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  • Superman is in his way a creation of his mad scientist father, Jor-el, who knew what he was doing when he pointed the rocket carrying the baby Kal-el at a planetary system with a yellow sun.

    Lance Mannion: 2009

  • Superman is in his way a creation of his mad scientist father, Jor-el, who knew what he was doing when he pointed the rocket carrying the baby Kal-el at a planetary system with a yellow sun.

    Monster vs. Devil or Who among us doesnt want to see John Lithgow get naked? 2009

  • The rays of our yellow sun apparently also make such blankets invulnerable, and to cut the thread, Clark, aka Kal-el, aka Superman, had to use his heat vision.

    Archive 2010-05-01 Steve Perry 2010

  • The rays of our yellow sun apparently also make such blankets invulnerable, and to cut the thread, Clark, aka Kal-el, aka Superman, had to use his heat vision.

    Slower Than a Speeding Bullet Steve Perry 2010

  • As Kal-el is about to fight an alien, he ponders "I just wish somebody could tell me why every 'close encounter' has to end in a fight."

    Comics Review: DC's Wednesday Comics Scott Parker 2009

  • Do you hear the screaming of the Scarlet Jungle, Kal-el?

    Omega Flight #2 (of 5) | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

  • The hook is that instead of crashing his spaceship in Kansas and being raised by salt-of-the-earth-God-fearing farmers, Kal-el crashes near Toronto, Canada and is raised by a Jewish couple.

    Gutenberg - Recent changes [en] Kpulliam 2009

  • The main character starts as an orphan of murdered parents (Jommy Cross can tell you this is a sure-fire crowd-pleaser, as can Hamlet and Kal-el) whose fame is a burden rather than a blessing, hated by everyone and yet the destined savior of the world, the misunderstood boy with the secret magic -- no child alive has not felt this way, or wished for it.

    Harry Potter And The Hype Machine 2007

  • As Kal-el is about to fight an alien, he ponders "I just wish somebody could tell me why every 'close encounter' has to end in a fight."

    Archive 2009-07-01 Scott Parker 2009

  • On the other hand, they want to avoid being too original; unless you're a movie star or a world-famous athlete, you're unlikely to name your child Apple, Kal-el, Pilot Inspektor, Phinnaeus or Brooklyn.

    Nicked Names 2008

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