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In one version of the story in an early comic, the rocket was (barely) big enough for both Lara and baby Kal-El, but she decided her place was by her husbandâs side. Michael L. Fleisher, in âThe Great Superman Bookâ, theorized that Clark retained some memory that Mom would rather die with Dad than live with him, and that explains some aspects of his personality. Itâs an interesting notion, but the incident itâs based on was dropped from later tellings of Kal-Elâs escape from Krypton. The rocket (or âbirthing chamberâ) reverted to its original one-baby capacity.
It was explained in the comics that adult Kryptonians had some biological quirk that prevented them from leaving the planet. For some reason, infant Kal El was immune or resistant to the quirk and any ill effects would be counteracted by Earthâs environment.Didnât stop other Kryptonians from leaving, though. Jor El didnât think of everything.
In the comic books, there have been various explanations:
1930s â â40s: For the first ten years in the comic books, Superman didnât know that he was an alien, so the question never came up.
1950s â â60s: Jor-El built a small model ship to demonstrate his evacuation plan to the Council. But Kryptonâs destruction came sooner than he had predicted, and there was no time to build a larger ship.
1960s â â80s: Space travel was outlawed on Krypton after a rocket experiment caused an inhabited moon to blow up. Jor-El could only build a small rocket without attracting the attention of the authorities.
1980s â â90s: Due to extreme xenophobia, newborns on Krypton were given a genetic treatment that would cause them to die if they ever left the planet. Jor-El sent his sonâs âbirth matrixâ to Earth before it had been treated, so Kal-El was technically âbornâ on Earth, not Krypton.
I stopped following Superman comics shortly around then, so I donât know what the âofficialâ story is these days.
edclectic over 11 years ago
I wonder if heâs allergic to pooptynite.
CaptBullock over 11 years ago
In one version of the story in an early comic, the rocket was (barely) big enough for both Lara and baby Kal-El, but she decided her place was by her husbandâs side. Michael L. Fleisher, in âThe Great Superman Bookâ, theorized that Clark retained some memory that Mom would rather die with Dad than live with him, and that explains some aspects of his personality. Itâs an interesting notion, but the incident itâs based on was dropped from later tellings of Kal-Elâs escape from Krypton. The rocket (or âbirthing chamberâ) reverted to its original one-baby capacity.
Packratjohn Premium Member over 11 years ago
I get the impression that âThe Dinette Setâ also came from Krypton.
GoodQuestion Premium Member over 11 years ago
The family resemblence is jest canny . . . Cliff looks like his dad but obviously got his super power from his mom . . . â»
Stephen Gilberg over 11 years ago
And why didnât I realize before how stupid that backstory was?
Coyoty Premium Member over 11 years ago
It was explained in the comics that adult Kryptonians had some biological quirk that prevented them from leaving the planet. For some reason, infant Kal El was immune or resistant to the quirk and any ill effects would be counteracted by Earthâs environment.Didnât stop other Kryptonians from leaving, though. Jor El didnât think of everything.
Cartoonacy over 11 years ago
In the comic books, there have been various explanations:
1930s â â40s: For the first ten years in the comic books, Superman didnât know that he was an alien, so the question never came up.
1950s â â60s: Jor-El built a small model ship to demonstrate his evacuation plan to the Council. But Kryptonâs destruction came sooner than he had predicted, and there was no time to build a larger ship.
1960s â â80s: Space travel was outlawed on Krypton after a rocket experiment caused an inhabited moon to blow up. Jor-El could only build a small rocket without attracting the attention of the authorities.
1980s â â90s: Due to extreme xenophobia, newborns on Krypton were given a genetic treatment that would cause them to die if they ever left the planet. Jor-El sent his sonâs âbirth matrixâ to Earth before it had been treated, so Kal-El was technically âbornâ on Earth, not Krypton.
I stopped following Superman comics shortly around then, so I donât know what the âofficialâ story is these days.
tegm over 11 years ago
bahhahaha! I love how his family looks!