Superman

SuperFriends Team Member

Superman
Information
Real name:	Kal-El / Clark Kent
AKA:	The Man of Steel
Species:	Kryptonian
Hair:	Black
Eyes:	Blue
Relatives:	Jor-El (father) Lara (mother) Jonathan Kent (foster father) Martha Kent (foster mother)
Affiliations:	SuperFriends
Voiced by:	Season 1-6: Danny Dark

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

Character Biography

Early Youth

On Krypton

Baby Kal-El

Jor-El and Lara send Kal-El to Earth

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 ship big enough to transport one person from Krypton. He placed his infant son, Kal-El into the ship, and sent it rocketing toward the Earth.

On Earth

Jonathan and Martha Kent with baby Clark

The spacecraft eventually landed on Earth, in the town of Smallville, where it was found by Jonathan and Martha Kent. They adopted the boy, and named him Clark Kent, who now, under the Earth's yellow sun, possessed powers far beyond those of mortal men.

Superboy

Superboy

At some point during Clark Kent's childhood, he adopted the identity of Superboy (voiced by Jerry Dexter), who used his powers and abilities to protect the citizens of Smallville from evil, and the rest of the world. During this time, 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 accidently 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.

It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's...

Clark Kent

When Clark grows up, he moves to Metropolis where he becomes a reporter for the Daily Planet. His partner is Lois Lane. At this point, Clark's Superboy days are a thing of the past, and his superhero name is changed to Superman!

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

Hidden Lair

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

Powers

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

• Vast Super Strength
• Invulnerabilty
• Flight
• Super Speed
• Heightened senses
• Various vision based powers
  • X-ray vision
  • Heat-vision
  • Telescopic vision
  • Microscopic vision
• Ice Breath

Weaknesses

• Although Superman is invulnerable to nearly everything, under the yellow Sun,Kryptonite is the one substance that can destroy him.
  • Green Kryptonite renders Superman physically weak and painfully ill.
  • Red Kryptonite has effects on Superman that are unpredictable.
  • Blue Kryptonite has a strange healing effect
  • Gold Kryptonite is capable of removing a Kryptonian's super powers permanently.
• 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.

Equipment

None

Transportation

• SuperMobile

Episode Appearances

The Power Pirate Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C. The Baffles Puzzle The Weather Maker The Shamon U Dr. Pelagrin's War The Balloon People Too Hot to Handle The Androids The Ultra Beam The Fantastic FRERPs The Mysterious Moles The Menace of the White Dwarf Gulliver's Gigantic Goof The Planet-Splitter The Watermen More coming soon!

See Also

• Baby Kal-El lands on Earth

Notes

• Superman first appeared in publications by DC Comics in Action Comics #1 #27 in June 30, 1938.
• Superman is created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born artist Joe Shuster

Members of the Justice League

Justice League: Aquaman (founding member) • Batman (founding member) • Superman (founding member) • Flash (founding member) Green Lantern (founding member) • Martian Manhunter (founding member) • Wonder Woman (founding member) Comic Book JLA Team Members: Black Canary • Elongated Man • Red Tornado • Zatanna Zatara Phantom Stranger (part-time Leaguer) • Sargon, The Sorcerer (honorary Leaguer) Other Known Justice Leaguers: The Huntress • Black Orchid • Captain Marvel • Supergirl • Green Fury • Plastic Man • Atom • Green Arrow SuperFriends Founding Members: Superman • Batman • Wonder Woman • Aquaman Hawkman • Samurai • Green Lantern • Flash • Black Vulcan Other Known SuperFriends Members: Hawkgirl • Apache Chief • El Dorado • Rima Junior SuperFriends: Robin • Cyborg • Firestorm Zan • Jayna Marvin White • Wendy Harris Mascots: Gleek • Wonder Dog

External Links

• The Superman disambiguation page at the DC Database.
• Superman at Wikipedia
• Superman at the DC Comics Website
• Golden Age, Silver Age and Modern Age Superman at the Comic book database
• The Superman Homepage
• The Superman Database
• Alan Kistler's Superman Files
• Superman Through the Ages

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