Lyla Lerrol (alternatively Lyla Ler-Rol) 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" (others include Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Lori Lemaris, and Lana Lang).

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 (August 1966), Superman meets a robot 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 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 (2004), is an alien empath who believes Superman to be a god. As such, she steals Superman's powers in an attempts to have people worship her, but she discovers that Superman is not a god. When Superman and a group of Kandorian rebels arrive to confront her, she fights back and sacrifices herself to stop Preus from killing Superman.