M'ONEL
Real name: Lar Gand
Occupation: Legionnaire, explorer
Base of Operations: Legion World, 31st century
Homeworld: 20th Century Daxam
Marital Status: Single
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 165
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
First Appearance: (historical as Mon-El) SUPERBOY (first series) #89; (current) LEGIONNAIRES ANNUAL #2
Born in the 20th century, Lar wandered the galaxy after learning of his father's death. For a short time, he assisted L.E.G.I.O.N., a private interplanetary security force, under the code name Valor.
An alien race called the Dominators had genetically reengineered hundreds of captive Earthlings to a point where they could no longer survive. Valor not only rescued them but found planets suitable for their altered metabolism, thus "seeding" many of the worlds that eventually formed the U.P.
Later, dying from lead poisoning, Valor was spared when Superboy projected him into the timeless, spaceless dimension known as the Stasis Zone. A thousand years later he was released and cured by the Legion. To avoid being mobbed by millions of faithful Valor-worshippers, Lar adopted a secret identity, taking the ancient Martian name M'Onel, or "Wanderer."
When the Legion disbanded after almost half it's membership was believed killed, U.P President Leland McCauley approached and convinced M'Onel to join his Presidential Oversite Watch. When the lost Legionnaires returned, M'Onel learned the truth about McCauley and the Oversight Watch, and rejoined the the re-formed Legion.
