Superman (Earth-One) details on the Earth-One Superman's origin and childhood/teenage years, see Superboy (Kal-El)." The Earth-One Superman's origin story was retold in various stories; the most prominent retellings were in "Superman" (volume 1) #146 (July 1961), "Limited Collectors' Edition" #C-31 (November–December 1974), and "Action Comics" #500 (October 1979). As recounted in these retellings, Superman was born Kal-El on the planet Krypton. Upon learning of Krypton's imminent destruction, his father Jor-El and mother Lara sent Kal-El in an experimental rocket to Earth moments before the planet exploded. Landing outside of the town of Smallville, Kal-El was found and adopted by an elderly farm
Superman: Doomsday entirely. Aspects of these characters were combined to form the clone Superman (Superboy was a clone, the Eradicator killed criminals, and Cyborg Superman was a villain who pretended to be the real Superman). Also, while starting up the helicopter on the "Daily Planet" roof, Lois tells Jimmy that she was an "air force brat" (while in the comics her father, General Sam Lane, was in the army). Martha Kent is depicted as a widow in the film, whereas in the comics, Jonathan Kent is alive and would possibly play a key part in bringing Superman back from the afterlife. In