#Krypto the Superdog (2006 2007)

[kryptonbabe]

Best of Blue Ribbon Digest 36, 1983

Some Kryptonites not on the handbook:

Platinum Kryptonite ➝‬ Gives Kryptonian super-powers to humans permanently (Batman Secret Files #1, 2018)

Black Kryptonite ➝‬ Strange and unpredictable effects on Kryptonians (Smallville series, S4E1 Crusade, 2004)

Pink Kryptonite ➝‬ Sexual / gender bender (Supergirl Vol. 4 #79, 2003)

Purple Kryptonite ➝‬ Began as a coloring error / Hypnotic effect, it can control the minds of anyone that is near it (Adventure Comics #171, 1951)

Kryptonite-X (Kryptisium) ➝‬ Not lethal, it restored Superman's powers, but caused him to absorb solar energy too rapidly making he lose control of his powers (The Adventures of Superman #511, 1994)

Slow Kryptonite ➝‬ It affects humans the same way Green Kryptonite affects Kryptonians (Batman Secret Files #1, 2018)

Magno-Kryptonite ➝‬ Tracks objects from Krypton including Kryptonite (Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #92, 1966)

Anti-Kryptonite / Fool's Kryptonite ➝‬ Pre-crisis: Looks like Green Kryptonite, but It's harmful to humans and is harmless to Kryptonians / In Post-crisis: it is the power source for one version of Ultraman, Superman's evil counterpart from an antimatter universe (Action Comics #252, 1959)

X-Kryptonite ➝‬ Granted Streaky the Supercat his superpowers (Action Comics #261, 1960)

Red-Green Kryptonite ➝‬ A synthetic Kryptonite created by Brainiac to mutate Superman, it made him grow a third eye on the back of his head (Action Comics #275, 1961)

Krypton Steel ➝‬ A harmless form of Kryptonite that only Superman could break (Super Friends, S3E30 Rest in Peace, 1978)

Opal Kryptonite ➝‬ Synthesized on Earth 2 this variant can apparently drive Kryptonians temporarily insane (Earth 2 #0, 2012)

Krimson Kryptonite ➝‬ Artificial construct of Mr. Mxyzptlk that eliminated Superman's powers temporarily (Superman Vol. 2 #49, 1990)

Orange Kryptonite ➝‬ Provides super-abilities to any animal that comes into contact with it for one day (Krypto the Superdog #4, 2007)

Periwinkle Kryptonite ➝‬ It turns the victim's skin and clothing periwinkle and causes them to completely lose their inhibitions (Superman Family Adventures #9, 2013)

Amber Kryptonite ➝‬ It removes Superman's powers and grant them to someone else (Dark Nights: Death Metal The Multiverse Who Laughs #1, 2021)

Synthetic Kryptonite ➝ Various effects / In Superman III (1980)‬  it caused Superman's morality to change turning him into an evil and destructive being (Multiple origins)

Bizarro Kryptonites:

Bizarro White Kryptonite ➝‬ It heals Bizarro, curing his instability (Superboy, S2E7 The Battle With Bizarro, 1989)

Bizarro Red Kryptonite ➝‬ Affects humans the same way Red Kryptonite affects Kryptonians (Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #80, 1964)

False Kryptonites:

Yellow Kryptonite ➝‬ Began as a hoax by Lex Luthor / Unknown effects (Action Comics #277, 1961)

Silver Kryptonite ➝‬ Began as a hoax by Jimmy Olsen / It causes hallucinations on Kryptonians and possess mystical properties (Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #70 1963)

Kryptonite Plus / Ultra-Kryptonite ➝‬ fake Kryptonite planted by aliens on the moon (Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #126, 1970)

Fake Kryptonite ➝‬ Superboy's friends are selling these crystals labeled as "fake Kryptonite" to raise money for charity (Superboy, S2E17 Brimstone, 1990)

Purple Spotted Kryptonite ➝‬ Exclusive to the Krypto the Superdog cartoon, it made Krypto chase his own tail (Krypto the Superdog, S1E34 Streaky's Supercat Tale, 2005)

Blood Kryptonite ➝‬ Fake Kryptonite magically manipulated by Felix Faust to drain energy from people (52 #13, 2006)

[konmics-n-stuff]

Everyone who has ever, even slightly, been Robin

*In official, DC-endorsed media 

Total: 100 (i think)

FYI:

my definition of a ‘Robin’ is extremely vague. For example, I’m counting Lois Lane because she went to a costume party as Robin, and I’m also counting ‘Boy’ from Batman: the Return of Bruce Wayne because he had the domino mask paint and was clearly a stand-in for Robin. Et cetera.

They’re organized chronologically by their first appearance as Robin

Also this is heavily dependent on DC Fandom Wiki, so please let me know if I missed anyone or if anything is inaccurate

KEY

Red = actually Robin for a significant portion of time (more than a few in-universe days & more than one issue/episode/movie/etc)

Italics = was never Robin in main continuity (i.e. Earth Two [before Earth One existed], Earth One, New Earth, and Prime Earth)

Bold = I actually acknowledge them as Robin in my heart

Dick Grayson (Apr 1940)

Julie Madison (Mar 1941)

Ricky (Dec 1944) [possible future]

Mary Wills (Apr 1950) [Earth-Two]

Bruce Wayne (Dec 1955)

Vanderveer Wayne (Jun 1962)

Alfred E. Neuman (Sep 1966) [Mad Magazine]

Lance Bruner (May 1969)

Jimmy Olsen (May 1970)

Jason Todd (Mar 1982)

Boyd, the Robin Wonder (Apr 1983) [Earth-C-Minus]

Carrie Kelly (Jun 1986) [Dark Knight Returns]

Tim Drake (Oct 1989)

Robert Chang (Apr 1990) [Digital Justice]

Redbird (Jan 1993) [The Blue, the Gray, and the Bat]

Thomas Wayne (Jan 1993) [Robin 3000]

Bane (Apr 1993) [rejected elseworlds]

Robin Redblade (Jun 1994) [Earth-494]

Tengu (Sep 1994) [Narrow Path]

Alfred Pennyworth (Feb 1996) [Batman: Dark Alligiances]

Jubilation Lee (Apr 1996) [Amalgam Universe]

Tris Plover (Jun 1996) [Legends of the Dead Earth]

Darkbird (Jul 1996)

Bruce Wayne Jr. (Feb 1997) [Earth-3839]

Lois Lane (Oct 1997)

Rodney the chimpanzee (Nov 1997) [Batman: Dark Knight Dynasty]

Marya (1998) [I, Joker]

Barbara Gordon (Feb 1998) [Earth-37]

Robin the Toy Wonder (Nov 1998) [DC One Million]

Rochelle Wayne (Feb 1999) [Reign of Terror]

Kon-El (Mar 1999) [Hypertension]

Clark Wayne (Mar 1999) [Earth-3839]

Squid Wonder (Aug 1999)

The Robin (Mar 2000) [Earth-40]

Robin Drake (Feb 2002) [Riddle of the Beast]

Stephanie Brown (May 2004)

Koriand’r (Jan 2005) [Teen Titans (2003 show)]

Garfield Logan (Jan 2005) [Teen Titans (2003 show)]

Rachel Roth (Jan 2005) [Teen Titans (2003 show)]

Victor Stone (Jan 2005) [Teen Titans (2003 show)]

Robbie the Robin (Jun 2005) [Krypto the Superdog]

Control Freak (Oct 2005) [Teen Titans (2003 show)]

Damian Wayne (Nov 2006)

Robin Olsen (Oct 2007) [Earth-8]

Bizzaro Robin (Nov 2007)

Unnamed penguin (Jun 2010) [Tiny Titans]

Boy (Jul 2010)

Robin Robin (Jul 2010) [Tiny Titans]

M’gann M’orzz (Nov 2010) [Young Justice (2010 show)]

Jericho (Dec 2010) [Tiny Titans]

Kid Devil (Dec 2010) [Tiny Titans]

Wildebeest (Dec 2010) [Tiny Titans]

Kroc (Dec 2010) [Tiny Titans]

The Joker (Jan 2011)

Lance Heart (Feb 2011)

Fransisco Ramirez (Feb 2011)

Christopher Ward (Feb 2011)

Robin John Blake (Jul 2012) [Dark Knight Trilogy]

Helena Wayne (July 2012) [Earth 2]

Robin’s Egg (Jan 2013) [Farm League]

Super Robin (Jul 2013) [Teen Titans Go!]

Selina Kyle (Mar 2014)

Damien Wayne (Jun 2014) [Infinite Crisis Video Game]

John Thomas Grayson (Dec 2014) [Earth 2]

Nibor (Jan 2015) [Teen Titans Go!]

Daxton Chill (May 2015)

Dre Cipriani (May 2015)

Riko Sheridan (May 2015)

Duke Thomas (Jul 2015)

Troy Walker (Jul 2015)

Kat-R-ina (Aug 2015)

Isabella Ortiz (Aug 2015)

BlackDomino (Oct 2015)

Darkestdawn (Oct 2015)

SideKicker (Oct 2015)

Yellowcape (Oct 2015)

Shug-R (May 2016)

Robinbot (May 2017)

Dinesh Babar (May 2017)

Rabid Robins (Oct 2017) [Earth -22]

Cult Member Robins (Apr 2018)

Rosie (Apr 2018)

Matt McGinnis (May 2018) [Futures End]

Harley Quinn (Apr 2019)

Jarro (Oct 2019)

Billy Batson (Oct 2019)

Six of Hearts (Dec 2019)

Maps Mizoguchi (Dec 2020)

Talia Kane (Feb 2021) [Earth 11]

LeBron James (Jul 2021) [Space Jam: A New Legacy]

Drake Winston (Oct 2021) [Batman ‘89]

Anita Jean (Oct 2021)

Kiki (Nov 2021)

Son of Don Mitchell Jr. (Mar 2022) [The Batman (2022 movie)]

Gan (Mar 2022)

Jon Kent (Jul 2022)

Amish Boy Wonder (Nov 2022) [The Last Harley Story]

Darcy Thomas (Nov 2022)

Elizabeth Prince (Jan 2024) [Possible Future]

Bruce Wayne clone (Jul 2024)

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Krypto the Superdog (2006-2007) #4 (of 6)

“There’s something in the air tonight. I can smell it. Sniff, sniff! Smells like trouble.”

Ace is just the best, and his seriousness cracks me up so much.

Also oh no! Isis is teaming up with Snooky Wookums! How evil! 

Fortunately Streaky the Supercat’s in this issue so we don’t have to worry too much about the Feline Anti-defamation League just yet. 

[renaramblesaboutcomics]

Krypto the Superdog (2006-2007) #4 (of 6)

One thing I am always on the look for is comics that are good for helping to introduce kids to the superhero genre. I’ll always argue that the best way for kids to become interested in superheroes is to see them first -- cartoons, movies -- the visual medium allows for a huge variation in target audiences because visual language and spoken language can be understood differently by different ages. Which is why a child and an adult can watch movies like Zootopia and both enjoy them and understand them on very different levels.

Written mediums have a bit more of a challenge because there are reading levels involved with books and, yes, comics. And on top of that, there’s also my own theory about the difficulty of reading comprehension that comes from simple panel placement. Smooth, obvious, direct panels in a sequential order on a page are a lower “reading level” of comics than a complex diorama that you get with the works of J.H.Williams III or J.G. Jones. 

So I’m always on the lookout for comics that read to children’s interests and do a decent job of speaking to the lower reading levels. 

Which is my complicated excuse for why we’re going to do a Krypto the Superdog tie-in issue today compared to the truth which is just that I reallly nostalgically love the hell out of super pets. 

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Krypto the Superdog (2006-2007) #4 (of 6)

"Awesome! The Flash!”

“Hey, buddy! How come you can move so fast, when everyone else has been slowed to a crawl?”

“You haven’t been slowed down!”

“Take my word for it, for me, this is slow and I’m going as fast as I can!”

“Well, I was standing in my...er, Superdog’s shadow, when a green burst of light came. Now I’m going over there to find out what caused all this.”

“Why don’t you let me look into it? I’ve had a little experience with these kinds of things.”

I will always and forever adore DCAU Wally West and how he appears in EVERY DCAU continuity comic at some point. It’s fantastic. 

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Krypto the Superdog (2006-2007) #4 (of 6)

"Wow! What was that, Krypto? Krypto? Are you all right, boy? Can’t you move? Oh, no! Something’s wrong with Krypto! Streaky! Krypto’s been frozen solid! Streaky? Can’t you move either?”

I’m going to assume the answer to that one is yes, Kevin. 

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Krypto the Superdog (2006-2007) #4 (of 6)

“Hold on, Dog Stars! These Pussycats are no pushovers.”

Could’ve been a little bit more helpful with the explanation there, Ace.

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Krypto the Superdog (2006-2007) #4 (of 6)

"I’ve been really busy today. Honest.”

“Yeah, busy watching the insides of your eyelids!”

“No, I helped a lot of people when you guys weren’t looking.”

For those unfamiliar with the show, Kevin is a little boy who is Krypto’s owner for his “secret identity” when he’s not being Superdog and helping Superman. He’s the only one of his family, and only person other than Superman himself, who knows about Krypto’s double life. 

He’s also arguably too old to be that excited about a plastic kiddie pool, but assumedly the target audience isn’t.

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Krypto the Superdog (2006-2007) #4 (of 6)

"Why do you look so Purr-plexed? When I visited your pod earlier, I took this pretty bauble.”

Double crossing felines!!!

But nothing was a better choice than letting Isis talk like Eartha Kitt’s Catwoman. Best choice ever. 

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Krypto the Superdog (2006-2007) #4 (of 6)

"A few minutes for you, maybe, but for me, it’s been a long day!”

And we cutely end on Kevin learning a... lesson? Maybe? Being a superhero is hard work I guess.

Regardless, it’s a cute comic and an easy read for young kids. Which meets all the marks I’d want a children’s comic to reach. 

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Krypto the Superdog (2006-2007) #4 (of 6)

"Superdog leads a pretty busy life...”

Understatement of the world but I still love it.

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Krypto the Superdog (2006-2007) #4 (of 6)

"Isis has escaped, too.”

Completely conveniently. So weird how you and your *cough* partner seem to have that same problem, Ace.

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Krypto the Superdog (2006-2007) #4 (of 6)

"Supercat, haven’t you ever heard the song ‘you don’t pull on Bat-Hound’s tail’?”

“Actually...isn’t it ‘you don’t tug on Superman’s cape...?’“

I can’t believe I have the same taste in music as Bat-Hound and Supercat

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Krypto the Superdog (2006-2007) #4 (of 6)

"We’ve got to work fast. Who knows what those felonious felines can get away with now that they have super-powers?”

I cant with the alliteration too. It’s just too hilarious. 

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Krypto the Superdog (2006-2007) #4 (of 6)

"Don’t boil over. It wasn’t our fault. They had the power of the Orange Kryptonite! We have to find out where they hid it.”

These puns good lord

[renaramblesaboutcomics]

Krypto the Superdog (2006-2007) #4 (of 6)

Yes, Streaky. Determined to cause trouble! When we saw his space pod heading toward your galaxy we were able to follow it with a tracking device.”

Okay speaking of parallels only I can draw: what is it with “Dog Space Agencies” like the Dog Star Patrol and Road Rovers’ space division where there is a leading female Afghan Hound. Am I missing some stereotype in dog breeds? I should be on top of those things.

Also oh my god Snooky Wookums’ disguises. I can’t.