
2 #75 (June 1993) the character encountered a version complete with tiara in a dream dimension. 1978) and #289 (March 1982) featured additional versions, and in Wonder Woman vol. 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. 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). Three versions appeared during the Golden Age of Comic Books: the first in Adventure Comics #56 (Nov.
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Ī character called "Kid Kraken" appeared in the Dynamite Comics series The Green Hornet 66' meets The Spirit. Ī Kraken (dispatched by the God Poseidon) appears in the Avatar Press comic God is Dead #48.Ī Kraken (depicted as a huge tentacled reptilian monstrosity) is sent to attack the heroes in Grimm Fairy Tales #123 and #124.Ī Kraken appears in Broken Moon: Legends of the Deep #1 by American Gothic Press. The web comic "Angry Faerie" (from July 13, 2012), featured a bodybuilder type character called the Kraken. He was called Kraken Isaac (クラーケンのアイザック, Kurāken no Aizakku) - a former childhood friend and fellow saint trainee of main character Cygnus Hyoga -, and debuted in volume 16, published in 1989 by Shueisha. In Japanese comics, a servant of Poseidon and one of the main antagonists of the second saga of the Saint Seiya manga series. 2000 AD #583, (July 1988, Fleetway Publications) also featured the debut of a character called Judge Kraken. Kraken" in Web-Man #1 (1993, Argosy Communications Inc.) and a hero called Diego Hargreeves with the alias "Kraken" in Umbrella Academy #1 (2007, Dark Horse Comics). Two one-shot publications featured characters bearing the name: a villain called "Dr. 1996, Dark Horse Comics), and the Japanese comic, One Piece (ワンピース Wan Pīsu) #62 (November 15, 2010, Shueisha) all featured versions of the Kraken. 1977, Charlton Comics), Indiana Jones and the Sargasso Pirates #2 (Jan. Ĭhampion Comics #5 (March 1940, Harvey Comics), Monster Hunters #10 (Oct. Ī Kraken was featured in the story "The Kraken" in issue #49 of Adventures into the Unknown by ACG in 1953. The kraken is an aquatic monster that has appeared in many comics publications. In this story, the Kraken has a natural enemy, the sperm whale. In the Disney comic series "Tamers of Nonhuman Threats", the Kraken appears in the fifth story, "Let's Get Kraken". The Kraken from The Umbrella Academy was named so after the kraken (sea monster) as he has the ability to breathe under water. In various comics, particularly DC and Marvel Comics, multiple creatures have been named Kraken.
