Lar Gand

A Daxamite explorer who crash-landed on Earth with amnesia, Lar Gand was discovered by Superboy, who believed him to be a long-lost Kryptonian relative. When his true Daxamite heritage was revealed, his vulnerability to lead forced Superboy to banish him to the Phantom Zone to save his life.

Few Silver Age debuts have proven as enduring as Lar Gand's — introduced in 1963 by the legendary Jerry Siegel and John Forte in Adventure Comics, this DC hero has been gracing the pages of comics for over six decades and counting. With 113 catalogued appearances spanning Adventure Comics, Legion of Super-Heroes, and The Legion of Super-Heroes, Lar Gand is unmistakably woven into the fabric of DC's far-future mythology, sharing adventures alongside iconic figures like Saturn Girl, Jo Nah, and even Clark Kent himself. Eight of those appearances carry key-issue status, a testament to just how significant his moments in comics history have been. For any collector with a love of the Silver Age and DC's cosmic corner of the universe, Lar Gand is a character whose rich, decades-long story absolutely rewards the deep dive.