# Other Stars, Other Suns, Superman **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comic-books-manga\ **Created:** [August 7, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-stars-other-suns-superman/1032211 "2026-08-07T15:11:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-stars-other-suns-superman/1032211/21 "2026-08-07T21:36:41Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > It’s funny that DC Comics really liked to give special significance to the colors of things. The different Lantern Corps groups, the color of suns, the color of Kryptonite. Rainbow Brite would have fit in pretty well there. Heck, Superman has had rainbow powers before. …and… [![](https://static.dc.com/sites/default/files/imce/2018/09-SEP/DETECTIVE-COMICS-241-001_5b9b072107f961.28982810.jpg) ](https://static.dc.com/sites/default/files/imce/2018/09-SEP/DETECTIVE-COMICS-241-001_5b9b072107f961.28982810.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-stars-other-suns-superman/1032211/22 "2026-08-07T22:14:44Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > …and… Perfect example! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-stars-other-suns-superman/1032211/23 "2026-08-08T13:30:43Z")
I’m pretty sure that a lot of comic books started with an editor telling an artist to make an absurd cover illustration, and then challenging the authors to come up with some reason for it. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-stars-other-suns-superman/1032211/24 "2026-08-08T13:56:47Z")
And this explains my Funko Batman with a yellow/brown costume… ---
**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-stars-other-suns-superman/1032211/25 "2026-08-08T14:29:57Z")
What happens to Superman in a binary star system if the stars are different colors? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-stars-other-suns-superman/1032211/26 "2026-08-08T16:56:27Z")
He has to figure out how to stay under a yellow star to help the people under the other colored star. I’m sure I remember this dilemma, but I can’t find an actual example, although people all over the internet discuss the issue with mostly the same answer. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-stars-other-suns-superman/1032211/27 "2026-08-08T17:13:17Z")
If the other colored star is red, can’t Jimmy Olsen just take care of business on that side of the system? ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-stars-other-suns-superman/1032211/28 "2026-08-08T21:28:08Z")
Will you accept Neil deGrasse Tyson’s POV on the subject? Spoiler: He spoils it [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1O6h0Vxi8G8/maxresdefault.jpg "Neil deGrasse Tyson on Superman, Red Stars and Yellow Suns") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O6h0Vxi8G8) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-stars-other-suns-superman/1032211/29 "2026-08-09T09:46:51Z")
> [@CaveMike](#): > > What happens to Superman in a binary star system if the stars are different colors? Another plot point in the _Supergirl_ film. They spend a lot of time talking about sun colors. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-stars-other-suns-superman/1032211/30 "2026-08-10T23:34:29Z")
There’s a “Superwoman” under an orange sun Superman meets named Luma Lynai. A yellow sun would be fatal for her. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-stars-other-suns-superman/1032211.md?page=1)