
That didn't deter him at first, but after ninety-nine failed attempts and having no clue what he was doing wrong, Tim's rage and frustration finally boiled over as he destroyed the secret lab he had built beneath Teen Titans Tower.Įventually, his fit of rage attracted the attention of Wonder Girl, who tried to comfort Tim in his moment of despair. But even with his genius intellect and near-limitless resources, Tim was unable to find the correct method to bond Kryptonian and Human DNA.

Having acquired the DNA of both Superman and Lex Luthor, Tim began replicating the cloning process that birthed Conner.


The first major attempt was one Tim undertook on his own during the events of Teen Titans #34-37 by Geoff Johns, Tony S.Daniels, Kevin Conrad, Richard Horie, Tonya Horie, and Travis Lanham.
