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Superboy, otherwise known as Kon-EL, otherwise known as Kal-El, is a notable member of both
Young Justice and the Teen Titans.
He may not be as iconic as Superman himself, but he’s an interesting character with a
lot to offer including having more flaws and actually being a bit more believable!
So let’s take a look at the top 10 SUPERBOY SURPRISING FACTS.
In the number 10 spot, THERE ARE OTHER SUPERBOYS.
This video is focusing on Conner Kent, but there are two other main incarnations of Superboy
that you may have heard about, but if not, it’s important to know the difference!
The first character referred to as Superboy was Clark Kent himself as a kid, starting
in the 1940Õs.
The next Superboy is our Conner from 1993 onward, who is a clone of Superman and Lex
Luthor.
And finally, Superboy was reintroduced in 2016 as Jon Kent, the son of Supes and Lois.
Coming in at number 9, HE’S BEEN ON THE SUICIDE SQUAD.
You know the one, violent criminal-packed suicide squad taking on dangerous missions
because no one really cares if they live or die?
Yeah, good little Superboy has joined them.
In Watery Grave he joins the ranks of Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, and Knockout to name a
few in a mission to stop a crime organization called the Silicon Dragons.
I imagine there were people he would have rather worked with, but all in all, suicide
squad manages to be pretty efficient.
When they can hold off on fighting amongst themselves.
Next, at number 8 ARE HIS NAMES.
When he was first created in his little tube, Superboy was only known as Experiment 13.
When he escaped his creators at Project Cadmus, he tried to get people to call him Superman,
but they opted instead for Superboy, which he did not like at all.
Eventually when Supes took him under his mentorship and warmed up to him, he granted him the name
Kon-El, and when he joins the teen titans he takes on the civilian name Conner Kent.
In the number 7 spot IS HIS VISOR.
While he may have ditched them now, Superboy was the owner of some pretty rad specs earlier
on.
The red x-ray glasses were designed by professor Emil Hamilton and made u for Superboy’s
lack of organic x-ray vision.
They also were programmed with heat vision, so they could be pretty dangerous.
Which they were, ‘cause the dumb kid misplaced them and they ended up being found by the
Technician.
So after he got them back, he destroyed them.
His reason?
He would probably lose them again.
Coming in at number 6 ARE HIS RELATIONSHIPS.
Conner has actually been quite the ladies men throughout his comic and animated depictions.
Exclusively in the show Young Justice, he had a serious relationship with Miss Martian.
He also has an extremely notable relationship with Wonder Girl, also known as Cassie Sandsmark.
Among his other womanly ventures have been Serling Roquette, Roxy Leech, and Tana Moon.
So the guy gets around a little bit.
Next up, at number 5, HE HATES MONKEYS.
There was a point in Conner’s life, namely Young Justice #2, when he and the team were
overrun by the Joker’s green monkeys at the cave of mount justice.
Sounds like a dream for some animal lovers out there, but for Superboy it was a nightmare.
Or more accurately, a hallucination, one caused by a G-Gnome.
But from this event he developed a hatred for the creatures.
I guess there will be no Beppo for him.
Up next at number 4, HE HAS DIED.
Multiple times actually.
Got to love comic books.
Even Superboy has his rough days where nothing goes his way.
In infinite crisis he was able to defeat his evil counterpart, Superboy Prime, but at the
cost of his life.
He also met his end in the Krypton Returns storyline by once again sacrificing his life
to save Argo city from a dying Krypton.
And you can guarantee he probably would do it again.
In the number 3 spot, HE ONCE WAS A BLACK LANTERN.
Because a lot of the time when you die in comics, Black Lantern corps is there for you.
Because he had died previously in infinite crisis and was then resurrected, he was still
labeled as previously deceased, which allows the black ring to transform him into a black
lantern.
In turn he attacks his own girlfriend, Wondergirl, while struggling to free himself of his possession.
So it wasn’t a great time for him, but at least he got a new power out if it; arctic
breath!
Coming in at number 2 IS HIS DOG.
An unpowered, normal version of Krypto the superdog was owned by a lady from the suicide
slum who felt she could not properly care for the pooch.
So she dumped them somewhere, because that’s so much better.
A nice man by the name of Bibbo bibbowski found the pup and eventually turned him into
dubbilex at project Cadmus, who is in charge of Superboy.
He felt the kid might enjoy having a pet, so he let him take care of Krypto.
But seriously, the guy gets a free dog and he doesn’t even really like the dog!
And finally, in the number 1 spot we got LEGAL TROUBLE.
While not specific to Kon-el, Superboy the concept has gotten mixed up in a bit of a
copyright scandal.
Way back in 1938 the idea of Superboy was pitched by Jerry Siegel and turned down.
While he was out of the picture overseas, the character came into conception without
notice or consent, and it wasn’t until years of settlements and negotiations that the Siegels,
or rather their heir, got the copyright back from 2004.
So Dc had to maneuver a bit around this, like hiding the Superboy symbol or replacing characters.
Yet DC still came out on top in the end and now has the rights once more.
So those were the top 10 FACTS ABOUT SUPERBOY.
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