In " Elseworlds" tales, "heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places – some that have existed, and others that can't, couldn't or shouldn't exist".
Ī Super-Sons story by Bob Haney was published in the comic special Elseworlds 80-Page Giant (1999). from DC continuity, but this assumption was later shown to be incorrect. It was thought that the events of the Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series had erased Superman Jr. in the three Superman & Batman: Generations comic book series. They later inspired the characters Joel Kent and Bruce Wayne Jr. Superman Jr., who is only half-Kryptonian, has powers levels of only half that of Superman, Sr.Īlthough the very first Super-Sons appearance stated that these were actual stories in the lives of Superman and Batman, the final story in World's Finest #263, "Final Secret of the Super-Sons", written by Dennis O'Neil, revealed that the Sons had never really existed - they were merely computer simulations of what might have been, created by Superman and Batman on the Man of Steel's computer in his Fortress of Solitude. has no superhuman powers and relies on athletic prowess and gadgets. They regard each other as brothers since both understand the pressures involved in being the son of a living legend. The characters spoke with a slightly exaggerated version of the slang popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The Super-Sons look almost exactly like their fathers and wear identical costumes. Their mothers are never referred to by name, nor are their faces ever shown, though Superman's wife is dark-haired and Batman's wife is a redhead. (Bruce Wayne Jr.), were college-aged versions of their superhero fathers. Batman's imaginary son was seen first in Batman #131 (April 1960), Batman #145 (February 1962) and Batman #163 (May 1964). The Super-Sons first appeared together in World's Finest Comics #154 (December 1965). In 2017, DC Comics launched a Super Sons monthly comic book series featuring new versions of the characters, going by the names Superboy ( Jonathan Kent, the son of Superman and Lois Lane), and Robin ( Damian Wayne, the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul).
The characters were featured in stories about the sons of Superman and Batman.
The characters were created by Bob Haney and Dick Dillin and first appeared in World's Finest Comics #215 (January 1973). The Super-Sons are a pair of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. No superhuman powers highly trained fighter and athlete, armed with Batman-type gadgets World's Finest Comics #215 (January 1973)Įarth-One (Pre- Crisis computer simulations)Ībilities equivalent to those of Superman, but at half the power level Cover of World's Finest Comics #215 (January 1973).
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