Who Is Jonathan Kent? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Jonathan Kent is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Jonathan Joseph Kent, with over 1,928 comic issue appearances. Jonathan Kent, married to Martha Kent, is the adoptive father of Clark Kent, who is better known as Superman. Before his recent death, he was a rural farmer in Kansas. He is sometimes referred to as Pa Kent, and sometimes as Eben Kent.

Who is Jonathan Kent?

Origin Jonathan Kent, married to Martha Kent , is the adoptive father of Clark Kent, who is better known as Superman . Before his recent death, he was a rural farmer in Kansas. He is frequently referred to as Pa Kent within the comics. Jonathan Kent and his wife Martha found Kal-El's rocket after it crashed on earth and took him in as their own son. They raised their son to have strong moral values and to hide his abilities from the world for fear that he would be taken away and experimented on like a lab rat. The first time Jonathan Kent died when Superman/Clark died after his battle with Doomsday, Jonathan also died in the Brainiac story arc and helped to guide his son back to the world of the living. Creation Johnathan Kent was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster for use in DC Comics . His first appearance came in Superman #1 which was released in 1939.

Key facts

Jonathan Kent is of human origin. The character is published by DC Comics. With 1,928 recorded issue appearances, Jonathan Kent ranks among the most featured characters in comics.