| KRU-EL | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Leo Dorfman and Jim Mooney |
CHRONOLOGY
Kru-El first appeared in Action Comics #297/2 (February 1963): "The Forbidden Weapons of Krypton".
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Kru-El in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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Kru-El Chronology
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| World of Krypton #1 (July 1979): "The Jor-El Story" [Flashback] |
| World of Krypton #3 (September 1979): "The Last Days of Krypton" [Flashback] |
| Superman Vol. 1 #402/2 (December 1984): "Jor-El: Superman" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #117/2 (December 1964): "Krypto's Superdog Pal" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #121 (June 1965): "Clark Kent's Single Identity" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #189 (August 1972): "The Curse of the Hangman's Noose" |
| Action Comics #297/2 (February 1963): "The Forbidden Weapons of Krypton" |
| Action Comics #298/2 (March 1963): "The Super-Powers of Lex Luthor" |
| Action Comics #309/2 (February 1964): "The Untold Story of Argo City" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #223 (January 1970): "Half a Hero" |
| Adventure Comics #395/2 (July 1970): "The Heroine in the Haunted House" |
| Adventure Comics #400 (December 1970): "Return of the Black Flame" |
| World's Finest Comics #198 (November 1970): "Race to Save the Universe" |
| World's Finest Comics #199 (December 1970): "Race to Save Time" |
| Superman Family #183 (May-June 1977): "Shadows of Phantoms" |
| Action Comics #473 (July 1977): "The Great Phantom Peril" |
| Superman Family #189/6 (May-June 1978): "Memories of Menace" |
| Superman Family #190/5 (July-August 1978): "Fight With the Phantom Zone Fiends" |
| Superman Family #190/6 (July-August 1978): "Finale" |
| Green Lantern Vol. 2 #123 (December 1979): "Mission of No Return" |
| DC Special Series #26 (summer 1981): "Fortress of Fear" |
| Phantom Zone #1 (January 1982): "The Haunting of Charlie Kweskill" |
| Phantom Zone #2 (February 1982): "Earth Under Siege" |
| Phantom Zone #3 (March 1982): "The Terror Beyond Twilight" |
| Phantom Zone #4 (April 1982): "The Phantom Planet" |
| DC Comics Presents #73 (September 1984): "Rampage in Scarlet" |