An unexpected member of theJustice Leaguecould go toe to toenail withSupermanif it came down to it . When the League faced an USA of Kryptonians , Black Lightning testify how his electricity could be used to exploit the Man of Steel ’s most surprising weakness .

There are few things as unsettling as the idea of someone with the power of Superman existing but not possessing the moral fortitude of the hero . Under a scandalmongering sun , Kryptonians are some of the most powerful being in the DCU , hosting a whole bevy of magnate that scoop some of the world ’s greatest heroes . Thankfully , Superman ’s weakness to kryptoniteand other things such as magic and brute force shows that it is possible to polish off a rogue Kryptonian . But it ’s not enough to know which weaknesses Superman ’s kind has . Clever solution are often the real winder to taking down someone as knock-down as a Kryptonian .

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Case in point , the Justice League was task with contain three Kryptonians inSuperman # 683by   James Robinson , Renato Guedes , and Jorge Correa . The Bottle City of Kandor has been resurrect on Earth and , unlike Superman , its citizen do n’t give care for Earth ’s laws . The Kryptonians in question killed police force ship’s officer when apprehending the oddestvillain in Superman ’s scalawag ' art gallery , Parasite . Superman judge to address the position peacefully , but Kandor ’s leadership and Kal - El ’s aunt , Alura , refuse to name the men involved with the crime . With no other choice , an altercation break away out between the League and Kandor ’s security system forces . Every Leaguer struggle against a Kryptonian of their own , especially Black Lightning who had previously lost a combat with one of the aggressive alien . This time around , Pierce does n’t right away arrive at the Kryptonian with his electrical energy . Instead , he surrounds his enemy with it , and will its color from white to red .

While not as usual as kryptonite , red Sunday radiation therapy is a weakness of Superman ’s . Krypton originally orbit a red sun and Clark only unlocked his true potential in a solar system with a younger , jaundiced sun . A cherry Sunday , or anything mime its radiation , can depower a Kryptonian as long as its beam are cast . Jefferson Pierce ’s canny thinking helped him utilise this weakness and , at the same time , reveal a surprising fact about those with galvanic major power .

Superman ’s overwhelming strength is one of the best asset the forces for good in the DC Universe have . And yet , no matter how often he ’s proved himself an angel , there ’s always the fear ofan vicious Superman . surely , Batman has kryptonite at the quick and there ’s tidy sum of magic substance abuser who could put up a challenge , but the best and most effective deterrent would be to depower the Man of Steel ASAP . While there are n’t an impressive number of solar - based heroes , there ’s plenty capable of generating electricity . Black Lighting , the Flash , Static , Shazam — any of these heroes could bring about the necessary lightning . As long as they can follow the example ofJustice League’smost innovative paladin , Supermanor anyone like him would n’t stand a chance .

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