Jonathan Joseph 'Pa' Kent (DC)(02 - post-Crisis)
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Bio: With the John Byrne Man of Steel miniseries in 1986, both elder Kents were de-aged by a decade or so, and kept alive deep into his career as Superman. Much of the mentoring we saw Jonathan Kent (02) give to Superboy are, in current continuity, lessons given from a mid 50s Jonathan to an adult Clark. He's been given further definition in the current version by his contrast with Martha, who tends to be portrayed as a more modern, more free-thinking woman, with echoes of Lois and/or Chloe Sullivan. For maybe the first time since the character's original inception in 1939, he also has a role to play with other players in the broader DCU--not only (Kon-El) Superboy and both 21st century versions of Supergirl, but also some members of the Justice League. Perhaps more so than his wife, Martha Kent (II), there is a very close relationship between his persona in comics and that of the actor playing him on the television series, Smallville. It is unclear which way the causal arrow is pointing on this phenomenon though. Is actor John Schneider secretly reading current comics for cues? Are the Smallville writers, led by influential Superman writer, Jeph Loeb, simply giving Schneider scripts which offer a more direct translation of his comics counterpart? Or are Superman writers and artists fans of Schneider's work and "look"? Whatever the case, the similarities between Smallville's Jonathan Kent and DC's "Jonathan Kent" have been increasingly close for the first half of the first decade of the 21st century.
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First Appearance: The Man of Steel (1986) #1
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Issue Appearances: Action Comics (1938)
Annual 03 - 'Executive Action' Annual 07 - 'Loss and Space!' Annual 10Annual 10 (Gary Frank Cover)HC - 'Superman: Brainiac' HC - 'Superman: The Black Ring, Volume 2' HC - 'Superman: Last Son' TPB - 'In the Name of Gog' TPB - 'Wrath of Gog' TPB - 'Superman: Brainiac' TPB - 'Superman: Last Son' TPB - 'Reign Of Doomsday' TPB - 'Superman: The Black Ring, Volume 2' #596 - 'Hell is Where The Heart Is...' #597 - 'Visitor' #643 - 'Superman On Earth' #644 - 'Doppelganger' #645 - 'My Lady Maxima!' #650 - 'Reflections' #652 - 'Wayward Son' #655 - 'Survival!' #667 - 'The Final Chapter' #668 - 'The Ghost of Luthor' #669 - 'Paper Trail' #685 - 'Re:Actions' #686 - 'Who's Buried In Superman's Tomb?' #689 - 'Who Is The Hero True?' #692 - 'And Who, Disguised as Clark Kent?' #700 - 'Swan Song' #700 (Platinum Edition) - 'Swan Song' #703 - 'Chronocide!' #704 - 'Eradication Day!' #706 - 'Saved By the Belle!' #710 - 'Men of Different Mettle' #711 - 'Home and The Hollow Heart!' #720 - 'Love Breaks' #720 (2nd Print) - 'Love Breaks' #722 - 'Courageous Intent' #748 - 'Chasing the Ancient of Days' #760 - '...Never-Ending Battle...' #764 - 'Quiet After the Storm' #769 - 'Supermanamrepus' #774 - 'Fireside Chat' #775 - 'What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, & The American Way?' #782 - 'Trial By Fire' #783 - 'The Gift' #791 - 'The Invitation' #794 - 'Invaders From Space' #796 - 'The Last Supervillain' #797 - 'Superego' #800 - 'A Hero's Journey' #810 - 'Walking Midnight' #812#812 (Sketch cover)#817 - 'Weapons of Revelation' #822 - 'Repo-Man, Part One' #823 - 'Repo-Man, Part Two' #825 - 'The Four Horsemen' #829 - 'Sacrifice, Part 2: End of Identity' #836 - 'Superman, This is Your Life, Part 2' #839 - 'Up, Up, and Away! Chapter 6: This Looks Like a Job...' #844 - 'Last Son, Part One' #844 (2nd Printing Variant) - 'Last Son, Part One' #844 (Andy Kubert Cover) - 'Last Son Part One' #845 - 'Last Son, Part Two' #847 - 'Intermezzo' #848 - 'Redemption, Part One: If You Believe, a Man Can Fly' #849 - 'Redemption, Part Two: In Good Faith' #850 - 'Superman: Family' #855 - 'Escape From Bizarro World, Chapter 1' #856 - 'Escape From Bizarro World, Chapter 2' #857 - 'Escape From Bizarro World, Chapter 3' #866 - 'Brainiac, Part 1: First Contact' #866 (2nd Printing) - 'Brainiac, Part 1: First Contact' #867 - 'Brainiac, Part 2: Hide And Seek' #868 - 'Brainiac, Part 3: Greetings' #869 - 'Brainiac, Part 4: Mind Over Matter' #869 (beer bottle cover - 1st printing) - 'Brainiac, Part 4: Mind Over Matter' #870 - 'Brainiac, Finale' #870 (Andy Kubert Variant) - 'Brainiac, Finale' #873 - 'New Krypton, Part Ten: Birth of a Nation' #900#900 (2nd Printing)#900 (Hughes Variant)#900 (Ross Variant) Adventure Comics (1938)
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