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Warning ! Spoilers ahead for Superman : Lost # 8!The newest costume inSuperman’swardrobe has a secret benefit that ’s helping him stamp down his oldest Achilles ' heel . The Man of Steel ’s far - out trip to space left the paladin removed and aloof . But if any good issue forth from Clark Kent ’s incredibly long trek , it ’s his new costume that make kryptonite completely non - minatory .
InSuperman : Lost # 8by Christopher Priest and Carlo Pagulayan , Superman is on Earth and he ’s still attempt to adjust to life after live out in blank space for two decades . The hero is out in the middle of the sea confrontinga dramatically improved Metallo , who now inhabit a kaiju - sized trunk after absorbing several warships .
Superman tries to lecture with Metallo , but it does n’t work . fortuitously , Supergirl comes in , wearing the Personal Survival Kit costume Clark adopt in space . Kara note thatwhile Superman ’s all - livid suitisn’t lead - lined , itdoesprotect from radiation , rendering Metallo ’s kryptonite pith useless .
Superman’s New Costume is Kryptonite-Proof
Superman : Lostis a fib that sees Clark get one of the most harrowing journeys of his life . Superman traveled through a uniqueness and wound up trillion of lightheaded - years from Earth . Though he was able to settle on a suitable satellite , he did everything in his powerfulness to come home . During his adventure , he acquire a P.S.K , or Personal Survival Kit , which admit an all - white costume . The novel suit of clothes was identify as a ' solar uniform ' and was able-bodied tostore and distribute solar energyto level out Clark ’s powers while travel great distance . That said , Clark described the suit as ineffective , liken it to powering a Tesla with a pair of double - A battery .
While the Personal Survival Kit might not do much skilful for Kryptonians in the means of raise their solar - based power , it seems to do quite well at blocking out radiotherapy . This makes sense fall in that it was plan for space travelling and its decorator in all probability were n’t certain if Superman was equal to of surviving cosmic radiation or not . Obviously , Clark can deal photograph to radiation in space , but he does struggle against the radioactive silvers of his place major planet . Even just the smallest piece of kryptonite can work the mighty Superman to his human knee . But with this new costume , any villain that uses kryptonitehas no shot at harming the Big Blue Boy Scout .
Kryptonite-Wielding Villains Are No Match For Superman’s New Suit
Metallo , Reactron , the Kryptonite Man , and even Lex Luthor all use kryptonite of some form . But no matter how many time they ’ve battled , they always get by to get the drop on Superman and use kryptonite to hurt him . While he always manages to eke out a triumph , havinga suit of clothes that protect him from the radiationwould go a long way . Superman would n’t demand to worry about his enemies getting the upper hand and he could carry through life that much quicker . Granted , the glowing blanched suit is n’t the image fans are used to . But if it intend make his impuissance to kryptonite a thing of the past , thenSupermanhas no excuse not to practice his new all - blanched costume more often .
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