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The new Superboy
first appears in Adventures of Superman No. 500 (June 1993) in the aftermath of
the Death of Superman story arc. He is at first believed to be a teenage clone
of Superman, but he is not. The new Superboy has slightly different powers than
either Superman or the former Superboy: his tactile-telekinesis approximates
super-strength, flight, and invulnerability. He can disassemble objects with a
touch. This new character has neither a secret identity nor a family, but he
does have a support system of scientists and friends. Superboy is 5' 7"
and weighs 130 lbs. Cadmus Project geneticists closely duplicated enough of
Superman's DNA that the boy is susceptible to Kryptonite. It is theorized that
Superboy , like Superman, is a solar battery, and he may have other abilities
he was intended to develop. Having been "birthed" prematurely, he is
genetically held at age 16 and, though he has matured emotionally, conceivably
he may never age.
Above:
Teenager, Clark Kent, decides to wait till he is an adult to become a public
super-hero.
(Art by Aluir Amancio and Terry Austin, text by Mark
Millar, from Superman
Adventures No. 26 Dec. 1998)
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years... Press on the letter I to go back to the On the right is a 2000 Superboy statue, cold-cast porcelain nearly 9 " high, the first in a series of three interlocking Young Justice sculptures. |
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