Martha Kent

## Background

### 1944 - Present: Martha Kent

Martha grew up in the city of Metropolis as the only child of William & Rebecca Clark. She eventually met Jonathon Kent in her finance class at Metropolis University. She made up an excuse to talk to him, asking him for some notes. They soon began a friendship that blossomed into something more. After graduation, Jonathan moved back to his hometown of Smallville & they continued as a long distance couple.

When Jonathan asked William Clark for permission to marry his daughter, William stated that he wanted more for Martha than to marry a poor farmer. Martha didn't care what her father though & married Jonathan anyway, moving to Smallville shortly after. Together, they managed the Kent Farm. Jonathan & Martha tried to have children, but were faced with infertility. Every day, Martha would pray for them to be given a child.

One day, after shopping for some tulips, the Kents were returning home when a meteor shower began to rain down on Smallville.  As they try to dodge the meteors, their truck is flipped over & lands upside-down. Though unharmed, Martha notice a strange object many feet away from the. She begins going towards it despite Jonathon's protests. Upon approaching the object, they discover it some kind of ship. The ship opens, revealing a baby boy inside. Martha believes this is the answer to their blessing. Without hesitation, they decided to take the boy home with them & Jonathan hid the little spaceship in the back of a nearby truck.

They named the boy Clark, after Martha's maiden name & decided to raise them as their son. When people later inquired about him (as the town knew they had no children), they lied & said that the papers must have been lost as many government' building were destroyed by the meteor shower. No one further questioned it as both Jonathon & Martha were outstanding members of their community.

Martha loved Clark as her own & raised him with good morals & discipline. He had what could be described as an idealistic childhood. While Jonathan dealt with the problem of Clark's developing powers, she gave him the love & support to keep him grounded. After Jonathon's heart attack & sudden death, Martha was left alone on the farm as Clark had moved on to Metropolis.

Martha is the person who designed & made the first Superman costume, always keeping a spare just in case of emergencies. She has cared for many heroes & their secrets, such as her adopted daughter Supergirl & her adopted son / Clark's clone Superboy. Even for those that are not family, Martha has become the undisputed Supermom.

## Romantic Relationships

* Jonathon Kent: Boyfriend (1963 - 1967); Husband (1967 - 1997)

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* She cooks every time her family visits her.
* Everyone refers to her as Ma even if they are not family.
* Lois calls her "Mrs. Kent," "Mrs. K," or "Ma Kent."
* Martha enjoys watching the Discovery Channel.
* She is a liberal.
* When Martha was young, she had a Golden Retriever named Shelby, giving inspiration to the Kents' future dog, Shelby.
* Lar Gand has built a good bond with the Kent family & regularly visits the family farm to help out Martha with work her son Clark normally did or to have dinner with her.
* Martha almost lost the house & the farm due to not being able to keep up with the bills. As a favor to her son, Bruce Wayne bought the bank & paid off all the loans of the town.
* Chris Kent reguarly visits Smallville to spend time with her. He comes by every other week to have dinner & help her out around the house. When he first came to Earth, he would spend days at the farm as he felt that it gave him some grounding in life.
* She helped Clark, Kara, Conner & Chris get assimilated to life on Earth. She also acted as theit tutor, teaching them English & other basics. For Conner, it was mostly just behaviors due to CAMUS' programming giving him an enhanced intellect.

## Notes

* The address is a nod to *More Fun Comics* #101 where the Kent Farm made its first appearance.
* Bruce buying the bank is nod to scene in the DCEU's *Justice League* movie.