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Martan the Marvel Man's backstory has some general similarities to the Jor-El/Krypton aspect of Superman's background. A scientist of the technologically advanced Antaclea, Martan and his wife Vana were on their way to see the birth of a new planet when they came under attack by Martians.
The pair ended up on Earth, and soon got involved in Earth's conflict with Mars. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the time frame, parts of the storyline were inspired by real world war-era events, as Martan took on a spy network from Eurasia — an analog for the Soviet Union in the story. The creation of Martan is credited to
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