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  2. Jor-El - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Lara (character) - Wikipedia

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    After constructing his Fortress of Solitude, Superman honored his deceased biological parents with a statue of Jor-El and Lara holding up a globe of Krypton. [ 5 ] Susannah York portrays Lara in the 1978 film Superman: The Movie , the 1980 film Superman II , and the 1987 film Superman IV: The Quest for Peace . [ 6 ]

  4. Jonathan and Martha Kent - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. Krypton (comics) - Wikipedia

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    Krypton is usually portrayed in comics as the home of a fantastically advanced civilization, which is destroyed when the planet explodes. As originally depicted, all the civilizations and races of Krypton perished in the explosion, with one exception: the baby Kal-El who was placed in an escape rocket by his father, Jor-El, and sent to the planet Earth, where he grew up to become Superman.

  6. Superman: Birthright - Wikipedia

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    In the final seconds of the battle, Superman discovers the video monitor invented by Luthor which had managed to made contact with pre-destruction Krypton. He stands before the screen, silhouetted against smoke and flashing lights background, and he sees the shadowy figures of his parents.

  7. Superman dynasty - Wikipedia

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    Superman VII: Kanton K-73, is the son of Superman VI from Action Comics #338 (June 1966). Klar Ken T5477: The older brother of Kara. He was born in 2944 as a descendant of Superman's son Jorel Kent. [19] Kara: The younger sister of Klar Ken. She is descended from Superman's son Jorel Kent and born in the thirtieth century. [20]

  8. Superman's father - Wikipedia

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    Superman's father may refer to: Jor-El, Superman's biological father on Krypton; Jonathan Kent, Superman's adoptive father on Earth nemahouminoy

  9. Superman (DC Extended Universe) - Wikipedia

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    Dylan Sprayberry as 13-year-old Clark Kent, as seen in Man of Steel. On February 29, 1980, Kal-El is the first Kryptonian born by natural means in many generations. His parents, Jor-El and Lara-El fight to save their planet Krypton from impending destruction due to the Kryptonians' reckless usage of the planet's resources.