Excuse Me, however Does Superman Have a Brother?

Jun. 15 2021, Published 10:19 p.m. ET

Spoiler Alert: This article accommodates spoilers for Season 1 of Superman & Lois

It's professional: In the former episode of Superman & Lois, we learn that villain Morgan Edge is cultivating a superhuman military the usage of X-Kryptonite. Citizens of Smallville have been uncovered to the superpower, and things are dire. What's Morgan Edge's motivation? Well, marvel! He's Kryptonian. And one more bombshell: Morgan claims that Superman is his brother.

Morgan claims that he used to be sent to earth around the same time Superman used to be. But fans are now wondering what Morgan truly means. Does he imply "brother" like a Kryptonite brother? Like they're fabricated from the similar power and are supposed to be alike? Is Morgan simply seeking to manipulate Superman? If Morgan in point of fact is Superman's brother, what's his actual identify? Does Superman even have a brother in the comic books? Is your mind blown right now? We did some digging into Superman's family tree.

Does Superman have a brother within the DC comics?

Superman does, in fact, have a brother. This used to be formally confirmed in Action Comics #1028, which was once released in 2020. Even although DC has all the time made it seem like Superman used to be an handiest kid, DC pulled a rapid one and introduced Kon-El, or Conner Kent, who's a clone constituted of Superman's DNA in addition to Lex Luthor's. The narrative hasn't exactly been a blank one. Conner Kent was once created in 1993's The Adventures of Superman #500, and he used to be called Superboy and likewise raised by means of Superman's oldsters.

Yeah, it's pretty confusing. Kon-El disappeared from DC Comics, confirmed up again in 2019's Young Justice #1, where the Young Justice workforce deliver him back to the world the place folks take into accout him (Superman, alternatively, has totally forgotten about him).

But back to Action Comics #1028: This is when Superman officially accept Kon-El as his real brother. He no longer simplest accepts him, however he tells Kon-El that he's proud that he has a brother, and reinforces the truth that Superman's folks are also Kon-El's oldsters, and he desires him to feel welcomed. Plus, within the comics, Superman's son is called Superboy, so DC really needed to tidy that tale up and give Kon-El his personal lifestyles and company.

This doesn't truly answer the question about Morgan claiming to be Superman's brother, as a result of that doesn't follow the narrative in the comics in any respect. Kon-El is benevolent and is principally Superman's twin. Morgan looks not anything like Clark, nor do they percentage any of the same characteristics with the exception of their powers. And, yeah, Morgan is evil.

Mostly, fanatics are skeptical that Morgan is Superman's true brother...until the CW has utterly veered off course. One fan tweeted "Superman & Lois got me speechless already and we're only 12 mins in!! Superman's brother! ..I love how they're creating new stories to tell in his legacy." It's much more likely that Morgan is General Zod, but we must be studying about that extra in upcoming episodes.

Watch new episodes of Superman & Lois each Tuesday evening at 9 p.m. EST at the CW.

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