Who Is Conduit? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Conduit is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Kenny Braverman, with over 62 comic issue appearances. Former CIA operative and experiment affected by kryptonite at birth, powered armor suit grants superpowers in exchange for regulation. A childhood friend turned bitter rival of Clark Kent.

Who is Conduit?

Origin Conduit Kenny Braverman was a childhood friend and rival of Clark Kent . Born on the same day, they played together in Smallville High School sports; baseball, football, and track were all dominated by Clark with Kenny usually coming in second. He became increasingly jealous of Clark, which came to a peak after Lana Lang rejected his offer to the prom, in favor of Clark. While Clark was in college, Kenny had volunteered to be experimented upon by the CIA . He was unofficially ordered to out a terrorist group in Paris . Clark, coincidentally, was in Paris studying reporting. A bomb was planted on a tour bus, but before it went off, Clark tossed it into the water. The bomb was still traced to the terrorist group and Kenny completed the mission.

Key facts

Conduit is of human origin and first appeared in "Peer Pressure Part 2: Awards". The character is published by DC Comics. With 62 recorded issue appearances, Conduit ranks among the most featured characters in comics.