Fans knew he was coming, as James Gunn has long hinted he wanted Krypto in the DCU, and the first trailer for Gunn's "Superman" gives a very big role to the Man of Steel's super-powered canine.

Krypto the Superdog first appeared in 1955 in Adventure ... similar abilities to Superman — and is adopted by 9-year-old Kevin Whitney, whose family thinks Krypto is an ordinary Labrador retriever.