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Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)

2006-08-11T06:41:56Z

TenexHacker: Updated broken link to: "Earth-1 Green Lantern Index by Mike"

'''Green Lantern'''

When test pilot Hal Jordan aided a stricken alien who was a member of the [[Green Lantern Corps]], he assumed the alien's role as protector of Earth and of sector 2814, the sector of the galaxy which contains Earth.

Hal's power is in his ring which must be recharged by a power battery, at least once every 24 hours. It is vulnerable only to the color yellow.

As a member of the [[Justice League of America]], Green Lantern has teamed with [[Superman]] many times.

==Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) appearances in the Chronicles==

*SGLL No. 74, May 1967: "Superman's Unbeatable Rival"

*Act No. 350/2, May, 1967: "The Anti-Supergirl Plot"

*S No. 199, Aug 1967: "Superman's Race with the Flash"

*Act No. 365, Jul 1968: "Superman's Funeral"

*Act No. 366, Aug 1968: "Substitute Superman"

*WF No. 189, Nov 1969: "The Man with Superman's Heart"

*WF No. 201, Mar 1971: "A Prize of Peril"

*SPJO No. 151, Jul 1972: "Attack of the Locust Creatures"

*Adv No. 423, Sep 1972: "Treachery"

*SGLL No. 128, Dec 1972: "Death Waits to Kiss the Bride"

*Act No. 429, Nov 1973: "The Man Who Wrote Superman's Obituary"

*SG No. 8, Nov 1973: "A Head-Full of Snakes"

*Act No. 437, Jul 1974: "Magic Is Bustin' Out All Over"

*Act No. 443/1, Jan 1975: "At Last! Clark Kent--Superhero!"

*Act No. 444/1, Feb 1975: "Beware the Hero-Killers!"

*SF No. 171/1, Jun/Jul 1975: "Cleopatra, Queen of America"

*SF No. 172/1, Aug/Sep 1975: "The Cheat the Whole World Cheered"

*Act No. 470, Apr 1977: "Even a Superman Must Die Sometime"

*Act No. 473, Jul 1977: "The Great Phantom Peril"

*S No. 311, May 1977: "Plague of Antibiotic Man"

*S No. 312, Jun 1977: "Today the City, Tomorrow the World"

*S No. 314, Aug 1977: "Before This Night Is Over, Superman Will Kill"

*WF No. 246, Aug/Sep 1977: "The Prisoner of the Kryptonite Asteroid"

*Act No. 480, Feb 1978: "Amazo's Big Breakthrough"

*Act No. 481, Mar 1978: "It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Supermobile"

*Act No. 483, May 1978: "Sleep No More"

*Act No. 489, Nov 1978: "Krypton Dies Again"

*DCCP No. 6, Feb 1979: "The Fantastic Fall of Green Lantern"

*DCCP No. 26/1, Oct 1980: "Between Friend and Foe"

*S No. 352, Oct 1980: "Superman's Day of Destiny"

*NSB No. 13, Jan 1981: "Superboy's Wild Weekend Out West" (as a teenaged Hal Jordan only)

*S No. 367, Jan 1982: "The Revengers Strike Back"

*DCCP No. 43, Mar 1982: "In Final Battle"

*PZ No. 2, Feb 1982: "Earth Under Siege"

*PZ No. 4, Apr 1982: "The Phantom Planet"

*WF No. 300, Feb 1984: "A Tale of Two Worlds" or, "Planets in Peril"

*WF No. 302, Apr 1984: "No Rest for Heroes"

*SG2 No. 20, Jun 1984: "Celebration"

==External Link==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Lantern Wikipedia entry on Green Lantern]

[http://www.dcindexes.com/indexes/newindexes.php?character=glan Earth-1 Green Lantern Index by Mike]

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Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)

2006-08-11T06:34:02Z

TenexHacker: Updated intro to include Earth's sector number, and the description of the ring in that it has be be recharged every 24 hours.

'''Green Lantern'''

When test pilot Hal Jordan aided a stricken alien who was a member of the [[Green Lantern Corps]], he assumed the alien's role as protector of Earth and of sector 2814, the sector of the galaxy which contains Earth.

Hal's power is in his ring which must be recharged by a power battery, at least once every 24 hours. It is vulnerable only to the color yellow.

As a member of the [[Justice League of America]], Green Lantern has teamed with [[Superman]] many times.

==Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) appearances in the Chronicles==

*SGLL No. 74, May 1967: "Superman's Unbeatable Rival"

*Act No. 350/2, May, 1967: "The Anti-Supergirl Plot"

*S No. 199, Aug 1967: "Superman's Race with the Flash"

*Act No. 365, Jul 1968: "Superman's Funeral"

*Act No. 366, Aug 1968: "Substitute Superman"

*WF No. 189, Nov 1969: "The Man with Superman's Heart"

*WF No. 201, Mar 1971: "A Prize of Peril"

*SPJO No. 151, Jul 1972: "Attack of the Locust Creatures"

*Adv No. 423, Sep 1972: "Treachery"

*SGLL No. 128, Dec 1972: "Death Waits to Kiss the Bride"

*Act No. 429, Nov 1973: "The Man Who Wrote Superman's Obituary"

*SG No. 8, Nov 1973: "A Head-Full of Snakes"

*Act No. 437, Jul 1974: "Magic Is Bustin' Out All Over"

*Act No. 443/1, Jan 1975: "At Last! Clark Kent--Superhero!"

*Act No. 444/1, Feb 1975: "Beware the Hero-Killers!"

*SF No. 171/1, Jun/Jul 1975: "Cleopatra, Queen of America"

*SF No. 172/1, Aug/Sep 1975: "The Cheat the Whole World Cheered"

*Act No. 470, Apr 1977: "Even a Superman Must Die Sometime"

*Act No. 473, Jul 1977: "The Great Phantom Peril"

*S No. 311, May 1977: "Plague of Antibiotic Man"

*S No. 312, Jun 1977: "Today the City, Tomorrow the World"

*S No. 314, Aug 1977: "Before This Night Is Over, Superman Will Kill"

*WF No. 246, Aug/Sep 1977: "The Prisoner of the Kryptonite Asteroid"

*Act No. 480, Feb 1978: "Amazo's Big Breakthrough"

*Act No. 481, Mar 1978: "It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Supermobile"

*Act No. 483, May 1978: "Sleep No More"

*Act No. 489, Nov 1978: "Krypton Dies Again"

*DCCP No. 6, Feb 1979: "The Fantastic Fall of Green Lantern"

*DCCP No. 26/1, Oct 1980: "Between Friend and Foe"

*S No. 352, Oct 1980: "Superman's Day of Destiny"

*NSB No. 13, Jan 1981: "Superboy's Wild Weekend Out West" (as a teenaged Hal Jordan only)

*S No. 367, Jan 1982: "The Revengers Strike Back"

*DCCP No. 43, Mar 1982: "In Final Battle"

*PZ No. 2, Feb 1982: "Earth Under Siege"

*PZ No. 4, Apr 1982: "The Phantom Planet"

*WF No. 300, Feb 1984: "A Tale of Two Worlds" or, "Planets in Peril"

*WF No. 302, Apr 1984: "No Rest for Heroes"

*SG2 No. 20, Jun 1984: "Celebration"

==External Link==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Lantern Wikipedia entry on Green Lantern]

[http://www.dcindexes.com/indexes/glan/ Earth-1 Green Lantern Index by Mike]

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Phantom Zone

2006-08-08T09:00:07Z

TenexHacker: Fixed spacing typo: "Oct1963" to "Oct 1963"

[[Image:P-zone.jpg|left]]
A weird â€œtwilight dimensionâ€â€”first discovered by [[Superman]]â€™s father, [[Jor-El]]â€”to which [[Kryptonian]] criminals were banished to serve out their sentences as disembodied wraiths (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: â€œThe Babe of Steel!â€ and many others). Inside the Phantom Zone, its exiled inhabitants exist in a â€œphantom stateâ€ (S No. 157/1, Nov 1962: â€œThe Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!â€), unaging, requiring no food, air, or water (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: â€œThe Babe of Steel!â€; and others), communicating with one another telepathically (S No. 164/2, Oct 1963: â€œThe Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!â€; and others), able to observe every thing that takes place in the physical universeâ€” either on Earth (Ad No. 284, Jan 1962: â€œThe Babe of Steel!â€; and others), or in outer space (S No. 157/1, Nov 1962: â€œThe Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!â€; and others)â€”even though they cannot be seen or heard themselves (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: â€œThe Babe of Steel!â€; and others). By observing Superman from inside the Phantom Zone, all its inhabitants have learned that he is secretly [[Clark Kent]] (S No. 157/1, Nov 1962: â€œThe Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!â€).

Before Jor-Elâ€™s discovery of the Phantom Zone, Kryptonians who perpetrated serious crimes were exiled into outer space in a state of suspended animation inside specially constructed space capsules (S No. 65/3, Jul/Aug 1950: â€œThree Supermen from Krypton!â€). The criminals imprisoned inside these â€œprison satellitesâ€ were placed in suspended animation by means of a special sleep gas, and chunks of a glowing crystalline mineralâ€”capable of cleansing their brains of criminal tendencies in a hundred yearsâ€™ timeâ€”were placed on their foreheads so that ultimately, once their sentence was served, they might take up constructive roles in Kryptonian society (S No. 123, Aug 1958: chs. 1-3â€”â€The Girl of Steelâ€™: â€œThe Lost Super-Powersâ€; â€œSupermanâ€™s Return to Kryptonâ€).

The practice of exiling criminals into outer space was terminated after Jor-El discovered the Phantom Zone, to which convicted felons could be banished by means of an ingenious â€œ[[Phantom Zone Projector]]â€ (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: â€The Babe of Steel!â€; and many others), or â€œPhantom Zone Ray Projectorâ€ (Act No. 311, Apr 1964: â€œSuperman, King of Earth!â€), of Jor-Elâ€™s own invention. Exile into this twilight world proved to be a blessing in disguise for the Phantom Zone outlaws, however, for it enabled them to survive when the planet Krypton exploded. To this day, these villains hover invisibly in their twilight dimension, waiting their opportunity to escape from the Zone and â€œtake over the Earthâ€ (Act No. 310, Mar 1964: â€œSecret of Kryptonite Six!â€).

Once projected into the Phantom Zone, â€œall inhabitants gain the power to converse one another via telepathyâ€ (S No. 158, Jan 1963: â€œSuper man in [[Kandor]]â€ pts. I-IIIâ€”â€Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!â€; â€œThe Dynamic Duo of Kandor!â€; â€œThe City of Super-People!â€; and others). For a time, however, their only means of communicating with the physical world was by beaming telepathic messages to individuals outside the Zone who possessed telepathic powers, such as [[Saturn Girl]], and [[Lori Lemaris]] (S No.156, Oct 1962: â€œThe Last Days of Superman!â€ pts. I.IlIâ€”â€Supermanâ€™s Death Sentence!â€; â€œThe Super-Comrades of All Time!â€; â€œSuper manâ€™s Last Day of Life!â€), although, on at least one occasion, they succeeded in communicating with Superman by concentrating, in unison, on a single telepathic message (S No. 157/1, Nov 1962: â€œThe Super- Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!â€). Similarly, Supermanâ€™s only means of contacting the Phantom Zone outlaws was through his telepathic friends (S No. 156, Oct 1962: â€œThe Last Days of Supermanâ€ pts. I.II).

By November 1962, however, Superman has invented the â€œZone-ophone,â€ a large television-type picture tube equipped with a microphone and speaker which enables him to peer into the Phantom Zone while communicating orally with the Phantom Zone prisoners. â€œWonderful! My zone-ophone works!â€ thinks Superman after his device has passed its maiden test. â€œI can communicate with Phantom Zone prisoners... â€“ The inventionâ€™s screen enables me to look into the Zone!â€ (S No. 157/i: â€œThe Super- Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!â€). By February 1964 this device, here referred to as â€œthe Phantom Zone viewer and [[Zone-O-Phone]],â€ has come to consist of a televisionlike viewing screen equipped with a headset and microphone for verbal communication (S No. 167: â€œThe Team of Luthor and Brainiac!â€ pts. I-IUâ€”â€The Deadly Duo!â€; â€œThe Downfall of Superman!â€; â€œThe Hour of Kandorâ€™s Vengeance!â€; see also Act No. 310, Mar 1964: â€œSecret of Kryptonite Six!â€).

By August 1963, Superman has developed a ray gun like Phantom Zone â€œview-finder,â€ with which he can peer into the Phantom Zone to assure himself that all the Zoneâ€™s inhabitants are present and accounted for (S No. 163/1: â€œWonder-Man, the New Hero of Metropolis!â€).

Once each year, in Kandorâ€™s majestic Hall Of Justice, the Phantom Zone Parole Board meets to consider the pleas of Phantom Zone prisoners seeking parole. A giant â€œmonitor screen equipped with a zone o-phoneâ€ is used by the parole board members to communicate with the prisoners, and those inmates deemed worthy of parole are released from the Phantom Zone to begin new lives as Kandorian citizens (Act No- 310, Mar 1964: â€œSecret of Kryptonite Six!â€).

Superman is also able to release inmates from the Phantom Zone by means of the â€œPhantom Zone ray-gunâ€ he keeps in his [[Fortress of Solitude]]. In November 1962 Superman uses the device to free [[Quex-Ul]] from the Phantom Zone after verifying with the aid of a surviving cache of â€œradio-visual tapesâ€ from the files of the Kryptonian policeâ€”that Quex-Ul has served out the full sentence meted out to him by Kryptonian authorities (S No. 157/1: â€˜The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!â€).

The decision to release an inmate from the Phantom Zone is an extremely grave matter, however, for the inmates of the Zone, like all surviving Kryptonians, acquire super-powers identical to Supermanâ€™s in the environment of Earth and could easily turn these awesome powers toward the pursuit of villainous ambitions. When Superman releases [[Jax-Ur]] from the Phantom Zone for a twenty-four hour period in March 1964, he uses a special â€œrelease rayâ€ to make the villain materialize in his Fortress of Solitude, and then clamps an ingenious metal braceletâ€”called a â€œzone-shackleâ€-â€”on the convictâ€™s wrist. â€œShould you refuse to let me return you to the Phantom Zone after 24 hours,â€ explains Superman, â€œit will dissolve your atomic structure and automatically return you there anyway!â€ In addition, if Jax-Ur attempts to tamper with or remove the zone-shackle, he will find himself automatically banished to â€œa fiery, barren planet under a red sun,â€ where, like any Kryptonian, he would instantly be deprived of his super-powers (Act No. 810: â€œSecret of Kryptonite Six!â€).

The Phantom Zone outlaws have an abiding hatred of Superman and, almost to a man, they pray for the day when they can escape the Zone and â€œtake over the Earthâ€ (Act No. 310, Mar 1964: â€œSecret of Kryptonite Six!â€). According to Superman No. 157/1, â€œThese invisible villains hate Superman because he possesses mighty super-powers which they, too, would have if they werenâ€™t prisoners in the twilight dimension!â€ (Nov 1962: â€œThe Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!â€), but a more plausible explanation for the enmity they bear Superman lies in the fact that Superman is the most visible surviving representative of the society that exiled them; that, in large measure, he holds the key to keeping them prisoner or setting them free; and that it was the testimony of his father, Jor-El, that was instrumental in dooming many of their number to long terms in the Phantom Zone (S No. 153/3, May 1962: â€œThe Town of Supermen!â€; and others).

Over the years, a number of occurrences, both natural and man-made, have enabled Phantom Zone outlaws to escape the Zone. By May 1962, for example, a â€œ50-megaton atomic test blast on Earth [has] ripped open a hole in the Phantom Zone,â€ allowing eight criminals to escape before finally closing up again (S No. 153/3: â€œThe Town of Supermen!â€). In October 1963, the explosion in outer space of an atomic missile from a Polaris submarine causes a temporary gap in the Phantom Zone through which the villain [[Ras-Krom]] escapes to freedom (S No. 164/2: â€œThe Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!â€) A hole in the Phantom Zone caused by â€œthe electrical ions of the Aurora Borealisâ€ in January 1962 is closed by Superman, [[Supergirl]], and [[Krypto]] before it becomes large enough to allow any of the imprisoned â€œsuper-villainsâ€ to escape (Act No. 284: â€œThe Babe of Steel!â€).
[[Image:PZLBB.jpg|thumb|Superman Little Big Book with Phantom Zone Villians]]
Over the years, the inhabitants of the Phantom Zone have included [[Jax-Ur]] and Professor [[Vakox]] (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: â€œThe Babe of Steel!â€; and others); [[Dr. Xadu]], a â€œvillainous scientistâ€ (SA No. 5, Sum 1962) sentenced to thirty years in the Phantom Zone for doing â€œa forbidden experiment in suspended animationâ€ (S No. 150/1, Jan 1962: â€œThe One Minute of Doom!â€); [[Ral-En]], the son of [[Mag-En]] (S No.154/2, Jul 1962: â€œKrypton's First Superman!â€); [[Quex-Ul]] (S No. 157/1, Nov 1962: â€œThe Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!â€); [[Ras-Krom]] (S No. 164/2, Oct 1963:â€œThe Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!â€); and the eight unidentified Phantom Zone escapees whom Superman encounters in the town of [[Drywood Gulch]] in May 1962 (S No. 153/3: â€œThe Town of Supermen!â€). [[Mon-El]], a close friend of Superman, is the only inhabitant of the Phantom Zone who was not sent there for any crime (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: â€œThe Babe of Steel!â€; and others). A complete â€œmicrofilm gallery of Phantom Zone criminals, a gift [to Superman] from law officials in the miniature city of [[Kandor]],â€ is kept for safekeeping in the [[Fortress of Solitude]] (S No. 164/2, Oct 1963: â€œThe Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!â€).

In January 1962, the Phantom Zone prisoners seem on the verge of escaping from the Phantom Zone after â€œthe electrical ions of the Aurora Borealis have opened a small hole in the Phantom Zone which is steadily widening,â€ threatening to release the exiled â€œsuper-villainsâ€ into the earthly dimension as soon as it becomes â€œbig enough for the Phantom Zone criminals to squeeze through!â€ Alerted to the threat, however, by their friend Mon-El, Superman, Supergirl, and Krypto the Superdog use the combined power of their X-ray vision to burn up the Aurora Borealis, thereby sealing up the opening through which the villains had hoped to make their escape (Act No. 284: â€˜The Babe of Steel!â€). During this same period, the Phantom Zone outlaws, like all other Kryptonian survivors, bow their heads in silence in solemn commemoration of â€œthe anniversary of the destruction of Krypton...â€ (S No.150/1 Jan 1962:â€The One Minute of Doom!â€).

In October 1962, after exposure to [[Red Kryptonite]] has temporarily transformed Superman into two separate individuals, a mature, responsible [[Clark Kent]] and an unprincipled, irresponsible Superman, the arrogant Superman imprisons Krypto the Super dog, Supergirl, and the entire city of Kandor in the Phantom Zone in order to prevent them from interfering with his plan to keep the personalities of Clark Kent and Superman separate forever. Ultimately, however, Clark Kent frees his friends from the Phantom Zone, and soon afterward he succeeds in bringing about the reuniting of Clark Kent and Superman into a single individual (Act No. 293: â€˜The Feud Between Superman and Clark Kent!â€). During this same period, when Superman is believed to be dying of exposure to [[Virus X]], an incurable Kryptonian malady, Mon-El beams a telepathic message to [[Saturn Girl]] from inside the Phantom Zone informing her that Superman is not suffering from exposure to Virus X at all, but merely from the effects of a kryptonite nugget that has become accidentally lodged in [[Jimmy Olsen]]â€™s camera (S No. 156, Oct 1962:
â€œThe Last Days of Superman!â€ pt I-I â€œSupermanâ€™s Death Sentence!â€; â€œThe Super- Comrades of All Time!â€; â€œSupermanâ€™s Last Day of Life!â€).

In November 1962 Superman releases [[Quex-Ul]] from the Phantom Zone (S No. 157/1: â€˜The Super- Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!â€).

In January 1963, in order to hide from the cohorts the â€œfanatic scientistâ€ [[Than-Ol]] Superman and Jimmy Olsen project themselves into the Phantom Zone, then materialize in the Fortress of Solitude one hour later, when the coast is clear. â€œOn the chance that some day Iâ€™d have to hide out in the Phantom Zone,â€ explains Superman, â€œI recently equipped this [Phantom Zone] projector with a timing device that would automatically release anyone it had sent into the Zone after a period of one hour!â€ (S No. 158: â€œSuperman in Kandorâ€ pts. I-IIIâ€”â€Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!â€; â€œThe Dynamic Duo of Kandor!â€; â€œThe City of Super-People!â€).

In October 1963, Superman battles the Phantom Zone escapee [[Ras-Krom]] (S No. 164/2: â€œThe Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!â€).

In March 1964, Superman thwarts an elaborate scheme by the Phantom Zone outlaw [[Jax-Ur]] to blackmail him into setting free all the Phantom Zone convicts (Act No. 310: â€œSecret of Kryptonite Six!â€).

(TGSB)

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Kryptonite

2006-08-08T08:45:47Z

TenexHacker: Added "superpowered" to Bizarro citation of Blue-K in main paragraph.

[[Image:Kryptonite.jpg|thumb| Superman No. 227 artwork by Curt Swan & Muphy Anderson]]

The term used to designate any surviving fragment of the exploded planet [[Krypton]], the home world of [[Superman]]. There are five distinct varieties of kryptonite (green, red, gold, blue, and white), the first three of which are toxic to Superman.

Green kryptonite, the only variety potentially fatal to Superman, induces lassitude and inertia followed by death if not removed in time from Supermanâ€™s presence. Red kryptonite inflicts bizarre and unpredictable, albeit temporary and nonfatal, symptoms, as when it divides Superman into twins or transforms him into an infant or a giant ant. Gold kryptonite would permanently rob Superman of his super-powers were he ever to he exposed to its radiations. These three varieties of kryptonite are similarly hazardous to [[Supergirl]], [[Krypto]] the Superdog, [[Beppo]] the Supermonkey, and all other surviving natives of Krypton. Blue kryptonite is toxic only to superpowered [[Bizarro]] creatures. White kryptonite is harmful only to plantlife. Whenever the word kryptonite appears in the Supermanica without a specific color designation, it is green kryptonite, the most common variety, which is being referred to (See [[Superman]] [ [[Superman#Kryptonite|section 7.1, kryptonite]] ]). (TGSB)

'''Full list of every type of Kryptonite that has appeared in the chronicles is as follows:'''

0. '''K-Metal''': A prototype Kryptonite from the famous unpublished Golden Age Superman story by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster called "The K-Metal from Krypton!". It has the same weakening effect on Kryptonians as Green Kryptonite, with the additional effect of temporarily granting tremendous strength and possibly other super-powers to normal non-powered people. Part of this idea was used for X-Kryptonite in Superman Family No. 203

1. '''[[Green Kryptonite]]''': Green Kryptonite, is fatal to superpowered Kryptonians but harmless to non-superpowered Kryptonians,
It induces lassitude and inertia followed by death if not removed in time from Superman's presence. (TGSB)

2. '''[[Red Kryptonite]]''': Red Kryptonite inflicts bizarre and unpredictable—albeit temporary and nonfatal—symptoms, as when it divides Superman into twins or transforms him into an infant or a giant ant.(TGSB) It's effects last only 48 hours and is never repeated on the same [[Kryptonian]] again.

3. '''[[Gold Kryptonite]]''': Gold Kryptonite would permanently rob a Kryptonian of his super-powers were he ever to be exposed to its radiations. [[Phantom Zone]] parolee [[Quex-Ul]] suffered this effect (S No. 157), as did a [[Lex Luthor]]-created Superman clone (Act No. 500).(TGSB)

4. '''[[Blue Kryptonite]]''': Blue Kryptonite is toxic only to superpowered [[Bizarro]] creatures.(TGSB)

5. '''[[White Kryptonite]]''': White Kryptonite is harmful only to plant life, though it can also affect some vareties of microbe.(TGSB)

6. '''[[Jewel Kryptonite]]''': First appeared in Action Comics No. 310. Created by [[Jax-Ur]] of the Phantom Zone. "That chunk of Jewel K in orbit magnifies our mental commands and converts them into energy beams which detonate any explosive material we desire."

7. '''X-Kryptonite''': Accidentally created by Supergirl, it gives [[Streaky]] the Supercat powers beyond those of mere mortal cats. It is revealed in Superman Family No. 203 that X-Kryptonite can weaken superpowered Kryptonians as well.

8. '''[[Red-Green Kryptonite]]''': Red-Green Kryptonite first appeared in the story "The Menace of Red-Green Kryptonite!" in Act No. 275.

9. '''Anti-Kryptonite''': A type of Kryptonite which affects only non-superpowered Kryptonians. Initially created to explain a discrepancy in the origin story of Supergirl (namely how the non-superpowered Krypton survivors in [[Argo City]] could be affected by lethal Kryptonite radiation).

10. '''Slow Kryptonite''': Created by [[Metallo (Roger Corben)]]. It is "able to slow down the rate of particle emissions enough to affect humans as it does Kryptonians." (The Brave and the Bold No. 175, Jun 1981: "The Heart of the Monster") Although the effect on [[Batman]] was agonizing and impressive, the effect (if any) on Kryptonians was not documented.

11. '''Kryptonite-Plus''': First appeared in Action Comics No. 350. "a super-powerful isotope that will finish off Kryptonians in minutes".

12. '''Magno-Kryptonite''': First appeared in SPJO No. 92. Created by [[Truff]], from the planet [[Pyron]]. "It [clings] with unbreakable force to anything that comes from Krypton".

13. '''[[Silver Kryptonite]]''': A fake Kryptonite created by [[Jimmy Olsen]] as a hoax for Superman's Silver Anniversary.

14. '''Yellow Kryptonite''': A synthetic Kryptonite created by Lex Luthor as a hoax to mentally torture Superman. Luthor claimed to have a machine capable of creating hovering Kryptonite globes of various colors, including the previously unknown yellow variety. All the globes were in fact fakes, though they managed to successfully fool a Superman robot.

15. '''False Kryptonite''': Created by Supergirl using magic from a wishing well from a piece of Green Kryptonite, it is perfectly harmless.

16. '''[[Synthetic Kryptonite]]''': Synthetic versions of Green Kryptonite created in laboratories.

17. '''Mutated kryptonite''': A white card with a Kryptonian symbol on it used by the villain [[Zo-Mar]] was made from an unnamed form of mutated kryptonite that robbed any Kryptonian of his powers when he was very near it, but which was not otherwise harmful and had no permanent effect. (DCCP No. 84).

18. '''[[Red-Gold Kryptonite]]''': An alloy made of [[Red Kryptonite|red]] and [[Gold Kryptonite|gold kryptonite]]. It's effects are temporary amnesia but no loss of super-powers. (S 178, Jul 1965: "When Superman Lost His Memory!")

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Kryptonite

2006-08-08T08:24:23Z

TenexHacker: Change Ques-Ul's description from "escapee" to "parolee".

[[Image:Kryptonite.jpg|thumb| Superman No. 227 artwork by Curt Swan & Muphy Anderson]]

The term used to designate any surviving fragment of the exploded planet [[Krypton]], the home world of [[Superman]]. There are five distinct varieties of kryptonite (green, red, gold, blue, and white), the first three of which are toxic to Superman.

Green kryptonite, the only variety potentially fatal to Superman, induces lassitude and inertia followed by death if not removed in time from Supermanâ€™s presence. Red kryptonite inflicts bizarre and unpredictable, albeit temporary and nonfatal, symptoms, as when it divides Superman into twins or transforms him into an infant or a giant ant. Gold kryptonite would permanently rob Superman of his super-powers were he ever to he exposed to its radiations. These three varieties of kryptonite are similarly hazardous to [[Supergirl]], [[Krypto]] the Superdog, [[Beppo]] the Supermonkey, and all other surviving natives of Krypton. Blue kryptonite is toxic only to [[Bizarro]] creatures. White kryptonite is harmful only to plantlife. Whenever the word kryptonite appears in the Supermanica without a specific color designation, it is green kryptonite, the most common variety, which is being referred to (See [[Superman]] [ [[Superman#Kryptonite|section 7.1, kryptonite]] ]). (TGSB)

'''Full list of every type of Kryptonite that has appeared in the chronicles is as follows:'''

0. '''K-Metal''': A prototype Kryptonite from the famous unpublished Golden Age Superman story by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster called "The K-Metal from Krypton!". It has the same weakening effect on Kryptonians as Green Kryptonite, with the additional effect of temporarily granting tremendous strength and possibly other super-powers to normal non-powered people. Part of this idea was used for X-Kryptonite in Superman Family No. 203

1. '''[[Green Kryptonite]]''': Green Kryptonite, is fatal to superpowered Kryptonians but harmless to non-superpowered Kryptonians,
It induces lassitude and inertia followed by death if not removed in time from Superman's presence. (TGSB)

2. '''[[Red Kryptonite]]''': Red Kryptonite inflicts bizarre and unpredictable—albeit temporary and nonfatal—symptoms, as when it divides Superman into twins or transforms him into an infant or a giant ant.(TGSB) It's effects last only 48 hours and is never repeated on the same [[Kryptonian]] again.

3. '''[[Gold Kryptonite]]''': Gold Kryptonite would permanently rob a Kryptonian of his super-powers were he ever to be exposed to its radiations. [[Phantom Zone]] parolee [[Quex-Ul]] suffered this effect (S No. 157), as did a [[Lex Luthor]]-created Superman clone (Act No. 500).(TGSB)

4. '''[[Blue Kryptonite]]''': Blue Kryptonite is toxic only to superpowered [[Bizarro]] creatures.(TGSB)

5. '''[[White Kryptonite]]''': White Kryptonite is harmful only to plant life, though it can also affect some vareties of microbe.(TGSB)

6. '''[[Jewel Kryptonite]]''': First appeared in Action Comics No. 310. Created by [[Jax-Ur]] of the Phantom Zone. "That chunk of Jewel K in orbit magnifies our mental commands and converts them into energy beams which detonate any explosive material we desire."

7. '''X-Kryptonite''': Accidentally created by Supergirl, it gives [[Streaky]] the Supercat powers beyond those of mere mortal cats. It is revealed in Superman Family No. 203 that X-Kryptonite can weaken superpowered Kryptonians as well.

8. '''[[Red-Green Kryptonite]]''': Red-Green Kryptonite first appeared in the story "The Menace of Red-Green Kryptonite!" in Act No. 275.

9. '''Anti-Kryptonite''': A type of Kryptonite which affects only non-superpowered Kryptonians. Initially created to explain a discrepancy in the origin story of Supergirl (namely how the non-superpowered Krypton survivors in [[Argo City]] could be affected by lethal Kryptonite radiation).

10. '''Slow Kryptonite''': Created by [[Metallo (Roger Corben)]]. It is "able to slow down the rate of particle emissions enough to affect humans as it does Kryptonians." (The Brave and the Bold No. 175, Jun 1981: "The Heart of the Monster") Although the effect on [[Batman]] was agonizing and impressive, the effect (if any) on Kryptonians was not documented.

11. '''Kryptonite-Plus''': First appeared in Action Comics No. 350. "a super-powerful isotope that will finish off Kryptonians in minutes".

12. '''Magno-Kryptonite''': First appeared in SPJO No. 92. Created by [[Truff]], from the planet [[Pyron]]. "It [clings] with unbreakable force to anything that comes from Krypton".

13. '''[[Silver Kryptonite]]''': A fake Kryptonite created by [[Jimmy Olsen]] as a hoax for Superman's Silver Anniversary.

14. '''Yellow Kryptonite''': A synthetic Kryptonite created by Lex Luthor as a hoax to mentally torture Superman. Luthor claimed to have a machine capable of creating hovering Kryptonite globes of various colors, including the previously unknown yellow variety. All the globes were in fact fakes, though they managed to successfully fool a Superman robot.

15. '''False Kryptonite''': Created by Supergirl using magic from a wishing well from a piece of Green Kryptonite, it is perfectly harmless.

16. '''[[Synthetic Kryptonite]]''': Synthetic versions of Green Kryptonite created in laboratories.

17. '''Mutated kryptonite''': A white card with a Kryptonian symbol on it used by the villain [[Zo-Mar]] was made from an unnamed form of mutated kryptonite that robbed any Kryptonian of his powers when he was very near it, but which was not otherwise harmful and had no permanent effect. (DCCP No. 84).

18. '''[[Red-Gold Kryptonite]]''': An alloy made of [[Red Kryptonite|red]] and [[Gold Kryptonite|gold kryptonite]]. It's effects are temporary amnesia but no loss of super-powers. (S 178, Jul 1965: "When Superman Lost His Memory!")

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