Martha Kent

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Real Name

Martha Clark

Current Alias

Martha Kent

Aliases

Ma Kent

Relatives

Jonathan Kent (husband); Clark Kent (adoptive son); Lois Lane (daughter-in-law); Conner Kent (adoptive son); Kara Kent (adoptive niece); Sam Kent (father-in-law, deceased); Harry Kent (brother-in-law, deceased); Sal Kent (sister-in-law, deceased); Daniel Fordman (1st husband, deceased); Eliza Fordman-Campbell (sister-in-law, removed); Harvey Fordman (father-in-law, removed); Mildred Fordman (mother-in-law, removed); Harold Kent, Sr (father in-law, deceased); Eliza Kent (mother in-law, deceased);

Affiliation

Kent Family

Base Of Operations

Kent Farm, Smallville, Kansas

Status

Alignment

Good

Identity

Public Identity

Race

Human

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Married

Occupation

Homemaker

Characteristics

Gender

Female

Height

5' 4"

Weight

150 lbs (68 kg)

Eyes

Blue

Hair

White

Origin

Universe

New Earth

Place of Birth

Smallville, Kansas

Created by

John Byrne, Mark Waid, Leinil Francis Yu

First appearance

Man of Steel #1
(October, 1986)

HistoryEdit

Martha Kent (née Clark) was the wife of Jonathan Kent. She and Jonathan, farmers living in Smallville, Kansas. The couple were unable to have children of their own and Martha prayed every day for a child.

One day while driving down a road with her husband, the couple witnessed a meteor shower rained down around them, causing their truck to be driven off the road and into a ditch. Curious as to what it was that had fallen from the sky, the couple ventured into the crater. The couple were shocked to find a spaceship and even more shocked when a young boy crawls out. Whilst Jonathan was wondering were they boy came from didnt care, Martha saw the boy as a gift from the heavens. The couple loaded the ship onto the truck aand took the boy home and stowed the ship in their storm cellar. The couple had adoption papers forged naming him Clark Kent and they raise the child.

Martha loved Clark as her own and raised him with good morales and discipline. Clark had what could be described as an idealic childhood. While Jonathan dealt with the problem of Clarks devoloping powers, she gave him the love and support tom keep him grounded.

Martha is the person who designed and made the first Superman costume, and always keeping a spare just in case. Martha, has cared for many heroes and their secrets her adopted niece Supergirl, her sons clone Superboy, the mysterious Mon-El. The Kents even took in Krypto the Superdog as he was destroying Clark and Lois apartment.

NotesEdit

• Height and weight from Superman: The Man of Steel Sourcebook.
  

TriviaEdit

• Martha's birthday is November 7th.

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