When mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent puts on his red cape and blue costume, he becomes the world-renowned superhero Superman, a man known for his daring feats of strength and selfless compassion. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster first unveiled DC’s Man of Steel in the debut issue of Action Comics in 1938, and it did not take long for him to become a beloved character. For years, his enemies have poked and prodded him to test his invulnerability until one glowing green rock became the bane of his existence. Since then, Kryptonite has become Superman’s most famous weakness, but it’s not his actual Achilles heel.Introduced on a 1943 episode of the radio drama The Adventures of Superman and inducted into DC’s comic book mythos a few years later, Kryptonite has been the go-to substance for villains in their pursuit of defeating the powerful hero. Originally a crystalline rock that rendered Superman powerless, it soon became his fatal flaw as more dangerous and colorful versions of Kryptonite emerged. Stories nowadays have placed emphasis on exploring Superman as a character through grounded storytelling and have refashioned Kryptonite into a mere plot device in favor of an even greater weakness tied to his human connections on Earth.Superman is famously faster than a speeding bullet and more powerful than a locomotive. However, for all his strength, he has trouble holding onto his civilian identity. It is a prevalent trope in superhero stories wherein the villain discovers the hero’s secret identity and torments their every waking moment. Superman knows the affable Clark Kent does not pose a threat to his enemies, but the people in Kent’s life do. This fear of losing the people near and dear to him constantly haunts him and highlights that his greatest weakness is psychological. This, in turn, has opened his mind up to psychic attacks from supervillains.RELATED: Lex Luthor Is Superman’s Greatest Foe – But Is He Actually Evil?
When mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent puts on his red cape and blue costume, he becomes the world-renowned superhero Superman, a man known for his daring feats of strength and selfless compassion. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster first unveiled DC’s Man of Steel in the debut issue of Action Comics in 1938, and it did not take long for him to become a beloved character. For years, his enemies have poked and prodded him to test his invulnerability until one glowing green rock became the bane of his existence. Since then, Kryptonite has become Superman’s most famous weakness, but it’s not his actual Achilles heel.
Introduced on a 1943 episode of the radio drama The Adventures of Superman and inducted into DC’s comic book mythos a few years later, Kryptonite has been the go-to substance for villains in their pursuit of defeating the powerful hero. Originally a crystalline rock that rendered Superman powerless, it soon became his fatal flaw as more dangerous and colorful versions of Kryptonite emerged. Stories nowadays have placed emphasis on exploring Superman as a character through grounded storytelling and have refashioned Kryptonite into a mere plot device in favor of an even greater weakness tied to his human connections on Earth.
Superman is famously faster than a speeding bullet and more powerful than a locomotive. However, for all his strength, he has trouble holding onto his civilian identity. It is a prevalent trope in superhero stories wherein the villain discovers the hero’s secret identity and torments their every waking moment. Superman knows the affable Clark Kent does not pose a threat to his enemies, but the people in Kent’s life do. This fear of losing the people near and dear to him constantly haunts him and highlights that his greatest weakness is psychological. This, in turn, has opened his mind up to psychic attacks from supervillains.
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