Urrika

Urrika is a fictional continent featured in comic books published by DC Comics. It is associated with the Superman line of comic titles.

Description
Urrika was one of two major continents found on the planet, Krypton; the other was Lurvan. The region was originally discovered by the great explorer, Val-El of the noble House of El. The oldest city in Urrika was Erkol.

History
In Kryptonian year 9846, the allied nations of Urrika waged what was commonly referred to as the Last War against the city-states of Lurvan. Due to the efforts of military commander, General Pir-El and Kandorian scientist, Jes-Mo, the war eventually ended and members of the newly established Kryptonian Science Council made peace with the nations of Urrika.

Points of Interest

 * Bokos: Bokos was an island located off the continent of Urrika. It was situated in the Dandanu Ocean, a short distance from the city-state of Erkol. Bokos was known as a place of exile for various criminals and refugees including Az-Rel, Bar-Nes, Nadira, and Ta-Tem.


 * Erkol: Erkol was the oldest existing city on the planet Krypton. It was located on the continent of Urrika. At some point in Krypton's past, a boy named Koll-Mer discovered a strange glowing rock in the Striped River. His father Val-Mer and he brought it to the city's ruling council, where they theorized that the energy the rock was giving off could provide a solution to their energy crisis. While the rock proved highly efficient at night, during the day it actually absorbed solar radiation from the sun.


 * Striped River: The Striped River was located on the continent of Urrika on the planet Krypton. It passes through the city of Erkol. The Striped River is ideal for sportsman who engage in an activity known as "grosking", which is similar to the Earth sport of fishing. A man named Koll-Mer took his son Val-Mer grosking on the Striped River. While engaging in this activity, they avoided a hungry metal-eater, and Val-Mer discovered a yellow stone in the river that produced high volumes of glowing energy.

Residents of Urrika

 * Koll-Mer
 * Val-Mer

Appearances

 * Superman 360