Lara Lor-Van
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| Lara Lor-Van | |
| Real name: | Lara Lor-Van |
| Species: | Kryptonian |
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| First Appearance: | Superman comic strip (1939) |
| Occupation: | Astronaut (Pre-crisis comics) Artist (The Last Days of Krypton) |
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| Known Family: | Jor-El, husband; Kal-El, son |
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Created by: | Jerry Siegel |
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Team affiliations: | Superman |
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Abilities: | Kryptonian |
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Portrayed by: | Susannah York (Superman: The Movie, et al) Helen Slater (Smallville) |
Lara Lor-Van was a Kryptonian woman; She is the wife to Jor-El, a major scientist on the Kryptonian council before the planet's destruction, and mother to Kal-El, who would become Superman. In the pre-crisis comics, she was an astronaut.
Lara is also one of several characters with the initials LL. There is a trend of characters having these initials who are important to Superman.
Lara's role in the Superman mythos has varied over the years, with her treatment and emphasis often depending on the decade she was written in. Earlier stories treated Lara in a lesser role compared to her scientist husband; however, stories from the 1970s onwards depict Lara in more prominent roles, with the 2004 miniseries Superman: Birthright as an example of this.
Lara is usually referred to only by her first name. Most depictions of Kryptonian culture show that females use their father's full name as their last names before marriage, and usually use just their first names after marriage. Thus, "Lara Lor-Van" was Lara's full maiden name, as "Lor-Van" is the name of Lara's father.
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 their native planet Krypton.
