Comic Book Questions

Originally posted by chomperx9
how much kryptonite does it take to kill superman ?

like lets say batman is checking out clarks room and drops just a tiny bit of kryptonite the size of a centemeter on the bed by accident.

would that affect superman ?

I don't know about your situation. I imagine it would hurt him eventually. Like how a nasty spot of mold will eventually cause deleterious effects on your body despite it's relatively small mass.

his kryptonite resistance has been high for a while now, even when it's in his blood. it takes a decent amount to do him in nowadays...

How many powers does Superman have?

I mean he must have a hard time keeping track of them all, which explains why many are ignored at times.

Originally posted by Battlehammer
How many powers does Superman have?

I mean he must have a hard time keeping track of them all, which explains why many are ignored at times.

he doesn't have that many.

super strength/durability, super speed, heat vision, cold/tornado breath.

those are his main ones.

then you have stuff like x-ray vision and the like.

torqasm-vo/rao aren't really used any more, though they're still post crisis so can count.

he doesn't have THAT many compared to people like thor, surfer, wonder woman or orion.

Originally posted by -Pr-
he doesn't have that many.

super strength/durability, super speed, heat vision, cold/tornado breath.

those are his main ones.

then you have stuff like x-ray vision and the like.

torqasm-vo/rao aren't really used any more, though they're still post crisis so can count.

he doesn't have THAT many compared to people like thor, surfer, wonder woman or orion.

Originally posted by -Pr-
his kryptonite resistance has been high for a while now, even when it's in his blood. it takes a decent amount to do him in nowadays...

Originally posted by OneDumbG0
I'm unaware of any changes since Superman/Batman #44 which showed Superman being nearly killed because tiny shards of Kryptonite penetrated his skin and bloodstream that would suggest a similar occurrence wouldn't actually nearly kill him again. Examples?

Originally posted by Badabing
First, Supes had an extended fight with Metallo which included getting blasted by K-nite. Context. Second, it wasn't "tiny shards penetrating his skin and bloodstream", it was a bullet sized chunk lodged near his heart. Big difference. Lastly, he was strong enough to rip an electrified steel door apart and was coherent enough to still crack jokes in the Batcave. So your definition of "nearly killed" is exaggerated.

his showings in action and new krypton are more plentiful though. like fighting the kryptonite man, or when he fought lex luthor's kryptonite battleship. or that frankly insane one in new krypton.

plus. austen's run where he has kryptonite blood poisoning. and a heart attack. and STILL fights on.

plus, it was more than tiny shards. did you see the one in his eye? a chunk exploded in his face.

^ Action Comics has been all Nightwing and Flamebird. How far are we going back? And am I just missing something from the last ten issues of World of New Krypton?

Originally posted by Badabing
First, Supes had an extended fight with Metallo which included getting blasted by K-nite. Context. Second, it wasn't "tiny shards penetrating his skin and bloodstream", it was a bullet sized chunk lodged near his heart. Big difference. Lastly, he was strong enough to rip an electrified steel door apart and was coherent enough to still crack jokes in the Batcave. So your definition of "nearly killed" is exaggerated.

I also forgot where, even after extracting the tiny shards (but because microscopic amounts made it into his bloodstream), Superman's wounds still weren't healed after three days. And this is three days of healing in sunlight in the Fortress of Solitude.

Originally posted by OneDumbG0
^ Action Comics has been all Nightwing and Flamebird. How far are we going back? And am I just missing something from the last ten issues of World of New Krypton? This is what I'm talking about, from Superman/Batman #44:

I also forgot where, even after extracting the tiny shards (but because microscopic amounts made it into his bloodstream), Superman's wounds still weren't healed after three days. And this is three days of healing in sunlight in the Fortress of Solitude.

pre IC. wrath of gog.

^ That's quite a ways before Superman/Batman #44, which was early 2008. Yea, Infinite Crisis was late 2005 and Wrath of Gog was 2004. Hence, why I talked about instances post-S/B issue #44. Are there separate instances from the New Krypton storylines you're alluding to though?

Originally posted by OneDumbG0
^ That's quite a ways before Superman/Batman #44, which was early 2008. Yea, Infinite Crisis was late 2005 and Wrath of Gog was 2004. Hence, why I talked about instances post-S/B issue #44. Are there separate instances from the New Krypton storylines you're alluding to though?

but it's not THAT long ago, and it supports the argument that his resistance to kryptonite is as strong as it's ever been, if not stronger, which has been picked up in numerous books. it's not like, say, smallville, or something.

no, just the one big one in NK.

Originally posted by -Pr-
he doesn't have that many.

super strength/durability, super speed, heat vision, cold/tornado breath.

those are his main ones.

then you have stuff like x-ray vision and the like.

torqasm-vo/rao aren't really used any more, though they're still post crisis so can count.

he doesn't have THAT many compared to people like thor, surfer, wonder woman or orion.

Wonderwoman has more powers?

I mean thats still a lot of powers compared to the vast majority of hero's or villains.

The thing about Superman's powers is that their all at such high levels... I mean, just the vision abilities: he can read genetic structures, he can lobotimize super-powers by heat visioning your brain, he can see to the end of the galaxy, he can see things on a sub-atomic level, he can read your soul, (ala when he told Conner that he saw no evil in him when he read his "Kyrillian field" or whatnot), he can slice cities and spaceships in half with the heat vision....

Anyways, the point is, although his powers are basically "everything humans can do, he can do it a billion times more awesomely (and fly)," they're more or less written that if a writer wanted to, Superman can do anything at all.

Originally posted by Battlehammer

Wonderwoman has more powers?

Diana has a lot of powers no one ever mentions. Like talking to animals and making them do her bidding. Kinda the same way Donna Troy has high level energy projection powers no one ever mentions (although they were shown very, very briefly in "IC"😉.

Originally posted by OneDumbG0
^ Action Comics has been all Nightwing and Flamebird. How far are we going back? And am I just missing something from the last ten issues of World of New Krypton? This is what I'm talking about, from Superman/Batman #44:

I also forgot where, even after extracting the tiny shards (but because microscopic amounts made it into his bloodstream), Superman's wounds still weren't healed after three days. And this is three days of healing in sunlight in the Fortress of Solitude.

Supes/Bats #44, the original piece was quite large, appeared to be the size of a basketball, before it exploded. The shards dispersed and many pieces were lodged in his head, including his eye, as well as throughout his upper body. That doesn't seem like a good example of his overall endurance to K-nite since he had pieces stuck right in his skull.

Are you talking about his reaction to K-nite as just being exposed to the rock? Do you have another example which he isn't pierced near his heart or brain?

Originally posted by Battlehammer
I mean thats a lot of powers superhuman agility, reflexes, strength, durability, stamina, protactive personal energy sheild (not sure what it called), flying, superhuman sense, x-ray vision and the like, heat vision, cold breath, superhuman intelligence, TVO ect. Hasent he also display Telepathy of sorts? doesent he also posses superhuman healing factor?

Wonderwoman has more powers?

I mean thats still a lot of powers compared to the vast majority of hero's or villains.

he doesn't have superhuman agility. his reflexes comes under his speed, which i already mentioned. stamina comes under durability. the protective energy shield is his bio aura, and is part of his durability.

you're seperating powers in to parts that aren't necessary.

he doesn't have telepathy. yes, he has a healing factor. so does everyone. his is just accelerated.

but it's not that much compared to every hero or villain, which is the point. a green lantern with a ring can do a thousand things superman can't.

Originally posted by -Pr-
he doesn't have superhuman agility. his reflexes comes under his speed, which i already mentioned. stamina comes under durability. the protective energy shield is his bio aura, and is part of his durability.

reflexes is a separate ability as is stamina. Bio aura is seperate from his personal durability. They all constitute as separate powers.

They are all seperate abilities.

Originally posted by -Pr-
he doesn't have telepathy. yes, he has a healing factor. so does everyone. his is just accelerated.

Originally posted by -Pr-

but it's not that much compared to every hero or villain, which is the point. a green lantern with a ring can do a thousand things superman can't.

also could not GL powers all be consider on a single ability?

also it was more or less a joke on my part not overly serious. I jsut wanted to to know how many powers he has I was joking about him forgetting them......though I new you would respond

ment to have a smile face with tongue sticking out.......with out it makes my post sound so dickish lol