Superboy (Kal-El)

Superboy
Character art from the cover of Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 6 #2 (August 2010). Art by Jim Lee (pencils), Wayne Faucher (inks), and Hi-Fi Design (colors)
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	More Fun Comics #101 (January/February 1945)
Created by	Jerry Siegel Don Cameron
In-story information
Alter ego	Kal-El (Starchild), adopted as Clark Kent
Species	Kryptonian
Place of origin	Krypton
Team affiliations	Legion of Super-Heroes
Notable aliases	The Boy of Steel The Last Son of Krypton Reflecto
Abilities	Superhuman Strength, Stamina, Endurance, Speed, Agility, Reflexes, Intelligence, Longevity, Hearing Enhanced Vision EM Spectrum Vision, Infra-red Vision, Microscopic Vision, Telescopic Vision, X-ray Vision Flight Invulnerability Heat Vision Freeze and Wind Breath Healing Factor Solar Energy Absorption

Superboy is a superhero that appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Don Cameron and is based on the character of Superman that Siegel co-created with Joe Shuster. Superboy first appeared in the comic book More Fun Comics #101 in 1945.

Superboy is Superman in his preteen and teenage years. Most of his adventures take place in the fictional town of Smallville.