Smallville & general Superman question
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Smallville & general Superman question
I've never read the Superman comics, so my knowledge of the Superman universe comes from:
1) Christopher Reeves movies
2) Lois & Clark TV show
3) Smallville
4) Old "Superfriends" cartoons (but not the new ones from the past couple of years)
I remember in the old Superfriends cartoons they would occaisonaly have Superman run into/use blue kryptonite, which unlike the other varieties was beneficial to him.
Was that made up only for those cartoons, or is there a basis for it in the comics? Since Smallville seems to use krptonite in just about every episode, have they ever done an episode with blue kryptonite?
Also, are there any other colors (besides green and red) of the stuff, and what effects do they have?
1) Christopher Reeves movies
2) Lois & Clark TV show
3) Smallville
4) Old "Superfriends" cartoons (but not the new ones from the past couple of years)
I remember in the old Superfriends cartoons they would occaisonaly have Superman run into/use blue kryptonite, which unlike the other varieties was beneficial to him.
Was that made up only for those cartoons, or is there a basis for it in the comics? Since Smallville seems to use krptonite in just about every episode, have they ever done an episode with blue kryptonite?
Also, are there any other colors (besides green and red) of the stuff, and what effects do they have?
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In the old Superman universe (pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths) there were several varieties of Kryptonite:
Blue - kills Bizarro Superman.
Gold - permanently removes Superman's powers.
Green - the traditional Kryptonite, which can weaken and eventually kill Superman.
Red - Green Kryptonite that had gone through some strange area of space. While the effects last only a few days, each piece causes something different to happen. However, once the effects are over, the Kryptonian exposed is immune to that condition.
Silver - fictional, part of a prank.
Yellow - fictional, "created" by Lex Luthor
Krimson - created by Mr. Mxyzptlk, it robs Superman of his powers but doesn't kill.
White - kills plant life.
Slow - modified Green that slows down movements of Kryptonians and Humans.
X - gives Kryptonian powers to Terran life-forms; created by Supergirl as a cure for Green Kryptonite. This is where Streaky the Super-Cat got his powers.
Anti - effects non-powered Kryptonians the same way Green would effect Superman.
Jewel - gives Phantom Zone inmates the ability to project illusions in the real world as well as mind control of others.
I haven't read Superman in a while, so I'm not sure which versions have survived post-Crisis, except for Green and Krimson.
Hope this helps.
Blue - kills Bizarro Superman.
Gold - permanently removes Superman's powers.
Green - the traditional Kryptonite, which can weaken and eventually kill Superman.
Red - Green Kryptonite that had gone through some strange area of space. While the effects last only a few days, each piece causes something different to happen. However, once the effects are over, the Kryptonian exposed is immune to that condition.
Silver - fictional, part of a prank.
Yellow - fictional, "created" by Lex Luthor
Krimson - created by Mr. Mxyzptlk, it robs Superman of his powers but doesn't kill.
White - kills plant life.
Slow - modified Green that slows down movements of Kryptonians and Humans.
X - gives Kryptonian powers to Terran life-forms; created by Supergirl as a cure for Green Kryptonite. This is where Streaky the Super-Cat got his powers.
Anti - effects non-powered Kryptonians the same way Green would effect Superman.
Jewel - gives Phantom Zone inmates the ability to project illusions in the real world as well as mind control of others.
I haven't read Superman in a while, so I'm not sure which versions have survived post-Crisis, except for Green and Krimson.
Hope this helps.
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Sorry - the answer to your other questions.
"Smallville" has used Green, which weakens and can kill Clark, and Red, which makes him apathetic. No others have shown up. The idea of Kryptonite aversely affecting humans comes from the comics, where Lex Luthor wore a Kryptonite ring to keep Superman away - and eventually discovered that he had contracted cancer from being close to it for so long.
Kryptonite started out on the radio show as an excuse for the actor who played Superman to be away from the mike for a few weeks. Since then the comics and the shows hae expanded on it, but the comic series has done the most "work" on Kryptonite.
"Smallville" has used Green, which weakens and can kill Clark, and Red, which makes him apathetic. No others have shown up. The idea of Kryptonite aversely affecting humans comes from the comics, where Lex Luthor wore a Kryptonite ring to keep Superman away - and eventually discovered that he had contracted cancer from being close to it for so long.
Kryptonite started out on the radio show as an excuse for the actor who played Superman to be away from the mike for a few weeks. Since then the comics and the shows hae expanded on it, but the comic series has done the most "work" on Kryptonite.