15 Emotional Comic Book Moments That Made Us Shed A Tear
6. Krypto's Sacrifice
Nothing pulls on the heartstrings like the death of a pet. Ask any pet owner who has seen films like Marley and Me or Old Yeller if they shed a tear at the end of those movies, and they are 100 percent lying to you if they say no.
Alan Moore's epic Superman storyline Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow is the comic book equivalent of Old Yeller. In it, Supermans longtime pet Krypto the dog, sacrifices his life to protect his master when he attacks the deadly Kryptonite Man. Superman apparently hears his beloved dogs death howl but is unable to do anything to help him.
Adding to the emotional weight of the scene is the fact that Kryptonite Man is incapable of understanding why a dog would be willing to sacrifice himself for a loved one. Perhaps because Kryptonite Man never had a pet growing up to help him understand the unconditional love that comes with that relationship.