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Superman
Information
Real name: Kal-El / Clark Kent
AKA: The Man of Steel
Species: Kryptonian
Home Planet: Krypton
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
Relatives: Jor-El (father)
Lara (mother)
Supergirl (cousin)
Jonathan Kent (foster father)
Martha Kent (foster mother)
Base: Hall of Justice
Fortress of Solitude
Affiliations: SuperFriends
Voiced by: Season 1-6: Danny Dark [1]

Superman is an alien from the planet Krypton. His Kryptonian birth name is Kal-El. His adopted name is Clark Kent. He was considered the premiere hero on Earth and a member of the SuperFriends.

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[edit] Character Biography

[edit] As a Baby

On Krypton

Baby Kal-El

Kal-El was born to Jor-El and Lara on the planet Krypton. Eventually, Jor-El, who happened to be one of Krypton's leading scientists, discovered that Krypton was doomed, and that it would soon explode. When he assembled a council meeting, to tell them that an evacuation plan must be made right away, the council members laughed at him, telling him he was crazy.

Jor-El went ahead with a plan anyway, but only had time to build a small ship big enough to transport only two people. He and Laura placed their infant son, Kal-El into the ship, and at the last minute it was decided that Kal would go alone. So they sent him rocketing toward the Earth with hopes that he would survivand be made strong by the yellow sun.


On Earth

See also: Baby Kal-El Lands on Earth
Jonathan and Martha Kent with baby Clark

The rocket-ship[2] eventually landed on Earth, in the town of Smallville, where it was found by Jonathan and Martha Kent.

They decided to take the child to an orphanage. But things go crazy. A few couples come in but decide they do not want to adopt him, because his superpowers cause too much disaster! At one point he flies off to the zoo and brings back a full grown lion. This freaks one couple out, and they decide there's no way they're going to adopt such a trouble making child.[3]

They Kents eventually adopt the boy, and named him Clark Kent, who now, under the Earth's yellow sun, possessed powers far beyond those of mortal men.[4]


[edit] As a Boy

Martha Kent has a difficult time keeping Clark from using his super powers at the grocery store.[5]

When Pa and Ma Kent leave Clark with a babysitter. The young lady soon finds out that she has her hands full when dealing with a super powered child who wants to stay up late to watch television.[6]

Clark goes to school for the first time and meets his future childhood sweetheart, Lana Lang. Clark gets in trouble when another student blames him for letting the class guinea pig out of the cage.[7]

Clark goes on a camping trip with his boy scout troops. They all gather around the campfire and tell ghost stories, and then hear noises in the forest, but when they go to investigate, they discover that it's only forest animals.[8]

The Kents take young Clark to the circus, and he inadvertently becomes part of it![9]

Clark is unhappy with his life at the Kent Farm, so he decides to run away from home, but when he sees how much more problems he faces on his own, he decides to go back.[10]

It's Clark's birthday, and many kids come to celebrate, including Lana Lang. Clark secretly uses his super powers to have an X-ray vision peak at his birthday presents.[11]


[edit] As Superboy

Superboy

At some point during Clark Kent's childhood, he adopted the identity of Superboy,[12] who used his powers and abilities to protect the citizens of Smallville from evil, and the rest of the world.

Clark takes his Driver's test, passes and receives his license.[13]

Clark goes on his first date with Lana Lang to a concert.[14]

Clark befriends a young boy named Lex Luthor. One afternoon Luthor is working on cure for Superboy against the deadly influence of Kryptonite in his home laboratory, he accidentally causes a minor explosion. Superboy arrives and sees smoke coming out of the window, he mistakes it for a fire and using his superbreath, he blows at the smoke, but in doing so, he accidentally blows the fumes directly on Lex causing him to become bald. This leaves Luthor furious at Superboy, believing he was jealous of his intelligence, so he vows to have his revenge on Superboy.[15]

Clark decides to play football but Pa asks him to reconsider joining the team, because with his super powers it's not really fair.[16]

Clark Kent graduates from High School.[17]

[edit] It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's...

Clark Kent


Soon after High School, he leaves Smallville and moves to Metropolis where he becomes a reporter for the Daily Planet.

His partner at the Planet is Lois Lane.

At this point, Clark's Superboy days are a thing of the past, and his superhero name is changed to Superman![18]

Eventually, Superman becomes a member (most likely founding member) of the Justice League of America.


Personality
Superman's personality is that of a "Boy scout". Which comes as no surprise considering he was a boy scout as a kid.

As Superman, he appears brave and often admirable, while as Clark Kent, appears somewhat cowardly, and even clumsy.[19]

He apparently has a strong fondness of disco music. One of his favorites was disco versions of Mozart songs, called "Disco Mozart," which he purchased on cassette tape.[20]


[edit] Hidden Lair

Superman’s secret hideout, the Fortress of Solitude, is hidden in the arctic.


[edit] Powers

Thanks to Earth's yellow Sun and weak gravity Superman posses the following powers:


[edit] Weaknesses

  • Although Superman is invulnerable to nearly everything, under the yellow Sun, Kryptonite is the one substance that can destroy him.
  • Many forms of magic can also hurt Superman, since those forms of magic are as powerful or more powerful than he is.
  • Also, if Superman was to travel to an alien world with a red Sun, he would lose his powers, and therefore be as vulnerable as any other human. Red solar radiation can be synthesized as well.


[edit] Equipment

None


[edit] Transportation


[edit] Appearances

[edit] The New Adventures of Superman (1966–1967)

  1. The Force Phantom
  2. Mermen Of Emor
  3. The Prehistoric Pterodactyls
  4. Merlin's Magic Marbles
  5. The Threat of the Thrutans
  6. The Wicked Warlock
  7. The Chimp Who Made It Big
  8. The Deadly Icebergs
  9. Robot of Riga
  10. The Invisible Raiders
  11. Neolithic Nightmare
  12. The Return of Brainiac
  13. The Magnetic Monster
  14. The Toys of Doom
  15. The Iron Eater
  16. The Ape Army of the Amazon
  17. The Fire Phantom
  18. The Deadly Dish
  19. Insect Raiders
  20. Return of Warlock
  21. The Abominable Ice Man
  22. The Men from A.P.E
  23. The Tree Man of Arbora
  24. The Image Maker
  25. Superman's Double Trouble
  26. The Deadly Super Doll
  27. Lava Men
  28. Luthor Strikes Again
  29. Mission to Planet Peril
  30. The Pernicious Parasite
  31. The Two Faces of Superman
  32. The Imp-Practical Joker
  33. Superman Meets Brainiac
  34. Seeds of Disaster
  35. The Malevolent Mummy
  36. The Bird Men From Lost Valley


[edit] The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967–1968)

  1. A.P.E. Strikes Again
  2. The Lethal Lightning Bug
  3. The Prankster
  4. The Saboteurs
  5. The Wisp of Wickedness
  6. Superman Meets His Match
  7. Night of the Octopod
  8. Brainiac's Bubble
  9. War of the Bee Battalon
  10. The Toyman's Super Toy
  11. The Cage of Glass
  12. The Atomic Superman
  13. Luther's Loco Looking Glass
  14. The Warlock's Revenge
  15. The Halyah of Himalayas
  16. Luthor's Fatal Fireworks


[edit] The Batman/Superman Hour (1968–1969)

  1. Luthor's Lethal Laser (Part 1)
  2. Luthor's Lethal Laser (Part 2)
  3. Can Luthor Change His Spots (Part 1)
  4. Can Luthor Change His Spots (Part 2)
  5. The Team of Terror (Part 1)
  6. The Team of Terror (Part 2)
  7. Rain of Iron (Part 1)
  8. Rain of Iron (Part 2)
  9. The Mysterious Mr. Mist (Part 1)
  10. The Mysterious Mr. Mist (Part2)
  11. Luminians on the Loose (Part 1)
  12. Luminians on the Loose (Part 2)
  13. The Ghost of Kilbane Castle (Part 1)
  14. The Ghost of Kilbane Castle (Part 2)
  15. The Japanese Sandman (Part 1)
  16. The Japanese Sandman (Part 2)


[edit] Super Friends TV Series (1973-1985)


[edit] Comic book (1976-1981)

Coming soon!


[edit] Superman (1988)

[edit] Notes

  • Superman first appeared in publications by DC Comics in Action Comics, vol. 1 #1[21] in June 30, 1938.
  • Superman is created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born artist Joe Shuster
  • Clark Kent, Superman's secret identity, was based partly on Harold Lloyd and named after Clark Gable and Kent Taylor.[22][23]



Members of the SuperFriends
Founding Members:
SupermanBatmanWonder WomanAquamanHawkmanSamuraiGreen LanternFlashBlack Vulcan
Expanded Team:
HawkgirlApache ChiefEl DoradoAtomGreen ArrowPlastic Man Rima the Jungle Girl
Comic Book Team Members:
Black CanaryElongated ManRed Tornado
Junior SuperFriends:
RobinCyborgFirestorm
ZanJayna
Marvin WhiteWendy Harris
Mascots:
GleekWonder Dog


[edit] External Links


[edit] Appearances in Other Media

Superman Superman, birth name Kal-El and adopted name Clark Kent, is often considered the first among equals of the founding members of the Justice League.
- Go to DCAU for more on the Superman
Clark Kent Clark Kent is the Last Son of Krypton. Born as Kal-El on the planet Krypton to Jor-El and Lara-El, he was sent to Earth after his planet was about to be destroyed. Kal-El's ship crash landed in Miller's Field, Smallville, Kansas where he was found and illegally adopted by Jonathan and Martha Kent where they named him Clark after Martha's maiden name.

This version of Clark Kent is based on the Smallville TV series (2001-??) as seen on the CW.
- Go to the Smallville Wiki for more on the Clark Kent


[edit] References

  1. On Superman (TV series) (1988) he was voiced by Beau Weaver.
  2. Young Kal-El’s ship was called a ‘rocket-ship’ by his father Jor-El, in the Season 1 episode, The Planet-Splitter.
  3. Continuity from Superman (TV series) episode: The Adoption and the SuperFriends episode from Season 1: The Planet-Splitter
  4. Continuity from Hanna-Barbera's SuperFriends Season 3: Secret Origins of the SuperFriends and The Krypton Syndrome
  5. Continuity from Superman (TV series) episode: The Supermarket.
  6. Continuity from Superman (TV series) episode: At the Babysitter's.
  7. Continuity from Superman (TV series) episode: The First Day of School.
  8. Continuity from Superman (TV series) episode: Overnight with the Scouts.
  9. Continuity from Superman (TV series) episode: The Circus.
  10. Continuity from Superman (TV series) episode: Little Runaway.
  11. Continuity from Superman (TV series) episode: The Birthday Party.
  12. Hanna-Barbera's SuperFriends Superboy was voiced by Jerry Dexter, and in the Filmation series, he was voiced by Bob Hastings.
  13. Continuity from Superman (TV series) episode: The Driver's Licence.
  14. Continuity from Superman (TV series) episode: First Date.
  15. Continuity from Hanna-Barbera's SuperFriends Season 3: History of Doom
  16. Continuity from Superman (TV series) episode: To Play or Not to Play.
  17. Continuity from Superman (TV series) episode: Graduation.
  18. Continuity from Superman (TV series) episode: It's Superman.
  19. As seen in the Superman animated series.
  20. As seen in the Superman animated series.
  21. Go to DC Database for more on Action Comics, vol. 1 #1
  22. Roger Stern. Superman: Sunday Classics: 1939 - 1943 DC Comics / Kitchen Sink Press, Inc. / Sterling Publishing; 2006; Page xii
  23. Gross, John (December 15, 1987). "Books of the Times". New York Times.