TRA-GOB	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Robert Kanigher; Curt Swan

PERSONAL DATA

Occupation: Former leader of a band of thieves
Homeworld: Krypton
Space Sector: 2813
Race: Kryptonian
Base of Operation: Krypton; later the Phantom Zone
Gender: Male
Hair: Black
First Appearance: Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #98/2 (January 1970): "Tomorrow I Die!"
Creators: Robert Kanigher; Curt Swan

HISTORY

Years ago on Krypton, Tra-Gob led a band of thieves who raided the Science Archives, only to find his partners in crime had turned on him. Eager to take their former leader's portion of the ill-gotten gains, the thieves would have killed Tra-Gob but for the timely intervention of Jor-El. Though sentenced to 40 years in the Phantom Zone, Tra-Gob vowed to repay Jor-El for saving his life. This was an opportunity Tra-Gob never thought he'd have as Krypton as destroyed.

Some 30 years later, that chance finally appeared. Lois Lane had been irradiated by an alien plant nectar, this mixed with unusual activity with the Aurora Borelais created a brief rift in the Phantom Zone, allowing Tra-Gob's escape. As years before with Jor-El, Tra-Gob was now in the split second needed to save Superman and Lois from the clutches of an escaped Kryptonian monster. Tra-Gob vowed to go straight, but also volunteered to return to the Zone and finish his sentence. It is expected he was later paroled and took up residence in Kandor.

POWERS AND WEAPONS

As a Kryptonian, Tra-Gob would have received the standard power set exhibited by Kryptonians under a yellow sun, including flight, invulnerability, super strength and speed.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Tra-Gob in chronological order click here