With the Superman lore, we know that light from a yellow star gives him his powers, light from blue stars makes him stronger, and light from red stars weakens him. However, what happens if he is near a white dwarf, or a neutron star? Has there been any evidence of Superman visiting a star system that wasn't red/yellow/blue?
Answer
Star color is determined by the surface temperature (which has a direct correlation to the amount of radiation it puts out) - What determines the color of a star other than temperature?
Superman has experienced the following stars with the following effect:
- Blue - Super-Superman (the huge increase in radition gives him even more powers)
- White - He hasn't vistied one (yet), but because it is between Blue and Yellow, he should see an increase over his Earthly powers.
- Yellow - Regular old tired Superman
- Orange - A weaker than Earth Superman
- Red - Super or otherwise, he is merely a man.
A Pulsar emits radiation, so if Superman were to be struck by its beam, it should give him something of a boost, since he is basically a radiation battery. Other, deader Neutron stars would presumably have no effect on him (or maybe it would kill him (speculation)).
I found some speculation on forums that the younger the star, the more powerfully it affects Superman. So a brand new star would make him Superman^3 or something, and completely dead star might kill him. However, I couldn't find anything to corroborate these claims.
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