Lara

LARA

Real Name: Lara Lor-Van

Class: Extraterrestrial (Kryptonoian)

Occupation: Wife, mother

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: Jor-El (husband, deceased), Kal-El (Superman, son), Zor-El (brother-in-law, deceased), Alura In-Ze (sister-in-law), Jonathan Samuel Kent (grandson), Lois Lane Kent (daughter-in-law), Kara Zor-El (Supergirl, niece)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Krypton

First Appearance: More Fun Comic #101 (January, 1945)

Powers: Like all Kryptonian Lara would gain extraordinary superhuman powers under a yellow sun.

History:

(DC One Million #4) - <853rd century> Superman Prime Kal-El prepared to return to Earth from his Fortress of Solitude in the center of the sun after one hundred centuries, and the Justice Legion prepared a massive celebration. To honor Superman Prime Hourman folded time and space to resurrect Krypton and everyone who’d lived there before the planet exploded, including Lara.

Comments: Created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster.

Lara had a cameo in Adventures of Superman #436, 527, JLA #8, Martian Manhunter II #20.

Superman's statue of Lara in the Fortress of Solitude was seen in JLA #87, Superman / Batman #9, 13.

LARA (pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths)

Real Name: Lor-Van

Class: Extraterrestrial (Kryptonoian)

Occupation: Wife, mother

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: Alura (sister-in-law), Nimda An-Dor (mother-in-law, deceased), Jor-El (husband, deceased), Jor-El (father-in-law, deceased), Kal-El (Superman, son), Nim-El (brother-in-law, deceased), Zor-El (brother-in-law, deceased), Kara Zor-El (Supergirl, niece, deceased), Lor-Van (father, deceased), Lara Rok-Var (mother, deceased)

Base of Operations: Krypton

First Appearance: More Fun Comic #101 (January, 1945)

Powers: Like all Kryptonian Lara would gain extraordinary superhuman powers under a yellow sun.

History:

(Action Comics I #378 (fb)) - One of Jor-El’s experimental rockets, malfunctioned and was about to crash into his lab, but Rol-Nac, an extraterrestrial refuge visiting Krypton, deflected the rocket with his spaceship’s repeller ray, saving Jor-El and Lara. Rol-Nac and the couple formed a close friendship, with Rol-Nac declaring them two of the finest people he ever met. Lara was soon to give birth, and they asked Rol-Nac to be the baby’s godfather, and he accepted. Joe-El and Lara took the newborn Kal-El to the sun temple of Kryptonopolis for his christening, sponsored by Rol-Nac.

Comments: Created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster.

Lara had a cameo in Adventure Comics I #309, Superboy I #161.