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Beppo is a fictional Monkey in the DC Universe . Created by Otto Binder and George Papp , he first appeared in '' Superboy '' #76 (October 1959). FICTIONAL CHARACTER BACKGROUND Beppo, despite his resemblance to an Earth Chimpanzee , is from the planet Krypton . He was originally a test animal used by Jor-El during his spaceflight development project to see if his son could survive space travel, and stowed away on board the craft that ultimately saved Superman from Krypton's destruction. Beppo turns up years after Superboy has been adopted by the Kents, and initially causes Superboy much trouble with his super-powered mischief. Eventually Superboy leads Beppo out into deep space and leaves him there so that he can't cause further trouble. Beppo later returns and encounters Supergirl , who introduced him to Krypto The Superdog and Streaky The Supercat . He went on to join the Legion Of Super-Pets . He has not made a canonical appearance since the '' Crisis On Infinite Earths .'' OTHER VERSIONS Beppo is one of the animals in Superman's artificial reality farm in '' Kingdom Come '' #1 (May 1996). APPEARANCES IN OTHER MEDIA Superman: The Animated Series Beppo is referenced in "''. Beppo is the name of Lois Lane 's childhood toy, a stuffed monkey that played " Pop Goes The Weasel ." The toy was also the favorite of Titano , a test monkey used by the space program. When Titano returns to Earth and mutates into a superpowered gorilla, he can only be calmed down by the sound of Beppo's song. Other shows On the '' Colbert Report '', Stephen names God's chimp Beppo, of whom all chimps are made in his likeness. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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