Superboy

Superboy
Superboy
	Cover to Superboy vol. 4 #61 (1999) by Tom Grummett, showing Kon-El (in jacket), Kal-El (beneath Kon's right arm), and other Superboys from the DC Multiverse
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	More Fun Comics #101 (January–February 1945)
Created by	Jerry Siegel (writer); Joe Shuster (art)
Characters	List Clark Kent / Kal-El; Superboy-Prime; Conner Kent / Kon-El; Jon Lane Kent; Jonathan Samuel Kent;
Superboy
	Superboy #1 (March–April 1949),; featuring Superman inviting the readers to explore the new title; Art by Wayne Boring
Series publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
Schedule	List (vol. 1); Bi-monthly (#1–28, #193–206); 8 times a year (#29–125, #207–219); 9 times a year (#126–176); Monthly (#177–192, #220–230); (The New Adventures of Superboy, vol. 3, vol. 5); Monthly; (vol. 2); Monthly (#1–19); Bi-monthly (#20–22); (vol. 4); Monthly (#1-9); Semi-monthly (#10-11);
Format	Ongoing series
Publication date	List (vol. 1); March–April 1949 – August 1977; The New Adventures of Superboy; January 1980 – June 1984; (vol. 2); February 1990 – February 1992; (vol. 3); February 1994 – July 2002; (vol. 4); January 2011 – October 2011; (vol. 5); November 2011 – October 2014;
Number of issues	List (vol. 1); 230, 1 Annual ; The New Adventures of Superboy; 54; (vol. 2) ; 22; (vol. 3); 102 (including issues #0 and #1,000,000), 4 Annuals; (vol. 4); 11; (vol. 5); 36 (including issue #0 and Futures End #1), 1 Annual;
Main character(s)	List (vol. 1 & The New Adventures of Superboy); Clark Kent/Kal-El; (vol. 2); Based on Superboy TV series; (vol. 3, 4 and 5); Kon-El/Conner Kent;

Superboy is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. These characters have been featured in several eponymous comic series, in addition to Adventure Comics and other series featuring teenage superhero groups.

From the character's first published story in 1944 until 1992, the title Superboy was applied to versions of the adventures of Superman (Kal-El) as a boy, teenager or young adult. The primary settings for the stories were the fictional town of Smallville, the 30th Century (where Superboy featured in time travel adventures with the Legion of Super-Heroes) and universities attended by Clark Kent. In 1993, a second Superboy was introduced, a young clone of Superman who was eventually given both the name Kon-El and the secret identity of Conner Kent. In 2016, DC Comics introduced another Superboy, Jonathan Kent, the son of the contemporary Superman and his wife Lois Lane.

Superboy was the first superhero to star in a successful solo title after World War II. During the Silver Age of Comic Books, Superboy was frequently the #2 best-selling superhero, with monthly issues of Superboy and Adventure Comics regularly selling over a million combined copies. Superboy and its subsequent adaptations have been credited with popularizing the prequel as a form of entertainment.

Versions of the characters have appeared in television shows, animated series and films since 1960, including a syndicated TV series from 1988 to 1992. Smallville, a popular WB/CW show aired from 2001 to 2011, was based on the classic Superboy characters, superheroic adventures of a pre-Superman Clark Kent, and guest appearances by an alternative version of Kon-El.

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