| VAL-EL | BIOGRAPHY |
| Created by Leo Dorfman and George Papp, with E. Nelson Bridwell |
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PERSONAL DATA
Occupation: Explorer
Homeworld: Krypton
Space Sector: 2813
Race: Kryptonian
Known Relatives: Tro-El (brother); Kal-El (descendant)
Base of Operation: Continent of Lurvan, Krypton
Gender: Male
Hair: Blond
First Appearance: (statue): Adventure Comics #313/2 (October 1963): "Father's Day on Planet Krypton"
(in person): Krypton Chronicles #2 (October 1981): "Bring Back Yesterday!"
Creators: Leo Dorfman and George Papp, with E. Nelson Bridwell
HISTORY
Statues of Val-El and other noted members of the House of El are kept in the El Family Vault on Rokyn. Val-El's story is retold via mind-tapes built into the statues. Another, incomplete, set of statues had been found by Superboy, but had been turned to kryptonite. [2] [3] [4]
CHRONOLOGY
For a definitive list of appearances of Val-El in chronological order click here