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71-459: DC first announced the storyline in July 2020. Initially planned to last two months as part of a major relaunch/rebranding effort by the publisher, by September it had been compressed to a five-week event. DC further advertised the story in a special 6-page section of their comics released on November 17. The crossover was spread across nine issues of various comic book titles, beginning and ending with

142-406: A limited series is a comics series with a predetermined number of issues. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is finite and determined before production, and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues. The term is often used interchangeably with miniseries ( mini-series ) and maxiseries ( maxi-series ), usually depending on

213-525: A back-up feature in Action Comics Annual #11, written by Geoff Johns , finally clarified the details of the "New Earth" origin of Krypto: "The Kryptonian canine of the House of El, Krypto was sent in a small prototype rocket created by Jor-El. Lost for years, Krypto was eventually found and rescued by Clark when he was a boy." This retcon brings the modern Krypto almost identically in line with

284-543: A bank. Meanwhile in Greenland , Simon Stagg 's son Sebastian Stagg discovers a new ice strain which can achieve cold fusion. The workers on the Snow Crawler inform Sebastian that a great storm is going to hit them in an hour and he orders them to pick up the pace despite their reluctance. Flash and Superman talk about their personal lives, specifically Iris West , Superman's son and public identity while running over

355-468: A general understanding of speech, and can take initiatives of his own, such as vowing to protect Metropolis from Atlas because of his knowledge of the fact that Superman himself protects and cares for the city, as well as vowing to hurt Atlas for hurting Superman. In DC League of Super-Pets , Krypto gains a new powerful move called the solar paw punch. He absorbs the sun's solar energy, and then strikes his opponent down with one solar-powered strike. However,

426-600: A mission to the Phantom Zone in an attempt to find a cure; instead they find something extremely dangerous. In DC Rebirth , Superman's previous history prior to The New 52 is restored. Krypto is seen in the DC Rebirth continuity, as the family dog of Superman, Lois and their son Jon. His collar is made out of the belt of an old Superman uniform from the Fortress of Solitude , as a present from Jon. Krypto

497-501: A month following Superman's fight with Doomsday . The children are badly malnourished and dehydrated, but it is learned that they survive and recover. This gives Superman the idea to explain Clark Kent's long absence by staging a faked rescue from a similar predicament. Krypto is later acquired by the modern Superboy; however, this version of Krypto is an ordinary Earth dog with no superpowers. The dog and Kon-El do not get along. For

568-417: A normal canine intellect. This initially causes a great deal of trouble for his new master when, for instance, he would scratch at a door to indicate he wanted to go out and unintentionally gouged big chunks out of the door with his super strength, or inflicting grievous bodily harm when combating villains (since Krypto bites the way a regular canine would, only without being careful about his super strength). As

639-452: A normal dog with no powers on Krypton. There is mention of a white dog ghost that is protecting Clark Kent. In Action Comics #5 (March 2012), during Krypton's final moments, Jor-El tries to save his family by opening a portal to the Phantom Zone, when suddenly the incarcerated try to escape. Krypto bravely defends the family but is sucked into the Zone, while baby Kal-El shows anguish at losing

710-434: A normal human. He also had super-canine intelligence (approximately human level, though with his canine traits and interests still present); the comics expressed this via the use of thought balloons indicating what Krypto was thinking. In his current incarnation, Krypto's abilities are essentially identical; however, he possesses normal canine intelligence, though as shown in the storyline with Atlas, Krypto does seem to have

781-454: A regular member of Superboy's cast. On Krypton , parallel evolution leads to the emergence of analogous species to Terran birds , felids , canids , and simians . They are domestic companion animals as they are on Earth. As explained in his first appearance, Krypto is originally the dog of toddler Kal-El while they are on Krypton . Jor-El , testing prototypes for the rocket that eventually sends Kal-El to Earth, decides to use Krypto as

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852-497: A result, Krypto is for some time locked away in the Fortress of Solitude under the care of one of Superman's robots . This robot is programmed to emit the scent of the dog's real master. Superman has gone to great lengths to train the dog, and he now occasionally accompanies the Man of Steel on missions. Batman never misses an opportunity to poke fun at Krypto when Batman and Superman don't see eye-to-eye. Krypto operates on his own for

923-407: A shaky start, not helped by Krypto getting Superboy in trouble with the superheroine Starfire for destroying her alien garden. However, they have slowly developed a close friendship, in which Krypto willingly does anything he can to protect Conner. One example of this loyalty was Krypto's quick defense of Conner from an enraged Superboy-Prime . He bit Superboy-Prime in the shoulder. Although Krypto

994-425: A short period of time, helping out when disasters rocked the planet because of the plans of the invading Imperiex . He is shown rescuing endangered people. In the " Hush " story arc, Batman uses Krypto to sniff out the whereabouts of Poison Ivy after she uses kryptonite lipstick to gain control of Superman. It also appears that Krypto has taken a great liking to Catwoman , much to her immense displeasure. Krypto

1065-599: A single creative team, but in cases where there are changes, it is usually the writer who remains constant throughout the run, while the artist(s) may change. The number of issues is usually determined by some combination of the writer's plotting and editorial mandate. In 1979, in the process of recovering from the DC Implosion , publisher DC Comics experimented with a new format in the World of Krypton "miniseries", as DC termed such short-run works. The new format allowed

1136-417: A surprisingly violent reaction to Kara Zor-El when he first encounters her. The dog happens upon the girl while she was exploring the Fortress of Solitude and attacks, going so far as to use his heat vision and other potentially lethal attacks. Batman, who distrusted Kara at that time, pointed this out as an argument that Kara might not be who she says she is when he remarks "Doesn't it bother you at all that

1207-737: A test subject. However, Krypto's rocket is knocked off-course; the rocket drifts through space for years until it eventually lands on Earth, where Krypto is reunited with the now-teenaged superhero, Superboy. Due to the environment (Earth's yellow sun and lower gravity), Krypto possesses the same powers and abilities as his master, although his physical abilities are proportionate to his smaller size and species. Certain sensory abilities of Krypto's (senses of smell and hearing) are more acute than those of Superman, just as an ordinary dog's senses are more acute than those of an ordinary human. Krypto also has super-canine intelligence (approximately human level, though with his canine traits and interests still present);

1278-473: A time, Krypto's friends are agent Rex Leech , Rex's daughter Roxy , a being from the genetically engineered race at Cadmus called "DNAliens" known as Dubbilex , and TV reporter Tana Moon . Krypto becomes involved in many of Superboy's adventures. The dog is eventually dropped from the series, remaining in Hawaii when Superboy returns to Project Cadmus. Superboy's friends believe him to be missing and Krypto

1349-402: Is badly injured as a result. Jimmy takes Krypto back to his apartment, and nurses the injured dog back to health. Superman later decides to let Krypto stay with Jimmy when he realizes that Krypto has always preferred the company of younger people, such as himself as a child and Kon-El. Jimmy gives Krypto the secret identity of "Pal", a play on the old Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen title. During

1420-510: Is comforted by him. The rapid healing reveals that the dog has developed superpowers just as Kal-El, Kon-El and Kara Zor-El have. In Superboy #24, Krypto is shown battling polar bears in the Arctic before deciding to join Superboy and Doctor Psycho in battling H.I.V.E. Superboy is knocked out by Psycho-Pirate , with Krypto by his side. Later, the threat of Warworld looms high above

1491-468: Is in Superboy #74. The third and more familiar version of Krypto is introduced in the early 2000s Superman comics storyline Return to Krypton , as a dog from a false, idealized Krypton created as a trap by Brainiac 13. Superman is able to defeat the trap, and when he returns to Earth, Krypto follows him. This new version of Krypto has all the physical abilities of his pre-Crisis predecessor, but with

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1562-471: Is irradiated in the process and dies with the villain. In Superboy #126 (Jan. 1966) "Krypto's Family Tree", Krypto's father's name is given as Zypto, his grandfather as Nypto, and his great-grandfather as Vypto. Following the 1985-1986 Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series , Superman's history is extensively rewritten, initially eliminating all other survivors of Krypton in the revised version of his origin, including Krypto, so as to once again make

1633-528: Is killed, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Batman, and Green Lantern arrive. Batman reveals that he let Sebastian Stagg be used as bait to find the Frost King, the heroes start fighting against him. The Viking Prince/Swamp Thing arrives in battle and realizes this is just an avatar of the Frost King. Batman and Hippolyta find the Frost King's true body in the Fortress of Solitude where it was revealed that in

1704-571: Is later seen as a loyal companion to Supergirl. The Super-Sons annual of 2017 explores Krypto's friendship with various super-animals, such as Titus, Batcow, Streaky and Detective Chimp . In his original Pre- Crisis incarnation, Krypto possessed the same powers and abilities as an adult Kryptonian, although his physical abilities were proportionate to his smaller size and species. Certain sensory abilities of Krypto's (senses of smell and hearing) were more acute than those of Superman, just as an ordinary dog's senses would be more acute than those of

1775-653: Is left in the care of Hillary, a young neighbor that he likes. After Superboy #69 of that series, the dog goes to live at Cadmus. Along with a creature called Grokk the Living Gargoyle and a DNAlien named Angry Charlie, Krypto starts an uprising against the Agenda, an evil consortium which is influencing Cadmus at the time. After battling the DNAlien the Gene-gnome, Krypto is never seen again; his last appearance

1846-523: Is part of the rescue force put together late in the Superman/Batman storyline "Public Enemies" (#1-6). Thinking Batman and Superman needed to be rescued from President Lex Luthor , a small team of superheroes, which includes such heroes as Superboy, Nightwing , and Robin, invade the White House. Krypto destroys part of the upper floors while subduing some Secret Service agents. Krypto has

1917-495: Is the only superhuman on Earth. Combatting the genocidal forces of three Phantom Zone criminals, this alternate Superboy has an intelligent Krypto counterpart as well, who heroically sacrifices his powers for his master to provide him with gold kryptonite to defeat his enemy. This is the same pocket reality from which the "Matrix" Supergirl originates. The second modern Krypto is a small white pet dog, rescued, and later named by Bibbo Bibbowski . Originally, Bibbo wanted to name

1988-787: Is translated for readers, Krypto 'speaks' in a simplistic manner with broken English, rarely using pronouns. This story also focuses on how Superman has taught Krypto to be much calmer and well-behaved; Superman reassures Lois that Krypto loves her as well. Following the death of Pa Kent and Brainiac 's attack on the family farm, Krypto arrives on the front step of the Kent Farm, to protect Martha Kent and provide companionship. A clone of Krypto made by Cadmus made an appearance in Power Girl . Geoff Johns detailed Krypto's role in Adventure Comics . The character appears alongside

2059-608: Is trying to find (the preservation of his family) is in Stagg Industries Research Facility in Gotham. Meanwhile, the Teen Titans allow kids to stay in their Titans Tower to wait out the snowstorm. The Teen Titans decide to go to Brooklyn to deal with ice monsters and help a sleeping metahuman name Summer Zahid deal with an ice monster. While recovering, Flash, Cyborg , and Starfire teleport in

2130-539: The Atlantic Ocean . Superman has to leave to go to Sri Lanka because there's trouble, and Flash goes talk to Black Lightning in Metropolis to talk about how Black Lightning balances his superhero life with family. Meanwhile, Sebastian Stagg's workers get attacked by ice wolves in the Snow Crawler. The Justice League arrives to help deal with the ice beings, but suddenly a being named Frost King comes out of

2201-711: The Atom as a chew toy. Ray and the League are saved by John Stewart and his injuries are healed by the Flash. Later, he is mentally influenced by an alien armada being led by the space-faring villain Despero . This is seen in Superman/Batman #32 (March 2007). Along with other Earth-based heroes influenced by alien origins, Krypto attacks Superman and Batman after a gathering in Metropolis . The two titular heroes neutralize

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2272-519: The Daily Planet when Superman saves them. After making sure they're safe, Superman goes out to help people and is soon overwhelmed by the ice monsters. Superman flies off to his hometown Smallville to save Krypto and his adopted parents Jonathan and Martha Kent . After getting a reassuring pep talk from them, Superman leaves to help more people. Back in Metropolis, Lois writes an article for

2343-543: The Green Lantern storyline Sinestro Corps War , Robin enlists Krypto's aid in battling Superboy-Prime, who has returned to Earth as part of the Sinestro Corps . Under Robin's command, Krypto attacks Prime with feral rage, damaging his armor, but is unfortunately beaten aside, although he buys the heroes enough time for Superman, Power Girl , and Supergirl to join the fight. During Superman's battle with

2414-544: The Legion of Super-Heroes , and the Green Lantern Corps . With the success of the miniseries format, DC followed by experimenting with longer stories and concepts outside their universe of superheroes. Debuting in 1982, Camelot 3000 was the first limited series to run to 12 issues. DC coined the term "maxiseries" as a promotional description for this. It did not take long for other publishers to begin using

2485-512: The famed Superman-"S" symbol for a dog tag, and a dog-sized version of Superman's cape. Whenever he is on Earth and wants to appear as an "ordinary" dog, Krypto simply pulls his collar and its attached cape off, pulling it back on when necessary. In one story, he is gifted with a collar which contains a retractable cape that can be unfurled or hidden by pressing a stud. When not accompanying Superboy/Superman, Krypto spends much of his time romping through space; while on Earth, however, he stays with

2556-571: The 30th century Legion of Super-Pets , and the Space Canine Patrol Agents . After the 1971 revamp of Superman by editor Julius Schwartz , Krypto makes no appearances for several years. The character returns suffering from amnesia in a 1974 two-part Green Arrow backup story in Action Comics #440 and #441. His memory is restored in 1975's Superman #287. Asked in a 2006 interview why he "liberated Krypto from

2627-548: The Earth. Batman and Superman are blackmailed into recruiting members of their 'clan' and Krypto shows up. He is shown whining after the mention of Superboy, who is suspected of being dead. Krypto assists Superman and Supergirl in fighting various groups of Warworld challengers, as a delaying tactic to save Earth from destruction. Thanks to the secretive efforts of Steel and Batgirl, no innocents are hurt. Superman becomes sick and voluntarily imprisons himself. Batman recruits Krypto on

2698-507: The Frost King arrive at the Stagg Enterprises facility to take the frozen Frost King's family who is in stasis right now. Multiplex tries helping Black Adam, but he over exhausts himself and Frost King kills Multiplex. Black Adam threatens to kill Frost King's family. While Frost King is distracted, Sebastian Stagg sends out a robot that can fire cold fusion cannons, but it makes the Frost King stronger instead. Just before Black Adam

2769-451: The Frost King when his magic nearly destroyed the world. Black Adam found out Frost King's true identity and used his family as bait to distract the Frost King, but the Frost King accidentally kills his family and escaped Hippolyta to go in hiding. The Justice League ( Batman , Superman , Wonder Woman , Flash , Green Lantern , Martian Manhunter , and Aquaman ) thwarts a villainous plan devised by Multiplex , Icicle , and Catman to rob

2840-539: The Frost King's powers. Back on Earth, Queen Hippolyta summons the spirit of the Viking Prince for help, and the Viking Prince explains that they need to find Frost King's family to find Frost King. Wonder Woman and Zatanna arrive holding an empty vessel of the Swamp Thing. The vessel possesses the Viking Prince, turning him into the new Swamp Thing. Silver Banshee , Icicle, Catman, Rampage , Black Adam, and

2911-465: The Frost King, but his avatar starts raging out of control and causing chaos across the battlefield. There is a huge explosion and the Frost King and his horde are seemingly destroyed. Black Adam leaves while swearing vengeance on Superman, and the rest of the world celebrates the Justice League's heroics. Sebastian Stagg is arrested for his crimes, The Viking Prince returns to the afterlife while

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2982-537: The Kent family, posing as their pet dog, "Skip". In that identity, his guardians apply a brown dye patch on his back for a disguise which Krypto burns off with his heat vision when he goes into costume; later, the Kents devise a pullcord-activated dye applicator and other methods which Krypto can use to switch to "Skip" and back without assistance. Krypto has the distinction of belonging to two organizations of super-animals:

3053-581: The October 2020 New York Comic Con , writer Ron Marz said the story came together around "Justice League Viking", a 10th-century version of the modern superhero team. In the distant past, there was man name Edwald Olaffson who developed ice powers after saving his son from a polar bear attack in Greenland in the 10th century. Edwald was a metahuman who initially used his powers for good, however, not knowing how to control his powers, he accidentally brought cold weather which caused famine and less exposure to

3124-470: The Snow Crawler and attacks the heroes causing a huge explosion. Flash runs around the world trying to help everyone while the other heroes deal with the Frost King's monsters in different cities and no one has heard from Aquaman yet. Flash passes out after being ambushed by the ice monsters, but Black Adam rescues him and Flash saves Iris West from ice monsters. In the present, Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane are about to be killed by some ice monsters on top of

3195-404: The Swamp Thing finds another avatar, and Superman starts rebuilding the Fortress of Solitude. It's revealed that the Frost King is still alive, and he decides to go into cyrostasis until his family is freed once more. The story received positive reviews from critics for its action and art style, but there was criticism of the underdeveloped plot. According to review aggregator Comic Book Roundup,

3266-587: The Titan Tower using a Boom Tube to check on the heroes. Donna Troy realizes the Frost King is the story that Hippolyta told her when she was in Themiscyra and tells Cyborg to teleport her and Flash there to help the Amazons. Zatanna tells Wonder Woman that they need to go to New Myria to find where the current Swamp Thing is. They find Swamp Thing, but Swamp Thing says his powers are weakening due to

3337-571: The alien threat, freeing the minds of everyone affected. Action Comics #850 presents the latest revision of Superman's origin, containing many subtle retcons to Superman: Birthright , the latest major revision of Superman's continuity. The current version indicates that Krypto was indeed the El family dog from the real Krypton (as in the Silver Age), showing an identical white dog present at Kal-El's birth. Although Action #850 does not deal with

3408-476: The character Superman . In most continuities, Krypto is Superman's pet dog, usually depicted as a white dog of a generic pedigree. Krypto has appeared in numerous television series and films, such as an eponymous animated series ; the television series Smallville , the live-action HBO Max series Titans , and the animated film DC League of Super-Pets (2022), where he was voiced by Dwayne Johnson . The character will make its live-action cinematic debut in

3479-412: The comics expressed this via the use of thought balloons indicating what Krypto thinks. Krypto is drawn as a white dog of generic pedigree. The early appearances of the character in the comics usually feature exaggerated anthropomorphic facial expressions; these are replaced in later appearances by a more generic canine face. When fighting crime, Krypto usually wears a gold collar, a miniature facsimile of

3550-457: The company to tell stories that may not have fit into an ongoing series and to showcase characters in a short story without the risk and obligations of an ongoing monthly. In 1980, DC followed World of Krypton with the three-issue series The Untold Legend of the Batman , by Len Wein , John Byrne , and Jim Aparo . DC produced three more limited series in 1981, featuring another Krypton series,

3621-518: The crossover received a score of 7.7 out of 10 based on 52 reviews. The second chapter appeared in The Flash #767. Bleeding Cool criticized it for not revealing new information nor moving the plot along, and found it lackluster compared to previous work by the writers and art team. Limited series (comics) In the field of comic books , and particularly in the United States ,

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3692-405: The current issue number and total issue number on the cover and/or in the indicia ". The limited series has a single story to tell. It follows the standard plot set-up of beginning, middle and end. Usually, all plot points are covered by the end of the series. There have been limited series done in an anthology format, but only a few of these have been produced. Limited series are often done by

3763-399: The dog "Krypton" after Superman's home planet. However, the engraver of the dog tag (knowing that Bibbo recently won the lottery) intentionally drops the letter "n" ("Six letters or less for 1 dollar"), so he is trying to extort more money from Bibbo; an angry Bibbo refuses to comply and renames the dog "Krypto." Soon after, the dog finds two young children who were trapped in a bomb shelter for

3834-457: The dog hates her?" Superman's response was "It's his job to protect the fortress while he's here. Besides...the dog hates everybody." Some time later, Superman left Krypto in the care of Superboy (Kon-El or Conner Kent) , saying that Smallville 's open spaces were a better place for the dog, and that Superboy could use a friend (as shown in Teen Titans vol. 3, #7). Their relationship had

3905-473: The dog. The now-grown Superman rediscovers Krypto in Action Comics #13 (December 2012) after being pulled into the Phantom Zone by the first inhabitant of the prison. At the story's conclusion, Superman is able to bring Krypto back to Earth. With Krypto in critical condition, Superman rushes to the observation deck, exposing Krypto to the sun's radiation. Krypto is then healed at an accelerated rate and

3976-520: The ice and they are still alive. In the present day, Aquaman, Mera and their daughter go to Amnesty Bay to deal with the ice monsters in Atlantis to persuade the Fire Trolls to help them John Stewart helps out civilians before going to Washington D.C to meet with Detective Chimp when he's attacked by the Frost King, but the Justice League saves him. The Frost King realizes that the thing he

4047-662: The idea of a major event affecting the Marvel Universe; crossovers were introduced in limited series form before the concept of multi-title crossovers was even conceived. This would be taken further with the 12-issue Secret Wars saga in 1984 and by DC's saga Crisis on Infinite Earths in 1985-1986. Krypto Krypto , also known as Krypto the Superdog , is a superhero dog appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , commonly in association with

4118-598: The length and number of issues. In Dark Horse Comics ' definition of a limited series, "this term primarily applies to a connected series of individual comic books. A limited series refers to a comic book series with a clear beginning, middle and end". Dark Horse Comics and DC Comics refer to limited series of two to eleven issues as miniseries and series of twelve issues or more as maxiseries, but other publishers alternate terms. A limited series can "vary widely in length, but often run from three to ten issues. They can usually be distinguished from ongoing series by having both

4189-552: The limbo kennel", writer Elliot S. Maggin said, "A man needs a dog. A superman needs a superdog." Krypto had his own feature in The Superman Family #182 (March–April 1977) to #192 (November–December 1978), written by Bob Toomey. In Alan Moore 's send-off to pre-Crisis Superman, Whatever Happened To The Man of Tomorrow? , Krypto saves Superman by biting the throat out of the Kryptonite Man . Krypto

4260-624: The limited series format. In 1982, Marvel Comics published its first limited series, Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions , followed shortly thereafter by miniseries' featuring the X-Men 's Wolverine and the Avengers ' Hercules , and then The Vision and the Scarlet Witch . At first, Marvel used the limited series format to feature popular characters from team titles and put them in solo adventures. Contest of Champions brought forth

4331-421: The original Silver Age version. Krypto goes missing for over a year following the death of his previous owner Conner Kent, but Superman is unable to devote much time to search for him, having himself been without powers for much of that time. Krypto responds to the call from Jimmy Olsen 's makeshift signal watch and makes his return. Krypto is quick to defend Jimmy who, along with Superman, falls under attack and

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4402-414: The past, Edwald was trapped in the Fortress of Solitude. Once Sebastian Stagg indirectly freed him, he absorbed the powers of the Fortress of Solitude to create avatars and wreak havoc. Black Adam nearly kills Frost King, but Superman stops him and they both fight while the Frost King regains his strength. Aquaman arrives with the Fire Trolls to help turn the tide. Hippolyta and Wonder Woman nearly convinced

4473-550: The people of Metropolis, inspiring them not to lose hope, even during these harsh times. Meanwhile in Gotham City, Sebastian Stagg and his research team are still trying to uncover the secrets of the ice sample that Stagg Enterprises took from the Arctic Circle. They have discovered that the ice contains Kryptonian crystals and a mysterious energy signature. They have also discovered that there are people buried underneath

4544-652: The premise that Superman is truly the "Last Son of Krypton" a valid one. Eventually Krypto in several forms is reintroduced to the Superman mythos, the first being as essentially an exact copy of the pre-crisis Krypto existing in a pocket universe created by the Time Trapper . In this early Post-Crisis storyline, Superman finds himself in this pocket universe in which, similar to the Pre-Crisis Earth Prime of Superboy-Prime , his teenage counterpart

4615-557: The resurrected Conner Kent as his companion and sidekick, with a much more amicable relationship than before Connor's death. Krypto is instrumental in helping Conner Kent escape the effects of a Black Lantern power ring. He later participates in the final battle against the Black Lantern Corps. The canine is again seen living calmly on the Kent farm, sitting next to Martha. In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Krypto appears as

4686-463: The specifics of how this dog was sent to Earth or when he arrived (Krypto is not clearly shown in any of the brief scenes of Clark's childhood), subsequent issues of the Superman title have contained references to Krypto being around when he was "young". Both inclusions retconned the origin of the current Krypto hailing from an ersatz Krypton and debuting during Superman's adulthood. Some time later,

4757-406: The sun which caused his villagers to mistrust him and be angered. The villagers tried attacking Edwald but he fought back. During the chaos, his son was killed and Edwald grew angry to the point where his village was completely encased in ice and became a being known as the Frost King. In the 10th century, Hippolyta , Swamp Thing , and the Viking Prince had freed Black Adam in the past to deal with

4828-406: The two-issue limited series titled Justice League: Endless Winter . Additional chapters appeared in issues of the ongoing series Flash , Aquaman , Justice League , and Justice League Dark and in three one-shot specials focused on the characters of Superman , Teen Titans , and Black Adam . The comics were all released between December 1 and 29, 2020. At a panel discussion during

4899-470: The upcoming film Superman (2025), an installment of the DC Universe (DCU) media franchise. Krypto's first appearance was in a Superboy adventure story in Adventure Comics #210 (March 1955), and was created by writer Otto Binder and artist Curt Swan . Originally intended as a one-off character, the dog attracted positive attention from the audience, and returned four issues later and became

4970-468: The villain Atlas , and after Atlas incapacitates such heroes as Steel and Bibbo Bibbowski, Atlas laments that he has not faced a worthy opponent. Just then, Krypto emerges vowing to "hurt this one" because he "loves man" (Superman). Krypto proves to be more than a match for Atlas, revealing Atlas' magical nature to Superman. This is the first and only story to show exactly what Krypto 'thinks', and although it

5041-482: Was injured with a punch sending him bouncing down the main street of Smallville, this only strengthened his relationship with Conner. Unfortunately Superboy perishes in battle while destroying a multiverse influence tower that Superboy-Prime helped build. Krypto makes a brief appearance in JLA #87. The entity known as Fernus took over the mind and body of Martian Manhunter . Krypto is telepathically influenced and uses

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