Editing Krypton (comics) (section)

====History====
[[File:Krypton map.jpg|thumb|upright|Map of Krypton]]
Kryptonians made use of their advanced science to create a world where scientific inventions and research influenced much of daily life. Robots and [[computers]] were used for many tasks on Krypton, even for determining what career paths young Kryptonians would take as they grew up. Scientific and technological research were highly valued on Krypton, with the ruling body of Krypton named the "Science Council".

Several stories featured characters traveling back in time to visit Krypton before its destruction; one example is the 1960 story "Superman's Return to Krypton", in which Superman is swept back in time to Krypton some years before its destruction. Powerless, he spends some time on the planet, where he meets his future parents-to-be and falls in love with a Kryptonian actress named [[Lyla Lerrol]]. A ''Superman'' "imaginary story" entitled "What If Krypton Had Not Exploded?" (reprinted in the [[Trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]] ''The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told'') gave more insight into Krypton's society. This era also established that the [[Guardians of the Universe]], the administrators of the interstellar police force, the [[Green Lantern Corps]], were themselves aware of Krypton's pending destruction and assigned [[Green Lantern]] [[Tomar-Re]] to avert it, but he was ultimately unsuccessful in his attempt.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Maggin |first1=Eliot |last2=Dillon |first2=Dick |last3=Giordano |first3=Dick |title=The Greatest Green Lantern of All |journal=Superman |date=October 1972 |volume=1}}</ref>

In 1980, a three-issue [[Limited series (comics)|miniseries]] titled ''[[World of Krypton]]'' was published,<ref>{{cite book|chapter= 1970s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2010 |isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page= 181 |quote = The worldwide success of ''Superman: The Movie'' motivated [DC] to publish more Superman-related titles. With that, editor E. Nelson Bridwell oversaw a project that evolved into comics' first official limited series - ''World of Krypton''...Featuring out-of-this-world artwork from Howard Chaykin, [Paul] Kupperberg's three-issue limited series explored Superman's homeworld.}}</ref> providing a great amount of detail into Krypton's history just before its destruction, along with the life story of [[Jor-El]] himself. A three-issue miniseries entitled ''The Krypton Chronicles'', published in 1981, tells of Superman researching his roots<ref>Manning, Matthew K. "1980s" in Dolan, p. 195: "The Man of Steel took a look at his family tree in this three-issue miniseries by writer E. Nelson Bridwell and longtime ''Superman'' mainstay artist Curt Swan".</ref> when, as [[Clark Kent]], he was assigned to write an article about Superman's family by an assignment editor impressed with the television miniseries [[Roots (1977 miniseries)|''Roots'']]. To do so, he and Supergirl travel to Kandor, where they learn the history of the El family. In 1985, writer [[Alan Moore]] gave a somewhat darker glimpse into the world of Krypton in his story "[[For the Man Who Has Everything]]" (in ''Superman Annual'' #11), the premise being an elaborate dream of Superman's in which Krypton had not exploded and he had grown to adulthood there. Background details are culled from other Krypton stories. This same story was retold in the animated series ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' in an episode by the same name and several elements were used in the [[Supergirl (TV series)|''Supergirl'' series]] episode "[[For the Girl Who Has Everything (Supergirl)|For the Girl Who Has Everything]]". The story was also an inspiration for ''[[Krypton (TV series)|Krypton]]'' episode "Mercy".