Kar-Lu (Earth-One)

Alias: Kar-Lu
Universe: Earth-One

First Appearance: Superman (Volume 1) #352

History:

Kar-Lu was a twelve-year-old boy from Krypton who was distinguished by the fact that he did not wish to receive the customary citizen training as required by all Kryptonians. At fifteen, he became a surveyor and hired a partner named Jan-De. The two embarked on an expedition to the Eiu Sea. During the journey, they came upon a group of criminals set on taking control of the capital city of Kandor. Without citizenship training, Kar-Lu was ill equipped to deal with the threat. Fortunately for him, Jan-De had long since acquired his headband of citizenship and used his skills to save Kar-Lu and himself from their adversaries. After this adventure, Kar-Lu returned to Kandor and applied for citizenship. Years later on Earth, Superman told the tale of Kar-Lu to Jimmy Olsen's cousin Mike in the hopes of convincing him of returning to school.

Notes:

• This version of Kar-Lu (Earth-One), including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the Multiverse in the 1985-86 Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series and is now considered apocryphal. * The era in which Karl-Lu lived is unknown, but he existed in a time period when Kandor was still the capital city of Krypton. Whether Kar-Lu remained in Kandor when it was stolen by Brainiac, or whether he died in the destruction of Krypton is unknown.
  
  

Appearances:

• Appearances of Kar-Lu (Earth-One)
  
  

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