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Match's original appearance, including his blond hairstyle, which later changed to resemble Bizarro. Match is a clone of Superboy created to serve the secret organization Agenda. [1] He possesses greater knowledge than Superboy and increased control of his powers. [2] Superboy battles and defeats Match, destroying the Agenda's compound. [3]
Bizarro (/ b ɪ ˈ z ɑːr oʊ /) is a supervillain or anti-hero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.The character was created by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp as a "mirror image" of Superman, and first appeared in Superboy #68 (1958). [1]
Superboy #69 (December 1958) Superboy enemies; two criminals using a single identity as a mob boss. Professor Zee: Superman #8 (January–February 1941) An evil scientist who creates a formula that turns people into giants. He causes chaos around the country, kidnapping a powerful figure and threatening to turn his daughter into a giant.
Kon-El, the modern Superboy, is a clone created from the combined genetic material of the Man of Steel and Lex Luthor. He arrived in Metropolis shortly after Superman's death. Originally, he had no name besides "Superman". [38] When the original Superman returned, he declared that the clone had earned the name "Superboy", much to his dismay.
Superman encounters a clone of himself who decays into a flawed version dubbed Bizarro. The clone continuously claims to be the true Superman until discovering the truth of his origins — a secret cloning operation led by Lex Luthor, who hopes to create an army of Supermen at his disposal. [19]
The villain Bizarro was established as an imperfect clone of Superman, created from the superhero's DNA, rather than as a duplicate resulting from an imperfect duplicating ray. Furthermore, Bizarro is no longer an "imperfect opposite" of Superman and as such, has identical rather than opposite powers.
The series featured Superboy (Kon-El) and a team of superheroes. [31] Super Sons – The series was launched in February 2017 and ended in May 2018 with 16 issues and one Annual. It focuses on Damian Wayne and Jonathan Kent, the sons of Batman and Superman, as Robin and Superboy, written by Peter J. Tomasi with art by Jorge Jimenez.
H'El expresses his plan to save Krypton and shows Superman the unconscious body of his clone, Superboy. H'El tries to kill Superboy, but Superman stops him, and the two engage in a fight. Superboy and Supergirl attempt to intervene, but H'El brutally knocks them out. H'El even uses mental illusions to make Supergirl believe her cousin attacked her.