Superman's Awesome Defense Against Vampires Has One Tragic Weakness
Warning: contains spoilers for DC vs. Vampires #6!
Though it may not be one of his best-known powers, Superman can resist a vampire’s bite—but it comes with a tragic weakness. In the 12-issue series DC vs. Vampires, the undead have been slowly corrupting the heroes of the DC Universe, creating an army of super-powered vampires. As seen in issue six, on sale now in print and digital, they count the Man of Steel among their numbers—but how where they able to turn him?
Set outside of mainstream DC continuity, DC vs. Vampires has pitted heroes against a growing legion of the undead. Suspicions about who might be a vampire are running wild, leading Batman to mastermind an operation to stop them once and for all, one involving the Martian Manhunter, whose alien physiology keeps him from being turned. Much like the Martian Manhunter, Superman’s alien biology makes him difficult to turn as well; Superman derives his power from the yellow sun, which charges his cells and blood with solar energy. A vampire who happens to bite the Man of Steel will absorb enough solar energy to immediately kill them. Yet at the end of issue six, he is in the vampires’ control—and it is all thanks to kryptonite! The issue is written by James Tynion IV and Matthew Rosenberg, illustrated and colored by Otto Schmidt, Simone Di Meo, Danielle Di Nicuolo and Rek Lokus and lettered b Tom Napolitano.
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