Kandor
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- This article deals with the comic book city of Kandor. For the Wheel of Time country by the same name, see Kandor (Wheel of Time).
Image:Kandor.jpg Kandor is the name of the former capitol city of the fictional planet Krypton in the DC Universe. It is best know for being stolen and shrunk by the supervillian Brainiac. Upon it's recovery by Superman, it has been traditionally kept and monitored in the Fortress of Solitude.
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History
Silver Age Version
Kandor was once the capital of Krypton until it was shrunken and stolen by the supervillain, Brainiac.
In his battle with Brainiac, Superman rescued the city and kept it in his Fortress of Solitude while looking for a way to restore it. In return, the Kandorians provided the superhero with a place where he was an honoured guest, various professionals to assist him when asked and even occasionally assisted him in the outside with the Superman Emergency Squad.
Eventually, Superman was able to restore the population's size and they settled on another planet that revolved around a red sun. The Kandorians decided to name their new homeworld Rokyn, which is the Kryptonian word for "gift from God."
Modern Kandor(s)
Post-Man of Steel/Crisis on Infinite Earths
The Post-Crisis version of the bottle city has a somewhat different history, having been created by an alien wizard named Tolos, who trapped representatives of various races (including Valor's uncle) within, in order to possess their bodies. This city is not literally shrunken, but exists in an extra-dimensional space, occasionally connected to the Phantom Zone. Superman has not, as yet, managed to restore it.
Post-Superman: Birthright
The Superman: Birthright miniseries reinstated several Silver Age elements of Superman. One of which is Kandor. After the mini-series was completed, it's place in canon was shown in Superman (Vol. 2) #200. Superman was thrown out of time and he saw both versions of his origin: Man of Steel and Birthright. He decided to return to the birthright timeline and found himself in Kandor with a case of amnesia. After his adventure in Kandor he got his memory back and he discovered/remembered the new history:
- The city had been shrunk and was kept in the Fortress of Solitude.
- When he is shrunk, in Kandor, he again has no more powers in the Red Sun Krypton-like environment..
- The city is once again from Krypton (but still populated by non-Kryptonian aliens).
- The citizens also recall Brainiac stealing their city from Krypton, and not the wizard Tolos.
- It was not explained how Tolos got a hold of the "bottled city" from Brainiac. It was not explained if that part of history was also rewritten.
- Apparently, a hundred years have passed in the city (while the world outside has aged normally). Because of this, Superman (or the ideal of him) had grown to god-like status and he was worshipped in Kandor.
One Year Later
There is evidence on the DC Website that Kandor will return, after Infinite Crisis with Power Girl and Supergirl taking the positions of Flamebird and Nightwing.
Superman: Red Son
In the alternate story Superman: Red Son, Superman lands as an infant in the Ukraine and becomes a Soviet citizen. Instead of Kandor, Brainiac bottles Stalingrad. Superman's failure to restore its size troubles him greatly.
External links
- Supermanica: Kandor Supermanica entry on the Pre-Crisis Kandor
- Supermanica Category: Kandorians Supermanica Category page with links to entries on Pre-Crisis citizens of Kandor
- Superman in Kandor History of Superman in Kandor