What the Kents do not know is that the baby, found abandoned in a forest, is actually a young Kal-El, who has been teleported to Earth by his father Jor-El moments before the planet Krypton was destroyed when its red sun went supernova. 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. He is the adopted son of Jerry and Naomi Kent.

Superboy-Prime is from the universe known as Earth-Prime, in which the DC heroes are fictional comic book characters. Earth-Prime's Superboy first refers to himself as 'Superboy-Prime' in Infinite Crisis #2 (January 2006).įictional character biography Crisis on Infinite Earths The name 'Superman-Prime' was first used by Grant Morrison in DC One Million (1998) for the mainstream Superman in the 853rd century (he is essentially the same Superman from the All-Star Superman storyline). His overwhelming strength, speed, unpredictability, and ruthlessness make him one of the most dangerous foes in the DC Universe. Prime firmly believes that being Superman is his calling despite the fact that he has become a psychotic, murderous, and even sadistic villain. Over time, his convictions and morals become twisted and warped, and he came to believe that Earth-Prime was the only proper Earth and that Superboy-Prime was the only one worthy of the Superboy mantle. The Earth-Prime universe was erased during Crisis on Infinite Earths (April 1985-March 1986), and Superboy-Prime ended up in a 'paradise' dimension where, during that time, he found himself unable to let go of his former life and destiny as Earth's greatest hero. There, Superman and the other comic superheroes were fictional characters, as they are in real life. Superboy-Prime is from a parallel Earth called Earth-Prime, devoid of any superheroes, or even superhumans.

Maggin and Curt Swan (based upon the original Superboy character by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster). The character first appeared in DC Comics Presents #87 (November 1985) and was created by Elliot S. Superboy-Prime ( Clark Kent, born Kal-El), also known as Superman-Prime or simply Prime, is a DC Comics superhero turned supervillain and an alternate version of Superman. Immense Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, reflexes, durability and senses.

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