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The Adventures of Heterosexual Superboy Continue in DC's Speed Force

Spoilers! Conner Kent, is the current Superboy of the DC Universe, and whose current story recently ran in Superboy: Man Of Tomorrow.

Conner Kent is the current Superboy of the DC Universe, and whose recent story recently ran in Superboy: Man Of Tomorrow. His adventures also appear in this week's Action Comics #1057 comic book, featuring the Superman family. Spoilers ahead.

Celebrating his thirtieth anniversary of publication, he has hardly aged from the teenage clone of Superman and Lex Luthor, as initially created. Last year, a website article by Joshua Lapin-Bertone promoting said nineties series dubbed him "The Twink Of Steel" in a mailshot that went out to DC Comics subscribers. Joe Glass helped us with the definition. "A twink is a young, hairless man, usually thin/skinny or in otherwise good shape… it's a young, hairless GAY man (or bi)."

His previous return to DC Continuity initially saw him as having a wife and kid in another dimension, revealing him to be playing the role of a widow's husband. On the DC Comics blog back in September, Lapin-Bertone asked the writer of Tim Drake: Robin, Meghan Fitzmartin, "During the DC Pride: Tim Drake Special #1, there is a moment where Tim and Conner Kent are holding hands. So, the question is, are you trying to electrocute Twitter?" Meghan Fitzmartin replied, "(laughs) I mean, who doesn't love setting a fire under Twitter? That's definitely something that I've heard about and am aware of, and it will be more of a discussion point in later issues of certain comic brands that are happening right now."

Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow by Kenny Porter and Jahnoy Lindsay didn't really delve into Conner Kent's relationship with anyone in that fashion.

There were friendships forged in the battle; there was betrayal, there was hugging and learning.

But now, back on Earth with new hair colouring… it's time to rekindle a relationship of old with one M'gann M'orzz – better known as Miss Martian.

Tom King and Kenneth Roquefort would do a Superman/Miss Martian Young Romance comic book series for the New 52 that ever happened. In 2020, Tom Kinf posted "Design for the Return of Superboy by Kenneth Roquefort. This was part of a new52 Superboy series I was supposed to write a bunch of years ago that fell apart for many reasons. The design is still cool, though… This was supposed to be the new Miss Martian. We were going to do a whole Young Justice romance thing. Would've been fun. This character inspired a Durlan named Chimera who was a Titan for a while. Wasn't as fun."

And now this week's Action Comics #1057, with Conner Kent back on Earth and sporting a new hair colour.

Miss Martian and Superboy were both founding members of Young Justice in the animated series, and were a couple in the cartoon. They broke up, reconciled, got engaged and finally married. This also carried over into the Smallville spinoff comic book series Smallville Season 11. But what about the comic books? Not a sign… until now, that is. Looks like there has been another rewriting. As to where this might continue?

The ongoing Superman series, and the upcoming Speed Force… which explains that cover to issue 2… just no one tell Tim he's back, okay?

ACTION COMICS #1057 CVR A STEVE BEACH
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Steve Beach
Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Dan Jurgens, and Magdalene Visaggio Art by Rafa Sandoval, Lee Weeks and Matthew Clark As the Super-Family and Steelworks rebuild their city, a new Golden Age of Metropolis has begun…and not everyone is happy about it! As the charismatic but volatile young terrorist leader Norah Stone reveals herself and her vision for a city without Kryptonians, members of the Super-Family inexplicably start losing their powers…and a new team of metahumans emerges to take their place. Who is Norah Stone? And what's her strange obsession with Clark Kent? The newest arc of Action Comics begins here!
Retail: $4.99 In-Store Date: 09/26/2023

SPEED FORCE #1 (OF 6) CVR A DANIELE DI NICUOLO
(W) Jarrett Williams (A/CA) Daniele Di Nicuolo
Wallace West and Avery Ho: the young speedsters have been Teen Titans, Justice Leaguers, and above all, members of the Flash Family. As they become aware of mysterious changes happening to the Speed Force, they race to Keystone City, where they encounter old friends, new threats, and a chance to forge their own paths. Spinning out of the pages of The Flash, the team of Jarrett Williams (Super Pro K.O., Rick & Morty) and Daniele Di Nicuolo (Nightwing, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), bring the next generation of Speedsters into the Dawn of DC! Retail: $3.99 In-Store Date: 11/14/2023

SPEED FORCE #2 (OF 6) CVR A MIKE DEODATO JR
(W) Jarrett Williams (A) Daniele Di Nicuolo (CA) Mike Deodato Jr
As Wallace and Avery race to uncover the mystery of the missing S.T.A.R. Labs scientists, something appears to be affecting their friends–is it tied to the bubbles popping up all over Keystone, or the spooky Speed Force stuff Mr. Terrific is warning everyone about? Also, a classic Flash character appears–and is really into EDM, but to what end? The young Speedster team-up continues! Retail: $3.99 In-Store Date: 12/12/2023

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