Starwinds Howl is a novella by Elliot S! Maggin featuring Krypto. It tells the epic story of Krypto's journey from Krypton to Earth, from Krypto's perspective.
Story Summary[]
Krypto is adopted by Jor-El, as an experiment; meanwhile, some ancient history of Krypton is told. Jor-El brings Krypto home to Kal-El.
Jor-El then puts Krypto in an experimental rocket ship prior to the planet's destruction. After Krypton is destroyed, Krypto's ship survives and is picked up by aliens, who make him into a pet.
He shares adventures with the aliens, and meets other dogs from other planets aboard their ship. Unfortunately, during a mission into the Sol System, their ship is destroyed, and all of Krypto's friends are destroyed, however Krypto survives due to the Photonucleic Effect- or, the effect of a yellow sun on a Kryptonian body.
Krypto then explores the solar system and meets a young Superboy.
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| Stories featuring Krypto, the Superdog | ||
| Silver Age Comic Books |
Adventure Comics #210 (First Appearance) ⢠"Krypto's Family Tree" | |
| Modern Age Comic Books |
World Without a Superman (First Appearance of Bibbo's Krypto) ⢠Return to Krypton (First Modern-age Appearance of Kryptonian Krypto) ⢠"Superman: Our Worlds at War" ⢠Teen Titans #7 ⢠Atlas | |
| TV Series | Superman: The Animated Series (Cameo) ⢠Krypto the Superdog ⢠Legion of Superheroes (Cameo) | |
| Prose | Starwinds Howl ⢠DC Super-Pets! (Pooches of Power) | |