Who is Superboy?
Superboy, also known as the Metropolis Kid, appears to be an imperfect clone of Superman. After Superman’s death, the Cadmus Project (see Q29) obtained a partial sample of his DNA, which they combined with other DNA to form a clone. The clone has an equivalent age of approximately 16 years and is incapable of aging further. He has various super-powers–some similar to Superman’s and some unique powers as well. Though he dislikes the name Superboy, he begrudgingly accepted it upon the return of the original Superman. Superboy does not maintain any form of secret or civilian identity, but Superman adopted the Kid into his family and granted him the Kryptonian name Kon-El (SUPERBOY #59, Feb 99). While it originally seemed that Superboy was a Superman clone, the actual DNA donor was Cadmus director Paul Westfield. Ending his world tour, Superboy has now settled in Hawaii. The Boy of Steel had his own title now (SUPERBOY) and also starred in the short-lived SUPERBOY AND THE RAVERS (see Q2).
