Superboy
Real name: Kal-El Secret Identity: Clark Kent
The Adventures of Superman when he was a boy!
Created by Jerome Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superboy first appeared in More Fun Comics. Shortly thereafter he appeared in his own title.
Upon his arrival on Earth, the baby Kal-El was adopted by Jonathan and Martha Kent. At various times, the Kents were depicted as farmers and during the majority of the Silver Age, owners of a general store in Smallville.
Superboy first announced his existence to the world in an Untold Story.
Superboy was also the inspiration for the Legion of Super Heroes in the 30th Century. After an initation, he became a regular member of the Legion including his cousin, Supergirl mostly in the pages of Adventure Comics.
Superboy's love interest and a pain in young Clark Kent's neck was the red headed Lana Lang who alternately tried to prove that Clark and Superboy were the same or found herself turned into some sort of Insect Queen. Lana was the younger counterpart to grown up Lois Lane.
Unbeknownst to Superboy, Clark Kent's best friend, Pete Ross, accidentally discovered his true identity. Being a true friend, Pete kept that secret to himself and often aided Superboy/Clark without him realizing it.
Superboy didn't think of himself as "Superman" until he first when to college and one of his professors tried to prove that Clark Kent and Superboy were one and the same by wiring young Clark to a lie detector.
Some of Superboy's foes included young Lex Luthor, The Kryptonite Kid, Dev-Em a.k.a. the Knave from Krypton, and The Superboy Revenge Squad.
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