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Before he was Superman , the ten - year - old Superboy starred — along with Damian Wayne as Robin — inSuper boy , a dear 2017 serial that commence presently after the beginning of DC’sRebirthera . Jon was mature up to a teenager only a few years subsequently and eventually took on the name " Superman " in his father ’s absence seizure from Earth . While he was still palling around with Robin as Superboy , though , Jon encountered the Teen Titans a few clock time . Notably , inSuper Sons#12 by Patrick Gleason , Peter J. Tomasi , Tyler Kirkham , Tomeu Morey , and Rob Leigh , Robin nominated Superboy to be a part - time memberof the Teen Titans , to be promoted to full - metre once he reached baker’s dozen . Jon was eager to conjoin them , but the squad denied him rank .
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long time later , now serve as Superman after the apparent death of the Justice League , Jon Kent meets the Teen Titans yet again — this time in the middle of his engagement with Cyborg Superman . InDark Crisis#2 by Joshua Williamson , Daniel Sampere , Alejandro Sánchez , and Tom Napolitano , Nightwing defends Titans Tower ( home of the new Titans Academy ) from Deathstroke ’s flack . Superman shows up to help his friend — only for Deathstroke to loose Cyborg Superman . In Superman ’s conflict with his Cyborg counterpart , they crash into the iconic Titans Tower , causing it to collapse — another symbolic low decimal point for the Italian sandwich of DC ’s latestCrisisevent .
Of course , Jon Kent did n’t mean to destroy one of the DCU ’s most iconic turning point — this disaster is merely collateral wrong . But the irony stay : Jon was once rejected by the Teen Titans , despite his fervent regard to fall in the team , and now he has been part of their building ’s destruction . It would be sluttish to call this " retaliation , " particularly considering how hurt Superboy was when he was deny rank . But Jon has have a lot of hardship since that first encounter with the Titans — includingthe " death " of his own begetter , Superman — and this wipeout will certainly weigh heavy on his already burdened shoulders . Jon is already contend to put together a new Justice League ; his crash into Titans Academy wo n’t earn him any favors .
Superman seems to have gotten his " revenge " on the Teen Titans for rejecting his membership in his puerility , but the destruction of Titans Tower is an accident that Jon Kent will certainly repent . Titans Tower is a hallmark of hope and bequest in the DC Universe , and its destruction — by one of the DCU ’s fundamental legacy character , no less — marks a down twist for the heroes at the very beginning of this " Dark Crisis " upshot . Though Jon wo n’t be looking to join theTeen Titansany time before long — he hasenough on his plate asSuperman — this disaster definitely bookends his childhood encounter with the iconic team .
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Check outDark Crisis#2 andSuper Sons#12,both available now from DC Comics !
