Lyla Lerrol


Lyla Lerrol is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in the Superman newspaper strip on August 27, 1960 before her comics debut in Superman #141, published September 15 of the same year. She is one of the many Superman characters with the initials "LL".

Fictional character biography

Pre-Crisis

In pre-Crisis continuity, Lyla Lerrol is a Kryptonian actress who Superman meets and falls in love with after accidentally traveling back in time. However, he is attacked by a Kryptonian Flame Beast and propelled away from Krypton, after which he returns to his own time.
In Superman #189, Superman meets a robotic duplicate of Lyla on Krypton II, a decoy planet created by Jor-El as a defense against alien invaders.
In 1979, the Justice League encounters Lyla on the night before Krypton's destruction, and she learns of Superman's fate.
A dream world incarnation of Lyla named Lyla Ler-Rol appears in "For the Man Who Has Everything".

Post-Crisis

The post-Crisis incarnation of Lyla, introduced in the Superman: Godfall story arc, is an alien empath who believes Superman to be a god. When Superman and Kandorian rebels confront Lyla, she sacrifices herself to stop Preus from killing Superman.