Jonathan Samuel Kent
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[[File:SupermanV4-7Variant.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Jon with his parents in Superman v4 #7.]] | [[File:SupermanV4-7Variant.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Jon with his parents in Superman v4 #7.]] | ||
| + | Jonathan Samuel Kent was the son of [[Superman]] and his wife [[Lois Lane]] with his birth coming through a unique set of circumstances. The supervillain [[Brainiac]] managed to gain access to the [[Vanishing Point (DC)|Vanishing Point]] allowing him to look across the history of the [[Multiverse]]. This allowed him to collect cities from across various points of the timeline with the inhabitants being imprisoned in domed structures with them deposited on [[Telos (DC)|Telos the Planet Incarnate]] located outside of time and space. (Convergence v1 #1) Among those cities were a version of [[Gotham City]] from after the [[Infinite Crisis]] with it holding a version of Superman and Lois Lane. Whilst trapped within it, Superman was deprived of his powers that were suppressed by the time with him and Lois remaining trapped in the city for a period of nine months. Whilst together, the pair were able to conceive a child as Superman's non-powered state allowed Lois to get pregnant. (Convergence: Superman v1 #1) When Brainiac was missing, Telos opened the domes to one another forcing the various cities to fight with this version of Superman regaining his powers and being forced to battle the people from the [[Flashpoint (DC)|Flashpoint]] Earth. By this point, Lois had gone into labour with her being taken to the Flashpoint [[Thomas Wayne|Batman]] who was a doctor that helped in the birth. Lois gave birth to a healthy baby boy with her thinking of a name with both Superman and Lane deciding to name him after their respective fathers leading to him being named Jonathan Samuel Kent. (Convergence: Superman v1 #2) | ||
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Whilst looking for a Christmas tree in Hamilton, Jon was captured by [[Damian Wayne]] who believed the new Superboy to a threat to the world. It was then that both Batman and Superman had arrived leading to a confrontation until Jon stopped the fighting. Batman asked to check Jon's genetic structure at the [[Batcave]] where [[Alfred Pennyworth]] showed Damian's various pets. However, Damian refused to accept Jon's friendship and a fight emerged that had to be stopped by both Batman and Superman. (Superman v4 #10) | Whilst looking for a Christmas tree in Hamilton, Jon was captured by [[Damian Wayne]] who believed the new Superboy to a threat to the world. It was then that both Batman and Superman had arrived leading to a confrontation until Jon stopped the fighting. Batman asked to check Jon's genetic structure at the [[Batcave]] where [[Alfred Pennyworth]] showed Damian's various pets. However, Damian refused to accept Jon's friendship and a fight emerged that had to be stopped by both Batman and Superman. (Superman v4 #10) | ||
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Jonathan Samuel Kent is a male comic superhero that features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Jonathan Samuel Kent was the son of Superman and his wife Lois Lane with his birth coming through a unique set of circumstances. The supervillain Brainiac managed to gain access to the Vanishing Point allowing him to look across the history of the Multiverse. This allowed him to collect cities from across various points of the timeline with the inhabitants being imprisoned in domed structures with them deposited on Telos the Planet Incarnate located outside of time and space. (Convergence v1 #1) Among those cities were a version of Gotham City from after the Infinite Crisis with it holding a version of Superman and Lois Lane. Whilst trapped within it, Superman was deprived of his powers that were suppressed by the time with him and Lois remaining trapped in the city for a period of nine months. Whilst together, the pair were able to conceive a child as Superman's non-powered state allowed Lois to get pregnant. (Convergence: Superman v1 #1) When Brainiac was missing, Telos opened the domes to one another forcing the various cities to fight with this version of Superman regaining his powers and being forced to battle the people from the Flashpoint Earth. By this point, Lois had gone into labour with her being taken to the Flashpoint Batman who was a doctor that helped in the birth. Lois gave birth to a healthy baby boy with her thinking of a name with both Superman and Lane deciding to name him after their respective fathers leading to him being named Jonathan Samuel Kent. (Convergence: Superman v1 #2)
Whilst looking for a Christmas tree in Hamilton, Jon was captured by Damian Wayne who believed the new Superboy to a threat to the world. It was then that both Batman and Superman had arrived leading to a confrontation until Jon stopped the fighting. Batman asked to check Jon's genetic structure at the Batcave where Alfred Pennyworth showed Damian's various pets. However, Damian refused to accept Jon's friendship and a fight emerged that had to be stopped by both Batman and Superman. (Superman v4 #10)
Jon was then abducted by the Imp Mister Mxyzptlk who resented the fact that Superman had forgotten him as he devoted time to his son. (Action Comics v1 #975)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
He then began to develop the ability to fly rather than be limited to giant leaps. (Super-Sons v1 #10)
One ability he seemed to had developed was his solar flare where he was overcharged with solar energy and emitted it as a powerful blast from his body. He was said to be unable to control this power which acted as a jamming field filling the air with static and emitted an energy signature. (Teen Titans v6 #15)
Notes
- Jonathan Samuel Kent was created by Dan Jurgens was created by Convergence: Superman v1 #2 (July, 2015).
Alternate Versions
- In Son of Superman v1 (1999), a Jon Kent appeared in the alternate Elseworld setting where he was the son of Superman and Lois Lane. His father was captured and missing for years with his mother Lois raising her son by herself where she kept his parentage from him as he did not manifest powers and thus believed his father was an ordinary Clark Kent. During his teenage years, he began to manifest his abilities and later came to learn that his father was Superman.
- In Batman Beyond v5 #11 (2016), Jon appeared in an alternate future set in a variation of Batman Beyond. It was shown that he was the Superman of this era and part of the Justice League Beyond with the fate of his father being a long story. During Brother Eye's attack on the world, the Justice League Beyond were captured and kept in stasis until brainwashed by Abel Cuvier. A time displaced Tim Drake from Future's End came to this timeline where he became Batman Beyond and rescued the Justice League Beyond after learning their fate.
- In Justice League v3 #27 (2017), it was shown that in an alternate timeline where the members of the Justice League had children. In this timeline, Diana had a son named Hunter but she abandoned the boy with Superman and Lois Lane adopting him where they cared for him as he was their child with hi being raised alongside their own son Jon Kent.
In other media
Films
- In Superman Returns, Jason White appeared in the live-action film where he was portrayed by actor Tristan Lake Leabu. He was the son of Superman and Lois Lane with his father being unaware of his conception as he had departed Earth to find Krypton. Following Jason's birth, his mother hid Jason's parentage and had been involved in a relationship with Richard White where she claimed that he was the father. The pair were thus responsible for raising the young Jason White who had hidden his powers from the world.
Appearances
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