Superman

About Superman

Superman, Earthis greatsest and most famous hero, is the sole survivor of the destruction of his home planet Krypton. His father, Jor-El, discovered that a nuclear chain reaction within Krypton's core was responsible for the planet's recent severe earthquakes. Pressures within Krypton's crust hed fused metals into a new element, Kryptonite, whose radiations were killing Kryptonians. Realizing that pressures from the chain reaction would shatter the planet. Jor-El had his unborn, son removed from the Kryptonian Gestation Chambers and had his son's life-matrix attached to an experimental star-drive unit. Jor-El then launched his son towards the distant planet Earth, just before Krypton exploded.

Superman was, in effect, born on Earth. A young couple, Jonathan and Martha Kent, found the infant and the starcraft and
brought him to their farm in Smallville. Since he appeared entirely human; the Kents did not believe the baby to be extra- terrestrial, but suspected he might be the victim of a cruel experiment. He had no super-powers at this time. Months later, the Kents revealed the child's existence, asserting he was their natural offspring. They named him Clark, after Martha's maiden name.

As Clark grew older, his Kryptonian body continually absorbed solar energy from Earth's yellow sun and he began develop ing super-human powers. At first Clark used his evoiving powers to become a sports champion in high school. When Clark was eighteen, Jonathan took him to the field where his starcraft still lay hidden and explained how he and Martha had sound him. Clark was astonished by this revelation, but on approaching the craft, fell victim to weakness. Unknown to Clark or Jonathan, this weakness was caused by a piece of Kryptonite embedded in the rocket the only specimen of that element on Earth. Clark resolved to use his powers from then on only for the good of mankind. For five years Clark used his powers to secretly help people and to prevent disasters, but finally was forced to act publicly to save a NASA space-plane that was struck by a small aircraft while on a landing approach. to a Metropolis Airport, and threatened to crash. After rescuing the plane, Clark was mobbed by people, and he fled back to Smallville. There his adoptive parents helped him design a costumed secret identity which he would use when using his powers in public. They called this identity "Superman" after the name given him in an article by the Me tropolls Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane, a passenger on the space-plane. From then on he used glasses and other means as Clark to make himself look different than Superman. Superman has since operated worldwide as a champion of truth and justice, ever ready to help those in need. As Clark Kent he won a job at the Daily Planet by be ing the first person to tum in a detailed story about Superman. He is now a reature reporter for the Planet and a successful novelist. Billionaire Lex Luthor, a leading Metropolis citizen, has become Superman's arch-foe. Superman is a reserve member of the Justice League of America (see JLA), Recently, Superman has learned he is a native of the planet Krypton.

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Superman is from Krypton, which had a red sun, but under Earth's yallow sun, his Kryptonian cells act as living solar batteries, absorbing solar energy and giving him superhuman powers. These powers have steadily developed and increase as he
grows older. Superman possesses vast superuman strength. It has been theorized that he could easily lift the weight of the Great Pyramid of Egypt, were it possible to do so without destroying the structure. Superman's body is so nearly indestructible that, although he can be knocked over