Kim Jong-il -LRB- , -LSB- kim.dzʌŋ.il -RSB- or -LSB- kim -RSB- -LSB- tsʌŋ.il -RSB- 16 February 1941/1942 -- 17 December 2011 -RRB- was the supreme leader of the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea -LRB- DPRK -RRB- , commonly referred to as North Korea , from 1994 to 2011 .
The fictional character Kim Jong-il was created by DC Comics .