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History
Van-Zee was a native of the bottled city of Kandor. He once used the enlarging ray of scientist Zak-Kul to grow in size and leave the city. Van-Zee met Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane and became enamored with her. However, he knew that Lois was the object of affection of his Kryptonian cousin, Superman, so he set about finding an Earth woman who closely resembled her. He encountered the rich heiress Sylvia DeWitt and the two fell in love. They were soon married and spent a brief period of time on the planet, Venus, where they sired two children, Lili and Lyle. Van-Zee even acquirred a special serum which imbued Sylvia with powers similar to that of a Kryptonian. Eventually, the family returned to Kandor.
Van-Zee occasionally operated as Superman's double when the Man of Steel was unavailable. Some time later, Van-Zee created a costume and became Kandor's protector, calling himself Nightwing.
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Notes
- This version of Nightwing, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022-2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.
- Van-Zee is, appearance-wise, almost identical to his cousin Kal-El. He has occasionally acted as Kal-El's double when Kal-El needed to preserve his identities as Clark Kent and Superman.
Related
- 40 Appearances of Van-Zee (Earth-One)
- 3 Images featuring Van-Zee (Earth-One)
- 3 Quotations by or about Van-Zee (Earth-One)
- Character Gallery: Van-Zee (Earth-One)
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