Chris Kent (comics)

Christopher Kent
Chris Kent as Nightwing.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Action Comics #844 (December 2006)
Created by	Richard Donner Geoff Johns Adam Kubert
In-story information
Full name	Christopher Kent/Lor-Zod
Species	Kryptonian
Place of origin	Phantom Zone
Partnerships	Flamebird (Thara Ak-Var)
Supporting character of	Superman
Notable aliases	Nightwing, K'Riss
Abilities	Chris possesses all the standard Kryptonian powers associated with Superman, including flight, super strength, super speed, invulnerability, and laser vision.

Christopher Kent (Lor-Zod) is a fictional character, a Kryptonian in the DC Comics Universe. He is the biological son of General Zod and Ursa, and the foster son of Clark Kent (Superman) and his wife Lois Lane.

He first appeared in Action Comics #844, in the story arc Superman: Last Son (2006) and was created by Richard Donner, Geoff Johns and Adam Kubert The character has assumed the role of Nightwing. Following Flashpoint, DC revisited the concept of Zod's heroic son. On Earth-16, he succeeds Clark Kent as Superman and is best friends with the new Batman, Damian Wayne. On Earth-2, in the comic Earth 2, Zod's son Val-Zod succeeds Kal-El as the pacifist Superman of his universe.

When a spacecraft fell towards Metropolis, it was diverted to a relatively safe landing by Superman. After its landing, Superman was very surprised to discover a young boy inside. Echoing his own arrival in his youth years before, Superman saw that the boy was completely unharmed. The Kryptonian writings on his ship stated that his Kryptonian name was "Lor-Zod," which was later confirmed in Action Comics #851. He was taken to the east coast lab of the Department of Metahuman Affairs (under supervision of Sarge Steel) for observation.

The boy exhibited superhuman strength and could only speak Kryptonian. He did not know his name or where he came from. As with Supergirl, Superman instinctively knew the boy was Kryptonian before the tests were completed. After he was confirmed as a Kryptonian, he was immediately taken to the Department of Metahuman Affairs headquarters in Washington, D.C. without Superman's knowledge. He removed the boy from their custody, and decided, with Lois Lane, to raise the boy. Clark then contacted Batman, who used his resources to create the identity Christopher Kent.