Argo City



Official Name: Argo City Nicknames: No known nicknames Former Aliases: No known former aliases Other Current Aliases: No other known current aliases

Location Details
Universe: Pre-Crisis Star System: Formerly the Rao system Planet: Formerly Krypton Country: Formerly Lurvan Identity: The existance of this location is unknown to the general populace of Earth.

History
History: Argo City was one of three principal city-states located on the continent of Lurvan on the planet, Krypton (the other two were Kandor and Kryptonopolis). When a great cataclysm shook the planet in 1938, a large portion of the terrain surrounding Argo City heaved itself from the planet's surface, and actually broke through the atmosphere just as Krypton ultimately exploded. The city section maintained a portion of Krypton's gravity and atmosphere, despite the fact that it no longer revolved around the star, Rao.

For the next fifteen years, Argo City drifted harmlessly through space. In time though, the geology of the island became unstable and deposits of Kryptonite broke through the planetoid's surface. A scientist named Zor-El developed a means to stabilize the environment and to safeguard Argo City's populace from the deadly Kryptonite radiation. By covering the entire environment with a specially designed lead-based metallic plating, Zor-El managed to keep his fellow Kryptonians safe for many years.

One day however, Argo City passed through a meteor storm. The meteors rained down on the city, pounding through the protective lead shielding. Kryptonite radiation washed over Argo City killing hundreds of civilians. Fearing that their own deaths were imminent, Zor-El and his wife, Alura placed their sole child, Kara inside of a small rocket ship and exiled her from Argo City. Supergirl’s rocket eventually arrived on the planet, Earth, where she ultimately met with her own Kryptonian cousin, Superman.

Zor-El and Alura meanwhile, survived the destruction of Argo City through an alternate means. Zor-El had discovered a twilight dimension he called the Survival Zone. In the city's final moments, Alura and he used a special projector to transport themselves into this zone, where they remained for many years. They reunited with Kara Zor-El when the latter had grown into adult hood and relocated to the city of Kandor on Rokyn.

Characteristics
Area/Dimensions: Area or Dimensions unknown

Trivia

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Recommended Readings

 * Action Comics
 * Supergirl (Volume 1)
 * Superman (Volume 1)

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 * Anti-Kryptonite
 * Kandor
 * Krypton
 * Kryptonite
 * Kryptonopolis
 * Rokyn
 * Supergirl (Silver Age)
 * Superman (Silver Age)
 * Survival Zone
 * Zor-El