Superboy’s reputation as the “clone of Superman” has been a longstanding part of his character and the source of numerous identity crises over his 40 years’ worth of storytelling. However, his connection to Superman is not the only source of existentialism for the Boy of Steel, as despite being a clone himself, Superboy has been cloned three times in the past 10 years.The most recently created—and currently most prominent—of these clones was featured in Superboy: Man of Tomorrow #5. What is the origin of this clone of a clone, and what are the stories behind the other faux Superboys flying around within the DC Universe?Created during the early stages of DC’s New 52 era, Jonathan Lane Kent was created by the N.O.W.H.E.R.E’s time-traveling leader Harvest by mixing the genes of Superman, Lois Lane, and Superboy. This clone of Superboy assisted Harvest in purging the future’s superhuman population until the Teen Titans time-traveled into the future during Teen Titans Annual 2013 (by Scott Lobdell, Barry Kitson, Art Thibert, Jesús Merino, Scott Hanna, and Pete Pantazis). By the end of the issue, the real Superboy was presumed dead while Jon L. Kent was trapped in the present.RELATED: Lex Luthor Is Superman’s Greatest Foe – But Is He Actually Evil?
Superboy’s reputation as the “clone of Superman” has been a longstanding part of his character and the source of numerous identity crises over his 40 years’ worth of storytelling. However, his connection to Superman is not the only source of existentialism for the Boy of Steel, as despite being a clone himself, Superboy has been cloned three times in the past 10 years.
The most recently created—and currently most prominent—of these clones was featured in Superboy: Man of Tomorrow #5. What is the origin of this clone of a clone, and what are the stories behind the other faux Superboys flying around within the DC Universe?
Created during the early stages of DC’s New 52 era, Jonathan Lane Kent was created by the N.O.W.H.E.R.E’s time-traveling leader Harvest by mixing the genes of Superman, Lois Lane, and Superboy. This clone of Superboy assisted Harvest in purging the future’s superhuman population until the Teen Titans time-traveled into the future during Teen Titans Annual 2013 (by Scott Lobdell, Barry Kitson, Art Thibert, Jesús Merino, Scott Hanna, and Pete Pantazis). By the end of the issue, the real Superboy was presumed dead while Jon L. Kent was trapped in the present.
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