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Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent (often referred to as "Pa" and "Ma" Kent, respectively) are fictional characters in American comic books published by DC Comics. They are the adoptive parents of Superman , and live in the rural town of Smallville, Kansas . [ 1 ]
Clark is adopted by Jonathan and Martha Kent in the series pilot, when he crash lands to Earth as a three-year-old child. Twelve years later, he tries to find his place in life after being told he is an alien by his adoptive father. [ 14 ]
The Kents is the title of a 12-issue comic book limited series published by DC Comics, from August 1997 to July 1998.The story concerns a troubled generation of ancestors to Jonathan "Pa" Kent (Superman's adoptive father).
The first issue chronicles the origin of Superman, beginning with his flight from Krypton to his arrival on Earth where he is discovered by his adoptive parents, Jonathan and Martha Kent. As a teenager, Clark Kent wins a high school football game almost by himself. He has developed many of his powers: Stamina, great strength, X-ray vision, and ...
Smallville is a fictional town in American comic books published by DC Comics.The childhood hometown of Superman, Smallville was first named in Superboy #2 (May 1949). The town, long in an unnamed US state that was first defined as Kansas in Superman: The Movie (1978), is the setting of many Superboy comics where Superboy defends Smallville from various threats.
Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman: Kal-El is the 20-year-old adoptive son of a childless couple from Smallville. His ship crash-landed in Kansas and was discovered by Jonathan and Martha Kent, who barely managed to escape the site before the military arrived and took custody of his ship. When Jonathan and Martha revealed to Clark that he came to ...
Jonathan and Martha Kent, DC Comics characters, Superman's adoptive parents; Jon Kent (DC Comics), the son of Superman in various stories and the Superboy in DC Comics such as Convergence, Superman: Lois and Clark, and DC Rebirth; Jon Lane Kent, son of Superman and Lois Lane from an alternate future in the Superboy comics
Clark Kent (portrayed by Henry Cavill), born Kal-El, is a Kryptonian refugee sent to Earth by his parents Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van prior to the planet's destruction and is raised by Jonathan and Martha Kent in Smallville, Kansas. As the Sun's radiation enhances his cells, Clark develops superhuman abilities, but struggles with his identity when ...