Clark Kent has been raised by Jonathan and Martha since he was a baby, but he himself descends from the planet Krypton. He possesses superpowers and attempts to reconcile his background with his human existence. In the city of Metropolis, he is a close colleague of the journalist Lois Lane.
As goodness personified, who holds both truth and justice in high esteem, he seeks a path in a world in which benevolence is seen as old-fashioned.