Kraken (character)
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| Publisher | DC Comics; Marvel Comics; Independents |
| First appearance | Adventure Comics #56 (Nov. 1940) |
| Created by | Various |
The Kraken is a name given to several aquatic monsters inspired by the legend of Kraken and several characters that have appeared primarily in DC Comics and Marvel Comics publications.
Three versions appeared during the Golden Age of Comic Books: the first in Adventure Comics #56 (Nov. 1940), a second, land-based version existing on the planet Venus in Flash Comics #81 (March 1947) and a third variation capable of speech that claimed to be the actual Kraken from ancient folklore who battled the hero Captain Marvel in Whiz Comics #155 (June 1953).
Two versions appeared during the Silver Age of Comic Books: a giant octopus encountered by the Challengers of the Unknown in Showcase #12 (Jan.-Feb 1958), and the second being a giant squid summoned by the hero Aquaman in Aquaman #34 (July-Aug. 1967). Wonder Woman #247 (Sept. 1978) and #289 (March 1982) featured additional versions, and in Wonder Woman vol. 2 #75 (June 1993) the character encountered a version complete with tiara in a dream dimension. In Aquaman #1,000,000 (Nov. 1998), the eponymous hero of the title encounters one of the "Krakens of Vexjor", a race of huge tentacled reptilian sea monsters that inhabit Earth's oceans in the 853rd Century. Wonder Woman and Aquaman also encounter a young Kraken in Issue #1 (Aug. 2011, DC Comics) of the limited series Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies.
In the 2016 series DC Bombshells, King Nereus took the form of a Kraken to battle the heroines of the story. He's eventually dispatched by Aqua-Woman.
Secrets of the Sinister House #13 (Sep. 1973) featured a vampire called the Kraken who survives the nuclear annihilation of humanity only to be trapped in a post-apocalyptic future with no human blood for nourishment. Kraken was also the name of a crime syndicate that appeared in The Brave and the Bold #138 (Nov. 1977). Two extraterrestrial villains called Kraken have appeared, the first being an orange-skinned minor villain in Supergirl vol. 2 #18 (April 1984) and the second an ongoing character who debuted in Green Lantern vol. 4 #25 (Jan. 2008).
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