What is Lara (character)?
'''Lara-El''' (née '''Lara Lor-Van''') is a fictional character who appears in ''[[Superman]]'' comics published by [[DC Comics]]. == Publication history == Created by writer [[Jerry Siegel]] and artist [[Joe Shuster]], Lara first appeared in the ''Superman'' newspaper comic strip in 1939. == Fictional character biography == Lara is the biological mother of [[Superman]], and the wife of scientist [[Jor-El]]. She and her husband placed their son in a spaceship in order to be sent to Earth moments before their planet [[Krypton (comics)|Krypton]] was destroyed in a natural cataclysm. == In other media == [[Susannah York]] portrays Lara in the 1978 movie ''[[Superman (1978 movie)|Superman: The Movie]]'', the 1980 movie ''[[Superman II]]'', and the 1987 movie ''[[Superman IV: The Quest for Peace]]''. Lara was played by [[Ayelet Zurer]] in the 2013 Superman movie ''[[Man of Steel (movie)|Man of Steel]]''. [[Mariana Klaveno]] portrayed the character in the second season of the television series ''[[Superman & Lois]]''. {{multistub|lit|movie}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lara Lor-Van}} [[Category:Kryptonians]] [[Category:Superman]]