Superman's Dog Krypto Proves He's DC's Most Underrated Powerhouse
Warning! Contains mild spoilers for Superman: Son of Kal-El #12
A new issue of DC's Superman: Son of Kal-El reminds readers that Krypto the Super-Dog truly is super, being far more than a simple pet or mascot in the DC Universe. While Krypto's appearances are few and far between in DC Comics, the superpowered canine makes his return in the latest issue of Son of Kal-El. He also proves himself to be an underrated powerhouse (much to the chagrin of Batman himself).
Previously in Son of Kal-El, Jon Kent has become the new Superman of Earth while his father has been in space fighting the alien warlord Mongul. During this time, the new Superman has gained his own nemesis in the form of corrupt Gamorran president Henry Bendix who's been creating an army of controllable metahumans while working to discredit the young Man of Steel. This has also included an attack on Superman's mother Lois Lane and his grandparents, resulting in Batman and the Justice League moving Ma and Pa Kent to a secure bunker that's far more defensible and less exposed than the Kent Farm.
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However, an unexpected visitor absolutely obliterates the Justice League's multi-million dollar defenses as seen in Superman: Son of Kal-El #12 from Tom Taylor and Cian Tormey. Blowing past the bunker's shields and automated security drones, Batman can't be faulted for thinking that some major threat is arriving to harm the Kents in order to hurt Superman. However, it turns out that the incredibly powerful force is none other than Krypto the Super-Dog who's just as loyal to Jon as he is to the original Man of Steel.
While the Justice League's safe house is meant to withstand the biggest and baddest the DC
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