Conduit

Conduit (Kenny Braverman) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Publication history Conduit first appeared in Superman: The Man of Steel #0 and was created by Dan Jurgens and Louise Simonson. In the 1995 story arc "Death of Clark Kent" spanning four Superman titles, Conduit tried to murder everyone important to Kent. Fictional character biography On the night Kenny's mother gave birth, a powerful snowstorm made the roads frosty and slick. On the way to the hospital, the car Mr. Braverman was driving skidded on ice. Moments later, Kenny was born in the car and infant Kal-El's starship passed over the Braverman's automobile. Kenny suffered a high level of radiation poisoning due to Kryptonite exposure from the Kryptonian ship and during his infancy, with his health failing from time to time, yet always managing to recover a little while after. Kenny even became a remarkable athlete at Smallville High School, but he always came in second place to Clark Kent. To learn how to manage the changes his body went through, Kenny volunteered to be thoroughly examined by the CIA. Afterward, they recruited him to do a covert operation in France, but Clark ultimately thwarted Kenny's efforts. This, coupled with years of being outdone by him in their youth, caused Kenny to grow to despise Clark.