List of Minor DC Comics Characters - L - Lara

Lara

Lara is a Kryptonian and mother of Superman in the DC universe.

The character, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, first appeared in the Superman newspaper strip in 1939 and later incorporated into the comic book stories.

Within the context of the stories, Lara is the wife of Jor-El and mother of Superman. Her background and personality has varied over time as aspects of Superman's origin have been revised. Prior to the publication of Crisis on Infinite Earths she was presented as an astronaut and a warm and caring person. Afterwards she was revised as a cold and distant historian in The Man of Steel (1986) by John Byrne. In 2004, Superman: Birthright restored much of the pre-Crisis background and wrote her as Jor-El's equal and had her help in the design and construction of the craft used to send Superman to Earth. And when Superman: Secret Origin revised Krypton's society into a caste based system, she was made into a member of the bottom caste "Labor Guild" who had been elevated to the "Science Guild" by her marriage to Jor-El.

In the Reboot of DC comics after flashpoint miniseries event and the start of the "new" 52 comics, Lara is introduced as a scientist that was trained in the arts and sciences at the krypton military academy where she was also trained unarmed and armed combat.