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Conner Kent is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared as a modern variation of Superboy in The Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993), and was created by writer Karl Kesel and artist Tom Grummett.
From the character's debut in 1993 to 2003, Superboy was depicted as a genetically-engineered metahuman clone of human origin designed by Paul Westfield of Project Cadmus as a duplicate and equivalent of Superman, though released before he had fully matured. The character was retconned in Teen Titans (vol. 3) #1 (September 2003) as a human/Kryptonian binary clone made from the DNA of Superman and Lex Luthor. This has since become the character's most enduring origin story in later comic books and media adaptations. He later adopts the honorary Kryptonian name Kon-El and the private name Conner Kent.
Conner made his live adaptation debut in the final season of Smallville, portrayed by Lucas Grabeel, and appeared as a regular of Titans starting in the second season, portrayed by Joshua Orpin. Additionally, Nolan North and Cameron Monaghan have voiced the character in animation.
Kon-El is depicted as a modern incarnation of Superboy, originally portrayed as an identity used by Clark Kent. Writer Karl Kesel and artist Tom Grummett envisioned a contemporary take on Superboy that would appeal to Generation X/Millennial readers as well as a character both creators would have fun working on, which they did. The concept of a modern Superboy was decided during the 1992 annual "Superman Summit", where DC teams gathered to plan the next year's worth of stories. Grummett stated Jon Bogdanove and Jackson Guice came up with the name Superboy and Grummett responded, "Don't call me Superboy!". After it was decided that Kesel and Grummett would oversee the character, Grummett sketched Superboy's fully-formed look on an airplane napkin on his flight home, adding Superboy's leather jacket when he returned to his home studio and faxed the design to editor Mike Carlin. Grummett said that he did not base Superboy off of one person or model and his design came spontaneously. Kesel and Grummett pitched their idea to DC Comics and the new Superboy debuted in The Adventures of Superman #500 (cover date June 1993). According to distributor estimates, Adventures of Superman #500 was likely the best-selling comic of 1993, while April (the month it was released to the public) had the highest monthly sales in comic-book history. Kesel bought a slang dictionary to assist with writing the teenaged Superboy.
The character was the first to which the Hypertime concept was applied, beginning in Superboy (vol. 4) #60 (cover date April 1999). Kesel viewed this story arc as the high point of his run on Superboy.
Volume 4 of Superboy ran for 100 issues, two specials, and four annuals from 1994 to 2002. Kesel and Grummett left the series after issue #26 citing Kesel's lack of new ideas but returned on issue #50 after Kesel experienced new inspiration for the character. The team left again after issue #80 but contributed some cover art. In 2002, Kesel and Grummett returned to work on the 100th issue series finale.
For the 30th anniversary of the Return of Superman in 2023, Kesel, Grummet, Doug Hazelwood and Glenn Whitmore, all of whom worked on Superboy's first appearance in The Adventures of Superman #500, were credited for The Metropolis Kid story, with Richard Starkings as letterer replacing Albert DeGuzman, who died in 2022.
After Doomsday kills Superman, Project Cadmus director Paul Westfield intends to create a clone replacement of Superman as a safeguard. After failed attempts to acquire Superman's DNA, Westfield decides to genetically alter a human clone to resemble Superman and make the clone to be the closest human equivalent to a Kryptonian as they could based on their research. While studying Superman's corpse, Westfield's scientists discover a bio-electric aura surrounding his body that provides some of his powers, including invulnerability and flight through a form of self-telekinesis. The aura is translated into a telekinetic field for a human that gives the clone the ability to simulate Superman's powers, known as "tactile telekinesis". After twelve failed attempts, the clone known as Experiment 13 is given implanted memories and artificially aged to match the age of the original Superman. However, he is released from his cloning tube early, possessing the appearance and mentality of a teenager. Superboy escapes Cadmus with the help of clones of the Newsboy Legion.
Conner Kent
Conner Kent is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared as a modern variation of Superboy in The Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993), and was created by writer Karl Kesel and artist Tom Grummett.
From the character's debut in 1993 to 2003, Superboy was depicted as a genetically-engineered metahuman clone of human origin designed by Paul Westfield of Project Cadmus as a duplicate and equivalent of Superman, though released before he had fully matured. The character was retconned in Teen Titans (vol. 3) #1 (September 2003) as a human/Kryptonian binary clone made from the DNA of Superman and Lex Luthor. This has since become the character's most enduring origin story in later comic books and media adaptations. He later adopts the honorary Kryptonian name Kon-El and the private name Conner Kent.
Conner made his live adaptation debut in the final season of Smallville, portrayed by Lucas Grabeel, and appeared as a regular of Titans starting in the second season, portrayed by Joshua Orpin. Additionally, Nolan North and Cameron Monaghan have voiced the character in animation.
Kon-El is depicted as a modern incarnation of Superboy, originally portrayed as an identity used by Clark Kent. Writer Karl Kesel and artist Tom Grummett envisioned a contemporary take on Superboy that would appeal to Generation X/Millennial readers as well as a character both creators would have fun working on, which they did. The concept of a modern Superboy was decided during the 1992 annual "Superman Summit", where DC teams gathered to plan the next year's worth of stories. Grummett stated Jon Bogdanove and Jackson Guice came up with the name Superboy and Grummett responded, "Don't call me Superboy!". After it was decided that Kesel and Grummett would oversee the character, Grummett sketched Superboy's fully-formed look on an airplane napkin on his flight home, adding Superboy's leather jacket when he returned to his home studio and faxed the design to editor Mike Carlin. Grummett said that he did not base Superboy off of one person or model and his design came spontaneously. Kesel and Grummett pitched their idea to DC Comics and the new Superboy debuted in The Adventures of Superman #500 (cover date June 1993). According to distributor estimates, Adventures of Superman #500 was likely the best-selling comic of 1993, while April (the month it was released to the public) had the highest monthly sales in comic-book history. Kesel bought a slang dictionary to assist with writing the teenaged Superboy.
The character was the first to which the Hypertime concept was applied, beginning in Superboy (vol. 4) #60 (cover date April 1999). Kesel viewed this story arc as the high point of his run on Superboy.
Volume 4 of Superboy ran for 100 issues, two specials, and four annuals from 1994 to 2002. Kesel and Grummett left the series after issue #26 citing Kesel's lack of new ideas but returned on issue #50 after Kesel experienced new inspiration for the character. The team left again after issue #80 but contributed some cover art. In 2002, Kesel and Grummett returned to work on the 100th issue series finale.
For the 30th anniversary of the Return of Superman in 2023, Kesel, Grummet, Doug Hazelwood and Glenn Whitmore, all of whom worked on Superboy's first appearance in The Adventures of Superman #500, were credited for The Metropolis Kid story, with Richard Starkings as letterer replacing Albert DeGuzman, who died in 2022.
After Doomsday kills Superman, Project Cadmus director Paul Westfield intends to create a clone replacement of Superman as a safeguard. After failed attempts to acquire Superman's DNA, Westfield decides to genetically alter a human clone to resemble Superman and make the clone to be the closest human equivalent to a Kryptonian as they could based on their research. While studying Superman's corpse, Westfield's scientists discover a bio-electric aura surrounding his body that provides some of his powers, including invulnerability and flight through a form of self-telekinesis. The aura is translated into a telekinetic field for a human that gives the clone the ability to simulate Superman's powers, known as "tactile telekinesis". After twelve failed attempts, the clone known as Experiment 13 is given implanted memories and artificially aged to match the age of the original Superman. However, he is released from his cloning tube early, possessing the appearance and mentality of a teenager. Superboy escapes Cadmus with the help of clones of the Newsboy Legion.