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Kryptonite Man

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Kryptonite Man
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Kryptonite Man as seen in Action Comics Annual (vol. 2) #1 (December 2012) as part of The New 52.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceSuperboy #83 (September 1960)
Superman #650 (May 2006)
Created byOriginal:
Jerry Siegel
George Papp
Abernathy:
Kurt Busiek
Geoff Johns
Pete Woods
Clay Ramsay:
Grant Morrison
Rags Morales
Sholly Fisch
Cully Hamner
In-story information
Alter egoK. Russell Abernathy (2006 version)
Clay Ramsay (The New 52)
Abilities
  • Enhanced strength and endurance
  • Kryptonite radiation manipulation (Kryptonite radiogenesis & radiokenesis)
  • Kryptonite radioactive vision (Shooting kryptonite energy from eyes)

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The Kryptonite Man is the name of several supervillains who appear in stories published by DC Comics.

Publication history

The first character to use the name was Lex Luthor, who appeared as the Kryptonite Man in Action Comics #249.[1]

The second character to use the name first appeared as the Kryptonite Kid in Superboy #83,[2] and as the Kryptonite Man in Superman #299.[3] and was created by Jerry Siegel and George Papp.

The K. Russell Abernathy version of Kryptonite Man first appeared in Superman #650 and was created by Kurt Busiek, Geoff Johns, and Pete Woods.

The Clay Ramsay version of Kryptonite Man first appeared in Action Comics Annual (vol. 2) #1 and was created by Grant Morrison, Rags Morales, Sholly Fisch, and Cully Hamner.

Fictional character biography

Pre-Crisis

Lex Luthor

Lex Luthor drank a serum dissolved from a Kryptonite meteor he found to gain the ability to emit Kryptonite radiation.[4]

Kryptonite Kid

The original Kryptonite Man began as a teenage alien criminal called the Kryptonite Kid.[5] On the planet Blor. Facing a 20-year sentence, he volunteered for a scientific experiment, a satellite requiring a test passenger. He preferred dying in space to rotting in jail, with a 10,000-to-1 chance of survival.

He was loaded into the satellite with a laboratory dog, and the satellite was launched into deep space, never to return. To pass the time, they watched a telescopic viewer of Earth and learned of Superboy's existence. On their course for Earth, they passed through a green cloud of gaseous Kryptonite. Exposure to the Kryptonite turned both him and his dog green, granting them Kryptonite-based powers. This incarnation is best known from his appearance and death in the non-continuity story Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? in the Pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths era. In this story, he is depicted as somewhat older and uses the name the Kryptonite Man.[6]

Alien Kryptonite Man

A second Kryptonite Man appeared in Superman #397.[7] He was the ruler of a race of humanoids who inhabited Krypton (called "Ny'L'Uyl" in his language) long before Superman's ancestors. When a nearby cosmic body threatened life on Krypton, the second Kryptonite Man, whose real name is never given, sent his people into stasis deep underground, while he remained on the highest mountain peak to act as guardian. He was then placed in suspended animation for 20 years, after which he would awaken to determine if the planet was habitable again. For some reason, the machinery failed, and he slept for over 1,000 years. Unfortunately, the very day he awoke was the day Krypton exploded. The mountain, where his observatory was located, was sent into space. Somehow, the king was able to feed off the Kryptonite radiation the mountain produced. He eventually became dependent on these energies to survive, weakening outside of its influence. This second Kryptonite Man blamed the pink-skinned humanoid inhabitants (Superman's race) for Krypton's destruction, never realizing it was a natural disaster. Eventually, as the mountain's Kryptonite radiation began to fade, the Kryptonite Man encountered a race known as the Seeders. For unknown reasons, the ships of this race produced radiation similar enough to Kryptonite radiation to allow Kryptonite Man to survive. Kryptonite Man discovered the existence of Kryptonians on Earth and, stealing a Seeder ship, traveled there to confront and kill them. Kryptonite Man attacked Superman, but their battle was interrupted by the Seeders, who were angered by Kryptonite Man's theft.[8] The story continued in Supergirl (vol. 2) #21, where Supergirl joined Superman in fighting Kryptonite Man and the Seeders.[9]

Post-Crisis

Superman clone

In the Post-Crisis era, the Kryptonite Man appears in Superman (vol. 2) #43 as a green-skinned clone of Superman, grown by the scientific spies Simyan and Mokkari.[10]

Living radiation version

A character in the ongoing series Superman/Batman also uses the name Kryptonite Man.[11] This version of the character arose when Captain Atom absorbed the explosive energy from Major Force, then went out to destroy a Kryptonite meteor. The Kryptonite energy somehow combined with the remaining energy from Major Force in Captain Atom to create a sentient energy force. After being siphoned from Captain Atom by the Toyman, the energy jumped from body to body, taking over the personality and causing the body to release Kryptonite radiation.[12]

K. Russell Abernathy

Most recently, soon after DC Comics' One Year Later jump, a scientist named K. Russell Abernathy was working on an experiment to use Kryptonite to develop a new energy source. The experiment exploded, infusing Abernathy's body with radiation. Clark Kent, powerless, called upon the current Supergirl. Abernathy, in a misguided attempt to prove his energy theories, went on a violent rampage, deliberately trying to injure Kryptonians. He was soon subdued and imprisoned.[13]

He was taken to Stryker's Island, Metropolis' local prison. Lex Luthor sent insect-like warriors who freed Abernathy.[14] The man was used in conjunction with large amounts of Kryptonite to free an ancient Kryptonian spaceship.[15]

He later reappeared in Action Comics #853, putting Superman on the ropes until Jimmy Olsen and Krypto intervened.[16]

The New 52

Clay Ramsay

In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Kryptonite Man is reintroduced in Action Comics #5, by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert. His origin is told in Action Comics Annual #1 (2012) (written by Sholly Fisch).[17]

In this origin, Clay Ramsay was an abusive husband living in Metropolis. One night, Superman broke into his house while he was beating his wife and threw him into Hob's Bay. His wife subsequently left him, and no one in the justice system could help him. Seeking revenge, he joined the mysterious "Project K-Man" (a secret super-soldier project) after receiving an invitation from Dr. Abernathy (a reference to the pre-New 52 version of the character). Gaining superhuman powers, he attacked Superman but was defeated and arrested. He was released shortly afterward by General Sam Lane, who believed he was needed as a countermeasure to keep Superman in check. K-Man agreed, on the condition that the General would help him locate his wife.[18] It was revealed that Lex Luthor played a major role in K-Man's creation. Also, (as revealed in a flashback), he had stolen Kryptonite crystals from the government while working for them.[19]

His subsequent activities are unknown, but a future version of him was a member of the Anti-Superman Army. He was seen alongside two others with similar powers (one with Red and another with Blue) as part of a group called the "K-Men".[20]

Other versions

In the Elseworlds storyline Superman: The Last Family of Krypton, when Jor-El and Lara accompany Kal-El to Earth, they have two more children, Bru-El and Valora, whose genetic potential is slightly "stunted" compared to their brother due to being born on Earth.[21] As part of his vendetta against the El family, Lex Luthor manipulates Bru-El, using nanites to make him immune to kryptonite and addicted to it, turning him into a kryptonite-powered superhuman with little willpower to resist Luthor's orders. He subsequently kills his mother in the attack on the El compound, but Kal-El defeats his brother when he expends too much energy. With Luthor's plot thwarted, Bru-El is purged of the nanites, losing his memory, with Lara's last words being that Bru-El should never learn of his role in his mother's death. He is last recorded at an eighth-grade level after his mind wipe.[22]

Powers and abilities

The original Kryptonite Man possessed natural telepathic powers. After exposure to the Kryptonite cloud, he gained enhanced strength and endurance.

The second Kryptonite Man could absorb Kryptonite energy, which increased his strength and abilities.

The third Kryptonite Man was a duplicate of Superman, with all basic Kryptonian powers.

The fourth Kryptonite Man was a living cloud of kryptonite radiation that could possess others and heal their injuries (as seen when he possessed a wounded Batman).

The fifth Kryptonite Man has a Kryptonite-enhanced physiology, the ability to see radiation spectrums, and the power to fire kryptonite beams from his eyes. When angered, however, he loses rational thought and becomes a frenzied maniac.

The sixth Kryptonite Man can absorb radiation to fuel his superhuman abilities, granting him flight and super-strength comparable to Superman's. When properly powered, he can expel a large amount of radiation in a blast. This radiation can be harmful or deadly to living organisms based on their composition.

In other media

Television

  • The Kryptonite Kid appeared in the Superboy episode "Kryptonite Kid", played by Jay Underwood. A young man named Mike Walker, working at a military research facility, was caught in a Kryptonite explosion while attempting to make Superboy immune to Kryptonite radiation. The Kryptonite entered his bloodstream and nervous system, turning his skin green and affecting his mind. Walker became "living, breathing Kryptonite," able to fire Kryptonite radiation from his hands. Superboy defeated him by enlisting the aid of a man who had been arrested for fraud, taking advantage of his resemblance to Superboy to make money and attract women. In exchange for dropping the charges, Superboy persuaded the man to confront Walker, rendering Walker's Kryptonite beams ineffective. With Mike Walker distracted by the reason why he wasn't harming the Superboy impersonator, Superboy wrapped Walker in a lead tarp, allowing the Kryptonite to be purged from his body.
  • In Smallville, though there's no distinct 'Kryptonite Man', many of Clark's foes in the first few seasons gained their powers through exposure to kryptonite (called Meteor-Freaks). This resulted in Clark being weakened by proximity to enemies using kryptonite-based methods, such as enemies using kryptonite cream and tattoos to become invisible and intangible or a meteor-mutated human able to erase memories, causing Clark to lose memories.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Action Comics (vol. 1) #249 (February 1959)
  2. ↑ Superboy #83 (September 1960)
  3. ↑ Superman #299 (May 1976)
  4. ↑ Greenberger, Robert; Pasko, Martin (2010). The Essential Superman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. pp. 178–179. ISBN 978-0-345-50108-0. Search this book on
  5. ↑ Greenberger, Robert; Pasko, Martin (2010). The Essential Superman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-345-50108-0. Search this book on
  6. ↑ Action Comics #583
  7. ↑ Superman #397
  8. ↑ Superman #397 (July 1984)
  9. ↑ Supergirl (vol. 2) #21
  10. ↑ Superman (vol. 2) #43 (May 1990)
  11. ↑ Superman/Batman #20-21
  12. ↑ Superman/Batman #25
  13. ↑ Superman #650 (May 2006)
  14. ↑ Superman #651 (June 2006)
  15. ↑ Action Comics #838 (June 2006)
  16. ↑ Action Comics #853 (October 2007)
  17. ↑ "Action Comics Annual #1". Comic Vine.
  18. ↑ Action Comics Annual (vol. 2) #1 (December 2012)
  19. ↑ Action Comics (vol. 2) #13 (December 2012)
  20. ↑ Action Comics (vol. 2) #15 (February 2013)
  21. ↑ Superman: The Last Family of Krypton #1-2
  22. ↑ Superman: The Last Family of Krypton #3


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