Superman Annual #14
In "The History Lesson," Mon-El uncovers a long-buried truth about his origins when red crystals reveal the hidden past of Daxam—linking it to Krypton and a lineage that stretches back to Earth itself. Written by James Robinson and illustrated by Javier Pina, with colors by Hi-Fi and letters by Travis Lanham, this poignant story traces the journey of Daxam’s founding, its star-faring roots, and the secret legacy of a woman from ancient Aztec times whose bloodline lives on in Mon-El. The cover by Renato Guedes captures the mystery of this revelation with quiet, evocative detail.
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Someone has given Mon-El red crystals that can show him the past on his planet, Daxam. Using them, he finds out his planet's history starts on Krypton. The people there spread beyond their planet, expanding in conquest and colonization. One such traveler was Dax-Am, who colonized the planet Daxam. In combination with the natives, the new society grew, and eventually reached for the stars themselves, but not in conquest, rather in trust. One traveler came to Earth, and fell in love with an Aztec man, but returned to Daxam carrying their child. Years passed, and many on Daxam started to fear the stars, but not descendants of the female traveler. Wars were fought, and most people ended up fearing other worlds. But at the time of Lar Gand, some did not fear, but had to meet in secret. Two such people were Lar and his friend Van, who even found a rocket ship; the female travelers craft (still working). But they were betrayed, and Van was captured and Lar forced to flee in the rocket. The ship still had programmed into it a course to Earth, which Lar follows, crashing at the Kent farm where he is found by Clark Kent. Mon-El now realizes that the female traveler was his ancestor; he has Earth blood in him.
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