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'''Superboy-Prime''' ('''Clark Kent''', born '''Kal-El'''), also known as '''Superman-Prime''' or simply '''Prime''', is a ] ] turned ] and an ] of ]. The character first appeared in '']'' #87 (November 1985)<ref>{{cite book|last=Manning|first= Matthew K.|editor-last = Dolan|editor-first = Hannah|chapter= 1980s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=] |year=2010 |isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page= 215 |quote = This issue set into motion the life of Earth-Prime's youngest superhero, a major player in the ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' saga, and the brutal adversary at the heart of 2005-2006's ''Infinite Crisis'' limited series.}}</ref> and was created by ] and ] (based upon the original ] character by ] and ]).

Superboy-Prime is from a parallel Earth called ], devoid of any superheroes, or even superhumans. There, ] and the other comic superheroes were fictional characters, and when Clark Kent's Kryptonian powers emerge at age 15, Superboy-Prime becomes that Earth's only superhero. The Earth-Prime universe was erased during '']'' (April 1985-March 1986), and Superboy-Prime ended up in a "paradise" dimension where, during that time, he found himself unable to let go of his former life and destiny as Earth's greatest hero.

Over time, his convictions and morals become twisted and warped, and he came to believe that Earth-Prime was the only proper Earth and that Superboy-Prime was the only one worthy of the Superboy mantle. Prime firmly believes that being Superman is his calling despite the fact that he has become a psychotic, murderous, and even sadistic villain. His overwhelming strength, speed, unpredictability, and ruthlessness make him one of the most dangerous foes in the DC Universe.


The name "Superman-Prime" was first used by ] in '']'' (1998) for the mainstream Superman in the 853rd century (he is essentially the same Superman from the ] storyline). Earth-Prime's Superboy first refers to himself as "Superboy-Prime" in '']'' #2 (January 2006).
'''Superboy-Prime''' is a fictional ] turned ] in the ]. He is one of several characters named ].


==Fictional character biography==
He is from the parallel Earth known as ], in which ] and the other DC superheroes only exist as fictional characters. Unable to let go of his former life and his "destiny" as Earth's greatest hero, his convictions and morals are warped by years of solitude in a "paradise" dimension.


==Fictional character history==
===''Crisis on Infinite Earths''=== ===''Crisis on Infinite Earths''===
]'' #87 (1985).<br>Art by ].|thumb|left]]
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Superboy-Prime is originally from a ] called ], which is a near-copy of the real world in which the DC heroes are fictional characters. He is the adopted son of Jerry and Naomi Kent, who think it amusing to name their infant son ], after ], who is a fictional comic book character. What the Kents do not know is that the baby, found abandoned in a forest, is actually a young Kal-El, who has been teleported to Earth moments before the planet ] is destroyed when its sun went supernova. Superboy is the second extraterrestrial on Earth-Prime after the debut of ] several years before.


Superboy-Prime is from Earth-Prime, an analogue for the "real world" where DC heroes are fictional comic book characters. He is the adopted son of Jerry and Naomi Kent. Naomi wanted to name him Clark, after her ], but Jerry, knowing he will also be named like ], a fictional comic book character, initially refused, but finally gave in. What the Kents do not know is that the baby is a young Kal-El, who was teleported to Earth by his father ] moments before the planet ] was destroyed.
Young Clark lives most of his life as a normal boy. However, one night in his mid-teens, as he attends a costume party dressed as Superboy, the passage of ] overhead triggers his Kryptonian powers.


At the same time, Kal-El, the Earth-One ], finds his way to Earth-Prime, and the two Supermen meet.<ref name="dcp87">''DC Comics Presents'' #87 (1985)</ref> Young Clark lives the first fifteen years of his life as a normal boy before ] passes by Earth, awakening his Kryptonian powers. At the same time, the ] ] finds his way to Earth-Prime and the two Supermen meet. Superboy-Prime uses his powers to stop a ].<ref name= "dcp87">''DC Comics Presents'' #87 (November 1985). DC Comics.</ref>


During '']'', Superboy-Prime helps fight the ] after he destroys Earth-Prime.<ref name="coie10">''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #10 (January 1986)</ref><ref name="coie11">''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #11 (February 1986). DC Comics.</ref> After the Anti-Monitor is killed, Superboy-Prime joins ] of ], ], and his wife ] in a "paradise dimension".<ref name="coie12">''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #12 (March 1985)</ref> In that dimension, Superboy-Prime secludes himself from the others, using crystals to replay events from his life on Earth-Prime. Luthor later shows him the deaths of his parents and girlfriend in a car accident on the post-''Crisis'' Earth.<ref name="icsf">''Infinite Crisis: Secret Files & Origins'' (April 2006). DC Comics.</ref>
Superboy-Prime is drawn into the '']'' after his universe is destroyed. Although the loss of everything he knows causes him anguish, he finds peace in knowing that he fights the good fight alongside other heroes.<ref name="coie10">''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #10 (1985)</ref> During the final battle against the ], ], the Earth-Two Superman, orders him to escape with ] and the other heroes. Fearing that Kal-L will die in battle and knowing the new Earth isn't his true home, Superboy-Prime joins Kal-L in the fight against the ].

After the destruction of the Anti-Monitor, Superboy-Prime joins ] of ], Kal-L, and his wife ] in a "paradise dimension".<ref name="coie12">''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #12 (1985)</ref>

In the "paradise dimension", Superboy-Prime secludes himself from the others, using crystals to re-play events from his life on Earth-Prime. His favorite memory is of his ninth birthday party, which he watches repeatedly. Superboy-Prime becomes frustrated and angry, and he tries to reach out to Kal-L, whose attention is focused on Lois' failing health.

Alexander comes to believe that the reason behind Lois' failing health is the paradise dimension itself, and persuades Superboy-Prime to help him return to reality. Alexander also shows Superboy-Prime the negative aspects of the post-''Crisis'' Earth. Superboy-Prime hesitates until he overhears Kal-L say: "I wish this world would let him grow up. He'll ''never'' be Superman here". Finally, Alexander shows him the deaths of his parents and girlfriend in an accident on the post-''Crisis'' Earth.<ref name="icsf">''Infinite Crisis: Secret Files & Origins'' (2006)</ref>


===Altering reality=== ===Altering reality===
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Furious, Superboy-Prime pounds on the barrier of reality. This assault causes ripples that alter reality, causing character changes and ] in DC ].<ref name="icsf"/>


Furious, Superboy-Prime pounded on the barrier of reality. This assault caused ripples that overlapped parallel timelines (]), which was used as an explanation for character changes, errors, and ] in DC ].<ref name="icsf" /> These changes included:
These changes include:

*]'s return.<ref>''Batman Annual'' #25 (2006)</ref><ref name="icsf17">''Infinite Crisis: Secret Files & Origins'' (2006) p. 17</ref>
* The post-''Crisis'' retcon of ]'s origin and his resurrection.<ref name="icsf" /><ref name="ba">''Batman'' Annual #25 (May 2006). DC Comics.</ref>
*Superman's multiple origins, including '']'' and '']'', combining.<ref>''The Man of Steel'' #1-6 (1986)</ref><ref>''Superman: Birthright'' #1-12 (2004)</ref><ref name="icsf17"/>
* Superman's multiple origins, including '']'' and '']'', combining.<ref name="icsf" /><ref name="tmofs">''The Man of Steel'' #1-6 (1986). DC Comics.</ref><ref name="sb">''Superman: Birthright'' #1-12 (2004). DC Comics.</ref>
*The ]'s rebooting as new characters, including ].<ref>''Doom Patrol'' #1 (2004)</ref><ref name="icsf17"/>
* The ]'s rebooting as new characters, including ].<ref name="icsf" /><ref name="dp1">''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 4) #1 (August 2004). DC Comics.</ref>
*]'s multiple origins after the ].<ref>''Infinite Crisis Secret Files'' (2006) p. 32-33</ref>
*The different incarnations of the ] since the first Crisis.<ref name="icsf17"/> * ]'s multiple origins after the ].<ref name="icsf" />
* Various incarnations of Hawkman.<ref name="icsf" />
* The different incarnations of the ] since the first Crisis.<ref name="icsf" />
* Restoring the ] and ] to their classic lineup.
* Backdating ]'s introduction to coincide with Superman and Batman's so that she is a founding member of the Justice League of America.


===''Countdown to Infinite Crisis''=== ===''Countdown to Infinite Crisis''===
Superboy-Prime becomes frustrated; since the paradise dimension lacks a yellow sun, he isn't as powerful. Eventually, Alexander reveals that his own powers are returning, and the two combine forces to break through the barrier wall. Together, they set into motion the events that culminate in '']'': Eventually, Alexander reveals to Superboy-Prime that his powers are returning, and the two combine forces to break through the barrier wall. Together, they set into motion the events that culminate in '']'':


* Alexander takes control of ]'s ] satellite, which allows him to control the ] and access ]'s files on Earth's ]s, identifying which of them had origins in other realities.<ref name="tomacp">''The OMAC Project'' (2005). DC Comics.</ref>
*Superboy-Prime pushes the planet ] into ]'s orbit, destroying Thanagar's ecosystem, sparking the ], and shifting the center of the universe away from ].<ref name="r/t war">'']'' (2005)</ref>
* After rearranging countless other planets, Superboy-Prime pushes the planet Rann into Thanagar's orbit, sparking the ]. His efforts shift the center of the universe away from ].<ref name="rtw">''Rann-Thanagar War'' (2005). DC Comics.</ref>
*Alexander poses as ] and forms a new ].<ref name="vu6">'']'' #6 (2005)</ref>
*Alexander recruits the ] to place ]'s Black Diamond in ]'s cell at ]. As Eclipso, Loring seduces the ], and convinces him to destroy all magic. His actions create a raw form of magic that Alexander uses to power his tuning fork device.<ref name="dov">'']'' #1-6 (2005)</ref> * Alexander poses as ] and forms a new ], using them to kidnap various people from the former Earths to use as beacons to bring back other worlds.<ref name="vu">''Villains United'' (2005). DC Comics.</ref>
* Alexander recruits the ] to place ]'s Black Diamond in ]'s cell at ].<ref name="s216">''Superman'' (vol. 2) #216 (May 2005). DC Comics.</ref> As Eclipso, Loring seduces the ] and convinces him to destroy all magic. His actions create a raw form of magic that Alexander uses to power his tuning fork device, the Multiverse Tower.<ref name="dov">''Day of Vengeance'' (2005). DC Comics.</ref>
*Superboy-Prime destroys the ] and abducts ].<ref name="jla118">''JLA'' #118 (2005)</ref>
* Superboy-Prime destroys the ] and abducts ].<ref name="jla118">''JLA'' #118 (September 2005). DC Comics.</ref>
*Alex takes control of ]'s ] satellite, which allows him to access ]'s files on Earth's ]s and control the ].<ref name="omac">'']'' (2005)</ref>


===''Infinite Crisis''=== ===''Infinite Crisis''===
{{main|Infinite Crisis}} {{main|Infinite Crisis}}
The Superman of Earth-Two breaks open a portal to the DC Universe, and the four residents of the paradise dimension return,<ref>''Infinite Crisis'' #1 (2005)</ref> making themselves known to ] and ]. When introduced to Power Girl, he calls himself '''Superboy-Prime''' for the first time. Kal-L tells Power Girl: "When the universe was reborn, Earth-One became the primary world. The scraps of the remaining worlds were folded into it. But I finally realized&mdash; we saved the wrong Earth".<ref name="ic2">''Infinite Crisis #2'' (2005)</ref> The Superman of Earth-Two breaks open a portal to the DC Universe, and the four residents of the paradise dimension return,<ref name="ic1">''Infinite Crisis'' #1 (December 2005). DC Comics.</ref> making themselves known to ] and Batman. When introduced to Power Girl, he calls himself Superboy-Prime for the first time. Kal-L tells Power Girl: "When the universe was reborn, Earth-One became the primary world. The scraps of the remaining worlds were folded into it. But I finally realized—we saved the wrong Earth".<ref name="ic2">''Infinite Crisis'' #2 (January 2006). DC Comics.</ref> Superboy-Prime is jealous of ], the modern Superboy, believing him to be living the life he himself ought to have had while not fighting for it. He also believes the Earth's heroes act more like villains. Superboy-Prime confronts Superboy, telling him that he (Superboy-Prime) is the only Superboy the Earth needs. Superboy-Prime brutally attacks Conner, but not before Conner activates his ] homing signal. The ], the ], and the ] arrive to help Conner, during which Superboy-Prime wounds or kills several Titans members. ], ], and ] eventually banish Superboy-Prime to a parallel world and imprison him in a facility with artificial red sunlight, where he remains for four years.<ref name="ic4">''Infinite Crisis'' #4 (March 2006). DC Comics.</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/001293477.cfm | website= wizarduniverse.com| title= GEOFF JOHNS: WRITER'S WORKSHOP Rewriting, Part I: 'Infinite Crisis' #4| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061111093755/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/001293477.cfm |archive-date= November 11, 2006 }}</ref><ref name="flash6">''The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive'' #6 (August 2006). DC Comics.</ref>


Hours later, an older ], dressed in his grandfather's costume, emerges from the Speed Force and tells the heroine ] to warn the other heroes that Superboy-Prime has escaped.<ref name="ic5">''Infinite Crisis'' #5 (April 2006). DC Comics.</ref> During a battle between Alexander Luthor and the heroes freed from his tower, Superboy-Prime appears, wearing a power suit modeled after the ]'s armor, which constantly feeds him yellow ] and boosts his power levels. During the battle, ] discovers that magic has little effect against Superboy-Prime. Superboy-Prime knocks Adam away from the tower, and his opponent is transported to ]. Superboy-Prime insists that Luthor reinstate Earth Prime as the only existing Earth. After Superboy-Prime attempts to kill ], an enraged Conner Kent attacks him. Conner and Superboy-Prime's battle sends them both headlong into Alexander Luthor's vibrational tuning fork with the effects causing the machine to explode and fuse the alternate Earths into one. Conner dies from injuries sustained during the explosion, leaving the rest of the superheroes devastated.<ref name="ic6">''Infinite Crisis'' #6 (May 2006). DC Comics.</ref>
Superboy-Prime is jealous of ], the modern Superboy, believing him to be living the life he himself ought to have had. He also believes the Earth's heroes act more like villains. As part of Luthor's plan, Superboy-Prime abducts figures originally from the worlds that combined to form the post-''Crisis'' Earth, including ], ], and ] to power the vibrational tuning fork Alexander builds.<ref name="ic3">''Infinite Crisis'' #3 (2005)</ref>


Alexander and Superboy-Prime join the Battle of Metropolis and quarrel about their contingency plan. Since their tower has been destroyed, Alexander is prepared to settle for taking over New Earth instead of creating a perfect Earth. Upon hearing of the new plan, Superboy-Prime refuses to help him, as he believes New Earth to be hopelessly inferior.
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When Batman, ], Kal-El, and Kal-L arrive to save Metropolis, Kal-L confronts Alex about his role in the destruction. Meanwhile, Superboy-Prime is attacked by Bart Allen, who has been left outraged by Conner's death. Superboy-Prime escapes Bart and flies toward the planet ], intending to destroy it and spark another ] which would recreate the universe with himself as the sole hero. Although the majority of the Earth's heroes are in pursuit, Superboy-Prime eludes capture.
Superboy-Prime confronts Superboy, telling him that he is the only Superboy the Earth needs. Superboy-Prime brutally attacks Conner, but not before he can activate his ] homing signal. The ], the ], and the ] arrive to help Conner. After accidentally killing ], Superboy-Prime is shocked and horrified. The heroes try to contain Superboy-Prime, who kills and wounds several of them while sobbing: "Why are you making me? WHY?! You're ruining ''everything!'' You're ruining ''me!'' You're making me like ''you!''"


Superboy-Prime is slowed down by a wall of pure willpower generated by the Green Lantern Corps. Breaking through, he battles 32 Green Lanterns, killing them. The two Supermen arrive and fly Superboy-Prime through ], the red sun of Krypton. The heat melts away Superboy-Prime's armor and severely weakens all three Kryptonians, who then crash on ]. Superboy-Prime beats Kal-L to death, but is then attacked by Kal-El. Superboy-Prime claims that he is better than Kal-El and that his Krypton was superior to Kal-El's. Kal-El responds, "It's not about where you were born. Or what powers you have. Or what you wear on your chest. It's about what you do... It's about action." Although nearly powerless, Kal-El knocks Superboy-Prime out before collapsing himself, but members of the Green Lantern Corps manage to save Kal-El.
] traps Superboy-Prime in the ], using an "emergency Phantom Zone arrow".<ref name="tt32">''Teen Titans'' #32 (2006)</ref> Superboy-Prime breaks free, exclaiming that the Phantom Zone is for "bad guys". Left with no other option, ], ], and ] drive Superboy-Prime into the ], and banish him to a world bathed in red sunlight, where he remains for four years.<ref name="ic4">''Infinite Crisis'' #4 (2006)</ref><ref></ref>


Hours later, an older ], dressed in his grandfather's costume, emerges from the Speed Force and tells the heroine ] to warn the other heroes that Superboy-Prime has escaped.<ref name="ic5">''Infinite Crisis'' #5 (2006)</ref> Superboy-Prime is taken into the custody of the ], who place him in a quantum containment field, surrounded by a red ] and guarded by 50 Green Lanterns. While inside his cell, he carves the Superman symbol into his chest, vowing to escape.<ref name="ic7">''Infinite Crisis'' #7 (June 2006). DC Comics.</ref>


===Sinestro Corps===
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A year later, Superboy-Prime sits naked in his cell and is watched over by a special cadre of Green Lanterns, including ], when the Guardians of the Universe discuss whether they should question him.<ref name="gl13">''Green Lantern'' (vol. 4) #13 (September 2006). DC Comics.</ref>
Superboy-Prime reappears during a battle between Alexander Luthor and the heroes freed from his tower. Upon his return, he wears a power suit modeled after the ]'s armor, which constantly feeds him yellow ] and boosts his power levels.


When the Sinestro Corps attack Oa, Superboy-Prime is released from his imprisonment and joins them. He becomes one of the Anti-Monitor's heralds, and he wears the uniform of the Sinestro Corps along with a variant of the power suit he wore during ''Infinite Crisis''.<ref name="glsc">''Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special'' #1 (August 2007). DC Comics.</ref> Calling himself Super''man''-Prime (in part due to the ]), he arrives on Earth and battles a large group of heroes while flashing back on his life so far. He reveals that he did not believe Sinestro when he said that the Multiverse has been restored, and has only gone along with the Anti-Monitor's plans so that he may one day get revenge on him for the destruction of Earth Prime. Superman, Power Girl, and Supergirl arrive and stop him, only to have him escape as the sun rises, restoring his powers.<ref name="tscpsp">''Tales of the Sinestro Corps Presents: Superman-Prime'' (October 2007). DC Comics.</ref><ref name="gl21">''Green Lantern'' (vol. 4) #21 (July 2007). DC Comics.</ref><ref name="gl22">''Green Lantern'' (vol. 4) #22 (August 2007). DC Comics.</ref><ref name="gl23">''Green Lantern'' (vol. 4) #23 (September 2007). DC Comics.</ref><ref name="gl24">''Green Lantern'' (vol. 4) #24 (October 2007). DC Comics.</ref> Afterwards, Superman-Prime brutally battles ] (]) throughout the state of ]. Superman-Prime gets the upper hand over Yat by exposing him to lead, and defeats him.<ref name="glc18">''Green Lantern Corps'' (vol. 2) #18 (November 2007). DC Comics.</ref> When the Anti-Monitor is wounded by the Guardians and the destruction of War World, Superman-Prime impatiently flies through his chest and throws him into space, then battles both the Sinestro Corps and Green Lantern Corps, until a ] willingly sacrifices himself to destroy Superman-Prime. However, instead of dying, Prime is infused with Oan energy and warped back into the multiverse.<ref name="gl25">''Green Lantern'' (vol. 4) #25 (December 2007). DC Comics.</ref>
During the battle, ] discovers that magic cannot be used against Superboy. In the fight, Superboy-Prime knocks Adam away from the tower, who is transported to Earth-S. Superboy-Prime insists that Luthor reinstate Earth-Prime as the only existing Earth.


===Countdown to Final Crisis===
After Superboy-Prime attempts to kill ], an enraged Conner Kent attacks him, saying that he may allow Superboy-Prime to belittle him, but attacking his friends and his girlfriend is a different matter. Conner and Superboy-Prime battle until Conner's wrist is broken, making him realize that he can't match Superboy-Prime's powers, and charges Superboy-Prime, sending them both headlong into Alexander Luthor's vibrational tuning fork. The machine explodes, and the alternate Earths merge into one. Superboy dies from injuries sustained during the explosion and Superboy-Prime survives.<ref name="ic6">''Infinite Crisis'' #6 (2006)</ref>
]'' #14. Art by Pete Woods.]]
In '']'', following the conclusion of the '']'', Superman-Prime is shown wearing a costume similar to the black suit worn by Superman shortly after his ] and has discovered the existence of the new Multiverse, traversing it in the hopes of finding Earth Prime. He arrives on Earth-15 and attacks that world's Lex Luthor, blaming him for Alexander Luthor's failure to make the universe "perfect".<ref name= "ctfc26">''Countdown to Final Crisis'' #26 (October 2007). DC Comics.</ref> He promptly kills that world's heroes and destroys the planet.<ref name="ctfc24">''Countdown to Final Crisis'' #24 (November 2007). DC Comics.</ref>


He then flies to his new base of operations in the ] where he had been torturing ] into helping him recreate Earth Prime. It is revealed that Superman-Prime is 19 years old. According to Mxyzptlk, his growth is the temporary side effect of his cells absorbing vast Oan energy from his last "]". Mxyzptlk escapes with the help of another prisoner, Annataz Arataz, an alternate version of ] from Earth-3. Annataz is killed when Superman-Prime grows angry and gives up on using magic to achieve his goals.<ref name="cd31">''Countdown to Final Crisis'' #31 (September 2007). DC Comics.</ref><ref name= "ctfc23">''Countdown to Final Crisis'' #23 (November 2007). DC Comics.</ref>
Alexander and Superboy-Prime join the ] and quarrel about their contingency plan. Since their tower has been destroyed, Alexander is prepared to settle for taking over New Earth instead of creating a perfect Earth. Upon hearing of the new plan, Superboy-Prime refuses to help Alex, as he believes New Earth to be hopelessly inferior.


He appears on the ]' satellite headquarters and threatens Solomon to help him find Earth Prime.<ref name= "ctfc16">''Countdown to Final Crisis'' #16 (January 2008). DC Comics.</ref> Solomon tells him that if he releases ], he will show Prime what he wants; Prime does so.<ref name="ctfc15">''Countdown to Final Crisis'' #15 (January 2008). DC Comics.</ref> Solomon then tells Prime that Earth-51 is his perfect Earth, and it is in ruins due to the fighting between ]'s Army, the Earth-51 heroes, and the Challengers. Prime leaves the satellite, intending to confront Monarch.<ref name="ctfc14">''Countdown to Final Crisis'' #14 (January 2008). DC Comics.</ref> Superman-Prime fights with Monarch, finding out that this is an enemy who is on his level despite his boosted powers from the Guardian. The two seem evenly matched until Prime becomes slightly injured after Monarch exposes part of his suit and releases some of his massive contained energies. In a fit of rage, Superman-Prime redoubles his attack on Monarch and rips open the chestplate of Monarch's containment armor, resulting in a huge explosion of quantum energy that seems to destroy the entire universe of Earth-51.<ref name="ctfc13">''Countdown to Final Crisis'' #13 (January 2008). DC Comics.</ref>
When Batman, ], Kal-El, and Kal-L arrive to save Metropolis, Kal-L confronts Alex about his role in the destruction. Meanwhile, ] by ], outraged by Superboy-Prime's murder of Conner, taunts him.


===Legion of 3 Worlds===
Superboy-Prime escapes Bart and flies toward ] intending to destroy it and spark another ] which would recreate the universe with himself as the sole hero. Although the majority of the Earth's heroes are in pursuit, Superboy-Prime eludes capture. He is confronted by the ] in deep space.
{{main|Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds}}
] from ''Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds'' #4. Art by ].]]
Shortly after the events of ]' '']'' storyline, the ] finds Superboy-Prime lost in time. He decides to use him to destroy the Legion and sends him to the 31st century, where he crashes in a farm outside of ].<ref name="fclo3w1">''Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds'' #1 (August 2008). DC Comics.</ref>


He appears much younger than he did when he was last seen in '']'', having used up the power he had absorbed from the dying Guardian. He encounters the elderly couple who own the farm, and they refer to him as Superboy, which enrages him. After being shot, he kills the farming couple, makes his way into Smallville, and visits the Superman Museum, where he discovers that he is regarded as merely a footnote in Superman's history, and ultimately has no impact on history. This sends him into a tantrum, in which he wrecks the museum and kills security guards and police officers. In the middle of his tantrum, the museum tour guide (a holographic recreation of ]) tells Prime of the ].<ref name="fclo3w1" />
Superboy-Prime breaks through a 300-mile thick wall of pure willpower generated by the Green Lantern Corps. Upon reaching the other side, ] and slaughters thirty-two Green Lanterns. The battle provides the two Supermen time to attempt one final plan. They grab Superboy-Prime and drive him through ], the red sun of Krypton. The heat melts away Superboy-Prime's armor, and severely weakens all three Kryptonians. They land on ]. Superboy-Prime savagely beats Kal-L, who is all but dead when Kal-El intervenes.


He learns that the evil Legion followed a code of evil, inspired by a dark being whose "name was never spoken". Prime, resolved to be a villain with more of an impact than any other enemy of Superman, sets out for the prison planet of Takron-Galtos, and frees LSV members Lightning Lord, Saturn Queen, and Cosmic King. Unlike most denizens of the 31st century, they all recognize Prime and seem overjoyed to see him. The dialogue seems to imply that Prime was the dark being whose example the villains follow.<ref name="fclo3w1" />
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After freeing the prisoners, Prime burns a huge ] into the prison planet, determined to turn the shield from a symbol of hope into a symbol of terror. Learning of the prison break, the Legion of Super-Heroes call Superman from the 21st century. Superman, and the historical records, implies that no one from New Earth is aware of what happened to Prime after the ].<ref name="fclo3w1" />
Superboy-Prime claims that he is better than Kal-El, and that his Krypton was superior to Kal-El's. Kal-El responds: "It's not about where you were born. Or what powers you have. Or what you wear on your chest. It's about what you do... It's about action." Although nearly powerless, Kal-El knocks Superboy-Prime out before collapsing himself.


Superman and ] decide to bring in two other versions of the Legion to combat Prime and the new Legion of Super-Villains, with Superman convinced the only way to neutralize the threat of Prime is to redeem him.<ref name="fclo3w1" />
The Green Lantern Corps arrives and confine Superboy-Prime in a quantum containment field, surrounded by a red ] and guarded by fifty Green Lanterns.


Superboy-Prime led his Legion of Super-Villains to Sorcerer's World, where he recruits ] and kills Rond Vidar (the last Green Lantern) before heading to Earth.<ref name="fclo3w2">''Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds'' #2 (October 2008). DC Comics.</ref>
Now imprisoned on Oa, Superboy-Prime carves an ] into his chest and vows to escape.<ref name="ic7">''Infinite Crisis'' #7 (2006)</ref>
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During the war between the Legions of Super-Heroes and the Legion of Super-Villains, Prime battles several opponents with whom he has a history. First, the immortal ] (the last Guardian of the Universe) is persuaded to end his self-imposed retirement on Oa to battle Superboy-Prime.<ref name="fclo3w2" /> Then Bart Allen returns from the Speed Force, wearing the Kid Flash uniform that he had not worn since fighting Prime in ''Infinite Crisis''.<ref name="fclo3w3">''Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds'' #3 (February 2009). DC Comics.</ref> Soon after, Conner Kent (Superboy) enters the battle, his corpse dug up by ] in the present and placed in a Kryptonian restoration chamber for the past 1000 years. The resurrections of Kid Flash and Superboy are part of a master contingency plan devised long before by Brainiac 5, who was forewarned of Superboy-Prime by one of ]'s prophecies.<ref name="fclo3w4">''Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds'' #4 (April 2009). DC Comics.</ref>
===Sinestro Corps===
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During the battle, Prime kills two Legionnaires whose abilities manage to hurt him: ] of Earth Prime's "Threeboot Legion", who uses red solar powers; and ] of Earth Prime, who managed to turn the ground around Prime into green kryptonite of the Earth Prime universe.<ref name="fclo3w3" /><ref name="fclo3w4" />
A year later, Superboy-Prime sits naked in his cell and is watched over by ], when the ] discuss whether they should question him.<ref>''Green Lantern'' (vol. 4) #13 </ref>


During the battle, Superman, ], ], and ] are brought to the end of time by the ''']''', who then attacks them. During the fight, the Trapper is revealed to be an aged Superboy-Prime. The elder Superboy-Prime states that he became an anomaly that could not be killed after being shunted into the multiverse by the Guardians of the Universe and became the sole survivor of all creation. <ref name="fclo3w4" />
Geoff Johns stated on the scene, "It’s a subtle thing – he’s looking at his belt, and he’s contemplating who and what he is... for us, him being naked was an acknowledgment of stripping himself down to being this kid again, and being completely absorbed in what he’s done, and what he’s going to do."<ref></ref>


Back on Earth, Conner quickly begins gaining the upper-hand against Prime. Using his heat-vision, Conner manages to create a deep wound across the S-shield that Prime had carved into his chest. Meanwhile, at the end of time, the same wound appears on Time Trapper's chest. Realizing that Time Trapper's past is directly connected to his future, Saturn Girl uses the Time Trapper's time portals to recruit every Legion across the multiverse, who fight and defeat the Time Trapper. Superman and the three Legion founders transport him to the 31st Century, where the Trapper faces his younger self. Superboy-Prime and Trapper start bickering which culminates with their mutual destruction after Prime attacks Time Trapper, creating a ].
As the ] attack Oa, Superboy-Prime is released from his imprisonment and joins them. He becomes one of the Anti-Monitor's heralds, alongside ], ], and ] (with ] as its host), and wears the uniform of the Sinestro Corps along with a variant of the power suit he wore during ''Infinite Crisis''.<ref name="glsc">''Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special'' #1 (Aug 2007) DC Comics</ref>


The paradox created by Prime attacking himself returns him to Earth-Prime. To his dismay, his girlfriend and family have read ''Infinite Crisis'', ''Sinestro Corps War'', ''Countdown to Final Crisis'', and ''Legion of 3 Worlds'', and are now terrified of him. Prime ], who support him out of fear for what he might do to them. He spends his days collecting comic books and ] the DC Comics ], remarking that the DCU will never be rid of him and that he "always survives." Despite the physical depletion of his powers, his eyes begin glowing red again. <ref name="fclo3w5">''Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds'' #5 (July 2009). DC Comics. </ref>
Superboy-Prime watches the assault on the Green Lanterns with Sinestro and Henshaw and comments to Sinestro: "Then I get what I want. You said I get what I ''want'', Sinestro."<ref>''Green Lantern'' (vol. 4) #21</ref> Later, he sits on the Earth's Moon and remarks: "Heh. Stupid Earth."<ref>''Green Lantern'' (vol. 4) #22</ref>

===Blackest Night===
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Superboy-Prime continues to live his secluded life, unknowingly but constantly monitored by the prime universe Brainiac 5, still compulsively reading every comic book and message board post pertaining to the DC multiverse. The extended cool-off period forced on him has left Clark more regretful, aware of his reputation as a joke character in the eyes of the people of Earth-Prime. Upon reading '']'' #4, and the online solicitations for the two-part storyline possibly dealing with his death, he embarks with his fearful parents on a ], hoping to find a comic book store willing to sell him a copy of the fifth issue. However, since the fifth issue is not yet on the shelves, the events unfold exactly as Clark already read them, with Alexander Luthor, multiversal-hopping ], bestowing to him all of his powers in order to bring him to a higher emotional state. Upon calling forth Superboy's victims, he teasingly ] to him his impending death in ''Adventure Comics'' #5.<ref name="ac4">''Adventure Comics'' (vol. 2) #4 (November 2009). DC Comics.</ref> Unable to damage the Black Lanterns, Superboy-Prime flies to the DC Comics building in New York and attempts to take revenge on the writers he believes made him the way he is. Before he can do so, Alexander teleports him to his basement, and begins destroying his comic collection.<ref name="ac5">''Adventure Comics'' (vol. 2) #5 (December 2009). DC Comics.</ref>

Superboy-Prime then accepts the hopelessness of his situation, and willingly puts on a black ring, which wills him to "die". However, the ring, reacting to his mixed emotions, switches between the powers of the emotional spectrum, resulting in a mixed-light burst that eradicates the Black Lanterns and the ring itself. Lying on the floor, he becomes overcome by the emotions forced by the ring and devastated that "they" have turned him into a monster and made it so he cannot ever have a "happy ending." Laurie enters the basement, sporting a broken arm. She comforts Prime, telling him that "they" heard him, and that they sent her to tell him that they are sorry for what they did to him, and are going to leave him alone—"they" previously mentioned as being the writers at DC Comics. As they embrace, a Black Lantern ring is shown on Laurie's hand that detects the hope within Prime's heart.<ref name="ac5"/>

===Legion of Doom===
During a battle with the Teen Titans, the villain Headcase accidentally transports Superboy-Prime to New Earth. Enraged by this, he vows to destroy the Teen Titans, forming ] consisting of Headcase, ], ], ], ] (Elise Kimble), ], and three clones of Superboy.<ref>''Teen Titans'' (vol. 3) #98 (July 2011). DC Comics.</ref><ref>''Teen Titans'' (vol. 3) #99 (August 2011)</ref> However, he is ultimately defeated and sealed in the ].<ref>''Teen Titans'' (vol. 3) #100 (August 2011). DC Comics.</ref>

===DC Rebirth===
In '']'', Superboy-Prime is imprisoned in the Monsterlands before being freed by ] and ] and eventually defeated by the ].<ref>''Shazam!'' (vol. 3) #10 (January 2020). DC Comics.</ref><ref>''Shazam!'' (vol. 3) #11 (February 2020). DC Comics.</ref><ref>''Shazam!'' (vol. 3) #13 (July 2020). DC Comics.</ref><ref>''Shazam!'' (vol. 3) #14 (September 2020). DC Comics.</ref>

===Dark Knights: Death Metal===
In '']'', Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman encounter Superboy-Prime while fighting Perpetua.<ref>Dark Nights: Death Metal: Trinity Crisis'' #1. DC Comics.</ref><ref>''Dark Knights: Death Metal'' #4. DC Comics.</ref> They convince him to reform and help battle Perpetua, during which he is transported to a restored Earth-Prime and presumed dead.<ref>''Dark Knights: Death Metal: The Secret Origin'' #1. DC Comics.</ref>


==Powers and abilities== ==Powers and abilities==
===Kryptonian powers=== ===Kryptonian powers===
Superboy-Prime has all the basic abilities of a Kryptonian except at a much higher level when compared to most adult Kryptonians, especially Superman, with exposure to yellow sunlight: superhuman strength, speed, senses, healing, endurance, superbreath, frost breath, flight, X-ray vision, telescopic vision, microscopic vision, heat vision, and invulnerability.
Superboy-Prime has all the basic abilities of a ] exposed to yellow sunlight, including: super-strength; the power of flight; super-speed; super-breath; super-hearing, X-ray, heat, microscopic and telescopic visions; and invulnerability to any force other than psionics and non-yellow suns, although his powers are at the stature of the ] Superman prior to ]. As such, he can travel at ], move entire planets vast distances, and survive in space for long periods of time.


===Power suit=== ===Power suit===
While imprisoned by the Flashes on an alternate Earth,<ref name="ic4">''Infinite Crisis'' #4 (2006)</ref> Superboy-Prime builds a power suit modeled after the Anti-Monitor, which collects and feeds him yellow solar energy, to maintain his power levels even when exposed to a red sun. Although he claims to have made it himself,<ref name="ic6">''Infinite Crisis'' #6 (2006)</ref> ] remembers him stealing it following his escape.<ref name="flash6">''The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive'' #6 (2006)</ref> It is destroyed when the two Supermen fly Superboy-Prime through Krypton's red sun.<ref name="ic7"/> After his escape from Oa, Superboy-Prime is given a new power suit built by the Sinestro Corps.<ref name="glsc"/> While imprisoned by the Flashes in the speed force (where the Flash draws his power from),<ref name="ic4" /> Superboy-Prime builds a power suit based on the one worn by the Anti-Monitor. The suit collects and feeds him yellow solar energy to maintain his power levels even when exposed to a red sun; in his first appearance, he was shown to shrug off the effects of artificial, localized red sun radiation, but he was not exposed to an actual red sun.<ref name="dcp87" /><ref name="ic5" /> Although he claims to have made it himself,<ref name="ic6" /> ] remembers him stealing it following his escape.<ref name="flash6"/> It is destroyed when the two Supermen fly Superboy-Prime through Krypton's red sun.<ref name="ic7"/> After his escape from Oa, Superboy-Prime is given a new power suit built by the Sinestro Corps and reveals that he created the original after seeing how the Anti-Monitor's armor acted as a giant energy collector. It was destroyed during the assault on Earth.<ref name="tscpsp" /> In '']'', Superboy-Prime dons his original armor once more, taking it from a statue in the Superman museum.<ref name="fclo3w1" /> During Blackest Night, the Black Lantern Alexander Luthor provides Superboy-Prime with a copy of his original armor that is later destroyed by the Black Lanterns.<ref name="ac4" />


===Weaknesses=== ===Weaknesses===
Superboy-Prime is vulnerable to red sun radiation and unable to store solar energy, requiring constant exposure to it to maintain his powers. However, he is resistant to magic and immune to all Kryptonite that is not from his home universe.<ref name="dcp87" /><ref name="ic7"/><ref name="fclo3w4" /><ref name="fclo3w5" /><ref name="ic6" /><ref name="ic4" /><ref name="ic5" /><ref name="tscpsp" /><ref name="fclo3w3" /><ref name="ctfc14" /><ref name="ctfc13" />
Whereas most versions of Superman have a weakness to magic, Superboy-Prime claims he does not.<ref name="ic6"/> Additionally, most versions are affected by ]; however, Kryptonite does not affect Kryptonians from other universes, and the Krypton of Earth-Prime's universe&mdash;unlike other versions of the planet&mdash;was swallowed up by its sun Rao, rather than destroyed in an explosion that might have created kryptonite, so there is no known kryptonite that can affect Superboy-Prime.<ref name="ic7"/>

His reaction to psionics has not been fully explored, although ] is shown to be able to read his mind.<ref name="ic7"/> When ] attacks Superboy-Prime with darkness, he shows fear.<ref name="ic6"/>

After the Flashes push Superboy-Prime into the Speed Force, they imprison him under red sunlight to depower him for several years until he breaks out. ] and ] defeat Superboy-Prime by flying him directly through Krypton's red sun Rao, forcing him to burn up his solar energy stored in his body to protect himself from the intense heat of a star (with no yellow sun nearby to replenish his energy supply), destroying his armor and sacrificing their powers in the process.


==Personality== ==Personality==
According to ''Infinite Crisis'' writer ], "Superboy-Prime's really frustrated with what his life has turned into and, unfortunately, that frustration is going to be taken out on the world". He also mentioned that "He's been wanting to show the world what he can do, because he barely had a chance to be Superboy. He was Superboy a little bit before ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' and then&mdash;BOOM!&mdash;his world was wiped out and that was it".<ref name="w172">'']'' #172 (2005)</ref>
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According to ''Infinite Crisis'' writer ], "'s really frustrated with what his life has turned into and, unfortunately, that frustration is going to be taken out on the world." He also mentioned that "He's been wanting to show the world what he can do, because he barely had a chance to be Superboy. He was Superboy a little bit before ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' and then&mdash;BOOM!&mdash;his world was wiped out and that was it."<ref name="w172">'']'' #172 (2005)</ref>


After the publication of ''Infinite Crisis'' #5, Johns said at the ''Wizard World LA'' convention: "That took me a long time to break, because I thought Superboy-Prime needed to view the world so narrow. You can see how his world view is so narrow and so black and white and realistically that is not going to work anymore". Originally, Superboy-Prime started out coming into Crisis as corrupted and evil, but the take on the character did not work for Johns. "I said to Dan I think Prime does it by accident and is horrified. That panel where's he is looking at his hands and goes 'I didn't mean to do it', that for me is the entire story for Superboy-Prime. He didn't mean to do this stuff. What is worse... making a mistake and fessing up to it or doing something bad and saying 'You made me do it?'. Superboy-Prime is a very simplistic character who has become very complex".<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060419125900/http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=6919 |date=2006-04-19 }}, ], March 17, 2006</ref>
When asked how Superboy-Prime's battle with the Teen Titans got out of control so quickly, editor ] said, "Superboy is a teenager raised in isolation, with raging hormones, a huge chip on his shoulder and the powers of a god. He never learned how to keep his powers or emotions in check, so when confronted, the situation escalated and he had no idea on how to defuse it. Think of a situation where you, as a teenager, lost your temper. Now imagine you have the power to crush a planet. Do you think that situation would have ended differently? This is the moment where Superboy-Prime crosses the point of no return and becomes the greatest threat the universe will ever know."


When asked if Superboy-Prime was irredeemable or not, Johns replied "I think it's a split. You saw his reaction when he did what he did in ''Infinite Crisis'', but at that same time, he's walked over that line. Does he think he can walk back? Should he? Does this universe even matter to him anymore? Is it the fact that now that he's got a big dent on his car, another one won't matter? If he's already on that path, is he going to continue on it, or is he going to really try and work and go back?"<ref name=johns> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222041231/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=85371 |date=2007-02-22 }}, ], September 5, 2006</ref>
After the publication of ''Infinite Crisis'' #5, Johns said at the ''Wizard World LA'' convention: "That took me a long time to break, because I thought Superboy-Prime needed to view the world so narrow. You can see how his world view is so narrow and so black and white and realistically that is not going to work anymore." Originally, Superboy-Prime started out coming into Crisis as corrupted and evil, but the take on the character didn’t work for Johns. "I said to Dan I think Prime does it by accident and is horrified. That panel where’s he’s looking at his hands and goes 'I didn’t mean to do it,' that for me is the entire story for Superboy-Prime. He didn’t mean to do this stuff. What’s worse... making a mistake and fessing up to it or doing something bad and saying ‘You made me do it?’ Superboy Prime is a very simplistic character who has become very complex."


==Alternate versions==
When asked if Superboy-Prime was irredeemable or not, Johns replied "I think it’s a split. You saw his reaction when he did what he did in ''Infinite Crisis'', but at that same time, he’s walked over that line. Does he think he can walk back? Should he? Does this universe even matter to him anymore? Is it the fact that, now that he’s got a big dent on his car, another one won’t matter? If he’s already on that path, is he going to continue on it, or is he going to really try and work and go back?"
An alternate universe variant of Superboy-Prime who was transformed into an enforcer for ] appears in ''Dark Multiverse: Infinite Crisis''.<ref>''Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Infinite Crisis'' #1</ref>


==In other media==
==''Superman: Secret Identity''==
Superboy-Prime appears as a character summon in '']''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 2, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=August 3, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
]'' #1, by ].|thumb]]
The protagonist in the four-issue ] ] '']'' is a teenager called ] who lives on an Earth like ours, where superheroes only exist in comic books, and he develops superpowers. In his introduction to the collected edition of the series, writer ] wrote that Superboy-Prime's appearances in ''DC Comics Presents'' and during the events of '']'' were the story's inspiration, and his earlier plans were for it to be a series about Superboy-Prime himself.


==See also==
==Legal status over the "Superboy" name==
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On March 23, ], the Estate of Jerry Siegel successfully ] from DC Comics and its parent company Time Warner.<ref></ref> DC has decided to challenge the ruling, with the case still in dispute as of ]. The ruling was issued several days before the publication of ''Infinite Crisis'' #6, which featured the ] of the modern Superboy, ]. Superboy-Prime was later imprisoned on Oa at the conclusion of ''Infinite Crisis'' #7. DC Comics Executive Editor ] has stated that the ruling had nothing to do with the fate of the characters.{{Fact|date=September 2007}}
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Superboy-Prime is last referred to by that name in ''Green Lantern'' (vol. 4) #13. In following appearances, he is called the "Superman of Earth-Prime", "Prime,"<ref name="countdown45">''Countdown'' #45 (2007)</ref> a "deranged Kryptonian boy",<ref name="sinestrocorps">''Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special'' #1 (2007)</ref> and "Super-psycho, Jr" by Guy Gardner.<ref>''Green Lantern Corps'' (vol. 2) #15</ref> He now wears the uniform of the ], stripping the character of all connections to the name "Superboy". In a Sinestro Corps solicitation featured in Teen Titans #50, he is referred to as Superman-Prime.
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Fictional DC comics character, created 1985 Comics character
Superboy-Prime
Superboy-Prime in his Anti-Monitor inspired armor. Cover to Infinite Crisis #6 (2006).
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceDC Comics Presents #87 (November 1985)
Created byElliot S. Maggin
Curt Swan
In-story information
Alter egoKal-El
Clark Kent
SpeciesKryptonian
Place of originEarth Prime,
born on Krypton of same universe
Team affiliationsSinestro Corps
Legion of Super-Villains
Legion of Doom
Red Lantern Corps
Star Sapphires
Black Lantern Corps
Notable aliasesSuperman-Prime
Superman
Prime
Superboy
Time Trapper
Abilities See list
    • Immense Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, reflexes, durability and senses
    • Solar energy radiation absorption
    • Enhanced vision
      • Heat vision
      • Telescopic vision
      • X-ray vision
    • Freezing breath and Wind breath
    • Invulnerability
    • Flight

Superboy-Prime (Clark Kent, born Kal-El), also known as Superman-Prime or simply Prime, is a DC Comics superhero turned supervillain and an alternate version of Superman. The character first appeared in DC Comics Presents #87 (November 1985) and was created by Elliot S. Maggin and Curt Swan (based upon the original Superboy character by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster).

Superboy-Prime is from a parallel Earth called Earth-Prime, devoid of any superheroes, or even superhumans. There, Superman and the other comic superheroes were fictional characters, and when Clark Kent's Kryptonian powers emerge at age 15, Superboy-Prime becomes that Earth's only superhero. The Earth-Prime universe was erased during Crisis on Infinite Earths (April 1985-March 1986), and Superboy-Prime ended up in a "paradise" dimension where, during that time, he found himself unable to let go of his former life and destiny as Earth's greatest hero.

Over time, his convictions and morals become twisted and warped, and he came to believe that Earth-Prime was the only proper Earth and that Superboy-Prime was the only one worthy of the Superboy mantle. Prime firmly believes that being Superman is his calling despite the fact that he has become a psychotic, murderous, and even sadistic villain. His overwhelming strength, speed, unpredictability, and ruthlessness make him one of the most dangerous foes in the DC Universe.

The name "Superman-Prime" was first used by Grant Morrison in DC One Million (1998) for the mainstream Superman in the 853rd century (he is essentially the same Superman from the All-Star Superman storyline). Earth-Prime's Superboy first refers to himself as "Superboy-Prime" in Infinite Crisis #2 (January 2006).

Fictional character biography

Crisis on Infinite Earths

Superboy-Prime's first appearance, in DC Comics Presents #87 (1985).
Art by Eduardo Barreto.
Main article: Crisis on Infinite Earths

Superboy-Prime is from Earth-Prime, an analogue for the "real world" where DC heroes are fictional comic book characters. He is the adopted son of Jerry and Naomi Kent. Naomi wanted to name him Clark, after her maiden name, but Jerry, knowing he will also be named like Superman, a fictional comic book character, initially refused, but finally gave in. What the Kents do not know is that the baby is a young Kal-El, who was teleported to Earth by his father Jor-El moments before the planet Krypton was destroyed.

Young Clark lives the first fifteen years of his life as a normal boy before Halley's Comet passes by Earth, awakening his Kryptonian powers. At the same time, the Earth-One Superman finds his way to Earth-Prime and the two Supermen meet. Superboy-Prime uses his powers to stop a tidal wave.

During Crisis on Infinite Earths, Superboy-Prime helps fight the Anti-Monitor after he destroys Earth-Prime. After the Anti-Monitor is killed, Superboy-Prime joins Alexander Luthor Jr. of Earth-Three, Kal-L, and his wife Lois Lane in a "paradise dimension". In that dimension, Superboy-Prime secludes himself from the others, using crystals to replay events from his life on Earth-Prime. Luthor later shows him the deaths of his parents and girlfriend in a car accident on the post-Crisis Earth.

Altering reality

Main article: Continuity changes during Infinite Crisis

Furious, Superboy-Prime pounded on the barrier of reality. This assault caused ripples that overlapped parallel timelines (Hypertime), which was used as an explanation for character changes, errors, and retcons in DC continuity. These changes included:

Countdown to Infinite Crisis

Eventually, Alexander reveals to Superboy-Prime that his powers are returning, and the two combine forces to break through the barrier wall. Together, they set into motion the events that culminate in Infinite Crisis:

  • Alexander takes control of Batman's Brother Eye satellite, which allows him to control the OMACs and access Checkmate's files on Earth's metahumans, identifying which of them had origins in other realities.
  • After rearranging countless other planets, Superboy-Prime pushes the planet Rann into Thanagar's orbit, sparking the Rann-Thanagar War. His efforts shift the center of the universe away from Oa.
  • Alexander poses as Lex Luthor and forms a new Secret Society of Super Villains, using them to kidnap various people from the former Earths to use as beacons to bring back other worlds.
  • Alexander recruits the Psycho-Pirate to place Eclipso's Black Diamond in Jean Loring's cell at Arkham Asylum. As Eclipso, Loring seduces the Spectre and convinces him to destroy all magic. His actions create a raw form of magic that Alexander uses to power his tuning fork device, the Multiverse Tower.
  • Superboy-Prime destroys the JLA Watchtower and abducts Martian Manhunter.

Infinite Crisis

Main article: Infinite Crisis

The Superman of Earth-Two breaks open a portal to the DC Universe, and the four residents of the paradise dimension return, making themselves known to Power Girl and Batman. When introduced to Power Girl, he calls himself Superboy-Prime for the first time. Kal-L tells Power Girl: "When the universe was reborn, Earth-One became the primary world. The scraps of the remaining worlds were folded into it. But I finally realized—we saved the wrong Earth". Superboy-Prime is jealous of Conner Kent, the modern Superboy, believing him to be living the life he himself ought to have had while not fighting for it. He also believes the Earth's heroes act more like villains. Superboy-Prime confronts Superboy, telling him that he (Superboy-Prime) is the only Superboy the Earth needs. Superboy-Prime brutally attacks Conner, but not before Conner activates his Titans homing signal. The Teen Titans, the Doom Patrol, and the Justice Society of America arrive to help Conner, during which Superboy-Prime wounds or kills several Titans members. Jay Garrick, Wally West, and Bart Allen eventually banish Superboy-Prime to a parallel world and imprison him in a facility with artificial red sunlight, where he remains for four years.

Hours later, an older Bart Allen, dressed in his grandfather's costume, emerges from the Speed Force and tells the heroine Doctor Light to warn the other heroes that Superboy-Prime has escaped. During a battle between Alexander Luthor and the heroes freed from his tower, Superboy-Prime appears, wearing a power suit modeled after the Anti-Monitor's armor, which constantly feeds him yellow solar energy and boosts his power levels. During the battle, Black Adam discovers that magic has little effect against Superboy-Prime. Superboy-Prime knocks Adam away from the tower, and his opponent is transported to Earth-S. Superboy-Prime insists that Luthor reinstate Earth Prime as the only existing Earth. After Superboy-Prime attempts to kill Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark), an enraged Conner Kent attacks him. Conner and Superboy-Prime's battle sends them both headlong into Alexander Luthor's vibrational tuning fork with the effects causing the machine to explode and fuse the alternate Earths into one. Conner dies from injuries sustained during the explosion, leaving the rest of the superheroes devastated.

Alexander and Superboy-Prime join the Battle of Metropolis and quarrel about their contingency plan. Since their tower has been destroyed, Alexander is prepared to settle for taking over New Earth instead of creating a perfect Earth. Upon hearing of the new plan, Superboy-Prime refuses to help him, as he believes New Earth to be hopelessly inferior.

When Batman, Wonder Woman, Kal-El, and Kal-L arrive to save Metropolis, Kal-L confronts Alex about his role in the destruction. Meanwhile, Superboy-Prime is attacked by Bart Allen, who has been left outraged by Conner's death. Superboy-Prime escapes Bart and flies toward the planet Oa, intending to destroy it and spark another Big Bang which would recreate the universe with himself as the sole hero. Although the majority of the Earth's heroes are in pursuit, Superboy-Prime eludes capture.

Superboy-Prime is slowed down by a wall of pure willpower generated by the Green Lantern Corps. Breaking through, he battles 32 Green Lanterns, killing them. The two Supermen arrive and fly Superboy-Prime through Rao, the red sun of Krypton. The heat melts away Superboy-Prime's armor and severely weakens all three Kryptonians, who then crash on Mogo. Superboy-Prime beats Kal-L to death, but is then attacked by Kal-El. Superboy-Prime claims that he is better than Kal-El and that his Krypton was superior to Kal-El's. Kal-El responds, "It's not about where you were born. Or what powers you have. Or what you wear on your chest. It's about what you do... It's about action." Although nearly powerless, Kal-El knocks Superboy-Prime out before collapsing himself, but members of the Green Lantern Corps manage to save Kal-El.

Superboy-Prime is taken into the custody of the Guardians of the Universe, who place him in a quantum containment field, surrounded by a red Sun-Eater and guarded by 50 Green Lanterns. While inside his cell, he carves the Superman symbol into his chest, vowing to escape.

Sinestro Corps

Superman-Prime on Earth's Moon. Art by Ivan Reis.
Main article: Sinestro Corps War

A year later, Superboy-Prime sits naked in his cell and is watched over by a special cadre of Green Lanterns, including Guy Gardner, when the Guardians of the Universe discuss whether they should question him.

When the Sinestro Corps attack Oa, Superboy-Prime is released from his imprisonment and joins them. He becomes one of the Anti-Monitor's heralds, and he wears the uniform of the Sinestro Corps along with a variant of the power suit he wore during Infinite Crisis. Calling himself Superman-Prime (in part due to the legal disputes over the Superboy name), he arrives on Earth and battles a large group of heroes while flashing back on his life so far. He reveals that he did not believe Sinestro when he said that the Multiverse has been restored, and has only gone along with the Anti-Monitor's plans so that he may one day get revenge on him for the destruction of Earth Prime. Superman, Power Girl, and Supergirl arrive and stop him, only to have him escape as the sun rises, restoring his powers. Afterwards, Superman-Prime brutally battles Ion (Sodam Yat) throughout the state of New York. Superman-Prime gets the upper hand over Yat by exposing him to lead, and defeats him. When the Anti-Monitor is wounded by the Guardians and the destruction of War World, Superman-Prime impatiently flies through his chest and throws him into space, then battles both the Sinestro Corps and Green Lantern Corps, until a Guardian willingly sacrifices himself to destroy Superman-Prime. However, instead of dying, Prime is infused with Oan energy and warped back into the multiverse.

Countdown to Final Crisis

Superman-Prime on the cover of Countdown to Final Crisis #14. Art by Pete Woods.

In Countdown to Final Crisis, following the conclusion of the Sinestro Corps War, Superman-Prime is shown wearing a costume similar to the black suit worn by Superman shortly after his resurrection and has discovered the existence of the new Multiverse, traversing it in the hopes of finding Earth Prime. He arrives on Earth-15 and attacks that world's Lex Luthor, blaming him for Alexander Luthor's failure to make the universe "perfect". He promptly kills that world's heroes and destroys the planet.

He then flies to his new base of operations in the Source Wall where he had been torturing Mister Mxyzptlk into helping him recreate Earth Prime. It is revealed that Superman-Prime is 19 years old. According to Mxyzptlk, his growth is the temporary side effect of his cells absorbing vast Oan energy from his last "encounter". Mxyzptlk escapes with the help of another prisoner, Annataz Arataz, an alternate version of Zatanna from Earth-3. Annataz is killed when Superman-Prime grows angry and gives up on using magic to achieve his goals.

He appears on the Monitors' satellite headquarters and threatens Solomon to help him find Earth Prime. Solomon tells him that if he releases Forerunner, he will show Prime what he wants; Prime does so. Solomon then tells Prime that Earth-51 is his perfect Earth, and it is in ruins due to the fighting between Monarch's Army, the Earth-51 heroes, and the Challengers. Prime leaves the satellite, intending to confront Monarch. Superman-Prime fights with Monarch, finding out that this is an enemy who is on his level despite his boosted powers from the Guardian. The two seem evenly matched until Prime becomes slightly injured after Monarch exposes part of his suit and releases some of his massive contained energies. In a fit of rage, Superman-Prime redoubles his attack on Monarch and rips open the chestplate of Monarch's containment armor, resulting in a huge explosion of quantum energy that seems to destroy the entire universe of Earth-51.

Legion of 3 Worlds

Main article: Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds
Superboy-Prime as the Time Trapper from Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #4. Art by George Pérez.

Shortly after the events of Geoff Johns' Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes storyline, the Time Trapper finds Superboy-Prime lost in time. He decides to use him to destroy the Legion and sends him to the 31st century, where he crashes in a farm outside of Smallville.

He appears much younger than he did when he was last seen in Countdown to Final Crisis, having used up the power he had absorbed from the dying Guardian. He encounters the elderly couple who own the farm, and they refer to him as Superboy, which enrages him. After being shot, he kills the farming couple, makes his way into Smallville, and visits the Superman Museum, where he discovers that he is regarded as merely a footnote in Superman's history, and ultimately has no impact on history. This sends him into a tantrum, in which he wrecks the museum and kills security guards and police officers. In the middle of his tantrum, the museum tour guide (a holographic recreation of Jimmy Olsen) tells Prime of the Legion of Super-Villains.

He learns that the evil Legion followed a code of evil, inspired by a dark being whose "name was never spoken". Prime, resolved to be a villain with more of an impact than any other enemy of Superman, sets out for the prison planet of Takron-Galtos, and frees LSV members Lightning Lord, Saturn Queen, and Cosmic King. Unlike most denizens of the 31st century, they all recognize Prime and seem overjoyed to see him. The dialogue seems to imply that Prime was the dark being whose example the villains follow.

After freeing the prisoners, Prime burns a huge S shield into the prison planet, determined to turn the shield from a symbol of hope into a symbol of terror. Learning of the prison break, the Legion of Super-Heroes call Superman from the 21st century. Superman, and the historical records, implies that no one from New Earth is aware of what happened to Prime after the Sinestro Corps War.

Superman and Brainiac 5 decide to bring in two other versions of the Legion to combat Prime and the new Legion of Super-Villains, with Superman convinced the only way to neutralize the threat of Prime is to redeem him.

Superboy-Prime led his Legion of Super-Villains to Sorcerer's World, where he recruits Mordru and kills Rond Vidar (the last Green Lantern) before heading to Earth.

During the war between the Legions of Super-Heroes and the Legion of Super-Villains, Prime battles several opponents with whom he has a history. First, the immortal Sodam Yat (the last Guardian of the Universe) is persuaded to end his self-imposed retirement on Oa to battle Superboy-Prime. Then Bart Allen returns from the Speed Force, wearing the Kid Flash uniform that he had not worn since fighting Prime in Infinite Crisis. Soon after, Conner Kent (Superboy) enters the battle, his corpse dug up by Starman in the present and placed in a Kryptonian restoration chamber for the past 1000 years. The resurrections of Kid Flash and Superboy are part of a master contingency plan devised long before by Brainiac 5, who was forewarned of Superboy-Prime by one of Dream Girl's prophecies.

During the battle, Prime kills two Legionnaires whose abilities manage to hurt him: Sun Boy of Earth Prime's "Threeboot Legion", who uses red solar powers; and Element Lad of Earth Prime, who managed to turn the ground around Prime into green kryptonite of the Earth Prime universe.

During the battle, Superman, Lightning Lad, Cosmic Boy, and Saturn Girl are brought to the end of time by the Time Trapper, who then attacks them. During the fight, the Trapper is revealed to be an aged Superboy-Prime. The elder Superboy-Prime states that he became an anomaly that could not be killed after being shunted into the multiverse by the Guardians of the Universe and became the sole survivor of all creation.

Back on Earth, Conner quickly begins gaining the upper-hand against Prime. Using his heat-vision, Conner manages to create a deep wound across the S-shield that Prime had carved into his chest. Meanwhile, at the end of time, the same wound appears on Time Trapper's chest. Realizing that Time Trapper's past is directly connected to his future, Saturn Girl uses the Time Trapper's time portals to recruit every Legion across the multiverse, who fight and defeat the Time Trapper. Superman and the three Legion founders transport him to the 31st Century, where the Trapper faces his younger self. Superboy-Prime and Trapper start bickering which culminates with their mutual destruction after Prime attacks Time Trapper, creating a paradox.

The paradox created by Prime attacking himself returns him to Earth-Prime. To his dismay, his girlfriend and family have read Infinite Crisis, Sinestro Corps War, Countdown to Final Crisis, and Legion of 3 Worlds, and are now terrified of him. Prime lives in his parents' basement, who support him out of fear for what he might do to them. He spends his days collecting comic books and trolling the DC Comics message boards, remarking that the DCU will never be rid of him and that he "always survives." Despite the physical depletion of his powers, his eyes begin glowing red again.

Blackest Night

The last scene of Superboy-Prime in Adventure Comics #5. Art by Jerry Ordway.

Superboy-Prime continues to live his secluded life, unknowingly but constantly monitored by the prime universe Brainiac 5, still compulsively reading every comic book and message board post pertaining to the DC multiverse. The extended cool-off period forced on him has left Clark more regretful, aware of his reputation as a joke character in the eyes of the people of Earth-Prime. Upon reading Adventure Comics #4, and the online solicitations for the two-part storyline possibly dealing with his death, he embarks with his fearful parents on a wild goose chase, hoping to find a comic book store willing to sell him a copy of the fifth issue. However, since the fifth issue is not yet on the shelves, the events unfold exactly as Clark already read them, with Alexander Luthor, multiversal-hopping Black Lantern, bestowing to him all of his powers in order to bring him to a higher emotional state. Upon calling forth Superboy's victims, he teasingly reveals to him his impending death in Adventure Comics #5. Unable to damage the Black Lanterns, Superboy-Prime flies to the DC Comics building in New York and attempts to take revenge on the writers he believes made him the way he is. Before he can do so, Alexander teleports him to his basement, and begins destroying his comic collection.

Superboy-Prime then accepts the hopelessness of his situation, and willingly puts on a black ring, which wills him to "die". However, the ring, reacting to his mixed emotions, switches between the powers of the emotional spectrum, resulting in a mixed-light burst that eradicates the Black Lanterns and the ring itself. Lying on the floor, he becomes overcome by the emotions forced by the ring and devastated that "they" have turned him into a monster and made it so he cannot ever have a "happy ending." Laurie enters the basement, sporting a broken arm. She comforts Prime, telling him that "they" heard him, and that they sent her to tell him that they are sorry for what they did to him, and are going to leave him alone—"they" previously mentioned as being the writers at DC Comics. As they embrace, a Black Lantern ring is shown on Laurie's hand that detects the hope within Prime's heart.

Legion of Doom

During a battle with the Teen Titans, the villain Headcase accidentally transports Superboy-Prime to New Earth. Enraged by this, he vows to destroy the Teen Titans, forming a cadre of young supervillains consisting of Headcase, Zookeeper, Indigo, Sun Girl, Persuader (Elise Kimble), Inertia, and three clones of Superboy. However, he is ultimately defeated and sealed in the Source Wall.

DC Rebirth

In DC Rebirth, Superboy-Prime is imprisoned in the Monsterlands before being freed by Doctor Sivana and Mister Mind and eventually defeated by the Shazam Family.

Dark Knights: Death Metal

In Dark Nights: Death Metal, Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman encounter Superboy-Prime while fighting Perpetua. They convince him to reform and help battle Perpetua, during which he is transported to a restored Earth-Prime and presumed dead.

Powers and abilities

Kryptonian powers

Superboy-Prime has all the basic abilities of a Kryptonian except at a much higher level when compared to most adult Kryptonians, especially Superman, with exposure to yellow sunlight: superhuman strength, speed, senses, healing, endurance, superbreath, frost breath, flight, X-ray vision, telescopic vision, microscopic vision, heat vision, and invulnerability.

Power suit

While imprisoned by the Flashes in the speed force (where the Flash draws his power from), Superboy-Prime builds a power suit based on the one worn by the Anti-Monitor. The suit collects and feeds him yellow solar energy to maintain his power levels even when exposed to a red sun; in his first appearance, he was shown to shrug off the effects of artificial, localized red sun radiation, but he was not exposed to an actual red sun. Although he claims to have made it himself, Bart Allen remembers him stealing it following his escape. It is destroyed when the two Supermen fly Superboy-Prime through Krypton's red sun. After his escape from Oa, Superboy-Prime is given a new power suit built by the Sinestro Corps and reveals that he created the original after seeing how the Anti-Monitor's armor acted as a giant energy collector. It was destroyed during the assault on Earth. In Legion of 3 Worlds, Superboy-Prime dons his original armor once more, taking it from a statue in the Superman museum. During Blackest Night, the Black Lantern Alexander Luthor provides Superboy-Prime with a copy of his original armor that is later destroyed by the Black Lanterns.

Weaknesses

Superboy-Prime is vulnerable to red sun radiation and unable to store solar energy, requiring constant exposure to it to maintain his powers. However, he is resistant to magic and immune to all Kryptonite that is not from his home universe.

Personality

According to Infinite Crisis writer Geoff Johns, "Superboy-Prime's really frustrated with what his life has turned into and, unfortunately, that frustration is going to be taken out on the world". He also mentioned that "He's been wanting to show the world what he can do, because he barely had a chance to be Superboy. He was Superboy a little bit before Crisis on Infinite Earths and then—BOOM!—his world was wiped out and that was it".

After the publication of Infinite Crisis #5, Johns said at the Wizard World LA convention: "That took me a long time to break, because I thought Superboy-Prime needed to view the world so narrow. You can see how his world view is so narrow and so black and white and realistically that is not going to work anymore". Originally, Superboy-Prime started out coming into Crisis as corrupted and evil, but the take on the character did not work for Johns. "I said to Dan I think Prime does it by accident and is horrified. That panel where's he is looking at his hands and goes 'I didn't mean to do it', that for me is the entire story for Superboy-Prime. He didn't mean to do this stuff. What is worse... making a mistake and fessing up to it or doing something bad and saying 'You made me do it?'. Superboy-Prime is a very simplistic character who has become very complex".

When asked if Superboy-Prime was irredeemable or not, Johns replied "I think it's a split. You saw his reaction when he did what he did in Infinite Crisis, but at that same time, he's walked over that line. Does he think he can walk back? Should he? Does this universe even matter to him anymore? Is it the fact that now that he's got a big dent on his car, another one won't matter? If he's already on that path, is he going to continue on it, or is he going to really try and work and go back?"

Alternate versions

An alternate universe variant of Superboy-Prime who was transformed into an enforcer for OMAC appears in Dark Multiverse: Infinite Crisis.

In other media

Superboy-Prime appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.

See also

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