kryptonite

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It is as if they finally discovered kryptonite, and Superman will soon be disabled.

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  • Even before seeing the kryptonite, he'd already been feeling weak. —  Marv wolfman - Superman Returns
  • "Two hundred and twenty-five pounds, faster than a speeding bullet, invulnerable to anything but kryptonite, and he never lies Kryptonite?" —  Marv wolfman - Superman Returns
  • Jason's playing reverberated under the ocean, providing background music for the kryptonite-laced crystal as it plunged deeper into the dark waters. —  Marv wolfman - Superman Returns
  • In the ground and walls of this Fortress replica were pockets and veins of kryptonite which had somehow fused with the crystal, becoming one. —  Marv wolfman - Superman Returns
  • He tried to reach for the kryptonite shard, but Luthor had left him no exposed hilt to grab. —  Marv wolfman - Superman Returns
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