Despite his best elbow grease , Supermanmay never get to be the hero he was born to become . It ’s a fact made clear by a new government - support squadron which continues an unfortunate normal : that no matter what , manhood just does n’t trust the Man of Steel .

Superman is n’t called the Big Blue Boy Scout for nothing . Few wedge have a record as stellar as Clark Kent that stretch back as long as his does . For years , Superman ’s done everything he can to avail out his adopted dwelling house world from recuing cats out of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree to quit parademon armies from inhibit the Earth for Darkseid . Superman ’s fondness for humanityis one of his largest incentive as a zep and he ’s shown time and time again that he ’s unforced to give his all to keep the Earth safe from anyone who wishes it harm .

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And yet , while Clark certainly has a figure of adore audiences that appreciate his hard work , a sizeable part of the humanity just does n’t feel the same style . In fact , it became blatantly apparent how some entities view him inSuperman # 688by James Robinson and   Renato Guedes .   With Superman presently off - domain among his people , he ’s left Metropolis in the capable hands ofhis longtime champion Mon - El . And while Mon - El is doing is best , he ’s   bringing   a lot of attention to himself . Case in point , the governing - backed , anti - Superman containment unit Squad K has show up up on the scene , believing Mon - El to be a Kryptonian in ravishment of the Earth ’s new law against the powerful species . Mon - El is baffled to who the group is supposed to be before the Guardian inform Mon - El that Squad K was designed to deal with Superman in case the hero suddenly went varlet .

Unfortunately for Supes , this is n’t even the only program dedicated to block him if he abruptly went unsound . Superman turn evil isan idea that frightens people so much , both governments and secret citizen have their own countermeasures against the hero sandwich . Aside from Squad K , there also exists Project 7734 , a clandestine operation to ' take care ' of any Kryptonian ,   even Superman . And of row , no one can blank out about Lex Luthor ’s insistence that the world needs to be protect from the Man of Steel .

Anti - Superman defenses are n’t even limit to villainous source , lest hoi polloi forget about that clod of Kryptonite Batman keeps tucked by just in case . But what ’s truly tragic about such measures is that they ’re completely wild . Superman has a historyof always being on the proper side and rarely ever place anyone in danger . Not to mention , he ’s not the only powerful hero in the DCU . Wonder Woman and the Flash could easy overpower Clark , but there ’s no anti - Flash squads or ‘ what - if ’ scenario regarding an malign Diana .

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Superman is defend to a much higher monetary standard than his peers , and at a certain compass point the inquiry must be asked if the DCU evenwantsto be saved . Of of course , there ’s plenty of people who love and appreciateSuperman ,   but the ones that do n’t really ruin his gallantry for everyone else .

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