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Superboyfans have wait age for Conner Kent to devolve to the master DC Universe , and the wait is ultimately over . But we were n’t expecting him to be ahusband and fatherwhen he made his comeback .
Hard as it may be to believe , that ’s exactly the plot twist that has taken place inYoung Justice . After years of wondering if Superboy had been erased inFlashpoint , it was Bart Allen a.k.a . Impulse who learned the accuracy by lead smack into the chest of Conner Kent . WhileJonathan Kent was becoming his own Superboyin DC’sRebirth , the clone of Superman and Lex Luthor was living his own life in another dimension . And he definitely was n’t alone .
It was Superman , his genetical ' father ' who named him Kon - El and welcome him into the Kent family . Will Superman unfold that same honor to his new daughter - in - police force and grandchild once they return to the main DC Universe ?
Superboy Has Been Alive This Whole Time
Fans are going to need this reveal in some linguistic context , so we ’ll do our best to keep the update story simple ( something the comic serial itself has shinny with in early issues , drop readers into half a dozen confuse scenarios already ) . The little version?Wally West broke Bart Allen out of the Speed Forcea few months back , which was just in time to meet up with Tim Drake , Cassie Sandsmark , Ginny Hex , and Teen Lantern - the roster of the newYoung Justice . And just in time to help them defend the world from a squad of knights rise from ' Gemworld , ' a fantasy realm in DC ’s reality , determined to line up and vote out Earth ’s celebrated Superman in combat .
They adjoin the heroes of Young Justice instead , before their wormhole alternate into reverse , and sucked all the DC heroes back to their Gemworld home . Bart expected to find out plenty of thing when he started his superspeed scouting , butConner Kent in his key signature leather jacketwas definitely not one of them . Needless to say , Bart is rhapsodic to be reunify with one of his good acquaintance . Unfortunately , their meeting is reduce short by the comer of Gemworld ’s authorities . And Impulse being Impulse , he ca n’t help but make the situation worse , challenge the guards until they deliver a blast of electricity stiff enough to take him out of the fight .
Superboy Made a Life (and Family) on Gemworld
But before Bart is knocked down , Conner does declare oneself something of an explanation for his presence in Gemworld . As he explains to Bart , and as the egress itself explains in flashback to Conner ’s teenaged years , the early Superboy smash his way through a S.T.A.R. Labs adeptness in search of answer regarding the alien beast he has just helped them vote down . When one puncher reveals a room filled with gems and workers in hazmat suits , Superboy can barely react before he , too , is transport warp through space and into Gemworld . There he has stayed ever since .
Conner inform Bart that the earthly concern is n’t so speculative : he ’s apparently find life sentence as a stone Fannie Merritt Farmer , in keeping with his half - Kent rootage . But the real cause Conner avoids any conflict , and drops to his knees when the precaution come calling is only reveal after Bart is floor ( for the first time ) . It is n’t just himself he has to worry about , but his married woman and child , too .
Needless to say , there will beMAJOR SPOILERScoming next …
Page 2 of 2:Superboy’s Secret Wife & Baby Revealed
The appearance of a young , black hirsute cleaning woman cradle an babe ( twine in the standard red blanket for expatriate Kryptonian infants ) and look to Conner for reassurance may seem like a satisfying tease upon which to end the issue . But Conner before long confirms what reader will hope , but not dare conceive : the unknown woman really is his married woman on Gemworld , which makes the child ’s ancestry almost certain .
Conner Kent ’s family is survive to warm the heart of Superboy lover , whether it ’s the comical book orYoung Justiceanimated version of the Young hero they cognise best . And even Superman would be enthralled to see that Conner may be only half Kryptonian , but that ’s more than enough to pass on the El Family spitcurl . All things considered , the strongest denotation that the shaver unfeignedly is Conner ’s .
The speculative newsworthiness for the mystery married woman and oracular baby is that Superboy seems destined to end this peaceful existence as a muffin farmer - although the choice may not be his . With the knight denied their hazard to do battle with Superman of Earth , they ca n’t help but notice that Conner wear the same symbol on his chest . When one of the Dark Lord ’s warriors claims he is also from Earth , and recognizes Conner ’s wear originate from there ( and him along with it ) , the hero ’s hand is forced .
So , will he be squeeze to work out his true superpowers and shatter this quiet , peaceful macrocosm into debris ? Or will the arriver of his married woman and child remind him why he leave behind Earth , Superman , and every other young superhero behind ? Obviously even more questions remain to be asked : are Superboy ’s wife and shaver exactly as they seem ? Will Conner bring them with him and escape from Gemworld back to Earth ? Will Superman be a dissimilar man , now that he ’s been made a grandfather ? And most significantly , is this version of Superboy even mindful of the living he lived before DC ’s reboot , and subsequentRebirth ? The exact continuity that author Brian Michael Bendis is keeping to or entirely ignoring forYoung Justicehas been difficult to decipher .
Hopefully Bendis has a plan , but either way , we wo n’t let that spoil any of the fun for now . And if fan of thenewly resurrectedYoung Justicecartoonneeded another grounds to experience the team comic book rebirth , well , you do n’t usually get a good grounds than Superboy ’s new married woman and tike . No matter how this shocking reveal ultimately dally out .
Young Justice # 3is available now from your local funny store , and directly fromDC Comics .
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