Flash (Kal-El)

Flash (Kal-El) Earth-One Characteristics Real name Kal-El Alias Flash Occupation Superhero Alignment Good Family Jor-El (Pre-Crisis) (father, deceased); Lara Lor-Van (Pre-Crisis) (mother, deceased) Affiliation Planet Ganger First appearance Action Comics vol 1 #314 (Jul 1964) Universe Pre-Crisis/Earth-One Alternate versions see see Superman and Flash disambiguations History Superman was summoned by five fellow members of the Justice League to view an artifact that Aquaman's pet octopus had found deep in the sea. It was a recording from Jor-El, showing how he consulted the Computer Forecaster on Kal-El's future on any one of six different planets: Planet Xann: where Kal-El became the Atom; Planet Valair: where Kal-El became Aquaman; Planet Ntann: where Kal-El became Green Arrow; Planet Saruun: where Kal-El became Batman; and Planet Ganger: where Flash (Kal-El) became the Flash. Jor-El discovered that Kal would not be happy on any of those worlds, and sent him to become Superman on Earth, where he would be appreciated and loved. Pre-Crisis/Earth-One Alias (link to separate page) Superman (Pre-Crisis)