Editing Krypto (section)

===The original Krypto===
[[File:Krypto1st.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Krypto, with [[Superboy (Kal-El)|Superboy]], in his first appearance, from ''Adventure Comics'' #210 (March 1955). Art by [[Curt Swan]] and Stan Kaye. The interior story was done by Swan and [[Sy Barry]].]]

On [[Krypton (comics)|Krypton]], [[parallel evolution]] leads to the emergence of analogous species to Earth birds, dogs, cats, and [[simians]]. They are domestic companion animals as they are on Earth. As explained in his first appearance, Krypto is originally the young dog and household pet of toddler [[Superman|Kal-El]] while they are on Krypton.

[[Jor-El]], testing prototypes for the rocket that will eventually send Kal-El to Earth, decides to use Krypto as a test subject, with the dog launched in extended cryogenic sleep.<ref>{{cite book |title= Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero|url= https://archive.org/details/supermanhighflyi00tyel_0|url-access= registration|last= Tye|first= Larry|year= 2012|location= New York, New York|publisher= [[Random House]]|isbn= 978-1-4000-6866-1|pages=[https://archive.org/details/supermanhighflyi00tyel_0/page/170 170–171]}}</ref> However, Krypto's rocket is knocked off-course by meteors and drifts through space for approximately ten Earth years until it eventually lands on Earth, where Krypto is reunited with the by-then teenaged superhero, Superboy.<ref>{{cite book|last=Irvine|first= Alex|editor-last = Dolan|editor-first = Hannah|chapter= 1950s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|year=2010|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page= 76|quote = Superboy was reunited with his dog in 'The Super-Dog from Krypton' by writer Otto Binder and artist Curt Swan.}}</ref> 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 human-level intelligence, with his thoughts being represented via speech balloons. Although he has normal canine instincts he is able to make decisions rationally and suppress his instincts to achieve Kal-El's objectives, such as preserving his secret identity. Upon being reunited with Kal-El, the reawakened Krypto understands due to his sense of scent that the now-teenager is in fact Krypto's own companion from Krypton now grown to adolescence.

Krypto is drawn as a medium-sized, short-haired white dog of generic pedigree. The early appearances of the character in the comics 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 the [[Superman logo|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 pulls his collar and 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;<ref>{{cite book |last1= Greenberger |first1=Robert |last2= Pasko |first2=Martin |title=The Essential Superman Encyclopedia |date=2010 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=978-0-345-50108-0 |pages=168–169}}</ref> while on Earth, however, he stays with the Kent family, posing as their pet dog, "Skip".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rovin |first1=Jeff |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals |date=1991 |publisher=Prentice Hall Press |isbn=0-13-275561-0 |access-date=8 April 2020 |url= https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi/page/150/mode/2up/ |pages= 150–151}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Rozakis, Bob|penciller= [[John Calnan|Calnan, John]]|inker= Hunt, Dave|story= It's A Dog's Life|title= The New Adventures of Superboy |issue= #17|date= May 1981}}</ref>

Krypto is part of two organizations of super-animals: the 30th century [[Legion of Super-Pets]], and the [[Space Canine Patrol Agents]].<ref>{{cite comic|penciller= Papp, George|inker= Papp, George |story= The Dog from S.C.P.A.!|title= Superboy|issue= #131|date= July 1966}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Wells |first1=John |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969 |date=2014 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1605490557 |page=113}}</ref> After the 1971 revamp of Superman by editor [[Julius Schwartz]], Krypto does not appear for several years.<ref>[http://www.comics.org/search/advanced/process/?target=issue&method=icontains&logic=False&keywords=&order1=date&order2=series&order3=&start_date=1955&end_date=&title=&feature=&job_number=&pages=&script=&pencils=&inks=&colors=&letters=&story_editing=&genre=&characters=Krypto&synopsis=&reprint_notes=&story_reprinted=None&notes=&pub_name=DC&country=us&pub_notes=&brand=&brand_notes=&indicia_publisher=&is_surrogate=None&ind_pub_notes=&series=&series_year_began=&series_notes=&tracking_notes=&issue_count=&is_comics=None&format=&color=&dimensions=&paper_stock=&binding=&publishing_format=&issues=&volume=&issue_title=&variant_name=&issue_date=&indicia_frequency=&price=&issue_pages=&issue_editing=&isbn=&barcode=&issue_notes=&issue_reprinted=None&is_indexed=None Krypto] at the [[Grand Comics Database]]</ref> The character returns suffering from [[amnesia]] in a 1974 two-part [[Green Arrow]] backup story in ''[[Action Comics]]'' #440<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Elliot S. Maggin|Maggin, Elliot S.]]|penciller= [[Mike Grell|Grell, Mike]]|inker= Grell, Mike|story= Little Dog Lost!|title= [[Action Comics]]| issue= #440|date= October 1974}}</ref> and #441.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Maggin, Elliot S.|penciller= Grell, Mike|inker= Grell, Mike|story= The Mystery of the Wandering Dog|title= Action Comics|issue= 441|date= November 1974}}</ref> His memory is restored in 1975's ''[[Superman (comic book)|Superman]]'' #287.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Maggin, Elliot S.| penciller= [[Curt Swan|Swan, Curt]]| inker= [[Bob Oksner|Oksner, Bob]] |story= Who Was That Dog I Saw You With Last Night?|title= [[Superman (comic book)|Superman]]|issue= #287|date= May 1975}}</ref> Asked in a 2006 interview why he "liberated Krypto from the limbo kennel", writer [[Elliot S. Maggin]] said, "A man needs a dog. A superman needs a superdog."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Eury |first1= Michael |title=The Krypton Companion |date=2006 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=9781893905610 |page=143}}</ref>

Krypto had his own feature in ''[[The Superman Family]]'' #182 (March–April 1977) to #192 (November–December 1978), written by Bob Toomey.<ref>{{cite journal|last = Wells|first = John| title = Superman Family Portraits| journal= [[Back Issue!]]|issue = #62| page = 50|publisher = [[TwoMorrows Publishing]]|date = February 2013|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref>

In [[Alan Moore]]'s send-off to [[Crisis on Infinite Earths|pre-Crisis]] Superman, ''[[Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?|Whatever Happened To The Man of Tomorrow?]]'', Krypto saves Superman by biting the throat out of the [[Kryptonite Man]]. Krypto is irradiated in the process and dies with the villain.

In ''[[Superboy (comic book)|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.