Kal-El
Sent from Krypton
Kal-El is the birth name of Superman, the comic book superhero created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1938.
Born on the planet Krypton before its destruction, Kal-El was sent to Earth as an infant and raised as Clark Kent in Kansas.
The name evokes his alien origins and true identity beneath the human persona: Kal-El is the last son of Krypton.
- MetropolisHero's fictional American city
- Lois LaneNewspaper reporter, Metropolis
- Daily PlanetFictional metropolitan broadsheet
- SmallvilleAny unremarkable small town
Martha Kent · Fortress of Solitude · cape · Lex Luthor · Krypto · Supergirl · Jimmy Olsen · Superboy
- LaraFemale name, Latin origin
- KryptonDestroyed fictional homeworld
- red sunSolar disk, tinted scarlet
- CodexNamed work or standard
birthright · rocket · crystal · last son · destruction · exile · heritage · survivor
One who rescues another
- protectorOne who safeguards others
- defenderOne who guards another
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
selfless · champion · guardian · rescuer · symbol · truth · justice · noble
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- comic bookBound illustrated story publication
- Action ComicsLong-running superhero anthology
Clark Kent
- MetropolisHero's fictional American city
- Lois LaneNewspaper reporter, Metropolis
- Daily PlanetFictional metropolitan broadsheet
Smallville · Martha Kent · Fortress of Solitude · cape · Lex Luthor · Krypto · Supergirl · Jimmy Olsen · Superboy · Justice League
Jor-El
Codex · birthright · rocket · crystal · last son · destruction · exile · heritage · survivor · Kryptonian
savior
One who rescues another
inspiration · selfless · champion · guardian · rescuer · symbol · truth · justice · noble · courage
Christopher Reeve
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- comic bookBound illustrated story publication
- Action ComicsLong-running superhero anthology
- SupermanSuperman, Clark Kent, Krypton, Lois Lane, Lex
- Sci-Fi CharactersLuke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Yoda, Princess Leia, Chewbacca
Kal-ElBatman
Gotham's masked vigilante
Bruce Wayne · The Dark Knight · Wonder Woman · Barry Allen · Punisher