[4] He marries fellow Legionnaire Shadow Lass, with whom he has a long romantic relationship. He is confused as to who put him in the Phantom Zone, but remembers the "S" symbol and attacks Supergirl. He was also the husband of the late Rhea and the father of Mon-El. Discovering that Halk Kar has a note from Jor-El (Superman's father) mentioning his son, Superman assumes that Halk Kar must not only be from his own planet Krypton, but he must be a son of Jor-El and thus also his own older brother. Brainiac 5 makes an anti-toxin for the lead poisoning using kryptonite, but this wears off, requiring him to be returned to the Phantom Zone.

M'Onel attempts to hold the Legionnaires in a human chain, but is sucked into a vortex. When Superboy saw that Valor was sick after he started to become weakened and more disoriented as a result of Vril Dox's anti-lead serum wearing off, Superboy placed him in the "Stasis Zone" (the Phantom Zone by another name), where he was trapped for a thousand years before being released by the Legion and a time-traveling Superboy, and injected with Brainiac 5's improved version of his ancestor's serum. After #12 however, things became complex. [1] However, Lar Gand had a soft side when it comes to both his wife and his son, he will do what is necessary for the good of his family, even fight for them as soon as he sees they are in trouble, he had even shown that he does care for his people, in his own misguided way, as he believed that his actions were for the best of the Daxamites in his rule, before his death at the hands of his own wife Like all Daxamites, Lar Gand disliked Kryptonians; due to their arrogant and self-righteous traits. The Halk Kar plot was reused in Superboy #89 (June 1961), in a story set during Superman's career as Superboy, one that simply disregarded the history outlined in the original (a practice common at the time).

Lar discovered the fate of Krypton and tracked down the rocket sent right before the planet exploded. Like his cousins, Lar Gand/Mon-El (DC Comics) gains his powers by being in the presence of a yellow sun.

His wife accused Kara of being the cause of his attitude but Mon-El claimed that she made him want to be better. Contents[show] History Origin Lar Gand was born on Daxam in the 20th century. He took the name M'Onel, which, Legion founder R. J. Brande claimed, was Martian for "He Who Wanders". A precursor to the Lar Gand character appeared in the story "Superman's Big Brother", in Superman #80 (February 1953). M'Onel would become a key player in the following The Legion comic book series.

Lar Gand, known mainly as Mon-El, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the Legion of Super-Heroes, Superboy, and Superman. The most important feature for the SHDB Class is Intelligence. Our royal house stood for a thousand years because our people need our order and our leadership." Years ago, while on a pioneer voyage into space, he landed on Krypton with his damaged rocketship. Suffering from amnesia, Lar didnt know his own name and Superman believed that Lar was a Kryptonian.
[6] This wipes Superboy's pocket universe out of existence, and alters the timeline. In the new "Glorithverse" reality, Lar Gand replaced the non-existent Superboy as the Legion's inspiration. [10] After helping to save New Krypton and seeding the UP worlds in accordance with time-loop instructions from the Legion, (Last Stand of New Krypton), Mon-El, now near death having become immune to the lead poisoning antidote, is returned to the recreated Phantom Zone by Superman and Chameleon, where he remains until rescued by the Legion in 1000 years.

During his long career, he is written as one of the Legion's three most-powerful members along with Superboy and Ultra Boy, and serves two terms as leader. He was a seeker who studied forbidden lore.

[11] Whether his long isolation has caused memory loss or he is carefully avoiding a time paradox by never mentioning his 21st century adventures is unknown. [12] He was found by the loan shark of Superboy's agent and was tricked into fighting Superboy as the whole battle was being recorded for the purpose of betting on the winner.

Upon leaving the Zone, Mon-El once again suffers the effects of lead poisoning, but as in the past, is inoculated with an antidote created by Brainiac 5. This plan backfires, as Halk Kar begins to assume a superior attitude to Superman and even begins to make romantic advances on Superman's girlfriend, Finally, Halk Kar recovers his memory, and explains that he is from the planet Thoron, which is in the same star system as Krypton.
He assists the Science Police in capturing Parasite. There he met Jor-El, who explained that Krypton's destruction was imminent and repaired Halk Kar's rocketship, sending him away with the note which had a map from Krypton to Earth on it. This provided for a means to use the character in contemporary stories set in the 30th century with the Legion of Super-Heroes. Travelling back to when Lar Gand was a young man in another attempt to win his affection, she accidentally caused his death.

Brainiac 5 later creates a permanent antidote, and he becomes a full member. Before leaving, he told Shadow Lass that even though he is a GL, the Legion, Earth and his friends will always be his family. Shikari is the only one who escapes when she is pulled free by the temporal currents.

Believing that Mon-El has been deceiving him, Superboy tries to trick him with a fake kryptonite meteor made of lead, which turns out to be Mon-El's one weakness. Second is Power.

Starfire (DC Comics) Due to having her DNA mutated into a plant-like capabilities, Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy's (DC Comics) will live longer and aged slower than regular humans, as long as she maintain absorbing enough solar energy.

He also claimed that Lar Gand and Rhea didn't really care about their people and he was tired of being served and primped up.

He recalls that upon arriving at Earth, a sunspot storm ruptured his fuel cells, causing him to crash (and explaining how his ship missed Central America by thousands of miles, crash-landing in Smallville instead) and lose his memory. Lar Gand/Mon-El Laurel Gand/Andromeda Bizarros (DC Comics) Grayvin (DC Comics) Martians (DC Comics) J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter Jo Nah/Ultra Boy (DC Comics) Garth Ranzz/Lightning Lad (DC Comics) Thaddeus Sivana (DC Comics) Mighty Ray (Hero 108) Scott Summers/Cyclops (Marvel Comics) Calvin Rankin/The Mimic (Marvel Comics)