Talk:Superboy (Kon-El)

message: Is there a reason for creating this seperate article and splitting it off from the Superboy article? Unless I missed something recently, Kon-El *is* still called "Superboy", and thus deserves to be listed on the same page (unless it's related to the length of his section...). Anthony Dean 22:58, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I think he should have a separate article (just as the various Robins, Green Lanterns, and Spider-Women do), but should it be something like Superboy (Kon-El)?--DrBat 21:59, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmm... after checking over the seperate Robins' and GLs' pages, I'd say the current title of "Kon-El" should suffice for this article. Anthony Dean 12:22, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I split it because his entry in the Superboy article had gotten big enough to warrent its own article.--Kross | Talk 12:44, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: But it would be more convenient to title the article "Superboy (modern)" WesleyDodds 03:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: "Superboy (modern)" seems kind of ambiguous to me. I think it would be better as either "Superboy (Kon-El)" (preferred), "Superboy (Modern Age)" (alright), or "Superboy (Post-Crisis)" (last resort). KramarDanIkabu 17:44, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with the above poster; "Superboy (Kon-El)" would be a better naming choice. Anthony Dean 01:11, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I will also support the above.  "Modern" will become "unmodern" soon enough.  Kon-El is his name, so no ambiguity from the start. Dyslexic agnostic 01:24, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The important thing is that it was renamed from being simply "Kon-El" which on its own is highly unfamiliar to anyone who hasn't followed the character in comics for years.  I don't care as much what is put into the parentheses, but I think "Modern" suffices.  Until a new Superboy emerges, he is the modern Post-Crisis version of the character, and it's inefficient anticipating a newer character who may or may not exist for years.  WesleyDodds 04:09, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that the term "Modern" is meaningless. The word itself is no longer modern—we live in a postmodern age, don't we? My vote goes to Superboy (Kon-El), so there will be no ambiguities. Kaijan 23:30, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Almost everyone voted for Superboy (Kon-El) and then no one did anything! 161.38.222.14 20:59, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Split from Superboy article?

message: I feel the huge retcons Geoff Johns introduced in his 'Teen Titans' series should be addressed... as Retcons.  They change a great deal of the character's past, personality, behavior, and powerset, thus should be outright called a 'retcon'.
I feel that Geoff Johns' retcon about making Superboy half-human and half-Kyrptonian were genius. There was really no other way to explain how Superboy could look exactly like Superman when he was a teenager. The original story is that Superboy was genetically altered to look like Superman but that doesn't make any sence how he could look like Superman as a sixteen year-old. If he was grown to full adulthood and than they alterd his apperance it would be different. Johns was also really clueless as to how powerful and what powers Superboy had. I felt that Superboy had a good death but during his life he was under used. His superiority to Superman in certain ways was never really expressed. He could have went to Kandor and still been at full power.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.102.252.106 (talk) 19:35, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Geoff John's retcon

message: Even with Kon-El's Kryptonian powers starting to manifest themselves; Conner seems to have the same or decreased amounts of strength and invulnerablity. Superboy should be far more powerful with both tactile telekinesis and his Kryptonian powers under a yellow sun. In Teen Titans #3 Superboy is blown away and incapasitated by a hand grenade but on his second apperance in Adventures of Superman #501 he is hit by a bus filled with explosives that destroys a city block and he is barely winded. Then in Supergirl #2(written by Jeph Loeb) Supergirl dislocates Conner's jaw with one punch. But in Superboy #8 Conner takes multiple punches to the face from the vastly more powered Pre-Crisis Superboy. Although he is disoriented and in pain,his jaw and face are fine.
::Does Kon-El still have tactile telekinesis ? Or was it superseded by his new Kryptonian powers which are below Superman's levels due to Conner's being a hybrid ? 187.34.77.192 (talk) 23:05, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Geoff John's power drop for Superboy

message: anyone got pics of the superboy memorials? - Exvicious 01:15, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, I know the Ed Benes variant cover for TT #34 is floating around the interweb, and I have the issue so I can scan Tony's interpretation if needed. KramarDanIkabu 01:21, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: i think i like the benes version, but any could be good 161.38.222.14 04:49, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Superboy Memorial 

message: i think the current pic more benefits Tim Drake's article and Superboy's could use pics of the memorial.  I know Superman has a pic of the one in Metropolis.  anyone have one of Titans Tower's memorial? Exvicious 03:49, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The Titans Tower memorial is on the alternate cover of Teen Titans #34, I could find a scan of it on the website Scans Daily but it would not be my own image. Timekeeper 23:50, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  One Year Later pics 

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Support i think we had this discussion before.  the main argument was that "no one knows the name kon-el." which i think is BS because they would never type in Superman (Kon-El) anyway.  personally i think "Conner Kent" would be better, but that's just me. Exvicious 15:10, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey

message: "During a brief time when he lost his powers, he adopted a black T-shirt, jeans, red gloves and boots as his fighting uniform. He is fitted with a gauntlet that contains his Legion Flight Ring and a gold S-shield that can resize to protect him from gunfire. As well, he also had a utility belt. When he regained his powers, he went back to his original costume."
When did this happen?  It would have to be during the Superboy run, but i don't remember that at all.  Exvicious 08:44, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  gauntlet superboy 

message: Has there been any discussion over possible reasons for the death of Superboy as it applies to the lawsuit filed by the family of Jerry Siegel? If DC does not own Superboy, why publish stories featuring him? And if the character is brought back with a completely different non-infringing origin, should that be discussed? --Mike G.
:I have been looking for a good source of information on this subject; I remember an article - think it was by Hannibal Tabu - at Comic Book Resources linking the lawsuit to the death, but I can't find it. Any help? --Chris Griswold 05:05, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Character's death and lawsuit 

message: In the Justice League Animated Series, Season 2 episode - "Hereafter-part 1,"  a charcter appears behind Lois Lane and Lex Luther at Superman's Funeral, that bears a striking resemblence to Conner Kent.  Is there any commentary or interviews to support this possilbe Conner appearance?
Please sign your comments. I don't beleive there are but Conner will almost definitely appear in Superman: Doomsday, the upcoming DTV. Timekeeper 14:28, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: DC Animated Universe

message: In One Year Later, it says "Superboy memorial statues are erected in Metropolis next to Superman's memorial statue (although Superman already resurrected) and outside of Titans Tower." Now, chronologically, weren't the statues erected in 52, shortly after Superboy's death? --DrBat 18:15, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  memorial statues, chronology? 

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thread_title:  Bot report : Found duplicate references ! 

message: According to the article, Superboy now has the usual full range of Kryptonian powers plus his original tactical telekinesis powers. Should we assume then that he is more powerful than Superman himself ? 187.34.78.198 (talk) 11:50, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Power Level compared to Superman 

message: Please refrain from adding information about the characters possible appearance on Smallville until an episode actually airs. The only information out there now is from a spoiler site and no confirmation exists that the character will actually use the name Conner Kent on the show. Spanneraol (talk) 01:09, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Smallville 

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message: why does everyone hate superboy's papaer cape here?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.111.249.34 (talk) 22:52, 26 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  superboy paper cape 

message: It's been recently established in Superboy #19 after the New 52 by Scott Lobdell that Superboy's human DNA now comes from Lois Lane. Shouldn't this be addressed in the article? 75.32.39.52 (talk) 07:18, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  New 52 Superboy's Genetic Origins 

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message: It appears the entire era of Superboy living on Hawaii is missing from the biography. 
The plot described in the second paragraph of section "The Metropolis Kid" reads pretty confusing and doesn't sound familiar at all to me so i can't say when in relation to his first superboy volume that happens, shouldn't there be sources in form of which comic series/issue that happens in? Either way it would belong before the Young Justice section i'd say. --Alisio Star (talk) 13:30, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hawaii era 

message: This section seems kind of short to me, would it make sense to list some of the comic runs he's been in or is it purposefully as short as this? --Alisio Star (talk) 13:38, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Publication history 

message: I have recently read the "Reign of the Supermen" story, where Superboy first appears. He isn't referred to as "The Metropolis Kid" in the story or on any of the covers, and the name is not used in any of the titles of individual issues. Some people in the story refer to him as "Superboy" at times, but he insists on being called "Superman". I didn't see the phrase occur once. The article doesn't cite the origin of this name. So where does it come from? Was it just made up? A google search for "metropolis kid" doesn't turn up any references to comic books where the name is used. It was first added to the article in this 2006 edit, and first used as a section title in this 2013 edit. If nobody has a citation for the name, I will probably just remove it. --superioridad (discusión) 03:11, 30 July 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Cover of Adventures of Superman #501 "The Metropolis Kid is back" . Spanneraol (talk) 03:16, 30 July 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, I see -- I only saw the other cover. Based on that, it does still seem like a weak basis for a section title, since it's not used in-story (how often do you hear people call Hank Henshaw "the Man of Tomorrow"?). --superioridad (discusión) 03:56, 30 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Basis for the moniker "The Metropolis Kid"?