The K-Metal from Krypton
Superman Through the Ages!<  
 •   forum  •   the comic  •   THIS WEEK'S CHAPTER: "THE INTERROGATION!" •   fortress   •  

   [encyclopædia]    [all entries  A   B   C   D   F   J   K   L   M   P   PROFESSOR   R   S   SUPER   T   U   V   W 


This article has been superseded by the entry at Supermanica

Alura

The wife of the Kryptonian scientist Zor-El and the mother of Supergirl. Since Zor-El and Superman's father, Jor-El, were brothers, Alura - also rendered Allura - is Superman's aunt.

When the planet Krypton exploded into fragments, Alura and Zor-El - who had not yet married - and the other inhabitants of Argo City survived the death of their planet when their entire city was hurled into space intact by the force of the cataclysm. For years the orphaned city drifted through space as life returned to an uneasy normalcy for the Kryptonian survivors. Zor-El and Alura became husband and wife, and in time a blond baby, Kara, was born to the couple.

Not long after Kara had reached her teens, the entire population of Argo City succumbed to deadly kryptonite poisoning, but not before Zor-El had placed his daugher in a space rocket and launched her toward Earth, where she would acquire super-powers and achieve worldwide fame as Supergirl. Alura and Zor-El survived the death of Argo City by escaping into the so-called Survival Zone, an alien dimension from which Supergirl finally freed them in early 1964.

The couple now reside in the bottle city of Kandor.


Text on this page taken from The Great Superman Book © 1978 by Michael L. Fleisher.


The SECRET of the K-METAL!
"Superman through the Ages!" and all associated original content and elements are ©1995-2025 Audrey Kinlok.  Superman and all related elements are TM and © DC Comics.  No challenge to DC Comics' ownership is intended or should be inferred.  This website is a fan production.
Entrance ·  Origin ·  Saga of the K-Metal ·  The Secret of the K-Metal ·  The K-Metal from Krypton ·  The Living Legend ·  About the Comics ·  Novels ·  Encyclopaedia ·  The Screen ·  Costumes ·  Read Comics Online ·  Trophy Room ·  Creators ·  ES!M ·  Fans ·  Multimedia ·  Community ·  Gift Shop ·  Guest Book ·  Contact & Credits ·  Links ·  Social Media ·  Forum

Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
No Javascript.  No Pop-Ups.  No Cookies.  No Tracking.  No Targeting.  No AI.  Never had them.  Never will.  Your privacy is assured and your humanity sacrosanct.
The LIVING LEGENDS of SUPERMAN! Adventures of Superman Volume 1!
Return to SUPERMAN THROUGH THE AGES!
Buy Comics!