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Martha Kent and Jonathan Kent, also known as Mary and Eben Kent, or as Ma and Pa Kent, are a caring couple in Kansas. The Kents are the adoptive parents of Superman. They live in the small town of Smallville, Kansas. The couple is usually portrayed age-wise as either late middle age or elderly. In most versions of Superman's origin story, Jonathan and Martha were the first to come across the rocket that brought the infant Kal-El to Earth, with their adopting him shortly thereafter, renaming him Clark Kent - "Clark" being Martha's maiden name.

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  • Martha and Jonathan Kent
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  • Martha Kent and Jonathan Kent, also known as Mary and Eben Kent, or as Ma and Pa Kent, are a caring couple in Kansas. The Kents are the adoptive parents of Superman. They live in the small town of Smallville, Kansas. The couple is usually portrayed age-wise as either late middle age or elderly. In most versions of Superman's origin story, Jonathan and Martha were the first to come across the rocket that brought the infant Kal-El to Earth, with their adopting him shortly thereafter, renaming him Clark Kent - "Clark" being Martha's maiden name.
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  • Superman #1
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  • see [[#In other media
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  • Human
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  • Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
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  • Martha Kent and Jonathan Kent, also known as Mary and Eben Kent, or as Ma and Pa Kent, are a caring couple in Kansas. The Kents are the adoptive parents of Superman. They live in the small town of Smallville, Kansas. The couple is usually portrayed age-wise as either late middle age or elderly. In most versions of Superman's origin story, Jonathan and Martha were the first to come across the rocket that brought the infant Kal-El to Earth, with their adopting him shortly thereafter, renaming him Clark Kent - "Clark" being Martha's maiden name. The Kents are usually portrayed as caring parents who instill within Clark a strong sense of morals, and they encourage Clark to use his powers for the betterment of humanity. Martha is also the one who creates Clark's superhero costume. In DC Comics continuity before John Byrne's 1986 reboot of the Superman series, Martha and Jonathan Kent died shortly after Clark's high school graduation; in the current comics' continuity, they are both still alive when Clark becomes an adult and remain important supporting characters to this day. __TOC__
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