Val-El (Earth-One)

Alias: Val-El
Universe: Earth-One
Gender: Male
Alignment: Good
Race: Kryptonian
Occupation: Explorer
Group Affiliation: House of El

Creators: E. Nelson Bridwell, Curt Swan
First Appearance: Unknown

History:

Val-El was a native of the planet Krypton and a respected member of the House of El. He was known as a great explorer responsible for discovering lands that would later become known as Urrika and Lurvan. A statue of Val-El holding a telescope was erected and placed within the House of El family memorial vault on the planet, Rokyn.

Appearances:

• No catalogued appearances
  
  

Notes:

• This version of Val-El (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.

Known Relatives: Tro-El (brother, deceased); Sul-El (descendent, deceased); Hatu-El (descendent, deceased); Wir-El (descendent, deceased); Shu-El (descendent, deceased); Fedra Shu-El (descendent, deceased); Thar-El (descendent, deceased);Plen-El (descendent, deceased); Nox-El (descendent, deceased); Fil-El (descendent, deceased); Sor-El (descendent, deceased); Im-El (descendent, deceased); Pir-El (descendent, deceased); Yu-El (descendent, deceased); Tala-El (descendent, deceased); Gam-El (descendent, deceased); Pym-El (descendent, deceased); Var-El (descendent, deceased); Jor-El the First; Jor-El the Second (descendent, deceased); Nim-El (descendent, deceased); Zor-El (descendent, deceased); Kara Zor-El (descendent, deceased); Kal-El (descendent).

• The character of Val-El was created by writer E. Nelson Bridwell and artist Curt Swan.

• Val-El is a direct paternal ancestor of the super-hero known as Superman.

• Val-El's final fate has never been revealed, but it is reasonable to assume that he passed away of natural causes long before the ultimate destruction of Krypton.
  
  

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