Warning : Spoilers for Action Comics # 1079

TheJustice Leaguehas long scramble to discover a fashion to defeatSupermanin the event that he tell on them , and with help from an underrated hero , the team just unlocked the ideal weapon . Superman is a trusted member of the Justice League , but if he switched incline , they ’d be powerless to break him . Thankfully , the Justice League ’s raw anti - Superman contingency plan is a foolproof scheme to gravel Superman if necessary .

InAction Comics#1079 by Mark Waid , Michael Shelfer , Matt Herms , and Dave Sharpe , Superman is down for the numeration , so it ’s up to the Justice League to mount a defense against thePhantom Zone ’s escaped Kryptoniansthat are now terrorizing the Earth . Batman advise that Firestorm synthesize Kryptonite to sabotage them , and though it takes sentence , the Italian sandwich finally succeeds at generating the element in a surprising new shape .

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The Justice League has revealed the ultimate anti - Superman contingency architectural plan in the kind of Firestorm ’s Kryptonite gantlet , and with every hero manage this weapon , Superman would n’t stomach a chance against them if he ever turned evil .

The Justice League Just Developed a Surefire Method to Defeat Superman

With Firestorm’s Help, The Justice League Perfects an Anti-Superman Contingency

With evil Kryptonians from the Phantom Zone work havoc across the planet , the Justice League needs a magnanimous provision of Kryptonite if they want to have any hope of weaken them . Kryptonite is , after all , Superman ’s greatest power demarcation line in DC lore- and the same holds true for every Kryptonian . as luck would have it , Firestorm come in sentence with a secret arm . This atomic hero ’s power let him transmutate any component he chooses , which include Kryptonite . Firestorm is thus able to synthesise Kryptonite gauntlets for the Justice League ’s heroes to equip , help them overpower the rampaging Kryptonians by tap their weakness .

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Firestorm has successfully synthesized Kryptonitein the past , as seen inTales of the Corps : Superman - Prime#1 by Geoff Johns and Pete Woods , when he reveals he can forge an unlimited supply of the factor with his powers . However , he ’s now figured out a way of life to transmute Kryptonite into a palpable weapon system that he can share with every superhero . With theJustice League ’s strongest fighterswearing these metal glove , they can countermine Superman with each crushing attack they down on him . Heroes like Shazam are already tightlipped to pair Superman in raw exponent , and this upgrade from Firestorm can give them the advantage they ’ve need to come through .

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Doctor Light Takes the Justice League’s Superman Contingency to the Next Level

The Justice League Can Not Only Weaken Superman, But Also Imprison Him

Superman also hasweaknesses that are n’t Kryptonite , with one of the most prominent being his failing towards red sunlight . Under a yellow Lord’s Day , Kryptonians unlock their major power and are able-bodied to progress to their god - similar floor of strength . Meanwhile , under ared sun , they are ineffectual to access their business leader at all and become as vulnerable as any deadly being . Kryptonite may countermine Superman substantially , but to truly defeat him , a red sun must be in place to prevent him from fighting back in any capacity . Luckily , the Justice League has a hero who can bend ruby sunlight to her will .

Superman latterly felt the effects of his red sunlight impuissance inAction Comics#1074 , when he move back in time to Krypton and was rendered powerless by the major planet ’s red Lord’s Day .

Doctor Light , also known as Kimiyo Hoshi , possesses the ability to manipulate light however she please . In this result , she ’s enlist by the Justice League to entrap the Phantom Zone escapees who have already been disenable by Firestorm ’s ready to hand weaponry . By channeling light , Doctor Light create a prison house out of red sunshine that traps the Kryptonians and deprive them of their superpowers . This method proves effective against the crook as they ’re securely imprisoned with no chance of escape . Therefore , if the Justice League ever expect it of her , Doctor Light could utilise this same strategy to construct a red - sun cage for Superman .

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The Justice League’s New Plan to Defeat Superman Is Their Best Yet

A History of Anti-Superman Contingency Plans Throughout DC Lore

The Justice League has formulatedanti - Superman eventuality plansin the past , though none are quite as detailed as this one . Batman is typically the mastermind of these , as forming contingence for every possible scenario is a specialty of his . Because Superman ’s main weakness is Kryptonite , Batman always have certain he has some pattern of the element on hired hand , even deploy aKryptonite tankonce . The rest of the Justice League prepares similarly , with the Atom being capable of shrinking down and expose Superman to Kryptonite from inside his organic structure . Batman and the Justice League trust Superman , but they also love to take precautions .

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Beyond the received Green Kryptonite , Batman and the Justice League ’s Hero of Alexandria have utilized other methods of weakening the Man of Steel . A famous instance of this fall out in theTower of Babelstoryby Mark Waid and Howard Porter , when Batman usesRed Kryptoniteto turn Superman ’s hide inconspicuous and make him vulnerable to the yellow Dominicus rather than fueled by it . Of course , all the previous contingency have been fleeting , as Superman has managed to recover from each in time . This young contingency design , on the other bridge player , has already succeeded with other Kryptonians - which means it just might kill Superman .

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Custom Image by Robert Wood (from Ed Benes and Dan Mora)

Can Superman Beat the Justice League’s Contingency Plan? It’s Possible

Superman Has Overpowered His Weaknesses Before, So He Could Again

The Justice League does n’t just have Kryptonite at their administration thanks to Firestorm , since Doctor Light can also harness red sunlight to Diamond State - power him . Considering these factor , it may seem like Superman would have no Bob Hope of whelm this contingency design , but theJustice League has failed to account for the fact that Superman has beaten these impuissance before . InLegion of Super - Heroes#293 by Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen , Brainiac 5 invents micro - circuitry thatallows Superman to use his world power beneath a red Sunday , thereby eliminating that impuissance . If Doctor Light were to lag Superman , he could well break innocent using this gimmick .

Regardless of how ready the Justice League is to take down Superman , there ’s still a chance that Superman could derive out on top if he had time to prepare .

Kryptonite is a tricky impuissance for Superman to circumvent , but preceding instance have show that it is indeed possible for him to withstand it . Superman ’s ten - shaft vision can actuallygive him immunity to Kryptoniteby melting it from a aloofness , so as long as he does n’t get too skinny to the Justice League hero when they ’re wearing their gauntlets , he can destroy them . Moreover , Superman has worn costumesbefore that guard off the effect of Kryptonite . irrespective of how ready theJustice Leagueis to take downSuperman , there ’s still a opportunity that Clark Kent could come out on top if he had metre to prepare .

Action Comics 1079 Firestorm creates Kryptonian gauntlets that the Justice League’s heroes wield

The icon who launched the entire world of superheroes, the last son of Krypton escaped his dying world to crash land on Earth and be raised as Clark Kent. The world knows him better as Superman, the Man of Steel, the leader of the Justice League, and the most well-known hero in the DC Comics Universe. Blessed with the powers of a demigod, Kal-El of Krypton fights enemies both small and cosmic in his endless pursuit of truth, justice, and a better tomorrow.

Action Comics#1079is available now from DC Comics .

The picture who launch the entire world of superheroes , the last Word of Krypton break away his dying world to barge in land on Earth and be raised as Clark Kent . The earth bonk him better as Superman , the Man of Steel , the leader of the Justice League , and the most well - known hero in the DC Comics Universe . bless with the powers of a demigod , Kal - El of Krypton fights enemies both small and cosmic in his endless pursuit of truth , justice , and a practiced tomorrow .

Action Comics 1079 Martian Manhunter, Star Sapphire, and Shazam all battle Kryptonians while wearing Kryptonite gauntlets

Action Comics 1079 Doctor Light uses her light manipulation powers to trap Kryptonians in a red-sun prison

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Superman Deflecting Bullets in Comic Art by Jorge Jimenez

The icon who launched the entire world of superheroes, the last son of Krypton escaped his dying world to crash land on Earth and be raised as Clark Kent. The world knows him better as Superman, the Man of Steel, the leader of the Justice League, and the most well-known hero in the DC Comics Universe. Blessed with the powers of a demigod, Kal-El of Krypton fights enemies both small and cosmic in his endless pursuit of truth, justice, and a better tomorrow.

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