Superman

* Superman
* Clark Kent

*❝ I need to remember to keep my mouth closed when I bust through walls. ❞*
— Superman[src]

**Superman** is a minor character in the T.V. series, *Harley Quinn*. He is the protector of Metropolis and a member of the Justice League.

## Appearance

Superman is a tall and muscular male with dark brown hair. As Superman, he wears a blue skintight suit and red cape with a red and yellow 'S' symbol on his chest. As his alter ego Clark Kent, he wears glasses and dresses in a white button-up shirt and a red tie.

## Biography

### Background

Superman, born Kal-El, is a powerful Kryptonian who came to Earth as a baby when his home planet, Krypton was dying. He is the protector of Metropolis and a member of the Justice League. As a civilian, he works as Clark Kent, a journalist at the Daily Planet and the boyfriend of Lois Lane.

Before officially meeting, Superman and Lois both moved to Metropolis at the same time and lived at the same block. They worked alongside each other at the 17th floor at the Daily Planet where Lois was a beat reporter covering City Hall while Superman covered football at the sports desk. However, for 3 whole years they never met until one day, Lois' train was derailed by the supervillain Metallo. After Metallo sent the train in the air, Superman caught it and set it down on the LexCorp building in order to talk to Lois.

In the 1980s, Superman helped taking down Queen of Fables who was trying to take over Gotham City with her army of fairytale characters from her magical storybook. After the Justice League managed to defeat her and her army, they imprisoned her in a U.S. Tax Code book as punishment for her crimes.

### Season 1

#### "So You Need a Crew"

*Main article: So You Need a Crew?*

Superman is first seen in a flashback to the 1980s when the Queen of Fables retells the story of how she got imprisoned in a U.S. Tax Code book by the Justice League after almost taking over Gotham City with her fairy tale creatures.

#### "Finding Mr. Right"

*Main article: Finding Mr. Right*

He makes his first full appearance when Harley Quinn kidnaps Lois Lane after she wrote an unfavorable article about her fighting Robin. However, Superman thought she was just upset about the $7.99 per month paywall which did not even include crosswords on her online news site the Daily Planet. Harley got excited at the prospect of fighting Superman, but instead her present Robin who broke through the wall as well and he urged him to fight and left. Later, he and Lois went out for sushi at Takashi's restaurant where they watched Harley's and Poison Ivy's fight with Batman and The Joker on the Tawny Young show.

#### "L.O.D.R.S.V.P."

*Main article: L.O.D.R.S.V.P.*

Although, he himself did not appear her, Clayface transforms into Superman in an attempt to convince Aquaman to leave from the Legion of Doom's headquarters. However, Aquaman saw right through the disguise and knocked Clayface's head off with his trident, transforming him back into clay.

#### "Devil's Snare"

*Main article: Devil's Snare*

Superman, along with his Justice League colleagues Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern arrives in Gotham City to stop Scarecrow's mutated tree monsters from taking over the city. Superman used his laser vision to burn through a bunch of trees, their efforts effectively saving Harley and her crew. However, they captured them, believing them to be responsible for the chaos due to Poison Ivy's ability to control plants. Superman prepared to banish them to the Phantom Zone, but Ivy managed to grab onto Wonder Woman's Lasso of Truth and wrap it around herself, proving they were innocent. Superman closed the portal and demanded to know who was responsible but before they could learn the truth Queen of Fables showed up and traps them all in her storybook as revenge for the past. Superman is the last to fight back against getting sucked into the book until Fables pushes him down with her spear, trapping him there with the rest of the team.

### Season 2

#### "A Fight Worth Fighting For"

*Main article: A Fight Worth Fighting For*

After Doctor Psycho took over Gotham by taking control of Darkseid's Parademons, Harley realized that she needed to get the Justice League back to stop him and clean up her mess. She tracked down Queen of Fables story book and had Batman call Zatanna Zatara who used a spell to free them. They were thankful to be back, claiming how that place was hell with Superman reiterating how they were forced to listen to the same songs over and over. Batman brought them up to speed on what had happened while they were gone and they left to take down the Parademon army.

#### "Lovers' Quarrel"

*Main article: Lovers' Quarrel*

> ***Wonder Woman**Where is Doctor Psycho?[Parademon screeches unintelligibly][Wonder Woman looks at Superman]****Superman****Oh, what? Because I'm an alien, I understand all alien languages?[Wonder Woman's eye's widen in distress]****Superman****Okay. I know a little Parademon, but it's still a racist assumption. Be better.[Wonder Woman rolls her eyes]*

Wonder Woman, Batman and Superman fought back against the Parademon infestation in Gotham. After Superman attacks the Parademon nest itself, throwing the colossal hive miles away from Gotham into the air, Wonder Woman kidnaps a Parademon and demands to know Doctor Psycho's location. However, since she doesn't understand Parademon, she looks to Superman for translation help, who is offended she thinks he knows all alien languages, although eventually admits that he does know some Parademon although encouraging her to be better. The League goes after Poison Ivy who is being mind-controlled by Doctor Psycho. Superman launches into a meandering warning to Ivy, which Wonder Woman succinctly summarizes as "we don't wanna have to take you out but if you don't give us another option, we will".

As Psycho sends Clayface and King Shark to aide Ivy, Superman tries to help when Ivy starts to gain the upper hand, but cannot move as King Shark has bitten his ankle. He eventually frees himself and ducks for the cars Ivy starts throwing at them with her vines. As Wonder Woman and Batman are distracted by Clayface and King Shark, Superman takes on Poison Ivy but Harley interrupts, throwing a rock at Superman which fails to even affect him. Ivy grows her vines around Superman and spins him around, but he uses his super-strength to gain the upper hand instead launching her across Gotham. Superman follows her into Riddler University, where she crushes him with a massive amalgamation of plants. While he fights off the plant, Poison Ivy kidnaps Harley.

Superman, now once again joined by Batman and Wonder Woman follow Poison Ivy to the top of Wayne Tower. After Superman severed the vines Ivy was controlling, Wonder Woman captures her with her lasso, Harley once again intervene, pushing Superman and demanding that they don't kill her. Although Superman explains that they are merely sending her to the Phantom Zone, believing her to be too dangerous to let be. However, before they could do anything, Psycho controlled Ivy to release her pheromones on the Trinity who became too horny and focused on each other to continue the fight. Superman obsessively looked at his pecs and asked a grossed out Harley if she wanted to feel them.

#### "Something Borrowed, Something Green"

*Main article: Something Borrowed, Something Green*

Outside Gotham City Hall, Superman, alongside other heroes, received a key to the city from the Mayor of Gotham for saving the city.

### Season 3

#### "Harlivy"

*Main article: Harlivy*

*❝ Wait, did you sign up for HBO Max? I already used my free trial! ❞*
— Superman

Superman was called by Jor-El who had discovered Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy hiding out in the Fortress of Solitude, eating all their chips and watching porn. He appeared as a hologram and told them that their "honeymoon is over" but they dismissed him, blew a hole in the wall and fled in Wonder Woman's invisible jet while Superman was shouting at them to come back and face justice.

### "Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special"

*Main article: Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special*

Superman and Lois Lane went on TV Show to get interviewed on Valentine's Day. During their segment on the show, Lois and Superman gave testimonials about the story of how they met and their romance, with Lois correcting Superman various times as he didn't remember small details such as what floor at the Daily Planet they worked on at the time or the sport he covered while working there. Their segment on the show ended with them finishing up the story of how they met.

### Season 4

#### "The First Person to Come Back From a Business Conference Without Chlamydia"

*Main article: The First Person to Come Back From a Business Conference Without Chlamydia*

Clark Kent was reporting on the MalCon conference at the moon, representing the Daily Planet, having spent a week there watching the conference come together. He got an exclusive with Lex Luthor, where he went on to brag about his success and making a dig at the Daily Planet for normally only covering Superman. As Clark tried to inquire about Lex's upcoming unveiling, he was offered a cup of coffee, affecting him to an unexpected degree, making him hyper and screaming. He excitedly thew the empty mug at the floor before asking Lex about his new CEO of the Legion of Doom: Poison Ivy. He took notes as Lex bragged about his forward thinking in hiring her.

*❝ Wow! What's this feeling? It's like my head is spinning and my tummy is a-rumbly. But I also feel happy ❞*
— Superman on alcohol

He was later seen watching Alfred Pennyworth's booth where he presented his prison toilet vines. He got a taste of red, immediately feeling strong effects of the alcohol. Later, he attended Lex's panel where he unveiled his "Earth Saver" but just like most of the press, he ignored Lex in favor of Poison Ivy, saying he would love to use her as their latest cover before an enraged Lex's pumped his calves so much they exploded, splashing blood into the audience where a shocked Clark watched. As Lex ordered everyone to leave, opening all the windows, causing people to flee for their lives, Clark took off his glasses preparing to save the day as Superman only to fall to the ground after trying to fly. Realizing Luthor had lined the place with trace amounts of kryptonite, he commented that that "explains a lot actually".

#### "Metamorphosis"

*Main article: Metamorphosis*

Superman attended Nightwing's funeral, paying his respects. After the service, he flew off alongside his other Justice League team mates.

#### "The Most Culturally Impactful Film Franchise of All Time"

*Main article: The Most Culturally Impactful Film Franchise of All Time*

When Poison Ivy and the Natural Disasters were hijacking the truck transporting the Time Sphere, Superman and Wonder Woman came to stop them. He used his laser vision to cut the vines Ivy used to control the driver but Tefé Holland soon used their connection to the green to mind control them in Ivy's place. Ivy then used her vines to pick up a family and throwing them into the air in order to get Superman off his tail, he flew away to save them as Ivy screamed "fetch, doggy".

Later, after Ivy and Harley time travelled 25 years forward to an apocalyptic future controlled by a middle-aged Robin, Superman was seen in a frozen state, kept as a trophy alongside many others like him by Robin in the future version of the Batcave.

#### "Il Buffone"

*Main article: Il Buffone*

*❝ Where is the nearest tanning salon? Do we still have those? As a culture? ❞*
— Superman

After Lex Luthor has thrown the world into chaos by using his new invention to thicken the ozone layer enough to block out the sun, Superman tries to stop some looters when he realizes his powers no longer work due to the lack of sun. He desperately begins to wrap himself in his cape, telling people to stay away and asking for the nearest tanning salon.

#### "Killer's Block"

*Main article: Killer's Block*

With the lack of sun, Superman eventually got weak enough so that Lex was able to captured him. He then drained his powers and transferred them to into his warsuit, as well as taking his cape and stealing Superman's hair which he transplanted on his own scalp). He then put him in a cell on his moon base encased with kryptonite to keep him trapped and weak.

Harley, stumbled upon him as she was searching for the bathroom, immediately taking a picture of him in his weak state and asking if he knew where it was. He asked her to disable the kryptonite forcefield but Harley explained she didn't want to get involved as she was out of the hero-business, wanting to remain neutral. As Harley mentioned Poison Ivy's plan to kill lex, Superman exclaimed how Lex had stole his powers, causing Harley to hurry off to help Ivy while Superman screamed after her to help him.

Later, after they managed to outsmart Lex, Harley and Ivy returned to where Superman was kept although headed straight for Lex's laser, using it to destroy multiple businesses in Gotham City while Superman watched sadly from his cell. As the building began to shake, he screamed at them to stop, warning them that the moon was going to break although he was knocked out by some falling rubble. As the moon began to split in two, Harley saved Superman, carrying him out in her arms. Three days later, with his powers restored, Superman used his flight and super strength to put the moon back together.

## Personality

Unlike other incarnations, this version of Superman is more goofy and distracted, always forgeting to close his mouth every time he busts into walls. He is also seen criticing the $7.99 per month paywall of Daily Planet. Nevertheless he retains his kindness and amability. He gets along with Robin and is seen encouraging the kid in facing Harley Quinn in combat.

He doesn't like stereotypes, feeling insulted when Wonder Woman wanted him to translate the language of an alien which was part of the army of Darkseid and assumed he wpuld knew it because he is an alien too.

Superman also appears to see good in others. After several encounters with Harley, specially when she begged him to spare Poison Ivy, Superman started to believe there's a hero in her, being one of the only characters that believe she is not evil and can become a true hero. After Harley saves his life while the moon is being destroyed he tells her that he always knew she was a hero rather than a supervillain.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Kryptonian Physiology**: Under the effects of a "yellow" sun, Superman possesses the same potential powers as the average Kryptonian: vast superhuman strength, speed, and stamina; invulnerability; flight; super breath; x-ray vision; telescopic and microscopic vision; freeze breath; heat vision; and super hearing.
	+ **Solar Energy Absorption**: Under optimal conditions, this is the main source of Superman's superpowers.
		- **Superhuman Strength**: Superman is superhumanly strong.
		- **Superhuman Speed**: Superman is able to move at superhuman speed.
		- **Invulnerability**: Superman is nigh-invulnerable to all physical attacks.
		- **Flight**: Superman is able to levitate and fly at will.
		- **Heat Vision**: Superman is able to project beams of intense heat from his eyes.

### Abilities

* **Journalism**: As Clark Kent, he works for the Daily Planet as a journalist.
* **Multilingualism**: He can speak English and other alien languages including some of the parademon language.

### Weaknesses

* **Vulnerability to Kryptonite**: Superman is weak against Kryptonite, which is the radioactive fragments of his home planet, Krypton.
* **Magic**: Superman is extremely vulnerable to magic attacks and can be trapped by magic.

## Equipment

* **Phantom Zone Projector**: Superman carries with him a device used to transport prisoners and objects to and from the Phantom Zone which he tried to use to banish Harley's crew to the Phantom Zone in "Devil's Snare" and later just Poison Ivy in "Lovers' Quarrel".

## Episode Appearances

**Season 1**

* "So You Need a Crew? (cameo; flashback)
* "Finding Mr. Right"
* "L.O.D.R.S.V.P." (impersonated by Clayface)
* "Devil's Snare"

**Season 2**

* "A Fight Worth Fighting For"
* "Lovers' Quarrel"
* "Something Borrowed, Something Green" (cameo)

**Season 3**

* "Harlivy"

**Specials**

* "Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special"

**Season 4**

* "The First Person to Come Back From a Business Conference Without Chlamydia"
* "Metamorphosis" (cameo)
* "The Most Culturally Impactful Film Franchise of All Time" (cameo)
* "Il Buffone"
* "Killer's Block"

## Gallery

*See also: All images of Superman*

Superman fights Queen of Fables' armyThe TrioSuperman enamoured by his own pecs
## References

1. ↑ "Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special" *HBO Max* (February 9, 2023).
2. ↑ "Finding Mr. Right" *DC Universe* (December 20, 2019).