# Superman was Kal-El, his Dad was Jor-El, what was his Mom's name? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 18, 2001, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-was-kal-el-his-dad-was-jor-el-what-was-his-moms-name/88253 "2001-10-18T17:33:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2001, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-was-kal-el-his-dad-was-jor-el-what-was-his-moms-name/88253/41 "2001-10-19T20:36:22Z")
Or you could just go to the IMDB and look her up in the movie. “Lara” is the answer they have too. [http://us.imdb.com/Name?York,+Susannah](http://us.imdb.com/Name?York,+Susannah) ---
**Author:** ![Schadenfreude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@Schadenfreude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schadenfreude)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-was-kal-el-his-dad-was-jor-el-what-was-his-moms-name/88253/42 "2001-10-20T04:48:59Z")
From one of the weirdest Superman stories of all time: How does Superman write in his journal? ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-was-kal-el-his-dad-was-jor-el-what-was-his-moms-name/88253/43 "2001-10-20T05:23:08Z")
I have no idea how Superman writes in his journal. Probably engraves super-hard metal pages with his heat vision or something equally as stupid. No pens for our Superman, no sir, not when he can use his damned heat vision! And does anyone doubt that Fiver and Fenris are locked into this little death duel because neither of them can confess their secret love for the other? Just do each other already! ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-was-kal-el-his-dad-was-jor-el-what-was-his-moms-name/88253/44 "2001-10-20T05:46:48Z")
Amazing. I used to think that **Maeglin** and I were total and complete geeks for going rounds in obscure languages. Gentlemen, I bow to your superiority. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-was-kal-el-his-dad-was-jor-el-what-was-his-moms-name/88253/45 "2001-10-20T05:48:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Otto \* > \*\* > And does anyone doubt that Fiver and Fenris are locked into this little death duel because neither of them can confess their secret love for the other? Just do each other already! \*\* It’s fascinating, in a disturbing sort of way. Sort of like watching a train derail, then crash into a bunch of baby seals. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-was-kal-el-his-dad-was-jor-el-what-was-his-moms-name/88253/46 "2001-10-20T12:36:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fenris \* > Comic book trivia groupie chicks? Sorry, not a bit Superman fan. Let me know when you start a Batman trivia thread. In the meantime: Who is Kon-El? ---
**Author:** ![Infectious\_Lass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e56c9b/32.png) [@Infectious\_Lass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infectious_Lass)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-was-kal-el-his-dad-was-jor-el-what-was-his-moms-name/88253/47 "2001-10-20T13:30:31Z")
Kon-El is the post-crisis, post-Zero Hour Superboy who is (I think) a clone of Kal-El, and who appeared after Supes ‘died’. He has a really really ugly costume that middle aged comics people no doubt believe that ‘all the kids dig’ and they may kill him off in the latest big crossover or maybe they did already, I don’t know because I am not really paying attention anymore because comic books are just too darn expensive (pause for breath) Another LL is Lucy Lane, Lois’s sister, and Supergirl’s secret identity Earth name was Linda Lee (until she got adopted and became Linda Lee Danvers) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-was-kal-el-his-dad-was-jor-el-what-was-his-moms-name/88253/48 "2001-10-20T21:11:31Z")
BTW, the answer to the original question can be found [here.](http://www.tvparty.com/video7/superman1.ram) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-was-kal-el-his-dad-was-jor-el-what-was-his-moms-name/88253.md?page=2)