What is Krypton (comics)?
'''Krypton''' is a [[fictional]] [[planet]] appearing in American comic books published by [[DC Comics]], commonly in [[Superman]] stories. The planet was created by [[Jerry Siegel]] and [[Joe Shuster]], and was named after the chemical element [[krypton]]. The planet was first mentioned in ''[[Action Comics]]'' #1 (June 1938) and made its first appearance in ''Superman'' #1 (1939). == Overview == It was a planet orbiting the [[star|red star]] Rao, home to the Kryptonians. It was destroyed in an explosion, with Superman being one of the very few survivors. [[Radioactive]] fragments of the planet are known as [[Kryptonite]]. == In other media == Krypton also makes an appearance in several television series such as ''[[Adventures of Superman]]'', ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'', ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Smallville]]'', ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'', and ''Krypton''. Krypton appears in the 1978 movie ''[[Superman (1978 movie)|Superman]]'', the 2006 movie ''[[Superman Returns]]'', and the 2013 movie ''[[Man of Steel (movie)|Man of Steel]]'', set in the [[DC Extended Universe]]. {{Superman}} [[Category:DC Comics]] [[Category:Planets]]