Superman (Earth-One) details on the Earth-One Superman's origin and childhood/teenage years, see Superboy (Kal-El)." The Earth-One Superman's origin story was retold in various stories; the most prominent retellings were in "Superman" (volume 1) #146 (July 1961), "Limited Collectors' Edition" #C-31 (November–December 1974), and "Action Comics" #500 (October 1979). As recounted in these retellings, Superman was born Kal-El on the planet Krypton. Upon learning of Krypton's imminent destruction, his father Jor-El and mother Lara sent Kal-El in an experimental rocket to Earth moments before the planet exploded. Landing outside of the town of Smallville, Kal-El was found and adopted by an elderly farm
Mongo (fictional planet) the Arlene Williamson version. Starting April 22, 1935, the radio serial "The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon", began airing. The series featured stories set on Mongo, closely following the plot of the comic strip. The 1936 serial depicts Mongo as a rogue planet drifting towards Earth. The serial's Mongo is a wild, rocky planet filled with monsters. The second Flash Gordon serial was set on Mars, but the third returned to Mongo. In "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe" Flash and his friends travel to Mongo's land of Frigia to find a cure for the Purple Death, which is ravishing