Superboy prime comic book

Found as a baby by the kents, they decided to name him clark, despite them knowing this was the same name as the popular comic book character superman. Geoff johns explains why superboyprime is the perfect. Why is superboy prime so much stronger than other versions. The superboy and later superman of earthprime is a jaded. Once a young high spirited youth in the real world with the powers of superman, intense trauma had twisted his sense of justice and morals, exacerbated by the. In the comics, superboy prime is the only superhero who hails from earth prime that is, the nonfictional earth on which the readers exist and read the comics. Superboyprime also known as supermanprime or simply prime, is a dc comics superhero. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. I went on to compete action 250414, adventure 260380. The adventures of superboy these stories do not fit within other superman continuity. Superman art, batman, superman stuff, batgirl, supergirl, dragon ball z, superboy prime, man of steel, comic book covers.

Later series feature the second superboy, who is a partial clone of the original superman. Earthprime was home to the dc comics staff who would occasionally help or hinder our heroes. Joker war, superboy prime and death metal in dc comics may. However, this particular earth doesnt have any superheroes. The last survivor of a reality similar to our own, where the heroes of the dc universe are fictional characters. He had even more power than the current superman and was. But as the universe where hes found refuge has grown darker, so too has this superboy from another world. Once a young high spirited youth in the real world with the powers of superman, intense trauma had twisted his sense of justice and morals, exacerbated by the corrupted and ineffective heroes of postcrisis earth as well as his loss of his destiny as the universes greatest protector. This is similar to in the precrisis losh comics, monel had been stated more powerful than superboy but theyre equals in terms of strength.

On par with the silver age version of superman, yknow the one who was ridiculously powerful and got new abilities as the plot demanded it. Superboy has also appeared in various animated and liveaction television series. Grant morrison, arte dc comics, marvel comics, superboy primordial, comic book artists, comic books, superboy prime, superman and lois lane, cultura nerd. Clark kent was the name of a popular comic book hero known as superman. Kalel prime was brought to qward, where he was made into a herald of the antimonitor, along with henshaw and the parallaxpossessed kyle rayner. In the superman mythology from 1939 to 1986, clark kent became a superhero as a youngster, and these are his adventures. Superboy is a younger version of superman and a member of the superman family. There, superman and the other comic superheroes were fictional. Superboy sometimes called superboy prime or the superboy of earth prime is a superhero turned villain in the dc universe. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved.

Superboyprime originates from earthprime, a world in which the dc universe is a comic line, therefore, the comics monitor the dc timeline. Superboyprime, whose real name is kalel, was one of the many variations of superman in the dc universe, but became unhinged following the destruction of his world and became one of the main antagonists of the infinite crisis storyline. However, as he had so many times before, superboyprime somehow had a hold over the writers and editors of dc comics and he appeared one final time a year later. He wonders why after the horrors of the new 52 we are still here, but reveals he will reap a deadly revenge on us all. Naomi wanted to name their infant son clark, after her maiden name, but jerry, knowing he will also be named like superman, a fictional comic book character, initially refused, but finally gave in. In the fall of 1989, the series returned to tv with a new cast, new stories and a dc comics superboy comic book series to support it. Superboy earthprime at the comic book db archived from the original. Continued in legion of superheroes 1980 series these are the adventures of clark kent as superboy.

I have collected the silverage superman titles for over three decades. Superboyprime is from the universe known as earth prime, in which the dc heroes are fictional comic book characters. Dc comics, green lantern corps, humor, in defense of superboy, jordan jennings, superboy, superboy prime, superfanboy prime, superman prime. Get the best deals on superboy comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. These are the adventures of clark kent as superboy. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Chad burdette is life long comic book reading and collector with many issues, some of which are bagged, boarded, and filed away. Dc comics has always been known for introducing iconic and insanely powerful superheroes, superman being among them.

Superboy is the name of several comic book series published by dc comics, featuring characters of the same name. The first three titles feature the original superboy, the legendary hero superman as a boy. Inker s superboy is the name of several american comic book series published by dc comics, featuring characters of the same name. But all the superboyprime chat got some of the longest tenured. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. This was originally the identity that clark kent adopted using his powers to help others as a teenager in smallville. My name is clark kent but you no doubt all know me as superboyprime, and im quite obviously the greatest superhero in existence. Superboy primes story is somewhat familiar at first, with a young kalel being sent to earth as krypton is destroyed. Superboyprime confronts superboy, telling him that he superboyprime is the only superboy the earth needs. Superboyprime brutally attacks conner, but not before connor activates his homing signal. He eventually discovers he is the supermansuperboy of his universe and helps defeat the antimoniter during crisis on infinite earths. Superboy dc comics 15 comic book lot comics collection set run box. Infinite crisis is a 20052006 comic book storyline published by dc comics, consisting of an eponymous, sevenissue comic book limited series written by geoff johns and illustrated by phil.

Superboy is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Read superboy i comic online free and high quality. Writer geoff johns explained how doctor manhattan and superboyprime view the. The precrisis superboys timeera varied over the decades as taking place in the relative past of superman, and thus the boy of steel was shown as operating in the 30s, the 50s largely skipping the 40s, the 60s, and even the 70s by the end of superboys precrisis runthe 1985 superman. Plus, im also one of the most powerful supervillains in dc comics.

I came from earthprime, an earth where all superheroes were just fictional characters. After his powers manifest, young clark kent joins the fight in the crisis with the antimonitor. Superboyprime might just be the strongest version of the kryptonian. Could the arrowverse be introducing one of dcs most. Growing up a normal child, he was mocked for his name. Superboy prime was clark kent born in this universe he used to get teased for having the same name as the superman character. Prime learned that everyone had read about his ruthless exploits as they appeared in comic books. His adoptive parents allowed superboyprime to remain at their home, though fearful of what he might do. Superboyprimes origin, while similar to that of superman, had superboyprime being from the parallel earth called earthprime, where he is the only one with superpowers and superheroes were fictional characters found only in comic books. The story ended with an insinuation that superboyprime was killed by a black lantern version of laurie, his dead girlfriend. Superboy 1949 comic read superboy 1949 comic online. Superboyprime is from a parallel earth called earthprime, devoid of any superheroes, or even superhumans, aside from superboy.

Clark kent grew up being made fun of for sharing a name with the comic book character, superman. Geoff johns explains why superboyprime is the perfect shazam. See more ideas about superboy prime, dc comics and superman. The evil superboyprime is returning to dcs universe. Superboyprime first appeared in crisis on infinite earths, inhabiting earthprime which had no metahumans. Born on an alternate earth where superheroes only exist in comic books, young clark kent lived an almost identiical life to who he thought was a fictional character before. The elegant, in my opinion solution was to create a new superboy to represent the superboy that was being published, but could not logically appear. Some thoughts on superboyprime multiversity comics. He is the clone of the kryptonian superhero, superman and his archenemy, lex luthor, and was created by project cadmus to replace superman after his apparent death by doomsday. Read more about superboy prime in our special report. But in 1987, dc comics changed the mythology of superman and he only became a superhero as an adult. When the threat is finally defeated, superboyprime goes along with earth2 superman, lois lane, and earth3 alexander luthor into a pocket. He has also been a member of the legion of superheroes.

This one was from earthprime, our worlds representation in dc comics at the time. The angry and tearful young man asks them for freedom and then notices us, the audience, reading the comic book. Supermanprime at the comic book db archived from the original. Geoff johns talks about the joys of writing superboyprime, explains why hes the perfect shazam. Superboy has woken up from his coma after being shot with a kryptonite bullet by lex luthors henchwoman mercy graves natalie gumede. Read superboy 1949 comic online free and high quality.

Superman and the justice league are just comic book characters. The unofficial dc comics subreddit a place for fans of dcs comics, graphic novels, movies, and anything else related to one of the. Superboyprime was freed, along with cyborg superman, by a strike force of sinestro corps members who turned the red sun to yellow, presumably thereby restoring his powers. It starts on free comic book day with generation zero, and continues in may with generation onewith each subsequent month seeing a new oneshot spotlighting the next generation of dcs super. Superboy is suckered into a kryptonite trap that transfers one of his powers apiece to four evil alien youths, but he tricks them into restoring his powers. These characters have been featured in five superboy comic book series, along with other series, such as adventure comics and various series featuring teenage superhero groups.