Superman , the last son of Krypton , represents the very
best in humanity. His native world of Krypton , a giant planet orbiting a dying
red sun , was doomed by the radioactive elements at its core and exploded many
years ago , but not before scientist Jor-El and his wife Lara rocketed their
son to safety , hoping against hope that his spacecraft would find him a new
home in the vast reaches of the universe. Their gamble paid off in ways that
have enormously benefited humanity
FIRST APPEARANCE : ACTION COMICS no. 1 (June 1938)
STATUS : Hero
REAL NAME : Kal-El ; Clark Joseph Kent ( adoptive
name )
OCCUPATION : Super hero ; ( as Clark Kent )
journalist
BASE : Metropolis
HEIGHT : 6ft3in
WEIGHT : 235 lbs
EYES : Blue
HAIR : Black
SPECIAL POWERS / ABILITIES : Kal-El’s powers were latent
until his teenage years. His kryptonian physiology absorbs immense energy from
Earth’s yellow sun , enabling him to fly at incredible speeds , and endowing
him with superstrength , invulnerability ( his only weaknesses are green
kryptonite radiation and magic ) , ultra-acute hearing , freezing breath ,
immense lung capacity and a range of vision including X-ray vision ( he can see
through anything except lead ) and heat vision.
