The Kryptonian Cybernet Issue 43
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Kryptonian Cybernet
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... they were called "Jor-el and Lara." Superman was given the name "Kal-el." In the comics, the name KAL-EL for Superman does not appear until SUPERMAN #113 [1957]. Also, it was the radio show that first featured Kryptonite, in 1945. In a story reprinted in SUPERBOY #165 [1970], SuperBOY first encounters Kryptonite. * Jonathan Kent first named [as "Jonathan"] in a Superman story: ACTION COMICS #158 [1951] * Martha Kent first named [as "Martha"] in a Superman story: SUPERMAN #74 [1952] [According to "The Superman Homepage," it was in ACTION COMICS #158] NOTE: In ACTION COMICS #1, it was an unnamed "passing motorist" who found Kal-El's rocket. In SUP ...