The Kents
DC · 1997–1998 · 12 issues
About the series
In the late 1990s, DC Comics published The Kents, a gritty 12-issue limited series that reimagined the American frontier through the eyes of Superman's ancestral family. Written primarily by John Ostrander with art by Tim Truman and Tom Mandrake, the saga spans generations of the Kent lineage, exploring their struggles with violence, slavery, and the harsh realities of the Old West. This series matters for grounding the mythos of the Man of Steel in a raw, historically-conscious epic, far removed from the bright heroics of Metropolis.