Professor Kraken Integral (Knockout and others 1962-1964) Solano López (#01-#03) & Tom Kerr (#04)

Professor Kraken was a distinguished British scientist who investigated 

bizarre cases of science gone wrong, and then tried to set things
right again. 

One such instance was the plague of giant animals that threatened 

Britain, results of exposing normal animals to a mixture 

of weed-killers and fertilisers.
He was often accompanied on his cases by fellow scientist Professor Needler 

and his assistant Chris Blower.

Comments: Kraken seems to have been inspired by the similar Professor Challenger.

From the Vaults of Time

Knockout from #1239 [24-11-62] to Valiant and Knockout to #0034 [25-05-63]

Art: Solano López

The Time Machine

Valiant and Knockout

 from #0035 [01-06-63] to #0075 [07-03-64]

Art: Solano López

Kraken and the Giant Menace

Valiant Companion Paper to Hurricane 

#0076 [14-03-64] to 0096 el [01-08-64].

Art: Solano López

Kraken and the Ogre from the Past 

Valiant Companion Paper to Hurricane 

from # 0097 [08-08-64] to # 0103 el 19-09-64,

Art: Tom Kerr

Later, in the Valiant Summer Special of 1967 and 1968, a reduced version of From the Vaults of Time was published, with resizing and deletion of vignettes, modifying the title of the adventure: The Day of the Dinosaurs and Return of the Monsters.

There was a reprint of Professor Kraken's final adventure, The Ogre from the Past, drawn by Tom Kerr, which was published in the 1970 

Lion and Valiant Special Extra, and this time without any mutilation.

https://misinolvidablestebeos.blogspot.com/2025/09/profesor-kraken-en-el-comic-britanico-y.html

https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/solano-lopez_francisco.htm

 http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/p/profkrak.htm

Thanks to:

- Aquellos Inolvidables Tebeos blog for agreeing to be the inspiration

for this post

- Luis Miguel for providing data and two compilations

- Futje Fedankt for the Kraken compilation

- Huckic for Kraken - Knockout Compilation

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d83Ck9sivvmZQVLZztP4278PMBX8qkJQ/view?usp=sharing