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Kryptonite is a fictional material that appears primarily in Superman stories published by DC Comics. In its best-known form, it is a green, crystalline material originating from Superman's home world of Krypton that emits a unique, poisonous radiation that can weaken and even kill Kryptonians .
The song was written by the band's vocalist and drummer, Brad Arnold, in a mathematics class when he was 15; it was one of the first songs he ever wrote. [5] The song is composed in the time signature of common time, the key of B minor with a tempo of "double time feel" 100 bpm, and the vocal range of B3-F♯5, according to Musicnotes.com. [6]
The liner notes make the point that although series musical arranger Leon Klatzkin is conventionally credited with composing the theme, that credit is in some doubt. The use of the Superman theme in the show became ingrained in viewers' minds because the same section of music was played nearly every time the scene cut to Superman flying. The ...
A teenage delinquent who passed through a cloud of kryptonite and gained superpowers. Originally known as the Kryptonite Kid, he changed his name to the Kryptonite Man after reaching adulthood. [19] Superman (vol. 2) #43 (May 1990) A clone of Superman mutated by kryptonite exposure created by Simyan and Mokkari. Superman/Batman #20 (December 2005)
Superman eventually escaped from the kryptonite trap and arrived just after Metallo (John Corben) had died. [11] [12] Metallo as drawn by John Byrne in Superman (vol. 2) #1 (January 1987) After John Byrne rewrote Superman's origins in the 1986 miniseries The Man of Steel, Metallo was also given an altered backstory. In this version, Corben is ...
Titano the Super-Ape (/ t aɪ ˈ t æ n oʊ /) is a supervillain who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, primarily as a foe of Superman.The character is a small chimpanzee named Toto who was sent into space for test flight, at which point an exposure of combined rays have made him grow to gigantic size and gave him kryptonite-like powers.
Mala and his brothers Kizo and U-Ban are natives of the planet Krypton and former members of its science council. They attempt to take over the planet by removing all moisture from its atmosphere before being stopped by Superman's father Jor-El, who places them in suspended animation and sends them into outer space as an alternative to the death penalty.
Kingdom Come Superman is shown to be much more powerful than New Earth Superman. [11] Like other extra-dimensional versions of Superman, he is immune to the Kryptonite of New Earth; in the original Kingdom Come mini-series, Lex Luthor explains that Superman has absorbed several more years' worth of solar energy, effectively erasing his ...