Clark, Martha (person)

Mrs. Martha "Mary" Kent is the wife of the Jon Kent and adoptive mother of Superman.

## Martha Hudson Kent

### Aliases

Martha Fordman (formerly), Mary Kent (friends), Ma Kent (Clark and maybe others)

### Relatives

Henry Clark (father, dead), Willa Clark (mother, dead), Kendall Clark (brother), Daniel Fordman (first husband, dead), John Kent (second husband), Clark Kent (adoptive son), Sam H. M. Kent (father-in-law, dead), Kendall Kent (brother-in-law) Burt Kent (brother-in-law), Harry Kent (brother-in-law), Sarah Kent (sister-in-law), Jillian Kent (niece by marriage)

### Affiliation

Clark family, Fordman family (formerly), Kent family, Kent farm, Kent General Store

### Occupation

Homemaker/Housewife, Farmer, Store Manager

## Biographical information

### Marital status

Widowed (first marriage), Legally Married

### Place of birth

Smallville, Kansas, United States of America

## History

### Early Years

Martha Clark was born to Henry and Willa Clark sometime in the early 20th century. At some point in their youth, Mary Clark and John met but never did they have a chance for a romantic relationship.

### Teen Years

Mary's teenage years were wonderful since she was finally able to start seeing a certain farm boy by the name of Kent.

#### High School

They did however become sweethearts in high school. Unfortunately, upon her boyfriend's 18th birthday, he enlisted in the Armed forces.

### World War II

#### 1944

During this time, Mary, for whatever reason had decided to marry Daniel Fordman, the son of a business tycoon.

### Post-War

Her boyfriend Jonathon returned from the war.

#### Death of a spouse

Unbeknownst to his wife, Daniel had terminal cancer and wanted her high school sweetheart to take her away. Which John denied this. When he did die, Mr. Fordman left Martha his fortune, but his sister debated the will. Mary had no interest in the family's disagreement nor her husband's money and so left it all to the Fordmans.

#### Remarriage

Mary now had the ability to pursue a romance with Jonathon Kent. Six months later, John proposed and the two were married soon after. When Jonathan's father passed away, he inherited the family farm and Martha moved in with him.

#### Starting a Family

Over the course of several years, the Kents attempted to start a family, but each attempt ended with disaster. In total, they suffered through eight miscarriages and stillborn births. Their family physician Doc Whitney advised the Kents that further attempts to sire children could prove detrimental to Martha's health. Because they were unable to have children of their own and Martha prayed every day for a child. She helps her husband run the Kent Farm, then later the Kent General Store. Her maiden's name was Martha Clark, and Clark Kent's first name is taken from this. Her parents' names were Henry and Willa Clark.

#### Prayers Answered

One day while driving down a road with her husband, the couple witnessed a meteor shower rained down around them, causing their truck to be driven off the road and into a ditch. Curious as to what it was that had fallen from the sky, the couple ventured into the crater. The couple were shocked to find a spaceship and even more shocked when a young boy crawls out. Whilst John was wondering where the boy came from, Martha didn't care, Martha saw the boy as a gift from the heavens. The couple loaded the ship onto the truck and took the boy home and stowed the ship in their storm cellar. The couple had adoption papers forged naming him Clark Kent and they raise the child.

Martha loved Clark as her own and raised him with good morals and discipline. Clark 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 and support to keep him grounded.

Martha is the person who designed and made the first Superman costume, and always keeping a spare just in case. Martha, has cared for many heroes and their secrets, such as her adopted niece Supergirl, her son's clone Superboy, and the mysterious Mon-El. The Kents even took in Krypto the Superdog, as he was destroying Clark and Lois' apartment.

## Attributes

### Abilities

* Reading
* Writing