Super-Sons

Super Sons
Cover of World's Finest Comics #215 (January 1973).
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceWorld's Finest Comics #215 (January 1973)
Created byBob Haney
Dick Dillin
In-story information
Alter egoClark Kent Jr.
Bruce Wayne Jr.
SpeciesHuman/Kryptonian
Human
Place of originEarth-One (Pre-Crisis computer simulations)
Earth-216
Earth-154 (Infinite Crisis)
Earth-16 (Post-Infinite Crisis)
AbilitiesClark Kent Jr.:
Abilities equivalent to those of Superman, but at half the power level
Bruce Wayne Jr.:
No superhuman powers; highly trained fighter and athlete, armed with Batman-type gadgets

The Super-Sons are a pair of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The characters were created by Bob Haney and Dick Dillin and first appeared in World's Finest Comics #215 (January 1973).[1] The characters were featured in stories about the sons of Superman and Batman.[2]

In 2017, DC Comics launched a Super Sons monthly comic book series featuring new versions of the characters, going by the names Superboy (Jonathan Kent, the son of Superman and Lois Lane), and Robin (Damian Wayne, the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul).

  1. ^ "1970s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. 2010. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. Scribe Bob Haney and artist Dick Dillin introduced the DC Universe to an alternate timeline starring the World's Finest offspring in January's World's Finest Comics #215.
  2. ^ Sacks, Jason; Dallas, Keith (2014). American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 82. ISBN 978-1605490564.