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Kon-El
Main article: Superboy (Kon-El)
Kon-El. Art by Mike McKone from Teen Titans #7.In 1993, during DC Comics's Death of Superman story, a new Superboy was introduced.[42] Unlike previous characters bearing the name, this Superboy is a clone created to replace the seemingly-dead Superman, rather than simply being an adolescent Clark Kent. His initial abilities are based on a form of telekinesis (known as tactile telekinesis) by which he could fly and simulate Superman's strength and invulnerability. Nicknamed "the Kid", Superboy is distinguished from other "Supermen" who appear after the death of Superman by his youth and brash character. Though he prefers to be called Superman during the Reign of the Supermen, after Superman returns from the dead the Kid accepts the name Superboy for himself[43] and begins his own superhero career. He also learns that he is not a clone of Superman, but rather genetically-engineered from the human DNA of Paul Westfield, director of the government sector known as Project Cadmus that had created
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