Superboy-Prime
Sign in to saveAlso known as Kal-El, Clark Kent, Superman-Prime, Superman, Prime, Superboy, Time Trapper
Superboy-Prime (Clark Kent; colloquial: "Prime") is a superhero-turned-supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. A boy from the real world transported to the DC Universe, as an alternate version of Superboy, the character first appeared in DC Comics Presents #87 (November 1985) as part of the multiversal crossover event Crisis on Infinite Earths, and was created by Elliot S. Maggin and Curt Swan.
Key facts
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- Superboy-Prime in his Anti-Monitor inspired armor. Cover to Infinite Crisis #6 (2006).
- Comics character.character_name
- Superboy-Prime
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- DC Comics
- Comics character.debut
- DC Comics Presents #87 (November, 1985)
- Comics character.creators
- Elliot S. MagginCurt Swan
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- Kal-ElClark Kent
- Comics character.species
- Kryptonian
- Comics character.homeworld
- Earth Prime, born on Krypton of same universe
- Comics character.alliances
- Sinestro CorpsLegion of Super-VillainsLegion of DoomRed Lantern CorpsStar SapphiresBlack Lantern Corps
- Comics character.aliases
- Superman-PrimeSupermanPrimeSuperboyTime Trapper
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- name in native language
- Superboy-Prime
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- Kal-El
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- Fictional character biography
- ''Crisis on Infinite Earths''
- Altering reality
- ''Countdown to Infinite Crisis''
- Sinestro Corps
- Countdown to Final Crisis
- Legion of 3 Worlds
- Blackest Night
- Legion of Doom
- Dark Knights: Death Metal
- DC All In
- Powers and abilities
- Kryptonian powers
- Power suit
- Weaknesses
- Personality
- Other versions
- ''Superman: Secret Identity''
- ''Tales from the Dark Multiverse''
- In other media
- See also
- References
- External links
Superboy-Prime (Clark Kent; colloquial: "Prime") is a superhero-turned-supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. A boy from the real world transported to the DC Universe, as an alternate version of Superboy, the character first appeared in DC Comics Presents #87 (November 1985) as part of the multiversal crossover event Crisis on Infinite Earths, and was created by Elliot S. Maggin and Curt Swan.
Superboy-Prime originates from the parallel Earth called Earth-Prime (representing the real world) in which superhumans like Superman and other comic superheroes only existed as fictional characters. Shortly before Earth Prime was drawn into Crisis on Infinite Earths (April 1985–March 1986), 15-year-old DC fanboy Clark Kent developed real Kryptonian powers and assumed the identity of Superboy. After his world was destroyed by the Crisis, he was one of the few characters to survive without being folded into the new Post-Crisis timeline, and withdrew with other survivors into a "paradise dimension" from which he was able to observe the new timeline, and the new living versions of fictional characters he had read about as a child.