Born on the planet Krypton, but sent in a rocket by his parents to Earth, Kal-El is eventually found by Jonathon and Martha Kent. They raise "Clark" as their own child. He possesses powers and abilities far beyond those of ordinary mortals. He vows to use these powers for good and moves to Metropolis to start a newspaper career, where he soon finds himself working with attractive reporter Lois Lane. He adopts an alter ego, Superman, to fight such dangerous menaces as Lex Luthor, who has designed a battle suit that makes its wearer nearly invincible.