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  2. Jor-El - Wikipedia

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    Jor-El is able to save his infant son Kal-El (Superman) by launching him towards Earth in a homemade spaceship just moments before Krypton explodes. When Superman later constructs his headquarters, the Fortress of Solitude, he honors his biological parents with the inclusion of a statue of Jor-El and Lara holding up a globe of Krypton. The ...

  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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    A 1942 Superman novel, The Adventures of Superman by George Lowther, [5] gave the names "Eben and Sarah Kent"; Eben and Martha Kent were used in the 1948 Superman film serial; while Eben and Sarah Kent were used in the 1952 première of Adventures of Superman television series, but the first extensive retelling of Superman's origin in Superman ...

  5. 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

  6. List of Earth One characters - Wikipedia

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    Superman later meets another super-powered being, named Zod-El, who says he is Superman's biological uncle. Zod claims that he has been searching for Kal-El ever since Krypton exploded. Superman later discovers that Zod not only intends to kill Superman but has convinced the world's governments that he is an enemy.

  7. In Superman’s 'hometown,' a pastor vows to fight Satan’s ...

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    The owner of a local day spa, James had been feeling run down after spending much of her free time that year caring for her elderly mother, who’d entered the final stages of multiple sclerosis.

  8. 'Superman' trailer reveals Lois Lane, Krypto the Superdog and ...

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    The DC Universe is soaring to new heights with Superman.. On Thursday, fans got an exciting first look at the world crafted by writer and director James Gunn for the upcoming Superman film. The ...

  9. 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.