Jon and his parents ended up stranded on a different Earth than the one they came from and had to learn to adapt. When the being responsible for said cataclysm had a change of heart, Lois and Jon accompanied Superman to the first crisis in order to prevent the Multiverse from collapsing, a mission that proved successful. Jonathan was born during a multiversal cataclysm where his mother and father had been abducted from their Earth and placed on a sentient planet to fight amongst other abductees from throughout the multiverse.Īfter both his and his mother's lives were jeopardized by a mentally unstable counterpart of his father, Superman managed to get his family to safety with the assistance of an alternate Batman, who had also aided Superman in the delivery of his son. As the first Earth-born Superman, Jon sought to use the role to help in new ways for "truth, justice, and a better world." Upon returning home, Jon became the new Superman in the place of his father, who had departed the planet indefinitely on a mission to Warworld. His heroic and diplomatic actions in the intergalactic community resulted in an invitation to join the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st century. Jon began fighting crime as Superboy at the age of 10 at age 11, an accident caused him to experience time asynchronously for several weeks and return as a 17 year old. Jonathan "Jon" Kent is the firstborn son of Kryptonian superhero Superman and news reporter Lois Lane. But the next time you wonder if you measure up.or if you ever think of yourself as just "the son of Superman".know that you're the Superman against whom all heroes will be measured someday.
Your mom and I will always miss the little barn swallow that we lost. The resilience that must have taken, Jon. And when you came back to us, somehow you were the same compassionate, selfless, outgoing, happy kid you were when you left. That almost no one I know could have handled.
You were tested in ways I couldn't have handled at your age.