Alexander comes to believe that the reason behind Lois's failing health is the paradise dimension itself, and he persuades Superboy-Prime to help him return to reality by showing Superboy-Prime the negative aspects of the post- Crisis Earth. He tries to reach out to Kal-L, whose attention is focused on Lois's failing health. Superboy-Prime becomes frustrated and angry. In that dimension, Superboy-Prime secludes himself from the others, using crystals to replay events from his life on Earth-Prime. Īfter the destruction of the Anti-Monitor by Kal-L, Superboy-Prime joins Alexander Luthor, Jr., of Earth-Three, Kal-L, and his wife Lois Lane in a "paradise dimension". Fearing that Kal-L will die in battle and knowing the new Earth is not his true home, Superboy-Prime joins Kal-L in the fight against the Anti-Monitor. During the final battle against the Anti-Monitor, Kal-L, the Earth-Two Superman, orders him to escape with Alexander Luthor, Jr. Although the loss of everything he knows causes him anguish, he finds peace in knowing that he fights the good fight alongside other heroes. Superboy-Prime is drawn into the Crisis on Infinite Earths after his universe is consumed in the light of the Anti-Monitor. Superboy-Prime uses his powers to stop a tidal wave. At the same time, the Earth-One Superman finds his way to Earth-Prime and the two Supermen meet. However, one night, as he attends a Halloween party dressed in a Superboy costume, the passage of Halley's Comet overhead triggers his Kryptonian powers. Young Clark lives the first fifteen years of his life as a normal boy. His parents were unable to escape that way due to a member of the Kryptonian council bursting into the room and using the device, although it is unknown what happened to him. What the Kents do not know is that the baby, found abandoned in a forest, is actually a young Kal-El, who has been teleported to Earth by his father Jor-El moments before the planet Krypton was destroyed when its red sun went supernova. Naomi wanted to name their infant son Clark, after her maiden name, but Jerry, knowing he will also be named like Superman, a fictional comic book character, initially refused, but finally gave in. He is the adopted son of Jerry and Naomi Kent. Superboy-Prime is from the universe known as Earth-Prime, in which the DC heroes are fictional comic book characters. Earth-Prime's Superboy first refers to himself as "Superboy-Prime" in Infinite Crisis #2 (January 2006).įictional character biography Crisis on Infinite Earths Superboy-Prime's first appearance, in DC Comics Presents #87 (1985). The name "Superman-Prime" was first used by Grant Morrison in DC One Million (1998) for the mainstream Superman in the 853rd century (he is essentially the same Superman from the All-Star Superman storyline). His overwhelming strength, speed, unpredictability, and ruthlessness make him one of the most dangerous foes in the DC Universe. Prime firmly believes that being Superman is his calling despite the fact that he has become a psychotic, murderous, and even sadistic villain. Over time, his convictions and morals become twisted and warped, and he came to believe that Earth-Prime was the only proper Earth and that Superboy-Prime was the only one worthy of the Superboy mantle. The Earth-Prime universe was erased during Crisis on Infinite Earths (April 1985-March 1986), and Superboy-Prime ended up in a "paradise" dimension where, during that time, he found himself unable to let go of his former life and destiny as Earth's greatest hero. There, Superman and the other comic superheroes were fictional characters, and when Clark Kent's Kryptonian powers emerge at age 15, Superboy-Prime becomes that Earth's only superhero. Superboy-Prime is from a parallel Earth called Earth-Prime, devoid of any superheroes, or even superhumans. Maggin and Curt Swan (based upon the original Superboy character by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster). The character first appeared in DC Comics Presents #87 (November 1985) and was created by Elliot S. Superboy-Prime ( Clark Kent, born Kal-El), also known as Superman-Prime or simply Prime, is a DC Comics superhero turned supervillain and an alternate version of Superman.
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