Mon-El
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Mon-El first arrived on Earth suffering from amnesia during [[Superboy]]'s time in [[Smallville]]. Mistakenly believing he was from [[Krypton]], Mon-El was "Superboy's Big Brother" Sboy No. 89 Feb. 1961. | Mon-El first arrived on Earth suffering from amnesia during [[Superboy]]'s time in [[Smallville]]. Mistakenly believing he was from [[Krypton]], Mon-El was "Superboy's Big Brother" Sboy No. 89 Feb. 1961. | ||
| − | However, with his memory restored, they learned he was actually a native of the planet [[Daxam]], a Krypton-like world, which gave Mon-El super powers under a yellow sun. Daxamites one weakness is lead which is in abundance on Earth. Unlike exposure to Krytonite in Superboy's case, lead exposure to a Daxamite was fatal. To save his friend's life, Superboy projected Mon-El into the [[Phantom Zone]]. | + | However, with his memory restored, they learned he was actually a native of the planet [[Daxam]], a Krypton-like world, which gave Mon-El super powers under a yellow sun. Daxamites one weakness is lead which is in abundance on Earth. Unlike exposure to Krytonite in Superboy's case, lead exposure to a Daxamite was fatal. To save his friend's life, Superboy projected Mon-El into the [[Phantom Zone]]. |
| − | Mon-El remained trapped in that twilight dimension for over a thousand years until [[Brainiac 5]] of the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]] concocted an antidote for Mon-El's lead poisioning. | + | Mon-El remained trapped in that twilight dimension for over a thousand years until [[Brainiac 5]] of the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]] concocted an antidote for Mon-El's lead poisioning. |
Fully cured Mon-El became a member of that heroic teen brigade of the future, the Legion of Super Heroes. | Fully cured Mon-El became a member of that heroic teen brigade of the future, the Legion of Super Heroes. | ||
| − | When Superman visited the [[Adult Legion of Super Heroes]], he learned that Mon-El was roaming the spaceways as an explorer, clearing the way for intergalactic settlers. | + | When Superman visited the [[Adult Legion of Super Heroes]], he learned that Mon-El was roaming the spaceways as an explorer, clearing the way for intergalactic settlers. |
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Revision as of 18:03, 2 March 2005
Mon-EL
Real name: Lar Gand.
Mon-El first arrived on Earth suffering from amnesia during Superboy's time in Smallville. Mistakenly believing he was from Krypton, Mon-El was "Superboy's Big Brother" Sboy No. 89 Feb. 1961.
However, with his memory restored, they learned he was actually a native of the planet Daxam, a Krypton-like world, which gave Mon-El super powers under a yellow sun. Daxamites one weakness is lead which is in abundance on Earth. Unlike exposure to Krytonite in Superboy's case, lead exposure to a Daxamite was fatal. To save his friend's life, Superboy projected Mon-El into the Phantom Zone.
Mon-El remained trapped in that twilight dimension for over a thousand years until Brainiac 5 of the Legion of Super-Heroes concocted an antidote for Mon-El's lead poisioning.
Fully cured Mon-El became a member of that heroic teen brigade of the future, the Legion of Super Heroes.
When Superman visited the Adult Legion of Super Heroes, he learned that Mon-El was roaming the spaceways as an explorer, clearing the way for intergalactic settlers.
External Links to Online Comics
" Superboy's Big Brother" from Superboy 89 [1]
