Why did they give Superman a weakness?

The reason for his weaknesses are quite easily explained. They needed to make him look wounded so he wouldn’t become boring. Captain Marvel had the same weakness to high powerful electricity. I think the authors would have realized that the all powerful Superman stories were quickly becoming predictable and boring.

What happens to Superman if he touches kryptonite?

Green kryptonite weakens Superman and other Kryptonians. It can and will kill them with long-term exposure. Kryptonians under green kryptonite’s effects experience severe muscular weakness, usually to the point of collapse, and excruciating pain, with both conditions progressively intensifying.

How many survivors did Krypton have?

It had roughly 100,000 survivors trapped inside. During the New Krypton story arc, they all got released and returned to normal size. Then there’s Argo City, which (in many versions) also survived Krypton’s destruction, though eventually was destroyed as well, with its population intact.

Did Kryptonians have superpowers on Krypton?

It was mentioned several times that Superman does the same whenever he loses his powers. These facts say two things: Kryptonians didn’t have superpowers on Krypton.

Is Supes the only one who survived Krypton?

The man famously called the “Last Son of Krypton” — since he was born only hours before the destruction of his homeworld — occasionally finds himself saddened by the loss of the family that he never knew. But if the comics are anything to go by, Supes is far from the only survivor of Krypton.

What would happen if Superman was hit with a nuclear bomb?

5 Answers. We then assumed that the ultra high levels of gamma radiation from the nuclear bomb would be directly absorbed into Superman’s body and fed into the “extra organs” that Kryptonians use to store additional solar radiation. This would potentially cause an effect to Superman like cancer or maybe a similar (alien) condition.

Why can’t Superman survive a solar explosion?

Since superman draws his Kryptonian strength from the light of the sun, its absence apparently prevented him from resisting the damage of the blast fully, or healing afterwards, or possibly both.