Who Is Super-Turtle? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Super-Turtle is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Tur-Tel, with over 76 comic issue appearances. Super-Turtle is the one toon super hero in the realistic Superman World. He has powers like Superman, but uses them in different ways.

Who is Super-Turtle?

Origin Knowing their planet of Galapagon to be doomed the Science Council of that planet, led by their greatest scientist Shh-Ell, start the construction of 1000 space ships, however the citizens of Galapagon being humanoid turtles they move so slowly that they are able to only build one small ship by the time disaster is about to strike so the only one sent to Earth is the son of Shh-Ell, Tur-Tel, once on Earth he goes to live in a pond of a kind farming couple. When Tur-Tel grows up he finds he has powers far beyond those of ordinary Earth turtles, and not just the fact that he walks on two legs and can talk, he also has all the powers and abilities of Earth’s other hero Superman. Creators Another of Henry Boltinoff’s many half page filler strips, such as Varsity Vic, Cap’s Hobby Shop, Little Pete and others , that were used mostly as filler in the Sliver-Age in various DC comics.

Key facts

Super-Turtle is of animal origin and first appeared in "The War Between Superman and Superboy!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 76 recorded issue appearances, Super-Turtle ranks among the most featured characters in comics.