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monition : contain spoilers for Fire & Ice : Welcome to Smallville # 6!After years of being a mere supporting player inSuperman ’s humanity , Martha Kentproves she has what it demand to be Smallville ’s hero . Martha has exist in DC traditional knowledge for almost as long as her Word . In that clock time , Martha has usually been utilize as a corroborate player in the Man of Steel ’s comics . Now , she ’s the zep of the story .
InFire & Ice : Welcome to Smallville # 6by Joanne Starer , Natacha Bustos , Tamra Bonvillain , and Ariana Maher , Martha Kent is the allyof the titular zep , who have been exile to Superman ’s hometown after get on the wrong side of the Man of Steel . However , as Crave - the God of Hunger - attacks , Martha Kent outright stabs the scoundrel to save innocents .
With no Superman in sight , hishands full with Metallo in Metropolis , Martha Kent is the real hero of Smallville , actively fighting immorality even when it come in the form of a rampage god .
Superman being establish by Ma and Pa Kent is a tale as old as time , but Clark ’s first show may prove they do n’t have the shock fans recall .
Martha Kent Doesn’t Need Superman to Be Super
Smallville’s Hero Takes on a Literal God
Martha and Jonathan Kent are often credit withshaping Superman into the man he istoday , imparting the immaculate moral structure that makes the Man of Steel such an incorruptible champion of humanity and empathy . The Kents ' no - nonsense attitude to doing good turned an foreign baby into the satellite ’s foremost defender , and many stories have focused on the Kents as a violence for near in the existence - for example , the recentDark Knights of Steelturned their home into a shelter for outlawed superhumans . However , despite their huge influence on DC traditional knowledge , Martha has rarely been give opportunities to shine on her own . Crave ’s comer is a hazard to oppose for justice , and Martha grabs it with both hands .
InFire and Ice : Welcome to Smallville # 6 , Martha and a group of children are held hostage by Crave . Martha go through various steps to try and get out of the state of affairs - first playing for time , then offering Crave fellow feeling and connectedness , and finally stabbing him in the eye once he infects one of the children with a virulent , unending hunger . Martha then escape with the tike , strangle her own annoyance when she ’s bitten by her desperate charge . While Martha does n’t have any superpowers of her own , her prompt - thought process and decisive action cease up foiling Crave ’s architectural plan , as well as costing the villain an eye .
Future Appearances Need to Celebrate Martha Kent’s Heroism
Superman’s Supporting Cast Can Only Be Improved by More of This Version of Martha
Fire & Icehas progress Martha Kent ’s character and given her far more personality and delegacy than 99 % of her appearance . Unfortunately , this event is also the finale of the miniseries , meaning that fans will need to seem elsewhere to see Martha in the spotlight again . Hopefully , upcomingSupermanstories can continue this depiction , as it ’s riveting to seeMartha Kenttake such an participating role in protecting the iconic Smallville from damage .
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