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Kryptonite is a fictional material that appears primarily in Superman stories published by DC Comics. In its best-known form, it is a green, crystalline material originating from Superman's home world of Krypton that emits a unique, poisonous radiation that can weaken and even kill Kryptonians .
Krypton is usually portrayed in comics as the home of a fantastically advanced civilization, which is destroyed when the planet explodes. As originally depicted, all the civilizations and races of Krypton perished in the explosion, with one exception: the baby Kal-El who was placed in an escape rocket by his father, Jor-El, and sent to the planet Earth, where he grew up to become Superman.
An industrialist trying to gain a monopoly by destroying his rivals, who turns Superman evil with tainted kryptonite. The Nuclear Man: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace: Mark Pillow (actor) Gene Hackman (voice) A solar-powered menace born by detonating a nuclear bomb attached with Superman's genetic material in the sun. Lenny Luthor: Jon Cryer
Metallo (/ m ə ˈ t æ l oʊ /) is the name of different supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of Superman.All versions of the character are powered by Kryptonite and are partially or completely mechanical.
Despite being weakened by kryptonite exposure when Luthor attempted to exploit Doomsday's Kryptonian origins, Superman's heart was restarted by Black Lightning and he reached Doomsday just as the monster was struggling with Martian Manhunter. Learning from J'onzz that Doomsday wanted to kill Luthor because he blamed Luthor for his "death" in ...
Gold kryptonite, for instance, nullifies Superman's powers but otherwise does not harm him. Kryptonite first appeared in a 1943 episode of the radio serial. [173] It first appeared in comics in Superman #61 (Dec. 1949). [174] Superman is also vulnerable to magic. Enchanted weapons and magical spells affect Superman as easily as they would a ...
General Zod in The Adventures of Superman #589 (April 2001). Art by Duncan Rouleau and Marlo Alquiza.. The first Zod to be introduced following Crisis on Infinite Earths is the Zod of a so-called "pocket universe" resembling the universe in which the pre-Crisis comics take place; this allowed for a "Kryptonian" Zod to be introduced while maintaining Superman's status as the last of his race in ...
In contrast to Superman, Ultraman's power relies on his proximity and exposure to a substance called Anti-Kryptonite; the longer and farther he is separated from it, the weaker he becomes. This substance has repeatedly been shown to have no apparent effect on Superman, just as Kryptonite has been shown to have no effect on Ultraman. [1]