Sorn-El (Earth-One)

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Sorn-El

Sorn-El was a native of the planet Krypton and a respected member of the House of El. During Krypton's pre-industrial era, Sorn-el labored as an agriculturalist whose keen intellect developed a new strain of grain which aided in eradicating planet-wide food shortages.

Status

First Appearance: Krypton Chronicles #1
Final Appearance: Krypton Chronicles #1

Known Relatives: Im-El (son, deceased); Fil-El (father, deceased); Pir-El (grandson, deceased); Tala-El (great grandson, deceased); Yu-El (nephew, deceased); Kara Zor-El (descendent, deceased); Kal-El (descendent). See House of El for more extended family members

Known powers: Sorn-El possessed no superhuman powers while living under a red sun. Had he existed on a world revolving around a yellow sun, he would have developed physical attributes equitable to that of Superman.

Notes

• The character of Sorn-El was created by writer E. Nelson Bridwell and artist Curt Swan.

• Sorn-El's existence is exclusive to Krypton of the Pre-Crisis continuity.

• Sorn-El is a direct paternal ancestor of the super-hero known as Superman.

• Sorn-El's final fate has never been revealed, but it is reasonable to assume that he passed away of natural causes long before the ultimate destruction of Krypton.