tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post3090949585317673323..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Reign of the Supermen #461: Superman, Last Man on EarthSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-5605739914718383842013-01-31T20:27:15.721-04:002013-01-31T20:27:15.721-04:00Sounds like YOU'RE the expert here, Bob! I'...Sounds like YOU'RE the expert here, Bob! I'll take your word for it!Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-78173440204352203222013-01-31T19:53:26.957-04:002013-01-31T19:53:26.957-04:00@Jeff R. -- In every Silver Age story I've eve...@Jeff R. -- In every Silver Age story I've ever read, a red sun takes away all of Superman's powers. If you can cite any stories where that wasn't true, I'd be very interested.<br />I do remember one Superboy story (#141, I think) in which he was on a planet with no sun -- just cold light from some sort of floating crystals -- where he lost his vision powers, flight, and invulnerability, but kept his strength and leaping abilities due to the lower gravity.Bob Buethehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624148139233566430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-64888171846499402092013-01-31T19:48:34.616-04:002013-01-31T19:48:34.616-04:00Oddly, when this story was reprinted in Showcase P...Oddly, when this story was reprinted in Showcase Presents Superman Vol. 4, it was the Kandorian shrink ray and not red K that Superman used. Someone edited the ending... but not very well, because three panels later Superman is thinking, "Now to wait until the temporary effect of the red kryptonite wears off and I'm my super-self again!"<br /><br />And yes, in the pre-Crisis DC universe, kryptonite had no effect on Kryptonians without powers. That's why Supergirl's origin was modified in the mid '60s to explain that Argo City rested on a freak chunk of "anti-kryptonite" that is deadly to non-powered Kryptonians. Otherwise, there would have been a lot more survivors than Kara and her parents.Bob Buethehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624148139233566430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-60469785299510616492013-01-28T13:25:36.847-04:002013-01-28T13:25:36.847-04:00Pre-Crisis, a red sun only takes away most of his ...Pre-Crisis, a red sun only takes away most of his powers; a lot of the physical ones were attributed to the gravity difference. So I think that K-sensitivity would still hold under those conditions. It's only completely depowered Kryptonians (from gold-K exposure) who become immune to all types except the one that temporarily gives them their powers back. (Jewel? -X?)Jeff R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-52828480014380868202013-01-27T07:46:51.795-04:002013-01-27T07:46:51.795-04:00Is that pre-Crisis canon, Brad? Under a red son, k...Is that pre-Crisis canon, Brad? Under a red son, kryptonite has no effect? I bet there are stories where a red sun prevents him from using super-strong threads from his costume too.<br /><br />Not that I expect air-tight continuity from the Silver Age.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-41450428170622350072013-01-27T03:55:56.810-04:002013-01-27T03:55:56.810-04:00For as downright bats*** insane as those old stori...For as downright bats*** insane as those old stories are, you have to give them credit for throwing creative ideas onto every page. . .Jeremy Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11398438801903631183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-73951827918621993282013-01-27T02:11:10.138-04:002013-01-27T02:11:10.138-04:00Of course, the story has a major flaw. When Superm...Of course, the story has a major flaw. When Superman loses his powers, Kryptonite has no effect on him. <br /><br />But you can get around it by positing there's a working shrink-ray and then proceed as writtenBradnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-43426320741901505982013-01-26T21:55:17.296-04:002013-01-26T21:55:17.296-04:00One of my favorite Justice League episodes. Anythi...One of my favorite Justice League episodes. Anything with Vandal Savage in it pretty much wins. I never knew that it was adapted from a Superman story, but it makes perfect sense once you've been informed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com