Superboy/Kal-El/Preboot

Superboy Legion of Super-Heroes member Preboot » Pre-Crisis Real name Kal-El First appearance Adventure Comics #247 Stats Home planet / Species Kryptonian/20th cen. Earth Aliases Clark Kent Relatives Jor-El (father), Lara (mother), Jonathan Kent (adopted father), Martha Kent (adopted mother), Kara Zor-El (Supergirl, cousin) Powers Super-strength, speed, senses; flight; invulnerability; x-ray vision; heat vision Other versions

All appearances

Counting only appearances in Legion stories, including Elseworlds and AR appearances from Pre-Crisis era: 1958-1985.

1953

• February - Superman v1 #80 (cover, 49 panels - 1 in flashback, all as Superman, AR)
• August - Adventure Comics #191 (cover, ? panels, AR)
• December - Adventure Comics #195 (cover, ? panels, AR)

1958

• April - Adventure Comics #247 (cover, 57 panels, joins Legion)

1959

• December - Adventure Comics #267 (cover, 50 panels)

1960

• August - Action Comics #276 (2 panels - as Superman)

1961

• January - Superboy v1 #86 (cover, 33 panels)
• March - Adventure Comics #282 (cover, 61 panel)
• May - Action Comics #276 (1 panel - as Superman, in flashback)
• June - Superboy v1 #89 (cover, 97 panels)
• August - Adventure Comics 287 (cover, ? panels)
• September - Adventure Comics 288 (cover, ? panels)
• September - Superman v1 #147 (35 panels - as Superman)
• October - Adventure Comics 289 (cover, ? panels)
• November - Adventure Comics #290 (cover, 52 panels)
• November - Superman v1 #149 (? panels - all as Superman)
• December - Superboy v1 #93 (cover, ? panels)

1962

• February - Adventure Comics #293 (cover, 48 panels)
• April - Superman v1 #152 (40 panels - as Superman)
• June - Action Comics #289 (cover, 42 panels - as Superman)
• July - Superboy v1 #98 (cover, 39 panels)
• August - Superman v1 #155 (cover, 15 panels - as Superman, plus 16 panels disguised as Antonino Rocca)
• September - Adventure Comics #300 (cover, 42 panels)