Krypto
Crypto (English Krypto the Superdog ) is the name of a fictitious character in possession of the U.S. entertainment company Time Warner, the first time in 1955 occurred. With the figure, various comic publications and a television animated series appear.
- 3.1 Production and publication
- 3.2 Content
- 3.3 synchronization
Figure
Krypto appears as a weißfelliger dog has quite extraordinary abilities that he owes his extraterrestrial origins from the planet Krypton, after which it is named. The figure of the " Super Dog" is closely related to that of the comic book hero Superman interwoven whose pet Krypto in most stories in which he is appearing.
Comics
50s to the 80s
Cryptosystem was first introduced in the comic book Adventure Comics # 210 in July 1955. Author of this book was the famous science fiction writer Otto Binder, the drawings got the longtime Superman artist Curt Swan strain.
In this issue crypto is presented as a originating from Superman's home planet Krypton dog that has thanks to the rays of the yellow sun of the Milky Way on Earth of all super powers to be the " owner " has, which is still Superman's youthful alter ego Superboy in this issue, from its experiences published in Adventure Comics stories were. As we learn in that story further, Krypto came to Earth by Superman's father, the Kryptonian scientist Jor -El put him as a passenger in a small self-built by him rocket that the dog from Krypton - that was shortly before the fall - to earth should wear. Jor El, so on the story, did so want to test whether he developed rocket model was capable of a living being safely through space to take on a pre- programming a destination, and then at a satisfactory output its still in the infancy son Kal El ( Superman ) to forward. Due to an accident - his rocket crashed into an asteroid and changing their flight path - but does not reach Kryptos rocket the earth like the rocket by Kal El, but is sent on a long journey through space and lands until years later - after he flew a loop is - on the ground. When he reaches that Kal El no more baby, but a kid and active thanks to his super powers as a young hero Superboy. After both dog and owner have been united together again uses Superboy Krypto as a companion in his adventures. To this end, he equips the dog with a collar and a cape which have the famous Superman S emblem. To protect his secret identity as a farm boy Clark Kent, Superboy Krypto is also a secret identity as a farm dog Skip on his parents' farm. Krypto is afterwards Superboy on countless adventures in and accompanied his master even occasionally, as this - now grown up - the hero is Superman. Often, however, the super dog is nowhere to be found, because he is traveling for the purpose of extensive straying in space and comet hunting.
From Adventure Comics # 210 crypto then occurred almost thirty years, until 1986, when regular supporting character in Superman and Superboy stories on and eventually got his own, it was a major figure in the center of the action alternates border stories under the title " Krypto the Superdog " were published as a loose series in series such as Superman and Family Adventure Comics or as a backup feature in series like Action Comics. Was characteristic in particular that crypto in most of these stories is similar intelligent as a human being, which is particularly in the thought balloons expressed by the indicated to the reader what the dog - who could not speak in this version - thought.
Modern comic version
In 2000, DC introduced a modern version of the Super dog into the Superman comics. This is at first nothing is further captured as a strikingly realistic illusion of aliens Brainiac13 using his mental powers as part of an art world creates in the Superman temporarily. As Superman freed themselves from this world, the artificial dog follows him easily and is even real with his escape into reality.
Unlike the crypto the old comics from the 1950s to the 1980s this cryptosystem is not blessed with a man the same intelligence, but merely has the same spiritual gifts as a normal dog - just with the difference that it has similar super powers like Superman. A consequence of the great powers of the true good-natured and trusting but it is also like a normal animal silly, wild and playful dog is that he makes his instincts by following simple actions for all sorts of mischief: So destroys crypto doors when he scratches at them and hurt criminals hard when he snaps at them harmless. Superman disables crypto therefore temporarily under the supervision of a robot in his Fortress of Solitude and releases it later in the care of younger people - whose company crypto preferred - as Kon El or Jimmy Olsen who calls him Pal.
2005-2006 published DCs sublabel Johnny DC also 20 comic books under the title Krypto the Superdog which are located in the continuity of the television cartoon series of the same name.
Animated series
Production and publication
2005 was produced at the center of Time Warner an animated series with krypton. Directed by Scott Jeralds and the music was composed by William Anderson.
The first broadcast under the title Krypto the Superdog took place on 25 March 2005 to 15 December 2006 on the U.S. specialty channel Cartoon Network. It reached a total of 39 episodes, each consisting of two approximately fifteen-minute short stories. Since then, she is in the U.S. on Cartoon Network and WB Kids in repetitions. There are dubbing into Spanish and French. The German version was first aired on 3 September 2005 to 30 September 2006 of cable 1.
Content
The series is based around while on the comic book, but a lot has been changed. So Krypto does not live in his animated series with Superman, but lives in the family home of a little boys named Kevin Whitney, who lives in a suburb of Metropolis. Unlike in the comics crypto and his animal friends and enemies as people can talk and communicate.
While Superman and other human figures occur on the edge, but most of the time focuses the action - with the exception of Kevin, who can thanks to a special translation button he wears in the ear understand the language of animals - on crypto and the other animal actors, including not only crypto among other strays like Streaky the Super Cat ( Streaky the Supercat ), Ace the Bat- dog ( Ace the Bat- Hound, Dog Batman ), the canine stars Patrol ( dog Star Patrol ), Bud and Lou, who hyänischen friends of the criminals Jokers, Isis heard the seductive cat villainess Catwoman and Ignatius, an iguana of Superman's nemesis Lex Luthor.