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  • Everyone knows that Superman is powered up by the Earth's yellow sun... 1 / 8

  • and because of that, when he is stuck beneath red suns, Superman loses his powers. 2 / 8

  • Early on, though, Superman's powers came mostly from Earth's gravity... 3 / 8

  • plus some powers, like X-Ray Vision, which were oddly just common powers on Krypton. 4 / 8

  • It was not until the end of the 1950s that this status quo was altered! 5 / 8

  • Action Comics #262 reveals the yellow sun connection during a Superman/Supergirl lesson. 6 / 8

  • Earlier in that same issue, we saw red suns have the same negative effect! 7 / 8

  • Superman loses his powers after being transported to a planet with a red sun. 8 / 8