Lar Gand

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Lar Gand is a male comic superhero that features in DC Comics.

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Biography

Pre-Crisis

Lar Gand

He was a native of the planet Daxam where years ago he made a flight to Krypton. During the journey, his vessel suffered engine failure causing him to crash on Krypton which was where he met and befriended Jor-El. Both Jor-El and Lara came to care for their guest as he was with them whilst his vessel was being repaired. By this point, Krypton was facing impending destruction with Jor-El and Lara sending the Daxamite away on his repaired ship. Thus, he was launched from the planet and sent on a course to the next inhabited world which was Earth. (Superboy v1 #89)

Mon-El remained there until the 30th century when Saturn Girl of the Legion of Super-Heroes convinced Superboy to release the Daxamite from the Phantom Zone. At first, he began to suffer from the lead poisoning until the Legionnaires gave him an antidote that cured him. He then proved instrumental in defeating a villain named Urthlo who possessed abilities that used the weaknesses of his opponents. However, Mon-El was now immune to lead poisoning allowed him to defeat his foe and reveal that he was a robot created by Lex Luthor. Saturn Girl though revealed that the cure was only temporary which meant that Mon-El had to return to the Phantom Zone until a more permanent antidote was created for him but this event now gave him hope. (Adventure Comics v1 #300) Later on, Brainiac 5 came to perfect a cure and released Mon-El from the Phantom Zone. However, they decided to keep it a secret as they wanted to make sure there were no side effects. In that time, he came to craft an alternate identity as Marvel Lad who participated in the trials for membership into the Legion of Super-Heroes. He ultimately proved himself and with 24 hours having passed it meant that the cure's effects were permanent leading to him revealing his true identity. This saw Mon-El joining the ranks of the Legion with the one sombre affair being the recent passng of [[Garth Ranzz|Lightning Lad]. (Adventure Comics v1 #305)

Post-Crisis

Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.

After being freed from the Phantom Zone, Mon-El took sometime to consider his next course of action as he had not considered where to go or what to do if he ever left that other dimension. It was then that Superman asked him to stay in Metropolis as its new protector whilst he himself was going to New Krypton. Mon-El accepted and with the aid of James Harper, he was provided a new identity as Jonathan Kent with a cover story of being a British Interpol agent who was recruited by the Science Police. During this time, he was assigned as a partner to Billy Harper who was the great-grand niece of James Harper that was the original Guardian. (Superman v1 #686)

He was approached by Donna Troy about joining the newest incarnation of the Justice League. (Justice League of America v2 #41)

Post-Flashpoint

Overview

Personality and attributes

Superboy came to initially believe that the Daxamite was his brother from clues on his person after Gand suffered from amnesia. During this time, he was given the name of Mon-El based on the fact that he was found on a Monday and that El was the name of his Kryptonian family. The Kents later provided him a civilian guise to live as their adoptive child where he was given the name of Bob Cobb. (Superboy v1 #89) At one point, he hid his real identity upon joining the Legion of Super-Heroes and crafted a disguise where he went by the name Marvel Lad. (Adventure Comics v1 #305) When operating as Metropolis's superhero, he made a civilian identity of Jonathan Kent where it was claimed that he was a former British Interpol agent who began to work for the Science Police. (Superman v1 #686)

During their time together, he came to consider Superboy as his brother. (Superboy v1 #89)

Powers and abilities

As a Daxamite, he was not vulnerable to Kryptonite which had adverse effect on Kryptonians. Lead by comparison caused terrible molecular changes to his body and destroyed the use of his super-powers. (Superboy v1 #89) By the 30th century, a cure to lead poisoning existed in the form of Serum XY-4 that helped a Daxamite counter its effects though this was only temporary. (Adventure Comics v1 #300) Brainiac 5 later came to make a more permanent antidote that allowed Mon-El to survive with no side effects. (Adventure Comics v1 #305)

Notes

  • Lar Gand was created by Robert Bernstein and George Papp where he made his first appearance in Superboy v1 #89 (June, 1961).
  • The character was based on Superboy who was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Alternate Versions

In other media

Television

  • In Supergirl, Mon-El featured as a regular in the live-action television second season series where he was portrayed by actor Chris Wood. He was revealed to be a Daxamite where he served as a palace guard to the great royal family of Daxam. After Krypton's destruction, Daxam's surface was ravaged by the resulting catastrophe and during the disaster Mon-El moved to save the Prince. He found a Kryptonian pod and intended to put the wounded Prince inside but the royal tricked Mon-El into the pod where he was sent into space. A sleeping Mon-El was unaware of the fate of Daxam with his craft sent towards Earth where it was discovered by Supergirl. On Earth, Winn Schott created a civilian identity for Mon-El who had the fake name of Mike Matthews along with a fake social security number.

Appearances

  • Superboy v1: (1961)
  • Adventure Comics v1:
  • Legion of Super-Heroes:
  • Superman v1:
  • Justice League of America v2:

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