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The House of El was one of the ruling families of Krypton featured in the DC Comics. They are also Kal-El/Clark Kent's and Supergirl/Kara Zor-El's biological paternal family.

History[]

New Earth[]

Prime Earth[]

Members[]

Pre-Crisis[]

  • Allura In-Ze
  • Bur-El
  • Byma Ruth-Ar
  • Don-El
  • Dondra Klu-Ta
  • Erok
  • Fedra Shu-El
  • Feln
  • Fil-El
  • Gam-El
  • Hatu-El
  • Hyr-El
  • Im-El
  • Jor-El the First
  • Jor-El the Second
  • Kal-El (I)
  • Kal-El (Superman)
  • Kalya Var-El
  • Kara Zor-El (Supergirl)
  • Kru-El
  • Lara Lor-Van
  • Lili Van-Zee
  • Lyle Zee
  • Milia
  • Nim-El
  • Nimda An-Dor
  • Nox-El
  • Pir-El
  • Plen-El
  • Pym-El
  • Rugad
  • Shu-El
  • Sorn-El
  • Sul-El
  • Tala-El
  • Thar-El
  • Tomnu
  • Tro-El
  • Val-El
  • Vad-El
  • Var-El
  • Wab-El
  • Wedna Kil-Gor
  • Wir-El
  • Yu-El
  • Zim-El
  • Zor-El

post-Crisis[]

  • Eyra
  • Jan-L

New Earth[]

  • Kem-L (Supergirl and Superman's ancestor)
  • Don-El (Superman and Supergirl's great-grandfather; Earth-One)
  • Ter-El (Seyg-El's father and Kara and Clark's great-grandfather)
  • Seyg-El
  • Jor-El (Don's grandson, Ter's son, Seyg
  • Zor-El
  • Lara Lor-Van
  • Alura In-Ze (Kara's mother, Zor-El's wife)
  • Kal-El
  • Kara Zor-El
  • Lois Lane (Kal-El's wife, Jonathan's mother, Kara's cousin-in-law, Zor-El and Alura's niece-in-law, and Jor-El and Lara's daughter-in-law)
  • Jon Kent
  • Lor-Zod/Chris Kent / Nightwing
  • Ran-L (Superman and Supergirl's ancestor)
  • Van-L (Superman and Supergirl's ancestor)

Honorary members of the House of El[]

  • Jor-El (Zor-El and Nim-El's brother, Lara's husband, Alura's brother-in-law, and Clark's biological father, Kara's uncle, Lois's father-in-law, Jonathan's biological paternal grandfather, Mon-El's ancestor and Otho and Osul's adoptive grandfather)
  • Zor-El (Jor-El and Nim-El's brother, Alura's husband, Kara's biological father, Clark's biological paternal uncle, Jonathan's great uncle, Lois's uncle-in-law, and Otho-Ra and Osul-Ra's adoptive great-uncle)
  • Nim-El (Zor-El and Jor-El's brother, Kara and Clark's paternal uncle, Alura and Lara's brother-in-law and Jonathan's great-uncle)
  • Kru-El (Jor-El's and Zor-El's cousin and Supergirl and Superman's first cousin once removed)
  • Lara Lor-Van (Jor-El's wife, Clark's biological mother, Alura, Zor-El and Nim-El's sister-in-law, Lois's mother-in-law, Jonathan's grandmother, and Otho-Ra and Osul-Ra's adoptive great-uncle)
  • Alura In-Ze (Kara's mother, Lara, Jor-El, and Nim-El's sister-in-law, Clark's aunt by marriage, Jonathan's great-aunt, and Otho-Ra and Osul-Ra's adoptive great-aunt)
  • Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman
  • Kara Zor-El/Linda Lee/Linda Lang/Supergirl (Zor-El and Alura's daughter, Jor-El, Nim-El and Lara's niece, Clark's cousin, Connor's adoptive and genetic cousin, Jonathan's first cousin once removed/aunt figure, Otho and Osul's adoptive first cousin once removed, and Mon-El's distant cousin)
  • Mon-El (Clark, and Jonathan's descendant and Kara's distant cousin, honorary member pre-crisis)
  • Superboy (Kon-El) (Clark's clone turned adoptive brother, Supergirl's adoptive cousin, Lara and Jor-El's genetic son, and Jon, Otho, and Osul's adoptive uncle)
  • Osul-Ra (Otho's twin brother, Clark and Lois' adoptive son, Jonathan's adoptive brother, Jor-El and Lara's adoptive grandson, and Connor's adoptive nephew)
  • Otho-Ra (Osul's twin sister, Clark and Lois' adoptive daughter, Jor-El and Lara's adoptive granddaughter, Jonathan's adoptive sister, Cara's adoptive first cousin once removed and Connor's adoptive niece)
  • Laraz-El (Mon-El's son, Lane and Connor's brother, and Clark, Lois and Jonathan's descendant)
  • Lane-El (Mon-El's daughter, Laraz and Conner's sister, and Clark, Lois and Jonathan's descendant)
  • Conner-El (Mon-El's son and Laraz and Lane's brother, and Clark, Louis and Jonathan's descendant)
  • Superman X (Legion of Super-Heroes animated continuity)

Alternate Versions[]

Arrowverse[]

Main article: House of El (Arrowverse)

Smallville[]

Main article: House of El (Smallville)

Trivia[]

  • Their family name means "Of the stars" in Kryptonian.
  • Lois Lane appears to be the only human married into the House of El.
    • In addition, She and her adoptive children, Otho-Ra and Osul-Ra both are the only non-Kryptonians to join the house of El.

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