A piece of DC Comics chronicle that might surprise lector is thatSuperman ’s home planet Krypton only exploded because of poorGreen Lanternpolicy . It ’s interesting when comic level that take place in the past expose hidden detail about major events , but this revelation surely does not make the Green Lantern Corps count salutary . This news program was let out in a back - up story inSuperman # 257that was pen by Elliot Maggin with artwork from Dick Dillin and Dick Giordano .

The destruction of Krypton is one of the most important events in the DC Comics timeline . Many characters , not just Superman , cite the tragically doomed major planet as part of their origin story . Although the specific item of the consequence have changed over the decades , the basic foundation of what go on remains the same . Kryptonians , either through their own geological fault or the lifelike life cycle of their planet , are almost rendered extinctwhen the inwardness of Krypton explodes .

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As it turns out , the Guardians of the Universe were well aware of what was happening to Krypton and sent a individual Green Lantern to try and halt the tragedy . This Green Lantern work tirelessly to try and economize the planet , but every DC rooter get laid his sweat at last fail . The Green Lantern was work so hard trying to pull through the planet that he eventually blinded himself and Krypton explodes because he ca n’t get the materials to stabilise the satellite in time .

Like Marvel ’s Watcher , the Guardians have prescript about not interfering too much with other species . For this reason they only beam a single Green Lantern to try and save the planet rather than a bunch of them or even just an additional one to lend a hand . Also , the Green Lantern even mentions how the Guardians have the power to transport all of theKryptonians off of the planet before it explodes , economize an entire population from extinction . They do n’t though , and the Guardians ’ tremendously underwhelming response to the crisis is shocking establish the amount of people who go bad because of it .

Besides the fact that it ’s a poor communications protocol for the Green Lanterns not to help too much , it also does n’t make much good sense . It ’s been instal that DC ’s various Green Lanterns are efficaciously space cops , each with a sphere that they police . But cops call for backup all the clock time . The Green Lantern Corps routinely works together to stop threat . It bring in good sense for DC to want to insert a Green Lantern into this effect to total depth to the universe ’s history , butSupermanwould unquestionably have some grueling feelingsto larn that his parent might still be alive if only theGreen Lanternshad planned well .

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