Lyla Lerrol (alternatively Lyla Ler-Rol) is a fictional character appearing in

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. 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" (others include

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Fictional character biography

Pre-Crisis

In pre-''

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'' continuity, Lyla Lerrol is a

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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

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, after which he returns to his own time. In ''Superman'' #189 (August 1966), Superman meets a robotic duplicate of Lyla on Krypton II, a decoy planet created by

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as a defense against alien invaders. In 1979, the

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encounters Lyla on the night before Krypton's destruction, and she learns of Superman's fate. A dream world incarnation of Lyla named Ler-Rol appears in "

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Post-Crisis

The post-''Crisis'' incarnation of Lyla, introduced in the ''Superman: Godfall'' story arc (2004), is an alien empath who believes Superman to be a god. When Superman and Kandorian rebels confront Lyla, she sacrifices herself to stop

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from killing Superman.''Superman'' (vol. 2) #203 (May 2004)

References

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