Flamebird (Ak-Var)

Flamebird (Ak-Var) Earth One Characteristics Real name Ak-Var Alias Flamebird Alignment Good, formerly bad Family Thara Gem-Zee (spouse); Gem-Zee (father-in-law); Rad-Zee (brother-in-law) Affiliation Krypton (former homeworld); Nightwing and Flamebird; Kandor (adopted home city) First appearance (as Flamebird) Superman Family vol 1 #183 (Jun 1977) Universe Pre-Crisis/Earth-One Alternate versions see Ak-Var and Flamebird (disambiguation) History Ak-Var was one of the few Phantom Zone criminals to be released and not return to a life of crime. Freed by Superman, he went to live in the Bottle City of Kandor. There he took on the role of superhero 'Flamebird' when Van-Zee (Pre-Crisis) adopted the role of 'Nightwing'; the heroes created by Superman and Jimmy Olsen (Pre-Crisis) under the guidance of Nor-Kann. Pre-Crisis/Earth-One Alias (link to separate page) Ak-Var