Name:

Jor-El

Nickname:

Joe

Species:

Kryptonian

Home:

City of Kryptonopolis, on Krpton

Parents:

- Seg-El (Father)
- Nyssa-Vex (Mother)

Siblings:

Zor-El (Brother)

Relatives:

Kara Zor-El (Niece)

Romances:

- Louise McCallum
- Lara Lor-Van (Wife)

Children:

Kal-El (Son)

Year of Birth:

1935

Highlights:

- Sent to Smallville by his father, as a Kryptonian rite of passage
- Fell in love with a human, she died when a bullet ricocheted off him & hit her;
- Accused of the murder, taken in by Hiram & Jessica Kent, went back to Krypton
- Worked as a scientist, created cloning technology & the Phantom Zone
- Copied his brainwaves & created an artificial intelligence
- Discovered that Krypton's core was unstable & would eventually explode;
- Tried to warn the Science Council but they refused to believe it
- Sent his only son, Kal-El, to Earth moments before Krypton exploded
- His AI, which was installed in his son's ship, guided & taught Kal-El

Death:

Died with the rest of his people when Krypton was distroyed

Abilities (on Earth):

- Super Physiology
- Enhanced Vision
- Flight
- Invulnerability