

While battling them, the Parasite manages to extract information from them although as a result, Superman's abilities are drained and J'onn is burnt to death. Superman and J'onn head to battle the Parasite. However, due to draining energy, the monster is converted into a parasite-like being and begins attacking Metropolis, endangering its civilians. Labs to find answers but frees Lobo in the process after draining the energy from his cell. Martha gifts Clark a caped suit made of fabric with an "S" imprinted on the back while the media officially coin the Flying Man as "Superman". J'onn reveals to Clark his true origins and that they must keep themselves a secret to humanity due their history of Xenophobia. The Martian visits Clark in his home in Smallville and properly introduces himself as J'onn J'onzz. That night, a hospitalized Rudy awakens and discovers he has the ability to drain energy from life and turn people into husks. Afterwards, Clark faces a dilemma of whether he should reveal himself to the world or keep his identity a secret despite the consequences. As the Martian distracts Lobo, Clark uses the sun to heal himself, returning to finally defeat Lobo. The figure arrives, exposing himself as a Martian, and intervenes the battle. Lobo discovers Clark's weakness is Kryptonite that was forged in his ring and uses it to beat him up with it. Labs causing an explosion with Rudy caught in the crossfire and gets covered in purple liquid. Clark takes the fight elsewhere to S.T.A.R. Lobo reveals that Clark is the last of his kind and has a bounty on him, which Lobo is after, leading into a fight between the two across Metropolis. Labs detect a UFO coming towards Earth, Clark heads to investigate, only to find himself confronting an alien bounty hunter named Lobo. Unbeknownst to Clark, he is being watched by a mysterious figure dressed in a trench coat. As the Flying Man, Clark throws it back into space. After reporter Lois Lane exposes Luthor of gross negligence leading to his arrest, the rocket misdirects to Metropolis. Labs janitor Rudy Jones, who informs Clark about extraterrestrial experiments going on inside the lab, while attending the launch of a LexCorp orbital rocket telescope hosted by Lex Luthor. In the present-day, Clark works as an intern for the Daily Planet in Metropolis in which he also serves coffee to the workers. Growing up, Clark became isolated from humanity due to his superhuman abilities which he had developed over time due to Earth's yellow sun. Following his homeworld Krypton's destruction, Kal-El is sent by his parents to Earth, where he is adopted by Jonathan and Martha Kent, who named him "Clark", and raised in Smallville, Kansas.
