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Krypton, however, was unstable and despite the best attempts of the Green Lantern of that sector they were unable to save the planet nor were warnings of Kal-El's father, Jor-El heeded. [6] Determined to at least save their son, he and wife, Lara Lor-Van, sent Kal in an experimental rocket to Earth moments before the planet exploded. Unlike ...
Superman of Earth-Two (Kal-L) is an alternate version of the fictional superhero Superman, who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics.The character was introduced after DC Comics created Earth-Two, a parallel world that was retroactively established as the home of characters whose adventures had been published in the Golden Age of comic books.
In the Elliot S. Maggin 1978 novel Superman: Last Son of Krypton, Jor-El is shown as having sent a navigation probe ahead of Kal-El's spaceship, to find a suitable foster parent on his new planet. In Kryptonian society, scientific achievement was a preeminent virtue, so Jor-El's probe was programmed to seek out the leading scientific mind on ...
Kal-El later makes friends with Krypto, who was also being held in the facility, but they are separated after Kal fails to appease the government workers. Kal-El is helped by Neil Sinclair to free himself, and attacks Sam. Kal-El makes his way to Lane's office, where he finds Lois Lane, Sam's young daughter. Sinclair attempts to kill Lois, but ...
Elements of the Eradicator and Superboy / Kon-El are incorporated into an original character named Kell-El / Superman X who appears in Legion of Super Heroes, voiced by Yuri Lowenthal. [44] He is a 41st-century clone of Superman who was created by the artificial intelligence K3NT to oppose Imperiex and was modified to be immune to kryptonite.
Superman: Red Son (2003) – Kal-El's rocket crash-lands in Ukraine, and the Man of Steel becomes the U.S.S.R.'s main hero. (three issues, collected) Superman: Speeding Bullets (1993) – Kal-El is raised by Thomas and Martha Wayne, who are murdered by a mugger, and he becomes a superpowered version of Batman.
The Chevron El Segundo oil refinery is shown in 2021. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) The Clean Water Act, enacted in 1948 under a different name and restructured in 1972, regulates water ...
The story is a reverse of the usual Superman origin, with Kal-El being sent from Earth to Krypton and discovering a Green Lantern power ring. With the powers of a Green Lantern, Krypton's adopted son journeys to Earth, the planet of his birth, discover the remnants of a civilization struggling to survive amid both ecological adversities and a ...