Power Boy

Power Boy
Power Boy from Supergirl #15. Art by Ian Churchill.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	(Vorne) Superboy #52 (October 1956) (Rikane) Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #240 (June 1978) (Unknown) Teen Titans (vol. 3) #38 (September 2006)
Created by	(Unknown) Geoff Johns (writer) Tony Daniel (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Zarl Vorne Jedediah Rikane Unknown
Species	(Unknown) New God
Place of origin	(Unknown) Apokolips
Team affiliations	(Unknown) Teen Titans
Abilities	(Unknown) Superhuman strength and durability Flight Ability to read or sense the emotions of others Energy manipulation Teleportation via "Father Box"

Power Boy is the name of three fictional superheroes that appear in comic books published by DC Comics.

The first Power Boy's origin paralleled Superboy's. An Atlantean couple that foresaw Atlantis' destruction used a rocket ship to send their infant child to the asteroid Juno, where he was raised by a man who adopted him.

The second Power Boy comes from the far future. Jedediah Rikane was a student in the Legion of Super-Heroes training program at the Legion Academy. (Note: This Jed Rikane should not be confused with Jediah Rikane of DC's Starman comic.) After being rejected for membership in the Legion of Super-Heroes, he remained at the Academy and later became an instructor in the United Planets Militia Academy on Xolnar. He was killed by a Khundian commando while defending the pluridium mines of Xolnar.

A version of Jedediah is later seen in a group of Legionnaires pulled from alternate worlds to fight the Time Trapper in Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #5. In the altered continuity that results from that Crisis, Power Boy reappears as a living member of the Academy, and begins a relationship with fellow student Gravity Kid in Adventure Comics #528 (September 2011).

In addition, a memorial statue to a dead Legionnaire named "Power Boy" appears in the Adult Legion story in Adventure Comics #354 (March 1967), eleven years before Jedediah's debut in Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #240 (June 1978).

The third Power Boy became a member of the Teen Titans during the one-year gap after the events of Infinite Crisis. This Power Boy made his first full appearance in 52 #21 along with Little Barda.