What Happened To Everyone Who Joined The Superman Family?
8. Jon Kent
Rounding out the first three and the core members of the Super-fam, we have by far the best thing to ever happen to the Superman mythos in a long, LONG time: Jon Kent - Superboy.
Jon is the son of Clark and Lois Kent, inheriting all of his father's powers but having the advantage of having a guy who's actually been around the bend with this nonsense before as his father. Knowing he's half alien basically since the beginning has its upsides and downsides.
On one hand, it's easier to keep the secret now that he knows there's a secret to be kept. But on the other, he's a little boy with the temperament, demeanour and maturity thereof, who is fully aware that he has godlike powers. Fortunately, Jon's a sweet kid, and Clark and Lois are great parents, so he never goes Brightburn on us.
Recently, Jon went through something of a soft reboot when his uncle offered to take him into space to do some good old fashioned exploration for a few months. In a shockingly scientifically accurate twist for a Superman book, the story remembers that time works differently out in space than on Earth, so a few months is over a decade to Jon.
This change is one of the better received retcons of Brian Bendis' career (which is to say, the backlash was only a LITTLE worrying) and with Jon officially taking over as Superman from his father, it looks like this change is here to stay. Here's hoping current writer Tom Taylor and future creators find more clever ways to use this amazing character.