Superman, last son of Krypton. Questions.

[Ruby]

Maybe I'm just really tired, but, this sentence makes no grammatical sense.

My assumption was English wasn't the first language.

[Hound55]

1) There is some conflict that Kryptonite kills all Kryptons. It, for example, doesn't seem to be lethal to Kara Zor-El. Readers have also been led to believe that Kryptonite has such a dramatic effect on Kryptonians only when they've stored large amounts of energy from a yellow sun. (IE: When they've been on Earth a while.)

Likewise, there are other types of Kryptonite, not just the green rock so many automatically associate the term with. Why? Presumably because Krypton, like Earth, is made up of more than one kind of rock. Safe bet, in fact. So certain kinds of rock in Krypton's geological makeup are dangerous when exposed to a Kryptonian charged with the energy of a yellow sun.

Not unlike when humans are in danger when exposed to rare natural elements in certain conditions. The odds of such a danger coming to pass aren't all that high...except when it's the only thing your enemies have found to stop you. (Such as Superman's case. Although magic is also a big weakness for Big Blue.)

2) Superman, like any Kryptonian, is a living battery. They gather and store the energy of yellow suns. So why can he do battle even when away from the sun for a bit? 'Cause, he's a battery. Literally. He can and has run out of 'juice.'

3) Media hype. Another plausible answer; he was the first, and not only that but he was the first and only Kryptonian bopping about for a while. And clearly the only one running around being all Super, until some of the others started to make their own mark. Also, Kandor is still relatively a secret. So you really can't count that. And while you can point to a few female Kryptonians, Superman is really the only Kryptonian male in the limelight. So of course he gets the 'Last Son' billing.

Hope that helps!

Pretty much just all of this, although I'd say magic is a vulnerability rather than a weakness. But then we'd just be arguing semantics really.

And with 2) If eating food is what gives you energy, how do you not collapse on the floor whenever you're not actually eating? Same reason as Supes with solar energy, his body has a way of storing it.

[nightrunner]

Maybe I'm just really tired, but, this sentence makes no grammatical sense.

I agree as well.

[Ruby]

Pretty much just all of this, although I'd say magic is a vulnerability rather than a weakness. But then we'd just be arguing semantics really.

And with 2) If eating food is what gives you energy, how do you not collapse on the floor whenever you're not actually eating? Same reason as Supes with solar energy, his body has a way of storing it.

Close on 2. But you have to assume it's closer to excitons than the far less efficient solid food method we puny humans use, right? lol

[Hound55]

Indeed.