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TheMartian Manhunterhas clarified how his impuissance to fervour deeds , making it less cockamamy thanSuperman’snotorious aversion to Kryptonite . In a backup story , “ A Face in the crew , Part Two , ” seem inactiveness Comics # 1038 , theMartian Manhunter finds himselfin combat with his farsighted - time nemesis the Human Flame . The villain is fervour - based , which should spell sure doom for the Martian Manhunter , but lecturer learn this may not necessarily be the case .
The Martian Manhunter is one of the most powerful hero sandwich in the DC Universe , with Superman - levels of strong point and survival , along with a host of other fantastic mogul , such as telepathy , Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe - shift , flight , and high temperature visual sense . Yet for all this great power , the Martian Manhunter has a weakness far more common than Superman ’s Kryptonite : fire . This distaste to fire is steady down in Martian culture , with varying reasonableness as to why and how it come up to be . The great deal of flame can cause the Martian Manhunter to tense up , even causing him to suspend completely . A figure of villain have acquire to overwork this weakness over the days — the Human Flame primary winding among them — and in this latest tarradiddle , he and Martian Manhunter find themselves face - to - face once again . While theMartian Manhunter hadthe staring chance to take down his bane , the Human Flame ’s power would make it impossible — but the Human Flame and lecturer find out a fascinating aspect of the Martian Manhunter ’s impuissance . The storey is written by Shawn Aldridge , with artwork by Adriana Melo , colors by Hi - Fi , and letters by Dave Sharpe .
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The Human Flame has appeared at the Metropolis Museum , where the Martian Manhunter is investigate a mysterious artifact . After clearing the area of bystander , the Manhunter charges the Human Flame . Using his telepathic powers , he smell out this is a different Human Flame than he has struggle before . The new Human Flame employ the archetype ’s wooing , but it does not faze the Martian Manhunter . offend that his ardour did not give up him , theMartian Manhunter informsthe Human Flame that his chemical reaction is relative to the flame — that a natal day patty will make him “ tense ” but not “ make [ him ] wilt . ” He then murder the Human Flame , leave him for the authorities . The scene proves that , while even a small sliver of Kryptonite can harm Superman , it takes a pot of flaming to bring the Martian Manhunter down .
Just as the Martian Manhunter ’s powers can be nebulous , so can his failing to fervency . The various writers and creative person who have left their mold on the grapheme have interpreted theMartian Manhunter ’s aversionto ardor in differing ways , but now it seems DC is attempt to clarify just incisively how it works . A small routine of fire will make him nervous , but it will not kill him . Meanwhile , even the small sherd of Green Kryptonite can kill Superman .
This puts both poor boy ’ weaknesses into perspective : fire is indeed far more plebeian than Green Kryptonite , but it takes far more ardour to kill theMartian Manhunterthan Kryptonite to killSuperman . In many ways , it makes the Manhunter more powerful than the Man of Steel .
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