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Rokk Krinn is a founding member of the Legion of
Super-Heroes under the code-name Cosmic Boy. Rokk is a Braalian and like all of
his native race has the superhuman ability to generate magnetic fields.
Real Name Rokk
KrinnMain Alias Cosmic Boy
Other Aliases Polestar, Cosmic Man, Time Trapper
Relatives Jason Krinnski (ancestor) Hu Krinn (father) Ewa Krinn (mother,
deceased) Pol Krinn (brother, deceased) Pol Krinn II (son) Night Girl (Wife)
Affiliation Legion of Super-Heroes
Race Braalian/Human Hybrid
Citizenship
United Planets Citizen
First Appearance
Adventure Comics #247
(April, 1958)
Early Life
Though Rokk is a Braalian, he was not born on Braal; he was
born on Earth before his family moved back to Braal. This is why he has more
control over his magnetic abilities than other Braalians.[1]
Rokk's parents were struggling for work on the impoverished
world of Braal, so he left at the age of fifteen for Earth to find work to
assist his family. On a spaceship trvelling to Earth helped save billionaire
R.J. Brande from an assassination attempt along with Lightning Lad and Saturn
Girl.[2]-[3]
The Founding of the Legion
Brande was so impressed with the teens' bravery, that he
petitioned the United Planets to form a Legion of Super-Heroes – an
ever-growing cosmic team inspired by the exploits of 20th century teen
super-heroes Superboy and Supergirl. Rokk became became Cosmic Boy, the team's
first leader. Eventually they would travel backwards in time to the 20th
Century to meet Superboy and Supergirl and welcome them into their
ranks.[4]-[5]-[6]
During his first year worked as a leader dedicated and being
a figurehead as a founding member and the first leader even when just another
active member. After sometime, a romance blossomed between Lydda Jath alias
Night Girl of the Legion of Substitute Heroes.
After time he raised enough funds to bring his family to
Earth, but a firebomb went off in the neighbourhood where they lived. His whole
family was injured and his mother later died. This led Rokk to almost kill this
also encouraged his younger brother, Pol Krinn, to join the Legion Academy as
Magnetic Kid. When he agreed with his fellow founders that they were getting
old and it was time they resigned, Rokk was pushing for his brother to be
elected to the team in his place.
