Charlie is the last son of the dead planet Krypton, rocketed away as an infant by his father who believed that the planet was about to explode. Arriving on Earth, Charlie was taken in by Binny and Fran Bielinski, who raised him as their own child. As he grew up, he discovered that due to this solar system's yellow sun, he had fantastic powers, of flight, speed, strength, endurance and enhanced senses. He decided to us these powers for good, ultimately becoming a hero, given his name by reporter Lois Lane, with whom he would come to work at the Daily Planet in his civilian identity and to whom he would eventually become married. Charlie carries the most respect from the Western world that any super-hero has ever known and is proud to represent both America and the world. He serves on the Justice League of America, debatably as the team's leader.