Clark Kent (Earth-38)

"Sometimes, as dire as it may seem, the best thing you can do to protect those you love is just… get up."

- Clark to Impulse and XS

Clark Kent, born as Kal-El, is a reporter for the Daily Planet, a member of the Justice League and the vigilante known as Superman.

Early Life
Kal-El was born around 1982 on the planet Krypton to well-respected scientists, Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van. Not long after his birth, Krypton was destroyed, and he was sent to Earth by his parents. He was accompanied by his older cousin, Kara Zor-El, who was sent by her father to protect him, though her pod was knocked off course.

Kal landed in Smallville, Kansas and was soon adopted by Martha and Jonathan Kent, who decided to name him Clark Kent. Eventually, Clark moved to Metropolis and began working as a reporter for the Daily Planet.

Adventures of Superman
During his first day at the Daily Planet, Clark dashed out of a staff meeting to save Lois Lane from a helicopter crash, revealing himself to the world as Superman in the process. This caught the attention of Lex Luthor, who kidnapped Lois in his Lexosuit and threatened to kill her if Superman refused to kneel before him. Clark was almost killed during this encounter, but he and Lois were ultimately saved by J'onn J'onzz.

At some point after this, Clark defeated Brainiac and established a base of operations known as the Fortress of Solitude. At some point in the early 2000s, Clark married Lois Lane, and they had two sons named Jonathan and Jordan Kent. During his career as Superman, Clark also worked alongside Batman, coming to trust him so much that he gave him a shard of green kryptonite for safekeeping. In 2009, Superman encountered Naxim Tork, who came to Metropolis to add him to his cosmic menagerie, but he was able to escape, resulting in Tork's target changing to Kara Danvers.

Crisis on Infinite Earths
A day after the creation of Earth-Prime, J'onn J'onnz visited Clark to restore his memories of the original multiverse, and he soon rushed to help the other heroes in the Battle of Earth-Prime. He, alongside several other heroes, were preparing to fight a hoard of Shadow Demons when they suddenly disappeared and the Anti-Monitor materialised in their place.

Flying overhead with the sky team, Superman attempted to destroy the Anti-Monitor's dome with his heat vision, but he and the other heroes were soon knocked back by a burst of antimatter. As the Anti-Monitor enlarged himself, Superman again tried attacking with his heat vision, but he was soon grabbed and crushed in his hand, only escaping after being shrunk by The Atom. Following the defeat of the Anti-Monitor, Clark was returned to normal size by Ray.

Hours later, Clark was on patrol when he was called by Lois, who said he was needed in Metropolis to deal with an issue regarding his sons. This surprised him, as he was unaware that the crisis had altered his past so that he had two children rather than one.

Clark was later present at a memorial for Oliver Queen in the Hall of Justice, where Barry proposed the formation of the Justice League to prevent future threats to the planet. The team then sat down at a table before being interrupted by the sounds of some sort of wild animal. At some point after this, Clark supposedly recommended funnel cake from the Kansas State Fair to "Barry Allen", though this was likely made up as it was said to Iris West-Allen whilst she was still in the Mirrorverse.

Magog's Campaign
At some point in the future, Clark had retired as Superman and was living on the Kent Farm in Smallville. In 2049, he was visited by Impulse and XS, who needed his help to defeat Magog, though he refused and instead told them that they could defeat him on their own if they trusted themselves. After Magog's defeat, Clark travelled to the Hall of Justice, speaking to several of his former teammates before hearing the Spectre discuss a coming threat.

Powers

 * Kryptonian Physiology: Clark's Kryptonian physiology grants him a variety of superhuman powers when exposed to yellow sunlight.
 * Solar Energy Absorption: Clark's body is able to absorb solar energy and use it to fuel his superhuman powers.
 * Accelerated Healing Factor: Clark is able to recover from attacks at superhuman speeds.
 * Atmospheric Adaptation: Clark is able to breathe in space without the use of specialist equipment.
 * Flight: Clark is able to fly at supersonic speeds.
 * Freeze Breath: Clark is able to freeze objects using his breath.
 * Heat Vision: Clark can emit blue energy beams from his eyes that will burn almost anything it touches.
 * Invulnerability: Clark is impervious to almost all forms of damage, except for green kryptonite.
 * Superhuman Leaping: Clark is able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.
 * Superhuman Speed: Clark is able to move and fly at superhuman speeds.
 * Superhuman Reflexes: Clark can perceive and respond to attacks much faster than an average human.
 * Superhuman Strength: Clark has superhuman levels of strength.
 * Superhuman Vision: Clark has heightened eyesight.
 * Telescopic Vision: Clark can see things at a long distance.
 * X-Ray Vision: Clark can see through every material except for lead.

Abilities

 * Hand-to-Hand Combat: Clark is an expert in hand-to-hand combat.
 * Journalism: Clark is an expert reporter due to his job at the Daily Planet.

Weaknesses

 * Green Kryptonite: As with all Kryptonians, Clark is vulnerable to green kryptonite and will become sick and will eventually die if exposed to it for a long enough time period.
 * Lead: As with all Kryptonians, Clark cannot see through lead.

Current Equipment

 * Glasses: Clark wears a pair of glasses to conceal his identity as a civilian.
 * Items in the Fortress of Solitude: Clark, and his cousin Kara, have collected various items during their superhero careers, which are stored at the Fortress of Solitude. These include a Bottled Earth, Myriad, the Phantom Zone Projector, and the Solar Hammer.
 * Superman Suit: Clark wears a protective suit whilst operating as Superman.