"a Phantom Zone inmate that fought Superman at times in the 1960s. Anderson moved him a thousand years into the past and his attempts to conquer Krypton – before his death at the hands of a minion – led to the Council's attitude towards new scientific discoveries. Jor-El Jor-El, originally known as Jor-L, is a fictional character appearing in various titles published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, Jor-El first appeared in a newspaper comic strip in 1939 with Superman. A Kryptonian, Jor-El is Superman's (birth name Kal-El) biological father, the husband of Lara,"
"for ""Elseworlds"" and imaginary stories published by DC Comics. Kal-L is the Superman of the pre-""Crisis"" Earth-Two. His origin adheres to the basic origin, but he arrives on Earth early in the twentieth century and becomes active as a superhero in 1938. On his version of Krypton, all Kryptonians had superhuman abilities on their home planet due to the planet's greater gravitational pull. Kal-L never had a career as Superboy. The origin stories that appeared in ""Action Comics"" #1 and ""Superman"" #1 are attributed to Kal-L. Superboy-Prime comes from the pre-""Crisis"" Earth-Prime. On this Earth, Kal-El is teleported to Earth"
"writer Kurt Busiek, who coined the name, said, """"See, I always interpreted ""EL"" to be ""Star."" Kal-El means ""Starchild"" but it might be more directly 'Child of the Star' by my reckoning. And that would make Eldirao ""Star of Rao"" or something similar."""" It is revealed in the DC comics event New Krypton that according to the Kryptonian mythology, Rao is the first being to be born out of the void before the universe. Feeling lonely, he sought to bring order to the chaos from which he was born, and thus created the universe. After countless eons of ordering the"
"Kal-El of Krypton and his youthful years in the rural town of Smallville. Disguised as reporter Clark Kent, he adopts a mild-mannered disposition in Metropolis and develops a romance with Lois Lane, while battling the villainous Lex Luthor. Several directors, most notably Guy Hamilton, and screenwriters (Mario Puzo, David and Leslie Newman, and Robert Benton), were associated with the project before Richard Donner was hired to direct. Tom Mankiewicz was drafted in to rewrite the script and was given a ""creative consultant"" credit. It was decided to film both ""Superman"" and its sequel ""Superman II"" (1980) simultaneously, with principal photography"
"Kal-El to enquire about their daughter. He was later murdered by Reactron. In ""Supergirl"" #43, Zor-El is described as a noted member of Krypton's Artist Guild, and Kara as sharing his creative impulse. In ""Blackest Night"" crossover, while Kara and Alura are visiting Zor-El's tomb, discussing the situation with Earth, Zor-El is reanimated as a member of the Black Lantern Corps, ready to attack his wife and daughter. The scientists of New Krypton manage to place a forcefield composed of a counter-energy to the black ring's power source around the planet, cutting off Zor-El's right hand and preventing him from"
"Jor-El is a Scientist, whereas General Zod is a Warrior. In ancient times, they were a race in the midst of an era of expansion, travelling to other worlds via scout ships in order to colonize them. Kal-El is the first (and technically, last) naturally-born Kryptonian in centuries, as Jor-El and Lara believed that Krypton had lost the freedom of choice and wanted their son to choose to become who he wanted to be. As in the comics, Kal-El's powers are depicted as being superior to other Kryptonians, due to his spending a far greater period of time exposed to"
"""Legion of Super-Heroes"" series. In the year 2987, R.J. Brande, the galaxy's richest man and head of Brande Industries, discovers a life-pod in the asteroid belt. Inside the life-pod lies a baby boy, Kal-El of Krypton. Kal-El's rocket was set on a course for the planet Earth, in the 20th century moments before Krypton was destroyed. But the rocket crashed into an asteroid and remained there for approximately one thousand years. In 3001, Kal-El became Brande's adopted son, Kal Brande. Kal gains superpowers due to the effects of the radiation from Earth's sun and calls himself Superboy. Inspired by legends"
"Kal-El (Superman). It is also revealed that Saturn Queen, last seen in ""Absolute Power"", survived the reboot of the universe in Infinite Crisis and through flashback we learn that she has used her telepathic abilities to convince Ultraman that he is Kal-El and that she is his mother. His original personality seems intact however as he is portrayed as being as sadistic and self-centered as ever. Saturn Queen further manipulates events to place him in charge of Kandor and mind controls Kara Zor-El (Supergirl) into marrying him. Kara eventually breaks free and in a blind rage beats him to a"
"Kal-El – the first naturally born Kryptonian child in centuries. Donning his old armor, El sacrifices his life to allow his son to escape on a preprogrammed spacecraft. Zod's rebellion is suppressed by the council and are sentenced to the Phantom Zone after being convicted of treason. Krypton explodes soon after. Following El's coordinates, the ship crash lands on Earth in Smallville, Kansas. A childless couple, Jonathan and Martha Kent, find Kal-El and raise him as their own, naming him Clark. Clark eventually becomes an isolated young man as a result of developing superhuman powers which he tries to hide"
"EL (rapper) Elom Adablah (born 28 June 1986), better known by his stage name E.L, is a Ghanaian Afrobeat musician, rapper, singer and producer. EL's singles include ""Obuu Mo"", ""Kaalu"", ""One Ghana"", ""Auntie Martha"", ""Shelele"", ""Mi Naa Bo Po"", ""Koko"" and ""KaaBuAme"", ""See me Sometime"", ""Abaa"" and ""Pay Like a Boss"". His debut album was ""Something Else"" (2012). E.L released a mixtape he calls ""The BAR (Best African Rapper)"" and in 2017, he released the fourth one called BAR IV. He won Artiste of the Year and Hip-life/Hip-hop Artiste of the Year at the 2015/2016 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. E.L"
"Superman (Salkind films) Superman (Kal-El) or just Clark Kent is a fictional character portrayed by Christopher Reeve in the ""Superman"" film series produced by Ilya and Alexander Salkind and is an adaption of the original comic book character, Superman. The character went through many casting interviews until Christopher Reeve was chosen. Superman is portrayed as a superhero who stands for ""truth, justice and the American way"". The character has received positive reception and is ranked as one of the best performances in superhero films. In ""Superman"", the film tells the origin of Superman as it depicts baby Kal-El escaping from"
"included Val-El, a famous explorer; Sul-El, the inventor of Krypton's first telescope; Tala-El, the author of Krypton's first planetary constitution; Hatu-El, the inventor of Krypton's first electromagnet and first electric motor; and Gam-El, the father of modern Kryptonian architecture. Jor-El had two brothers: Zor-El, who lived in Argo City and eventually became the father of Kara, alias Supergirl, and an identical twin brother named Nim-El, who lived in Kandor. In several stories, Jor-El's father was established as Jor-El I, and his mother as Nimda (nee An-Dor). Jor-El eventually met and married Lara, the daughter of Lor-Van and a young astronaut"
"""performance as both Clark Kent and Superman kept the characters distinct, and it was done through his body."" Superman (Salkind films) Superman (Kal-El) or just Clark Kent is a fictional character portrayed by Christopher Reeve in the ""Superman"" film series produced by Ilya and Alexander Salkind and is an adaption of the original comic book character, Superman. The character went through many casting interviews until Christopher Reeve was chosen. Superman is portrayed as a superhero who stands for ""truth, justice and the American way"". The character has received positive reception and is ranked as one of the best performances in"
"constructing a ship wholesale. The result was that Kal-El was ""born"" when the birthing matrix opened on Earth. In the 1990s series ""Starman"" Jor-El meets a time-traveling Jack Knight and Mikaal Tomas, two individuals who both bore at various points the name ""Starman"", and had been accidentally sent 70 years back in time and hurled across space. Jor-El thereby first learns of Earth's existence; in return, Jor-El helps Knight and Tomas escape from his overbearing father Seyg-El. In the 2004 miniseries """", Jor-El, along with Krypton and Lara, was, more or less, reinstated to his Silver Age versions, though with"
"name (Kal-El), and his birth father's Jor-El (Terence Stamp) plan for him to rule the world. Fearful that he will not be able to control his own destiny, Clark runs away to Metropolis in the season two finale, leaving behind Lana, with whom he had started to develop a romantic relationship. In the season three premiere, three months later, Clark is brought home by Jonathan, who has agreed to allow Jor-El to take Clark at an undetermined time in the future. In the season three finale, a girl calling herself Kara arrives at the Kent farm and claims to be"
"Kal P. Dal Kal P. Dal or Karl (Carl-Göran) Ljunggren (28 January 1949, Arlöv – 18 January 1985) was a rock musician from Arlöv in Scania (in Sweden). His most famous hit was the song ""Blåa Sko'"" (""Blue Shoes"" in the Scanian dialect). Other hits were ""Jonnie"", ""Bara Rock 'N' Roll"" (a Scanian version of ""It's Only Rock 'n' Roll), ""Raka rör"" and ""Om ja' va' en slashas/Jag vill leva fri"" (a version of ""If I Were a Carpenter""). His debut album ""Till Mossan!"" (""To Mom!"") peaked at number 7 on the Swedish album charts where it stayed for 14"
"Kal Mann Kal Mann (born Kalman Cohen, May 6, 1917 – November 28, 2001) was an American lyricist. He is best known for penning the words to Elvis Presley's ""Teddy Bear"", plus ""Butterfly"", a hit for both Charlie Gracie and Andy Williams, and ""Let's Twist Again"", sung by Chubby Checker, which won the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Rock & Roll Recording. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mann began his career in entertainment as a comedy writer for Danny Thomas and Red Buttons, until his friend and songwriter, Bernie Lowe, encouraged him to try writing lyrics for the music industry. Mann"
"met Kal-El in the late 1960s, the two heroes were almost evenly matched in powers. However, almost all later renditions of the Earth-Two Kal-L showed him exhibiting his more limited abilities, including a temporary reliance on his leaping ability while allied with the Justice Society on a case involving his cousin Power Girl and the immortal criminal Vandal Savage. Based on Superman's first origin and subsequent reference by U-Ban, this Superman came from a race of Kryptonians that possessed superhuman strength, leaping ability, and some visual aptitudes to compensate for that planet's greater gravitation pull. Most accounts of the Kal-L's"
"in particular the ""Daily Star"". Characters with similarities to Superman regulars Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and Perry White make an appearance. Kal-El, instead of landing in Kansas, is intentionally sent to England (as it is the heart of the British Empire). He is found by the Clarks, who view a headset video found with Kal-El, learning of his origins. They mistake ""Kal-El"" for ""Colin"" and name him Colin Clark. Being raised stereotypically British includes belief in the philosophy: ""What would the neighbours think?"" When Colin's powers begin to surface, each power causes a unique problem: when he learns to fly,"
"as an ""honorary member"" during the original meeting of the Justice Society. He subsequently appeared with it in two published adventures during the 1940s, aiding them on several other occasions retroactively as a member of the World War II All-Star Squadron. He built a secret citadel in the mountains outside Metropolis as his headquarters, as shown in ""Infinite Crisis"", and eventually built a Fortress of Solitude comparable to that of his Earth-One counterpart. In later years, Kal-L was considered an elder statesman of Earth-Two's superhero community, the one that later generations of superheroes looked to as an example and role"
"Kal (band) Kal (meaning ""black"" in Romani) is a world music Romani band from Serbia (originally from Valjevo, now based in Belgrade). They attracted Serbian and worldwide public interest with their eponymous debut album, released in 2006, presenting a blend of traditional Balkan Roma music with influences of Tango, Middle Eastern, Turkish and even Jamaican influences. Kal was formed in 1996, and they participated in several compilation album with other Roma, Serbian and world music performers. Their first national TV appearance was in a B92 show Timofejev in New Year's Eve 2006 , where they presented their unique style. During"
"a non-powered henchwoman of the Time Trapper who was sent back in time to the 30th century. She attempts to destroy the Legion by transforming them into children. However, when the pre-pubescent Legionnaires managed to defeat her, the Time Trapper de-aged her until she reverted to protoplasm. After the ""Crisis on Infinite Earths"" miniseries, writer/artist John Byrne created ""The Man of Steel"", a six-issue miniseries which reinterpreted the origin of Superman. In Byrne's version of the origin, which was accepted as canon by the DC editorial board, Superman did not begin his superhero career until adulthood. Thus, Kal-El (Superman) had"
"details on the Earth-One Superman's origin and childhood/teenage years, see Superboy (Kal-El)."" The Earth-One Superman's origin story was retold in various stories; the most prominent retellings were in ""Superman"" (volume 1) #146 (July 1961), ""Limited Collectors' Edition"" #C-31 (November–December 1974), and ""Action Comics"" #500 (October 1979). As recounted in these retellings, Superman was born Kal-El on the planet Krypton. Upon learning of Krypton's imminent destruction, his father Jor-El and mother Lara sent Kal-El in an experimental rocket to Earth moments before the planet exploded. Landing outside of the town of Smallville, Kal-El was found and adopted by an elderly farm"
"Rob Kall Rob Kall (born June 29, 1951) is an American inventor, journalist, and founder of the OpEdNews website, a United States-based progressive/liberal news, antiwar activism, and opinion website founded in 2003. Kall has published over 1700 articles through the OpEdNews website and many have been cross-published in sources such as ""Huffington Post"". Kall also hosts the 'Bottom Up Radio Show' airing on WNJC, as well as being founder and president of 'FutureHealth' and host of 'FutureHeath Radio'. In 2014, Mediaite showed Kall ranked as one of the top 200 print/online columnists. In 1976-77, while Kall was a graduate student,"
"the supreme god, the father of mankind and all creatures. He also fathered many gods, most importantly Hadad, Yam, and Mot, each sharing similar attributes to the Greco-Roman gods: Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades respectively. As recorded on the clay tablets of Ugarit, El is the husband of the goddess Asherah. Three pantheon lists found at Ugarit (modern —, Syria) begin with the four gods ""’il-’ib"" (which according to Cross; is the name of a generic kind of deity, perhaps the divine ancestor of the people), Ēl, Dagnu (that is Dagon), and Ba’l Ṣapān (that is the god Haddu or Hadad)."
"mean-spirited and selfish. Unlike their other incarnations, they gain power when exposed to green Kryptonite. Just before this Krypton was destroyed, Kal-Il's parents Jor-Il and Lara sent him to Earth-3 to one day seek vengeance against the being that destroyed Krypton (whom Jor-Il inadvertently summoned), teaching him to become the strongest being on the planet, or to become nothing at all. Upon his arrival on Earth-3, the young Kal-Il coerced a young couple of alcoholic drug addicts Johnny and Martha Kent to adopt him, only to murder them years later once he had no further need of them. He went"
"were introduced. Kal-L was written to be different from the original Golden Age Superman, most famously by revealing his dual identities of Clark Kent and Superman to the woman he loved in the late 1940s, the Lois Lane of Earth-Two, and eventually marrying her in 1950. Their early marital life was depicted in the feature ""Mr. & Mrs. Superman"" in DC's ""Superman Family"" series, which was very different from the original published Superman stories of the 1940s and 1950s, in which Kent kept his secret from Lane and never married her. As Superman, Kal-L was considered the first public superhero"
"Kaye Cal Karen Jade Cal (born February 11, 1989), professionally known as Kaye Cal, is a Filipino singer who rose to popularity after becoming a grand finalist of the first season of the talent competition ""Pilipinas Got Talent"" in which she competed in as the lead singer of Ezra Band. She has since been performing as a solo artist and has released several singles. Karen Jade Cal was born on February 11, 1989 in Davao del Sur, Philippines to Christian parents. Kaye Cal met her future Ezra Band bandmates in her hometown, Davao del Sur. The group eventually competed in"
"now been revealed that this Kal-El is indeed Ultraman, who was saved from the Crisis and brainwashed by Saturn Queen, his ""mother"", one of the masterminds behind the ""Absolute Power"" arc in ""Superman/Batman"". This version appears to be a much weaker version, as he receives a vicious beating from Supergirl not once, but twice. An additional incarnation of the Pre-""Crisis"" Earth-Three Ultraman has made appearances most recently in ""Infinite Crisis"" where Alexander Luthor, Jr. wanted to create so-called ""perfect beings"" out of his models of long-dead father Alexander Luthor, Sr., the lone super-hero of Earth-Three, Superman (both of Earth-One and"
"to Ultra Boy, renames himself Kal-El and starts dating Lois Olsen. Superboy's Legion Superboy's Legion is a two-issue comic book mini-series, published by DC Comics cover dated February and March 2001, under the Elseworlds imprint. Written by Mark Farmer, with art by Farmer and Alan Davis. The comic series is a tale about the baby Kal-El, the last survivor of the doomed planet Krypton, arrives on Earth in the 30th century and is found by billionaire R.J. Brande. As Kal grows up, he decides to find other super-powered teens like himself and form a Legion of Super-Heroes. The story uses"
"and Joe Shuster saw their creation, Superman (also known as Kal-El, originally Kal-L), launched in ""Action Comics"" #1 on April 18, 1938 (cover dated June), an event which began the Golden Age of Comic Books. Siegel and Shuster had tried for years to find a publisher for their Superman character—originally conceived as a newspaper strip—without success. Superman was originally a bald madman created by Siegel and Shuster who used his telepathic abilities to wreak havoc on mankind. He appeared in Siegel and Shuster's book ""Science Fiction"". Siegel then commented, ""What if this Superman was a force for good instead of"
"then transports Kal-L, Lois Lane, Superboy of Earth-Prime and himself into a paradise dimension, sealing themselves off from the universe. As a tribute to the Earth-Two Superman, before the Superman character was recreated by John Byrne in the ""Man of Steel"" mini-series, Kal-L's origin was retold in ""Secret Origins"" #1 (April 1986), written by Roy Thomas and drawn by former Superman artist Wayne Boring. In post-""Crisis"" continuity, Kal-L's role in various All-Star Squadron adventures was taken by the character Iron Munro from the ""Young All-Stars"" series. Kal-L's roles as the most respected member of the Justice Society of America and"
"Alternative versions of Superman The character of Superman, also known as Kal-El from Krypton, who adopts the identity of Clark Kent when not fulfilling his superhero role, was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and has been continually published in a variety of DC Comics book titles since its premiere in 1938. There have been several versions of Superman over the years, both as the main hero in the stories as well as several alternative versions. Originally, there was only one Superman. However, beginning in the late 1940s, demand for comics shifted from superheroes as war, horror, science fiction"