Conduit (character)

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Conduit as depicted in Adventures of Superman #0 (October 1994). Art by Barry Kitson (penciler) and Glenn Whitmore (colorist).
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Superman: The Man of Steel #0 (October 1994)
Created by Dan Jurgens
Louise Simonson
In-story information
Alter egoKenny Braverman
Species Human
Abilities Kryptonite-based energy manipulation

Conduit (Kenny Braverman) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. [1]

Contents

Publication history

Conduit first appeared in Superman: The Man of Steel #0 and was created by Dan Jurgens and Louise Simonson. In the 1995 story arc "Death of Clark Kent" spanning four Superman titles, Conduit tried to murder everyone important to Kent. [2]

Fictional character biography

On the night Kenny Braverman's mother gave birth to him, a powerful snowstorm made the roads icy and slick. On the way to the hospital, the car Kenny's father was driving skidded on ice. Moments later, Kenny was born in the car and infant Kal-El's starship passed overhead. Kenny suffered radiation poisoning due to Kryptonite exposure from the ship, causing him to be sick throughout his childhood. Kenny becomes an athlete at Smallville High School, but always comes in second place to Clark Kent. [3] [4]

Kenny volunteered to be thoroughly examined by the CIA to determine how the Kryptonite affected his body. [5] He is recruited into a covert operation in France, but Clark thwarts Kenny's efforts. This, coupled with years of being outdone by him in their youth, causes Kenny to grow to despise Clark. [6]

Kenny later develops the ability to generate Kryptonite radiation, which he focuses through a special high-tech suit, and assumes the codename Conduit. When Conduit discovers Superman's secret identity as Clark Kent, he begins to stalk him, planting bombs intended to kill Clark's friends and co-workers. Superman attempts to go into hiding, but Conduit tracks him down and knocks him unconscious. [7] Conduit places Clark in a fake Smallville set twenty years in the past, filled with android versions of its citizens programmed to hate Superman and regard Conduit as a hero. Several of them attack Superman, including imitations of Lois Lane and Jonathan and Martha Kent. Superman agrees to fight Conduit without powers at Smallville's football stadium. During the battle, Conduit absorbs a massive amount of energy, which overloads his body and leaves him a lifeless husk. [8]

In The New 52 continuity reboot, Kenny Braverman appears in a flashback when Psycho-Pirate uses his Medusa Mask to make Superman relive his history. [9] Braverman is reintroduced as Conduit in the Action Comics story arc "A World Without Clark Kent", where Amanda Waller tasks him with retrieving the Genesis Fragment, a radioactive energy source with mutagenic properties, in exchange for clemency. [10]

Powers and abilities

Conduit wears body armor that provides some protection from energy and physical attacks. His powered exo-frame allows him to fly. He has two extendable cables with which he can ensnare an opponent as well as fire blasts of Kryptonite radiation. Conduit also learned how to channel this energy he gave off back into his body to enhance his strength to a point where he could physically compete with Superman.

In other media

See also

References

  1. ↑ Greenberger, Robert; Pasko, Martin (2010). The Essential Superman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. pp. 60–61. ISBN   978-0-345-50108-0.
  2. ↑ Consoli, Jim (April 7, 1995). "Ma and Pa Kent in hiding". The Hackensack Record. p. 13. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Simonson, Louise  ( w ), Bogdanove, Jon  ( p ), Janke, Dennis  ( i ),Whitmore, Glenn ( col )."Peer Pressure (Part I) – A Whole New World" Superman: The Man of Steel ,vol. 1,no. 0(October 1994).DC Comics.
  4. 1 2 Chapman, Tom (May 29, 2017). "15 Wasted Cameos In DC Movies". Screen Rant . Retrieved July 27, 2024. First appearing in Superman: The Man of Steel #0, Kenny Braverman was the jealous nemesis of Kal-El and was affected by Kryptonian exposure. While Kenny got some of the powers that Superman enjoys, he was also badly poisoned by the Kryptonite and became vengeful in his quest to beat our hero in tights. For Man of Steel, Ken Braverman is played by actor Rowen Kahn and is the bully of a young Clark Kent (Dylan Sprayberry).
  5. ↑ Simonson, Louise  ( w ), Erwin, Steve  ( p ), Guice, Jackson  ( i ),Whitmore, Glenn ( col )."Illusions" Superman: The Man of Steel ,vol. 1,no. 38(November 1994).DC Comics.
  6. ↑ Simonson, Louise  ( w ), Bogdanove, Jon  ( p ), Janke, Dennis  ( i ),Whitmore, Glenn ( col )."Life or Death" Superman: The Man of Steel ,vol. 1,no. 39(December 1994).DC Comics.
  7. ↑ Kesel, Karl  ( w ), Immonen, Stuart  ( p ), Marzan Jr., José  ( i ),Whitmore, Glenn ( col )."Where is Superman?" The Adventures of Superman ,vol. 1,no. 524(June 1995).DC Comics.
  8. ↑ Michelinie, David  ( w ), Guice, Jackson  ( p ), Rodier, Denis  ( i ),Whitmore, Glenn ( col )."Home and the Hollow Heart!" Action Comics ,vol. 1,no. 711(July 1995).DC Comics.
  9. ↑ Johnson, Mike ( w ),Kirkham, Tyler ( p ), Merino, Jesus  ( i ),Prianto, Arif ( col )."Psi War, Part Two" Action Comics ,vol. 2,no. 24(December 2013).DC Comics.
  10. ↑ Johnson, Phillip Kennedy  ( w ), Lapham, David  ( p ),Lapham, David ( i ), Mulvihill, Patricia  ( col )."A World Without Clark Kent, Part One" Action Comics ,vol. 1,no. 1044(August 2022).DC Comics.
  11. ↑ "Kenny Braverman Voice - Superman: The Animated Series (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 27, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  12. ↑ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN . Retrieved July 27, 2024.
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