Conner Kent
| Conner Kent | |
|---|---|
Superboy as depicted in Teen Titans (vol. 3) #20 (January 2005). Art by Tom Grummett (penciler), Nelson Conrad (inker), and Jeromy Cox (colorist). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | The Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993) |
| Created by | Karl Kesel Tom Grummett |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Metahuman clone (1993–2003) Human/Kryptonian binary clone (2003–present) |
| Team affiliations | Young Justice The Ravers Legion of Super-Heroes Superman family Teen Titans |
| Partnerships | Superman Superdog (Krypto) Robin (Tim Drake) |
| Notable aliases | Superboy Kon-El The Metropolis Kid The Hero of Hawaii Superman Prime Experiment 13 "Superman" The Boy of Steel K-on |
| Abilities | See list
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Conner Kent is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared as a modern variation of Superboy in The Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993), and was created by writer Karl Kesel and artist Tom Grummett.
From the character's debut in 1993 to 2003, Superboy was depicted as a genetically-engineered metahuman clone of human origin designed by Paul Westfield of Project Cadmus as a duplicate and equivalent of Superman, though released before he had fully matured. The character was retconned in Teen Titans (vol. 3) #1 (September 2003) as a human/Kryptonian binary clone made from the DNA of Superman and Lex Luthor. This has since become the character's most enduring origin story in later comic books and media adaptations. He later adopts the honorary Kryptonian name Kon-El and the private name Conner Kent.
Conner made his live adaptation debut in the final season of Smallville, played by Lucas Grabeel, and appeared as a regular of Titans starting in the second season, played by Joshua Orpin. Additionally, Nolan North and Cameron Monaghan have voiced the character in animation.