| KRYPTO | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Otto Binder and Curt Swan |
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CHRONOLOGY
Krypto first appeared in Adventure Comics #210 (March 1955).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Krypto in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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Krypto Chronology
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| Superman Vol. 1 #173/2 (November 1964): "Tales of Green Kryptonite No. 1" [Page 1, panel 3] |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #79/3 (March 1960): "Life on Krypton" [Flashback] |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #83/3 (September 1960): "The Invasion of Krypton" [Flashback] |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #87/3 (March 1961): "The Scarlet Jungle of Krypton" [Flashback] |
| Adventure Comics #210 (March 1955): "The Super-Dog from Krypton" |
| Adventure Comics #214 (July 1955): "The Dog of Steel" |
| Adventure Comics #220 (January 1956): "The Greatest Show on Earth" |
| Adventure Comics #226 (July 1956): "Superboy's Flying Rivals" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #51/2 (September 1956): "My Super-Pet, Krypto" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #56/3 (April 1957): "A Job for Super-Dog" |
| Adventure Comics #239 (August 1957): "The Super-Tricks of the Dog of Steel" |
| Adventure Comics #241 (October 1957): "The Super-Outlaw from Smallville" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #64/3 (April 1958): "The Rebel Super-Dog" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #67/2 (September 1958): "The Execution of Krypto" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #173/2 (November 1964): "Tales of Green Kryptonite No. 1" |
| Adventure Comics #271 (April 1960): "How Luthor Met Superboy" |
| Adventure Comics #254 (November 1958): "I Was a Teen-Age Superboy" |
| Adventure Comics #257 (February 1959): "The First Two Super-Men" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #71 (March 1959): "Krypto, the Human Superdog" |
| Adventure Comics #259 (April 1959): "The Blind Boy of Steel" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #73/3 (June 1959): "The Dog-Catcher of Smallville" |
| Adventure Comics #261 (June 1959): "Superboy Meets Lois Lane" |
| Adventure Comics #262 (July 1959): "The Colossal Superdog" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #75/2 (September 1959): "How Krypto Made History" |
| Adventure Comics #264 (September 1959): "The Helpless Hero" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #76/2 (October 1959): "The Biggest Bully in Smallville" |
| Adventure Comics #265 (October 1959): "The First Superman Robot" |
| Adventure Comics #266 (November 1959): "The Super-Pranks of Krypto" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #77 (December 1959): "The Space Adventures of Krypto" |
| Adventure Comics #267 (December 1959): "Prisoner of the Super-Heroes" |
| Adventure Comics #268 (January 1960): "The Week That Clark Kent Lost His Memory" |
| Adventure Comics #269 (February 1960): "Krypto's Mean Master" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #80/2 (April 1960): "The Shyest Boy in Town" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #137 (May 1960): "The Super-Brat from Krypton" [Flashback] |
| Adventure Comics #272 (May 1960): "The Super Star of Hollywood" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #82 (July 1960): "The War Against Superboy" |
| Adventure Comics #277 (October 1960): "The Duel for Earth" |
| Adventure Comics #278 (November 1960): "Supergirl in Smallville" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #85 (December 1960): "The Mystery of Mighty Boy" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #86/3 (January 1961): "The Army of Living Kryptonite Men" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #87/2 (March 1961): "Krypto's First Romance" |
| Adventure Comics #283 (April 1961): "The Phantom Superboy" |
| Adventure Comics #284 (May 1961): "Clark Kent Goes to Reform School" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #89 (June 1961): "Superboy's Big Brother" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #89/2 (June 1961): "The Super-Cop of Smallville" |
| Adventure Comics #285 (June 1961): "The Gravity Girl of Smallville" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #90 (July 1961): "The Girl Who Saw the Future Superboy" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #91/2 (September 1961): "The Superboy of Bigville" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #91/3 (September 1961): "The Super-Hungry Super-Heroes" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #92/2 (October 1961): "Krypto's Arch-Enemy" |
| Adventure Comics #290 (November 1961): "The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #93 (December 1961): "The Great Super-Hunt" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #93/2 (December 1961): "Lana Lang's Superboy Identity Detection Kit" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #94/2 (January 1962): "The Boy of Steel's Super-Initiation" |
| Adventure Comics #292 (January 1962): "The Laughing Stock of Smallville" |
| Adventure Comics #293 (February 1962): "The Legion of Super-Traitors" |
| Adventure Comics #294 (March 1962): "Dial M for Monster" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #97/2 (June 1962): "The Secret Life of Krypto" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #98/2 (July 1962): "The Boy with Ultra-Powers" |
| Adventure Comics #298 (July 1962): "The Fat Boy of Steel" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #99/3 (September 1962): "The Kryptonite Kid" |
| Adventure Comics #301 (October 1962): "Lex Luthor and Clark Kent: Cell-Mates" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #101/2 (December 1962): "The Handsome Hound of Steel" |
| Adventure Comics #304 (January 1963): "The War Between Superboy and Superman" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #103 (March 1963): "The Three Ages of Superboy" |
| Adventure Comics #306 (March 1963): "The 5th Dimensional High School" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #105/3 (June 1963): "The Superdog That Was Greater Than Krypto" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #106 (July 1963): "The Great Superboy Hoax" |
| Adventure Comics #310/2 (July 1963): "When Krypto Was Superboy's Master" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #107/3 (September 1963): "Clark Kent, the Super-Showoff" |
| Adventure Comics #312/2 (September 1963): "Lana Lang, Hollywood Star" |
| Adventure Comics #314/2 (November 1963): "My Son, the Boy of Steel" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #109/2 (December 1963): "The Super-Dog That Replaced Krypto" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #110 (January 1964): "The Surrender of Superboy" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #111 (March 1964): "Lana Lang's Mystic Power" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #111/2 (March 1964): "Krypto's Three Amazing Transformations" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #112/2 (April 1964): "The Kids Who Stole Superboy's Powers" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #114/2 (July 1964): "Krypto's Catastrophe" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #115 (September 1964): "The Atomic Superboy" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #116 (October 1964): "Superboy, King of the Wolf-Pack" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #116/3 (October 1964): "The Ordeal of Chief Parker" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #117/2 (December 1964): "Krypto's Superdog Pal" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #118/3 (January 1965): "The War Between Superboy and Krypto" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #119/2 (March 1965): "The Millionaire of Smallville" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #121 (June 1965): "Clark Kent's Single Identity" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #122/3 (July 1965): "The Fugitive Krypto" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #123/2 (September 1965): "When Krypto Was Sold" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #125/2 (December 1965): "Krypto's Super-Movie Stunts" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #126/2 (January 1966): "Krypto's Family Tree" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #128 (April 1966): "The Twilight World of No Return" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #131/3 (July 1966): "The Dog from S.C.P.A." |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #132 (September 1966): "Krypto's Cat-Crook Caper" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #136 (March 1967): "Decoy of the Doom Statues" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #137/2 (April 1967): "The Mysterious Mighty Mite" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #140/2 (July 1967): "Beware the Mad Dog of Steel" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #148/2 (June 1968): "The Canine That Outclassed Krypto" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #154 (March 1969): "Blackout for Superboy" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #162 (January 1970): "The Super-Phantom of Smallville" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #163 (March 1970): "Reform School Rebel" |
| Superman Family #193 (January-February 1979): "The Menace of the Mechanical Master" |
| New Adventures of Superboy #10/2 (October 1980): "The Super-Watchdog of Smallville" |
| New Adventures of Superboy #17/2 (May 1981): "It's a Dog's Life" |
| New Adventures of Superboy #22/2 (October 1981): "The Dog-Detective of Smallville" |
| New Adventures of Superboy #24 (December 1981): "Blind Boy's Bluff" |
| New Adventures of Superboy #50 (February 1984): "Dial V for Villain" |
| New Adventures of Superboy #52 (April 1984): "Caveman of Smallville" |
| New Adventures of Superboy #53 (May 1984): "To Slay a Superboy" |
| Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #30/2 (January 1962): "Superman's Secret Family" [Flashback] |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #29/2 (June 1958): "Jimmy Olsen's Super-Pet" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #130 (July 1959): "The Curse of Kryptonite" |
| Action Comics #258/3 (November 1959): "Supergirl's Farewell to Earth" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #134 (January 1960): "The Super-Menace of Metropolis" |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #45/3 (June 1960): "The Animal Master of Metropolis" |
| Action Comics #266/2 (July 1960): "The World's Mightiest Cat" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #139/3 (August 1960): "The Untold Story of Red Kryptonite" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #140 (October 1960): "The Son of Bizarro" |
| Action Comics #270/2 (November 1960): "Supergirl's Busiest Day" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #142 (January 1961): "Lois Lane's Secret Helper" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #142/3 (January 1961): "Flame-Dragon from Krypton" |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #50 (January 1961): "The Lord of Olsen Castle" |
| Action Comics #272 (January 1961): "Superman's Rival, Mental Man" |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #51 (March 1961): "Jimmy Olsen's 1,000th Scoop" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #144/3 (April 1961): "The Orphans of Space" |
| Action Comics #276/2 (May 1961): "Supergirl's Three Super Girl-Friends" |
| Action Comics #277/2 (June 1961): "The Battle of the Super-Pets" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #147/2 (August 1961): "Krypto Battles Titano" |
| Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #29/3 (November 1961): "The Irresistible Lois Lane" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #150 (January 1962): "The One Minute of Doom" |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #58 (January 1962): "Jimmy the Soda Jerk" |
| Action Comics #284 (January 1962): "The Babe of Steel" |
| Action Comics #278/2 (July 1961): "The Unknown Supergirl" |
| Action Comics #281/2 (October 1961): "The Secret of the Time-Barrier" |
| Adventure Comics #294/2 (March 1962): "The Halloween Pranks of the Bizarro Supermen" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #152/3 (April 1962): "The TV Trap for Superman" |
| Action Comics #286 (March 1962): "The Jury of Super-Enemies" |
| Action Comics #287 (April 1962): "Perry White's Manhunt for Superman" |
| Action Comics #288 (May 1962): "The Man Who Exposed Superman" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #154 (July 1962): "The Underwater Pranks of Mr. Mxyzptlk" |
| Action Comics #290 (July 1962): "Half a Superman" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #155/2 (August 1962): "The Downfall of Superman" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #156 (October 1962): "The Last Days of Superman" |
| Action Comics #293 (October 1962): "The Feud Between Superman and Clark Kent" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #157/2 (November 1962): "The Super-Genie of Metropolis" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #160 (April 1963): "The Mortal Superman" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #160/2 (April 1963): "The Super-Cop of Metropolis" |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #68 (April 1963): "The Human Metal-Eater" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #157/3 (November 1962): "Superman's Day of Doom" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #177 (May 1965): "Superman's Kryptonese Curse" [Flashback] |
| Superman Vol. 1 #179/2 (August 1965): "The Menace of Gold Kryptonite" [Flashback] |
| Adventure Comics #313 (October 1963): "The Condemned Legionnaires" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #165 (November 1963): "Beauty and the Super-Beast" |
| Action Comics #309 (February 1964): "The Superman Super-Spectacular" |
| Adventure Comics #322 (July 1964): "The Super-Tests of the Super-Pets" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #176 (April 1965): "The Revenge of the Super-Pets" |
| Action Comics #323/2 (April 1965): "The Kryptonian Killer" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #177/3 (May 1965): "When Jimmy Olsen Stole Krypto from Superman" |
| World's Finest Comics #151 (August 1965): "The Infinite Evolutions of Superman and Batman" |
| Action Comics #330 (November 1965): "The Strange 'S' Spell on Superman" |
| Adventure Comics #343 (April 1966): "The Evil Hand of the Luck Lords" |
| Adventure Comics #351 (December 1966): "The Forgotten Legion" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #195 (April 1967): "The Fury of the Kryptonian-Killer" |
| Action Comics #349 (April 1967): "The Face of Fear" |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #107 (December 1967): "The Rise and Fall of Superman" |
| Adventure Comics #364 (January 1968): "The Revolt of the Super-Pets" |
| Adventure Comics #380 (May 1969): "The Legion's Space Odyssey" |
| Action Comics #387/2 (April 1970): "One Hero Too Many" |
| Adventure Comics #396/2 (August 1970): "The Mystery of the Super-Orphan" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #287 (May 1975): "Who Was That Dog I Saw You With Last Night?" [Flashback] |
| Action Comics #440/2 (October 1974): "Little Dog Lost" |
| Action Comics #441/2 (November 1974): "The Mystery of the Wandering Dog" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #287 (May 1975): "Who Was That Dog I Saw You With Last Night?" |
| Action Comics #462/2 (August 1976): "This is a Job for Superdog" |
| Action Comics #467/2 (January 1977): "A Superman's Best Friend is His Superdog" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #309 (March 1977): "Blind Hero's Bluff" |
| Superman Family #182/6 (March-April 1977): "A Bad Day for Junkyard Blue" |
| Superman Family #183/2 (May-June 1977): "Love and the Single Dog" |
| Superman Family #184/3 (July-August 1977): "Bone of Contention" |
| Superman Family #185/4 (September-October 1977): "The Stray Superdog" |
| Superman Family #186/4 (November-December 1977): "Gunfight at the Canine Corral" |
| Superman Family #187/4 (January-February 1978): "Double Trouble" |
| Superman Family #188/4 (March-April 1978): "Ridin' the Rails" |
| Superman Family #189/4 (May-June 1978): "The Second Fastest Dog in Oregon" |
| Superman Family #190/4 (July-August 1978): "A Cage of Light" |
| Superman Family #190/6 (July-August 1978): "Finale" |
| Superman Family #191/3 (September-October 1978): "The Hunters" |
| Superman Family #192/3 (November-December 1978): "Requiem in the Rain" |
| DC Comics Presents #14 (October 1979): "Judge, Jury, and No Justice" |