Background

A character than appeared in the Silver Age, Hyperboy was one of the several analog/doppelgangers characters of Superman/Superboy than populated the pages of the Superman titles (Superman, Action Comics, Adventure Comics and Superboy) during the 50s and 60s. Considered a trope of the Silver age, Hyperboy don't reappered again until 2018 in the pages of The Green Lantern season one.

History

Hyperboy aka Kirk Quentin had an origin similar to Superman: his original world exploded,and Kirk escaped with his parents in a rocket, landing on the planet Trombus. There, they gained Kryptonian-like hyper-powers under its orange sun and became 'The Hyper-Family'. To prove themselves as crime-fighters, the Hyper-family developted a complicated plot to replace Superboy. After the plot was discovered, the Hyper-Family returned to Trombus.

Recently the Hyper-family joined the ranks of the Superwatch. But new circunstances have given a dark shade about their status as heroes.