Lar Gand

Lar Gand
Lar Gand
	Lar Gand as depicted in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 6) #4 (October 2010). Art by Jim Lee.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Superboy #89; (June 1961)
Created by	Robert Bernstein; George Papp; (based upon Superboy by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster)
In-story information
Full name	Lar Gand (Mon-El)
Species	Daxamite
Place of origin	Daxam (21st century)
Team affiliations	Science Police (21st century); Justice League; Green Lantern Corps ; Legion of Super-Heroes ; Titans ; Superman Family
Notable aliases	Bob Cobb, Marvel Lad (aka "Legionnaire Lemon"), Valor, M'Onel, Champion, Jonathan Kent, Mike Matthews, Phantom King
Abilities	See list Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, durability, and reflexes; Solar energy radiation absorption; Molecular acceleration; Longevity; Invulnerability; Flight; Superhuman vision Electromagnetic spectrum vision; Telescopic vision; Microscopic vision; X-ray vision; Infrared vision; Ultraviolet vision; Heat vision; Thermal vision; ; Superhuman breath Freezing breath; Wind breath; ; Super-Hearing; Genius-level intellect; Photographic memory; Indomitable will; Basic hand-to-hand combatant; ;

Lar Gand, known mainly as Mon-El (and alternatively as Valor and M'Onel), is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the Legion of Super-Heroes, Superboy, and Superman. Lar Gand is a Daxamite, an alien with similar abilities to that of a Kryptonian, but originating from another planet. The character has been reinterpreted over the years, but in all versions serves as a hero with abilities similar to those of Superman, sometimes serving as a substitute for him.

Its usually portrayed that Mon-El meets Superman in his adolescence, when he was still Superboy in Smallville, the two become friends and Lar Gand becomes a kind of older brother figure for Clark. Clark names Lar Gand with the Kryptonian name "Mon-El", giving him a name similar to that of a Kryptonian as a sign of the friendship and brotherhood that unites them both. Mon-El later succumbs to lead poisoning and is placed in the Phantom Zone to prevent the spread of the poison, from where he is released by the Legion of Super-Heroes in the future when a cure is found for his poisoning.

Mon-El appears in the second season of Supergirl, portrayed by Chris Wood. Additionally, Superman X, a character loosely based on Mon-El, appears in the animated series Legion of Super Heroes, voiced by Yuri Lowenthal.