Warning! Spoilers ahead for Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow #6!The worst nightmare for Superboy has come true as his latest antagonist breathes new life into an iconic Superman foe. Conner Kent reveals his biggest fear as he faces off with a devastating new threat that puts a new spin on a villain with whom Superboy shares a dark history.
What began as a trip to outer space to find himself quickly spiraled into Superboy getting in with the wrong crowd. With so many Kryptonians now existing in the DC Universe, Conner Kent felt redundant and decided to head out to outer space to chase his glory days by finding people in need of help.
Unfortunately, this led him straight to the Cosmoteers, a group of powerful, rebellious teens that had been experimented on by a rogue geneticist named Dominator X. Superboy agreed to help the Cosmoteers bring Dominator X to justice, unaware of how deeply manipulative and violet the team’s leader Travv was. Conner discovered Travv’s dark side and defeated him, only for Travv to implant his technology and consciousness in the body of a Superboy clone.
Cyborg Superboy Reinvents Cyborg Superman as Conner’s Greatest Nemesis
In Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow #6 by Kenny Porter and Jahnoy Lindsay, Conner notes to himself how much he feared Hank Henshaw, the Cyborg Superman, as Travv reveals his new Kryptonian and tech-infused body, earning him the nickname ‘Cyborg Superboy’. Conner and Travv fight each other, and Travv gets an edge over Superboy with his upgraded body. Cyborg Superboy prepares a concentrated laser and fires it at the planet, aiming to destroy everything around him. But Conner redirects the beam with his tactile TK and makes it hit Travv, burning him severely. The Green Lantern comes to arrest the Cosmoteers, and Conner is more than happy for them to take his new foe.
Cyborg Superman is a villain that’s haunted the Superman Family ever since he first debuted after the real Man of Steel perished fighting Doomsday. Superboy has fought the twisted amalgamation numerous times and has a deep fear of the villain after their many run-ins. Now Conner has something else to worry about as Travv is an even worse version of Hank Henshaw. Not only does Cyborg Superboy have similar technopathic powers, but Travv also has the strength of Kryptonian. Given enough time, Travv could grow into a much worse threat than Cyborg Superman ever was.
Superboy’s Newest Enemy ‘Improves’ on Cyborg Superman
Cyborg Superman is a pretty resilient threat. Thanks to his ability to transfer his mind, Henshaw is essentially unkillable and always comes back to terrorize the Superman Family. But with a Kryptonian body, Cyborg Superboy is way more powerful than Henshaw and is capable of planet-level destruction with few alterations to his body. Travv is a psychopath just like Henshaw, but is younger, faster, and a brilliant fighter. He might be young, but as Travv adjusts to the raw power of his new Kryptonian body, he could be a serious danger in the future. Fans can see more of Cyborg Superboy in his first match against Conner in Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow #6, available on DC Universe Infinite now.
