book counterpart but this was still a great series while it lasted. Age, id have to pick the superman trifecta of superman, superboy, and action comics. The character was created by jerry siegel and don cameron and is based on the character of superman that siegel cocreated with joe shuster. Maggin and curt swan based upon the original superboy character by jerry siegel and joe shuster. A defining moment in superboys life would come when superman asks superboy to come with him to. The man of steel must confront mongul in front of all the powers of the galaxy, or peace will never be achieved. Written by karl kesel and illustrated by tom grummett, superboy was a breath of fresh air at a time when comics were mired in the grim and gritty mold.
The 10 most ridiculous silver age superman moments. Superboy is a partial genetic clone of superman, and as such shares many of. No one wanted to talk about how the man of steel was flawed. Every good cover tells a story that time superboy got all fat and stuff see more. Alfred breaks supermans nose with a headbutt and then kicks him so hard that his shoe explodes. In case you dont know superboy is a clone of superman and lex luthor, the most powerful man in the world mixed with the smartest man in the world. During one of the most private moments in supermans existence comes one of his biggest challenges. The 10 most ridiculous silver age superman moments daily. During one of the most private moments in superman s existence comes one of his biggest challenges. Jan 08, 2017 thank you for watching our video, wed really appreciate if you could give this video a thumbs up. The development of batman, robin, superman and superboy was perfectly executed, leading to an excellent payoff. What the kents do not know is that the baby, found abandoned in a forest, is actually a young kalel, who has.
Cool to see truth superman getting used in more battles. Oct 15, 2017 this the superman family ive always wanted to read about. Superman homepage everything you ever wanted to know about. Lois is stunned that jon is back and now 17 years old. The humor works for him but the best moments come from his constant comparing himself to superman or lex luthor. He can be a naive, sweet kid one second then a whiny, petulant youth the next. Reign of the supermen stills feature superboy, steel, green lantern, wonder woman, and more. Gerard christopher played superboy in this television show and it was pretty successful until the network canceled it to reboot the franchise with lois and clark.
The 20 most unforgettable moments in the injustice series so. For superman as a teenager, see superman superboyprime is one of the most powerful supervillains known. The title was named for the very first superman story by jerry siegel and joe shuster, reign of the superman. We then cut to superman arriving outside of lois apartment. My personal favorite is a tense and oddly philosophical faceoff between jon and that bastich, lobo. The 15 biggest comic book moments you didnt know about. Superman vs superboy injustice gods among us comicnewbies.
Superboy the comic book, later renamed the adventures of superboy is the companion comic to the upn series developed by ilya and alexander. This article is about the supervillain from earthprime. The title was named for the very first superman story by jerry siegel and joe. Bottom line, i enjoyed this immensely, and i look forward to volume 1 of the superboy series that kicked off in the aftermath of this story. Much like the comic books, connor is a clone of superman created by project cadmus so they had an alternative if the real superman died or turned bad. Conner and mgann shared an awkward moment together in the kitchen. Sinestro spiderman star wars superboy superman the. A kryptonian from a world without superheroes, his world was destroyed in a cross. Ah, the silver age, a peak time in comic book history. Superboyprime is from the universe known as earthprime.
The superboy that most people know from the 90s is connor kent. This book tells the story of how superboy wants to emulate the best qualities of superman and avoid all of lex luthors so he tries to live his life the way superman did. Iron man joker justice league lex luthor marvel nightwing quotes random gallery red hood robin shazam sinestro spiderman star wars superboy superman the flash the walking dead versus. Teen titans issue read teen titans issue comic online in high quality online comic books. Combining a political thriller, a deconstruction story, an immigrant point of view, and beautiful comic book moments, zack snyder created a superman story that will simply never be replicated and has strongly placed itself in supermans. I mean, who would want to try living up to your dad supermans legacy. It make sense considering that superboy isnt his relative but a direct halfclone of himself and is artificially created by supermans villian. Tims thoughts after i finished reading this book i was a mix of emotions. A kryptonian from a world without superheroes, his world was destroyed in a crossreality disaster and he believes the world he finds himself in now to be a crude facsimile that must be corrected. Superboy konel by rafael albuquerque comic book artists, comic book. This is one of our favorite moments in comics history. Inker s superboy is the name of several american comic book series published by dc comics, featuring characters of the same name.