Kal-El (Superman 1988 TV Series)

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Kal-El (Birth Name)Clark Kent (Legal Name)
Real Name	Kal-El (Birth Name) Clark Kent (Legal Name)
Relatives	Jor-El (biological father, deceased), Lara (biological mother, deceased), Jonathan Kent (foster father), Martha Kent (foster mother)
Base of Operations	Metropolis; formerly Smallville, Kansas
Status
Identity	Secret Identity
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Reporter for Daily Planet
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Earth-1988
Creators	Jerry Siegel; Joe Shuster
First Appearance	Superman (1988 TV Series) Episode: Destroy the Defendroids/The Adoption
Last Appearance	Superman (1988 TV Series) Episode: The Last Time I Saw Earth/It's Superman

Overview

Clark Kent was the superhero Superman, the protector of Metropolis.

History

Kal-El was the last son of Krypton who was sent to Earth by his father Jor-El just before his home world exploded. He landed in Smallville, Kansas on Earth and was soon adopted by a human couple called the Kents, naming him Clark Kent. As a young child, he discovered that he had powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. When he moved to Metropolis as an adult, he decided to use his powers for good and became the hero known as Superman. As Clark Kent, he works alongside Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and Perry White as a reporter for the Daily Planet newspaper. As Superman, he has opposed Lex Luthor, the Phantom Zone inmates General Zod, Ursa and Faora, Cybron, Bonechill, Doctor Morpheus and other villains.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Kryptonian Physiology: : Under the effects of a yellow sun, Kal-El possesses powers that are common to all Kryptonians.
  • Solar Energy Absorption: Clark's cellular structure allows him to absorb, store and metabolize the wavelength of yellow sun radiation to fuel all of his abilities
  • Superhuman Strength: His strength rivals or surpasses Zod's.
  • Superhuman Stamina:
  • Superhuman Speed:
  • Invulnerability
    • Self-Sustenance
  • Flight
  • Enhanced Senses
  • Super-Hearing
  • Super-Smell
  • Super-Breath
  • Heat Vision
  • Super-Vision
    • Telescopic Vision
    • Microscopic Vision
    • X-Ray Vision

Abilities

• Journalism

Weaknesses

• Vulnerability to Kryptonite
• Vulnerability to Magic
  

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series Superman and is an adaptation of Superman/Clark Kent. The original character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster and first appeared in Action Comics #1.
• Superman was voiced by Beau Weaver with Clark as a teenager voiced by Townsend Coleman.

Links and References

• 13 Appearances of Kal-El (Superman 1988 TV Series)
• Minor Appearances of Kal-El (Superman 1988 TV Series)
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• Images featuring Kal-El (Superman 1988 TV Series)
• Quotations by or about Kal-El (Superman 1988 TV Series)
• Character Gallery: Kal-El (Superman 1988 TV Series) 
• Kal-El (Superman 1988 TV Series) on Wikipedia.org

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