Martha Clark (New Earth)

Martha Kent
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Martha Clark
Main Alias	Martha Kent
Other Aliases	Ma Kent
Relatives	Sam Kent (father-in-law, deceased) · Bert Clark (brother) · Daniel Fordman (1st husband, deceased) · Jonathan Kent (2nd husband, deceased) · Harry Kent (brother-in-law, deceased) · Sarah Kent (sister-in-law, deceased) · Clark Kent (adopted son) · Lois Lane (daughter-in-law) · Christopher Kent (foster grandson) · Jon Kent (adoptive grandson)
Affiliation	Kent Family
Base Of Operations	Kent Farm, Smallville, Kansas, Formerly Metropolis
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Widowed
Occupation	Homemaker
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Height	5' 4"
Weight	150 lbs (68 kg)
Eyes	Blue
Hair	White
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	Jerry Siegel · Joe Shuster
First Appearance	The Man of Steel #1 (October, 1986)

Martha Kent (née Clark) is the widow of the late Jonathan Kent and previously Daniel Fordman.

History

First Marriage

During World War II Martha married the son of Smallville's richest family Daniel Fordman, upon Jonathan return after the war the two met each other and Martha reveled to Jonathan that Daniel was dying from lung cancer. It was Daniel himself who proposed Jonathan to marry Martha, as his days were counted, he couldn't be the husband he wanted to be for her, and she clearly still loved Jonathan.

Life with Jonathan

She and Jonathan, farmers living in Smallville, Kansas. The couple were unable to have children of their own and Martha prayed every day for a child.

One day while driving down a road with her husband, the couple witnessed a meteor shower rained down around them, causing their truck to be driven off the road and into a ditch. Curious as to what it was that had fallen from the sky, the couple ventured into the crater. The couple were shocked to find a spaceship and even more shocked when a young boy crawls out. Whilst Jonathan was wondering were the boy came from, Martha didn't care, Martha saw the boy as a gift from the heavens. The couple loaded the ship onto the truck and took the boy home and stowed the ship in their storm cellar. The couple had adoption papers forged naming him Clark Kent and they raise the child.

Martha loved Clark as her own and raised him with good morals and discipline. Clark had what could be described as an idealistic childhood. While Jonathan dealt with the problem of Clark's developing powers, she gave him the love and support to keep him grounded.

Martha is the person who designed and made the first Superman costume, and always keeping a spare just in case. Martha, has cared for many heroes and their secrets, such as her adopted niece Supergirl, her son's clone Superboy, and the mysterious Mon-El. The Kents even took in Krypto the Superdog, as he was destroying Clark and Lois' apartment.

In one of his trips in space, Superman come in contact with one of the last relics of Krypton, the Eradicator, but unbeknownst to him, he was getting brainwashed by its programming, Martha and Jonathan Kent played a key role in Superman snapping out of the Eradicator's mental outwits.

Death of Superman

 Main article: Death and Return of Superman

When Superman died, Martha and Jonathan Kent traveled to Metropolis to comfort Lois Lane,but his husband suffered a cardiac arrest shortly after, Martha stayed by his side the entire time, afraid to lose Jonathan too, in the end he recovered.

Upon Superman's return, his ex-childhood friend turned into villain Conduit tried to ruin Clark's private life, Martha and Jonathan Kent were forced to go hiding in Colorado, but Conduit was able to track them down again, this time Superman wasn't around but they still managed to escape moments before Conduit could catch them. After Conduit's death, the Kents traveled through the United States, they even met Captain Marvel in Fawcett City. While the farm was destroyed, they lived in Metropolis for a while.

When Clark's engagement with Lois was called off, he rebuilt the Kent Farm by himself to cool off his mind, Martha and Jonathan reallocated in Smallville.

New Millennium

 Main article: Our Worlds At War

In the new Millennium, the Kents befriended Superboy.

During the Imperiex war Kansas was bombed, Martha was injured but she survived.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Cooking
  • Baking: She's really good at making Rhubarb pies, Superman is especially a fan of them, commenting how they are the best in the known universe.
• Sewing

Notes

• Ma Kent first appeared in Earth-Two continuity in Superman #1 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. She was reintroduced in Post-Crisis New Earth continuity in The Man of Steel #1 by John Byrne.
• Height and weight from Superman: The Man of Steel Sourcebook.
  

Trivia

• Martha has German ancestry from her grandmother.
• Martha lost her unborn babies in three different pregnancies.

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