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Although a "passing motorist" is described as having found the infant Kal-El in the character's first appearance in 1938's Action Comics #1, 1939's Superman #1 introduces Superman's adoptive parents to the mythos, with "Mary Kent" being the only parent given a name. The Kents' first names vary in stories from the 1940s.
His name first appeared as being spelled "Jor-el" in the Superman novel The Adventures of Superman (1942) written by George Lowther. Later comic books capitalized the "E" in "El." Jor-El's first appearance in a comic book was in More Fun Comics #101. Jor-El (left) and wife Lara (right), as statues in Superman's Silver Age Fortress of Solitude.
The earliest newspaper strips name the planet Krypton, the baby Kal-L, and his biological parents Jor-L and Lora; [149] their names were changed to Jor-el, and Lara in a 1942 spinoff novel by George Lowther. [150]
Superman's mother may refer to: Lara (comics), Superman's biological mother on Krypton; Martha Kent, Superman's adoptive mother on Earth This page was last edited on ...
Lara Lor-Van is Lara's full maiden name, as "Lor-Van" is the name of Lara's father. [1] [2] Most depictions of Kryptonian culture show that Kryptonian women use their father's full name as their last names before marriage. After marriage, they usually are known simply by their first names, though various versions show they use their husband's ...
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What do two teenage boys call the world’s greatest hero and the world’s greatest journalist? Mom and Dad. The CW’s newest superhero show, “Superman & Lois,” which premiered Tuesday, asks ...
Superman's father may refer to: Jor-El, Superman's biological father on Krypton; Jonathan Kent, Superman's adoptive father on Earth This page was last edited on 30 ...