Kyl-Ibo (Earth-One)

Kyl-Ibo
Mainstream Universe‎, 1950s-1986
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Real Name	Kyl-Ibo
Main Alias	Kyl-Ibo
Affiliation	Phantom Zoners
Base Of Operations	Kandor
Status
Alignment	Bad
Race	Kryptonian
Citizenship	Kandorian
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	White
Origin
Universe	Earth-One
Creators	Edmond Hamilton · Curt Swan
First Appearance	Action Comics #336 (April, 1966)
Last Appearance	Krypton Chronicles #1 (September, 1981)

Ha, Ha... the guards' deadly ray-guns are harmless to me, now that I'm invulnerable! I'll get the Sun-Stone and all the other rare jewels!

— Kyl-Ibo

Kyl-Ibo was part of a gang of kids on Kandor, without a lot of concern for others, who dared a young Ak-Var to steal a Sun-Stone. While Ak-Var was sentenced to the Phantom Zone, Kyl-Ibo was not punished until decades later when he stole the Sun-Stone again.

History

On pre-cataclysm Krypton, Kyl-Ibo was in a gang with Vas-Quor and Brenn-Bir. They decided it would be funny to dare Ak-Var to steal a sacred Sun-Stone while they waited outside in a flier; but at the first sign of trouble they turned and left Ak-Var there.

Ak-Var was sentenced to 20 to 30 years in the Phantom Zone, but still did not expose Kyl's role in the theft. After which time, Brainiac abducted Kandor, and Kyl-Ibo with it. Kyl lived an unremarkable Kandorian life until Ak-Var was paroled from the Zone and returned to Kandor.

Ak-Var had touched Red Kryptonite when he was briefly free on Earth, and accidentally bequeathed powers to Kyl-Ibo and his two cohorts. Despite Ak-Var covering up Kyl's role in the Sun-Stone theft, and the fact that Ak gave Kyl-Ibo superpowers -- Kyl and his cohorts showed no gratitude, and stole the Sun-stone a second time. Again, they framed Ak-Var for it and attempted to send Superman himself to the Phantom Zone. Superman and Ak-Var succeeded in exposing Kyl, and Kyl was sentenced to the Phantom Zone, until Kandor was restored on Planet Rokyn.

Once Kyl-Ibo was freed from the Zone, he chose to become part of the group of workers restoring Kandor's glory; where he apologized to Superman and Ak-Var for what what he'd done earlier.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Invulnerability: Due to the interaction of his dense molecular structure and supercharged bio-electric aura, Kyl-Ibo is nigh-invulnerable to extreme energy forces. In addition, his extends this protection against toxins and diseases. Ibo's power only lasted two days, as he gained it as a result of Ak-Var's exposure to Red Kryptonite.

Paraphernalia

Weapons

Stun Ray

Notes

• This version of Kyl-Ibo, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022-2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.

Related

• 3 Appearances of Kyl-Ibo (Earth-One)
• 1 Images featuring Kyl-Ibo (Earth-One)
• 1 Quotations by or about Kyl-Ibo (Earth-One)
• Character Gallery: Kyl-Ibo (Earth-One)

Footnotes

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