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Clark Kent

Clark Kent is the secret "civilian" identity of the fictional character Superman.

Clark graduated from the University of Metropolis (B.A. in Journalism, cum laude) sometime in the early to mid 1990s (in the current continuity), and promptly went to work for the Daily Planet.

Clark is married to colleague Lois Lane.

In the DC Comics title Superman Family, there was a regular series called The Private Life of Clark Kent. This series had Clark in adventures in which he did not change into Superman, but instead had adventures that required he use his powers more subtly.

Kent Family History

In the current Superman continuity, it was revealed that the Kent family in the 19th century were noted abolitionists who assisted the personnel of the Underground Railroad like Harriet Tubman. The family moved to the territory of Kansas to promote the cause of creating a free state by running a newspaper for the region.

Unfortunately, the family patriarch was murdered by Border Ruffians who wanted to silence him. Furthermore, the sons, Nathanial and Jeb, argued and had a parting of the ways so deep about slavery that they found themselves on opposing sides of the American Civil War with Jeb fighting with the notorious Confederate guerilla unit lead by William Quantrill. Nathaniel fought for the North and married an half Indian woman who gave him a special traditional spiritual symbol that is obviously a forerunner and inspiration for Superman's chest symbol.

After the war, Nathaniel became a sheriff of the small town of Smallville while Jeb rode as the leader of a band of bandits. Eventually, he discovered he had a son out of wedlock from years ago and allowed him to join his gang. Unfortunately, he turned out to be a murderous sociopath and Jeb approached his estranged brother to arrange a trap to stop his son.

Unfortunately in springing the trap, the son mortally wounded his father before being killed himself and Jeb fully reconciled with Nate before dying. Nate remained in Smallville and there the Kents have stayed for generations up to Jonathon and Martha who discovered Kal-El (Clark Kent's birth name on his home planet) who arrived from the destroyed planet Krypton.

Smallville Series

Spoiler Warning

The boy known today as Clark Kent arrived as a young child in a space ship that crashed near the farm of Martha and Jonathan Kent years ago during a meteor shower in Smallville, Kansas. The Kents named him Clark after Martha's maiden name. Jonathan and Martha took the boy home, where he shocked them by crawling under a bed and lifting the 500 pound wood frame over his head. The Kents decided to take Clark to a doctor, but while waiting to see the doctor Martha warned Jonathan if they told anyone about his abilities they'd never see Clark again, so they went home. With the help of Lionel Luthor the Kents were able to fake an adoption of the boy. In return for helping the Kents, Lionel asked them to aid him in a business deal in Smallville, something they later regretted.

When Clark first started school he met young Pete Ross. When Clark and Pete were attacked by a school bully, Clark impressed everyone by throwing the boy through a door, but after that he learned to better hide his abilities.

Clark and Pete used to hang out with another boy named Greg Arkin, but then later they grew apart as Greg became obsessed with insects.