Jonathan Kent (DC)
Jonathan Kent is a male comic character that features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Jonathan Kent
His father Matthew Kent went to fight in the Spanish-American War where he served as a hero but was injured with him being sent to a veteran's hospital. When his father was a patient at hospital, Jonathan's uncle Simon Kent came to stay at the family home. The man was an ex-soldier where he helped raise Jonathan with him being strict of the boy during his youth. (Superboy v1 #113)
He and Martha travelled to the Smallville Orphanage where they decided to help adopt a child. This saw them taking in a ginger-haired Allen Greene where he revealed to the Kents that he was actually an alien named Vidal. He asked them to keep his secret and was actually part of the Intergalactic Patrol who wanted to assess the Kents as fit parents for Superboy. Vidal confirmed that the Kents were indeed ideal adoptive parents for Superboy and with his mission complete he left Earth to re-join the patrol. (Adventure Comics v1 #260)
Modern
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Jonathan Kent was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster where he made his first appearance in Superman v1 #1 (June, 1939).
- In Superboy v1 #36 (1954), he briefly adopted the guise of The Mask that was a supposed criminal mastermind threatening to unveil Superboy's identity but this was just so he could throw a surprise birthday party for his son.
- In Adventure Comics v1 #236 (1957), he gained superpowers from a power-rod from a dead world leading to him adopting the identity of Strongman to help his adoptive son Superboy.
- In Superboy v1 #111 (1964), he was given superpowers where he became a villain known as the Mental Emperor.
- In Superman Family v1 #192, a computer simulation indicated a possible life where Krypton exploded early. This projection saw a young Jor-El being sent to Earth alongside Lara with the pair being found by Henry Clark and his wife Ella Clark. The pair adopted Lara whilst Jor-El was adopted by his friend Matt Kent with him being raised alongside his biological sons Jonathan, Burt and Kendall.
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Smallville, Jonathan Kent appeared in the setting of the live-action television series where he was portrayed by actor John Schneider.
- In Young Justice: Invasion, Jonathan Kent appeared in the setting of the animated television series in the episode "True Colors" where he was voice by actor Mark Rolston.
- In Superman & Lois, Jonathan Kent appeared in flashbacks in the live-action television series where he was portrayed by actor Fred Henderson.
Films
- In Superman: The Movie, Jonathan Kent appeared in the setting of the 1978 live-action television series where he was portrayed by actor Glenn Ford.
- In All-Star Superman, Jonathan Kent was referenced in the setting of the live-action film where he had no voice lines. It was shown to had died with Superman visiting his grave to place a Kryptonian flower that would never wither as one of his final acts as he was slowly dying.
- In Man of Steel, Jonathan Kent appeared in the live-action film where he was portrayed by actor Kevin Costner. He was shown to be married to his wife Martha Kent when they discovered a Kryptonian pod containing the young baby Kal-El who they raised as their adopted son Clark Kent. During Clark's childhood, he discouraged the boy in the use of his growing powers as he felt that mankind would reject him as a result. By Clark's teenage years, the boy began to get into growing arguments with his adoptive father over his abilities. On one day, a tornado struck Smallville with both Jonathan and Clark in the car at the time. Jonathan Kent sought to save a person trapped in a vehicle when the car overturned and pinned him to the ground. Clark attempted to use his powers to save his adoptive father but Jonathan signaled to him not to do so as the tornado came and killed him.
Video games
- In DC Universe Online, Jonathan Kent appeared in the setting of the MMORPG video game where he was voiced by actor Brandon Young.
Appearances
- Superman v1: (1939)
- Adventure Comics v1:
- Action Comics v1:
- Action Comics v2:
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