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	Jonathan and Martha Kent
		Clark Kent's family ancestors include Ely Kent, a Colonial-era blacksmith; Captain Joshua Kent, the owner-operator of a barge on the Erie Canal; and inventor Hiram Kent, the father of Jonathan Kent.
		Clark Kent's uncle, merchant seaman George Kent, the brother of Jonathan Kent, died while Clark was still a youngster when the freighter Starbuck, on which George Kent was second mate, sank in the North Atlantic with all hands on board.
		By the time Clark Kent was old enough to attend school, the Kents sold their farm and moved to Smallville, where Jonathan Kent opened up a general store.
	theages.superman.ws /Encyclopaedia/kents.php (1745 words)

	Martha Kent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Martha and Jonathan Kent, as they appeared in comics during the 1970s and 1980s.
		In all versions of Superman's origin story, Jonathan and Martha Kent were the first to come across the rocket that brought the infant Kal-El to Earth, with their adopting him shortly thereafter, deciding to rename him Clark Kent---"Clark" having been Martha's maiden name.
		She is the foster mother of Superman, and the wife of Jonathan Kent (also known as "Pa Kent").
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Martha_Kent (1256 words)

	Reading Room Index to the Comic Art Collection
		93 in The Comics Journal, no. 161 (Aug. 1993) -- (Cool Comic Shops) -- Watch the Skies is a comic shop in Kent, Ohio, owned by Jay Geldhof.
		Kent thinks there must be a pattern which would include his encounter with a space ship the day before in which the ship disappeared.
		Kent calls Bruce Wayne and leaves a message with Alfred that he has a good reason for what he is doing and will explain later.
	www.lib.msu.edu /comics/rri/krri/kent.htm (5807 words)

	KryptonSite Message Forums - Jonathan Kent has a healthy heart! :o)
		Just wondering were and if Jonathan Kent dying from a heartattack in movie 1 would/could/should fit into Smallville (when does it happen in the comics?) - maybe this has been posted and answered before but hey, I'm new to this!
		I don't always like what the writers do with this show, but I give them tons of credit for Jonathan Kent and the way he is portrayed.
		Jonathan, with his bullheaded nature one minute and then his quirky light hearted humor the next he makes for a realistic dad.
	www.kryptonsite.com /forums/showthread.php?postid=57175 (790 words)

	Toon Zone - Comics - DC Feature Articles - February 2004
		Additionally, his reunion with Jor-El causes tension with Jonathan Kent.
		A new cover by Paul Rivoche adorns SUPERMAN: RETURN TO KRYPTON, a new trade that collects two story arcs originally presented in SUPERMAN #166, 167 and 184, ACTION COMICS #776 and 793, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #589 and 606, and SUPERMAN: MAN OF STEEL #111 and 128.
	comics.toonzone.net /solicitations/2004-02 (4141 words)

	Martha Kent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Martha and Jonathan Kent, as they appeared in comics during the 1970s and 1980s.
		Martha Kent, née Martha Clark, also known as Ma Kent, is a fictional character published by DC Comics.
		Another change in this version was that Martha remained a farmer through Clark's adult years, though an early 2000's comic storyline featured the Kents having opened a general store in Smallville.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Martha_Kent (1312 words)

	kc43.txt
		Bridwell was undoubtedly referring to ADVENTURE COMICS #149 [1950] for the name Jonathan Kent and SUPERBOY #12 [1951] for the name Martha Kent.
		Maxima fought alongside Brainiac during the "Panic in the Sky" (Feb to Apr 92) since she considered him as a potential mate, but when she learned of his dangerous insanity, she decided that the best way to save her home was to defeat Brainiac.
		Since this comic is primarily for an "all-ages" readership and was approved by the Comics Code, you can pretty much assume he hits it out of the park, saving everyone.
	www.supermanhomepage.com /other/kryptonian-cybernet/kc43.txt (20485 words)

	Jonathan and Martha Kent
		Clark Kent's family ancestors include Ely Kent, a Colonial-era blacksmith; Captain Joshua Kent, the owner-operator of a barge on the Erie Canal; and inventor Hiram Kent, the father of Jonathan Kent.
		Martha Kent had always urged her foster son to retain ownership of the Kent home, and according to Action Comics #288, Clark Kent has scrupulously carried out her final wishes.
		By the time Clark Kent was old enough to attend school, the Kents sold their farm and moved to Smallville, where Jonathan Kent opened up a general store.
	theages.superman.ws /Encyclopaedia/kents.php (1745 words)

	WeirdSpace Encyclopedia: Site History
		Added to site, entry #629-649: Hel from Norse Mythology, Jack Bradley/Jack O'Lantern and Mickey Graves/Mickey Tombs/Knight Sabre from both Rob Liefeld's part of the original Image universe and his revised Universe, Kal-El/Kal-L/Clark Kent/Superboy/Superman/The Man of Steel/Nightwing/Jordan Elliot and Kal-El/Clark Joseph Kent/Superman/The Man of Steel from DC Comics and Jack Truman/Agent 18/Deathlok from Marvel Comics.
		Added to site, entries #350 thru 355: Xolus Cor/Star Seed, Snoopy, Jonathan Deskinn, Cyrus Benjamin and Ajax from Broadway Comics.
		August 28, 2005: Added to site, entry #661-674: Alfred Pennyworth/The Outsider and Arnold Wesker/Ventriloquist/Scarface from DC Comics and John Cooper Hawksmoor/Jack Hawksmoor, Nataly Lakota Redbird/Redbird, Gem Antonelli/Copycat and Amanda Reed/Taboo/Red from Image/WildStorm.
	www.weirdspace.dk /Site%20history.htm (3090 words)

	Legion Chronology: Pre-Zero Hour
		Action Comics #1 (6.38) said only that he was found by "a passing motorist." Jonathan Kent was first named in Adventure Comics #149 (2.50), Martha Kent in Superboy #12 (2.51).
		Action Comics #591 (8.87) established that the post-Crisis Superman was immune to all of the varieties of Kryptonite of the Pocket Universe.
		Beginning with Adventure Comics #300 (10.62), their stories were predominantly set in the 30th Century.
	www.mykey3000.com /cosmicteams/legion/pre_zero/pre-chron1.html (3090 words)

	Index to Comic Art Collection: "Origin" to "Origin Years"
		-- Villain is Lex Luthor; origin of Superman is retold; guest appearances of Jor-El, Lara, Jonathan and Martha Kent, in flashback.
		-- Introduction and origin of Mysta (of the Moon); villain Nors (Mysta's brother) is introduced and dies; introduction and death of Dr. Kort.
		The Secret Origin of the Superhero: the Origin and Evolution of the Superhero Genre in America / by Peter MacFarland Coogan.
	www.lib.msu.edu /comics/rri/orri/origin.htm (6034 words)

	Comic Book Resources - CBR News - The Comic Wire
		Instead, comics fans in attendanced were treated to writer/editor Jonathan Vankin, writer Howard Chaykin, and (eventually) Josh Dysart as Bob Wayne did his stump slideshow routine.
		Breakout romance comic, "The Fountain," is written by film director Darren Aronofsky ("Pi," "Requiem for a Dream") and illustrated by Kent Williams.
		Responding to a question about building a female readership for comics, Chaykin revealed that even his wife won't read his books, recommended that "archetypal British art fag comic book"" Promethea," and lamented the way "fan boys" in the industry destroyed the female market by canceling romance comics.
	www.comicbookresources.com /news/newsitem.cgi?id=4837 (1225 words)

	Martha Kent, mother of Superman, played by Annette O'Toole in Smallville
		As the adopted mother of Clark Kent, that’s some of the problems facing Martha and her husband Jonathan as they raise the future Man of Steel.
		This section is not associated with the series Smallville or the WB Network and is not intended to infringe on any copyrights of DC Comics or any other holder.
		Martha Kent, mother of Superman, played by Annette O'Toole in Smallville
	www.scifispace.com /html/smartha.php (348 words)

	DC's War Heroes - DC Comics Message Boards
		In most cases, there is minimal (if any conflict) with pre-Crisis DC stories but there are exceptions, notably characters such as the Blackhawks, Jonathan Kent, Sam Lane and Steve Trevor, whose previous histories were completely torn asunder by the new universe created in the wake of Crisis On Infinite Earths.
		Comics are often considered "American mythology," and in this case, it's easy to understand why.
		As a blonde super-hero in a red shirt and white riding pants, Captain Triumph avenged his brother’s death (Crack Comics # 27) and revealed to Kim that her fiancee still survived, after a fashion.
	members.aol.com /outpost2ezine5/WarHeroes.htm (348 words)

	DC's War Heroes - DC Comics Message Boards
		In most cases, there is minimal (if any conflict) with pre-Crisis DC stories but there are exceptions, notably characters such as the Blackhawks, Jonathan Kent, Sam Lane and Steve Trevor, whose previous histories were completely torn asunder by the new universe created in the wake of Crisis On Infinite Earths.
		As a blonde super-hero in a red shirt and white riding pants, Captain Triumph avenged his brother’s death (Crack Comics # 27) and revealed to Kim that her fiancee still survived, after a fashion.
		The Captain's exploits were chronicled from 1940 through early 1942 (Feature Comics # 32-56).
	members.aol.com /outpost2ezine5/WarHeroes.htm (20759 words)

	Comics - Superman Homepage - Superman Returns
		May 1: Glenn Ford, Jonathan Kent in Superman: The Movie, born in Sainte-Christine, Quebec, Canada in 1916.
		Clark Kent's adoptive mother, often referred to as Ma Kent.
		May 13: Writer Marv Wolfman (The Adventures of Superman) born in 1946.
	www.supermanhomepage.com /comics/who/who-intro.php?topic=kent-martha (266 words)

	Smallville - News, Pictures, MP3, Videos and Gossip
		Noted residents of Smallville include the Kent family (Jonathan and Martha Kent, or ''Ma and Pa Kent'' as they were often called, and their foster son Clark Kent), Lana Lang, Pete Ross, and Smallville police chief Parker.
		In the original Superboy comics, the Kent family sold their farm when Clark started school and opened a general store in town; the post-''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' comics, where Clark never had a Superboy career, show the Kents as still residing on their farm when Clark is an adult.
		Smallville's economy seems mostly to consist of various locally owned businesses, along with various farms surrounding the town, including the Kent family farm.
	www.celebsoup.com /Smallville.html (487 words)

	Superboy index, part 3
		The attempts are secretly being made by the Phantom Zone villains, who focus their mental powers on a metal head from the “weird ESP planet” of Psyk, which enables them to telekinetically control the objects that almost strangled Jonathan Kent.
		Comment: Shortly after this story Superboy and several other members of the Legion of Super-Heroes are temporarily regressed to infanthood in ADVENTURE COMICS #356.
		Shortly after this story, Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes fall victim to Alek Korlo in ADVENTURE COMICS #378-379 and encounter Skzznx and Alarrk in ADVENTURE COMICS #380.
	darkmark6.tripod.com /superboyind3.htm (487 words)

	Superman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was sent to Earth in a rocket by his scientist father Jor-El moments before Krypton exploded, landing on Earth outside the town of Smallville, where he was discovered and adopted by the amiable Jonathan and Martha Kent.
		The character, created by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel for National Comics (today DC Comics), subsequently appeared in various radio serials, television programs, films, and video games.
		However, he did manage to construct a spaceship to save his and his wife Lora's infant son, Kal-L. The ship was launched just as the planet finally exploded, with Kal-L landing on Earth around the end of World War I; his landing was watched by passing motorists John and Mary Kent.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Superman (4608 words)

	Tomorrow's Lesson: An Untold Tale of Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes!
		Superboy, Clark Kent, Martha Kent, Jonathan Kent, the Legion of Super-Heroes, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Chameleon Boy, Triplicate Girl, Brainiac 5, Sun Boy, Phantom Girl, Colossal Boy, Shrinking Violet, Bouncing Boy, Invisible Kid, Mordru the Merciless, Smallville, Metropolis, & Krypton are
		This story is neither authorized nor endorsed by DC Comics.
	superman.ws /superboy-lives/tomorrows-lesson (4608 words)

	KryptonSite: Brainiac in Smallville!
		Tom Wopat, John Schneider's Dukes of Hazzard co-star, is also making a guest appearance, as a senator and old friend to Jonathan Kent.
		Brainiac is the latest DC Comics character to appear in SMALLVILLE.
		Marsters will portray Brainiac, a classic DC Comics villain and one of the Man-of-Steel's most formidable enemies.
	www.kryptonsite.com /brainiac.htm (567 words)

	COMICON.com: STEVE GERBER ON SUPERMAN'S LAST STAND
		Clark Kent, the son of astronomer Jonathan Kent and his wife Martha, was rocketed to Krypton just as Earth was devastated by an asteroid collision.
		BTW, I really like Elseworlds stories much more than the DC´s regular comics, with the exception of that "Just imagine Stan Lee..." crap.
		LAST SON OF EARTH was a two-part Superman Elseworlds story published in 2000.
	www.comicon.com /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=36&t=000514 (567 words)

	Zap2it - TV features - Watch Closely Now on 'Smallville'
		On hand are characters from the Superman mythology, including Clark's adoptive parents, Jonathan and Martha Kent (John Schneider, Annette O'Toole), and Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum), currently a pal of Clark's but destined to become his nemesis.
		With a rich trove of "Superman" lore from DC Comics and feature films to draw upon, The WB's Wednesday-night hit "Smallville" is prone to tossing winks and nods at the audience.
		Metropolis detective Maggie Sawyer takes her name from a character in the post-Crisis (after 1986) Superman comics.
	tv.zap2it.com /tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,274870271,00.html (853 words)

	Reading Room Index to the Comic Art Collection
		Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.442 ----------------------------------------------------- Swan, Curt, 1920- "The Miraculous Return of Jonathan Kent!" (Superman) / writer, Cary Bates ; penciller, Curt Swan ; inker, Frank Chiaramonte ; letterer, Milt Snapinn ; colorist, Gene D'Angelo ; editor, Julius Schwartz.
		in Adventure Comics, no. 341 (Feb. 1966) ; reprinted in Legion of Super-Heroes, no. 4 (Aug. 1973) I. Swan, Curt.
		-- SUBJECTS: Curt Swan, Legion of Super-Heroes -- Ed Thomas is a college-age comics fan.
	www.lib.msu.edu /comics/rri/srri/sw.htm (6799 words)

	The Man of Steel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Clark's adoptive Terran parents, Jonathan and Martha Kent are alive and well in Clark's adulthood, and Clark visits them periodically.
		The Man of Steel was a six-issue comic book miniseries released in 1986 by DC Comics, several months after the previous 12-issue limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths, and was designed to revamp the Superman mythos.
		Thus, for modern comics, Man of Steel is the dividing point between the previous canon and the current one; most comic fans refer to the two different versions as pre-Crisis and post-Crisis, per Crisis on Infinite Earths being the major dividing line across DC's universe as a whole.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Man_of_Steel (885 words)

	Fortress of Solitude - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Fortress of Solitude is a 2003 novel by Jonathan Lethem.
		This version of the Fortress made its last appearance in the 1986 non-canonical (or "imaginary") story "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?," appearing in Action Comics #583 and Superman #423.
		In John Byrne's 1986 Man Of Steel miniseries, which rewrote various aspects of the Superman mythos, the Clark Kent persona was described as a "Fortress of Solitude", in that it allowed him to live as the ordinary person he saw himself as, and leave the world-famous superhero behind.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fortress_of_Solitude (1431 words)

	Eradicator (comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He nearly kills Draaga, and when he tries to kill Jonathan and Martha Kent, he breaks the programming, fights the Eradicator, and throws it into the Sun.
		In the DC Comics universe, the Eradicator is a 200,000 year old artifact and weapon.
		In a 1996 three-part miniseries, the Eradicator dealt with Dr. Connor's personal life, and more of the device's history was revealed, some of which is hard to reconcile with the history from the annual.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eradicator_(comics) (697 words)

	Comics Continuum
		Clark Kent, who arrived from the planet Krypton in a meteor shower, grows into a teenager, raised by his adoptive parents, Jonathan and Martha, the only people who know his origin.
		However, when two of his opponents are attacked by a swarm of bees, Clark suspects that one of the other candidates is eliminating the competition--and Clark might be next on the list.
		Meanwhile, after emerging from a 12-year coma, Jeremy Creek (Adrian Mcmorran), who was lashed to a stake as a prank when the shower hit and now has the power to electrify things, seeks revenge on Smallville High School until Clark foils him.
	www.comicscontinuum.com /stories/0309/11/smallville.htm (1629 words)

	Superman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The couple took the infant to an orphanage, and soon returned to adopt the child, naming him "Clark." (The names of Jor-L, Kal-L, Lora, John and Mary were eventually changed to the more modern "Jor-El", "Kal-El", "Lara", "Jonathan" and "Martha" in the 1940s).
		However, he did manage to construct a spaceship to save his and his wife Lora's infant son, Kal-L. The ship was launched just as the planet finally exploded, with Kal-L landing on Earth around the time of World War I; his landing was watched by passing motorists John and Mary Kent.
		Cover of Action Comics #1, the first appearance of Superman.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Superman (6835 words)

	KryptonSite Columns: The Many Faces Of... Lionel Luthor
		Jonathan Kent raised Clark to be a man. And Lionel Luthor planted the seeds of destruction that gave Superman, and mankind, a formidable foe in Lex.
		Lionel made his first appearance in the comics in "Superboy's Pal Pete Ross" #34 in February of 1947.
		Lex Luthor is the arch nemesis of the Man of Steel.
	www.kryptonsite.com /manyfaceslionel.htm (1026 words)

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