▁and ▁subsequently ▁released ▁returns ▁to ▁weak en ▁it . ▁After ▁Sol aris ▁dest ro ys ▁the ▁Sun - E ater , ▁Super man ▁defe ats ▁Sol aris , ▁leaving ▁its ▁body ▁int act ▁because ▁he ▁has ▁learned ▁from ▁the ▁Super man ▁Squad ▁that ▁Sol aris ▁will ▁become ▁an ▁al ly ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁Clark ▁returns ▁to ▁the ▁Daily ▁Planet ▁to ▁submit ▁his ▁article ▁but ▁falls ▁dead . ▁As ▁the ▁staff ▁tries ▁to ▁save ▁him , ▁L ut hor ▁arriv es ▁and ▁attacks ▁Metropol is . ▁ ▁Bel ieving ▁he ▁is ▁on ▁his ▁home ▁planet ▁of ▁K rypt on , ▁Super man ▁joins ▁his ▁K rypt onian ▁father ▁J or - El , ▁who ▁reve als ▁that ▁Super man ' s ▁body ▁is ▁converting ▁itself ▁to ▁a ▁solar ▁radio - cons cious ness . ▁He ▁offers ▁him ▁a ▁choice ; ▁remain ▁or ▁come ▁back ▁to ▁life . ▁Clark ▁w akes ▁up , ▁and ▁confront s ▁L ut hor , ▁firing ▁a ▁gravity ▁gun ▁at ▁him . ▁The ▁gravity ▁gun ▁war ps ▁time ▁for ▁L ut hor , ▁speed ing ▁up ▁the ▁exhaust ion ▁of ▁his ▁powers . ▁As ▁his ▁powers ▁fade , ▁L ut hor ▁briefly ▁sees ▁the ▁world ▁as ▁Super man ▁sees ▁it , ▁and ▁we eps ▁before ▁Super man ▁knock s ▁him ▁out . ▁Super man ▁and ▁Lo is ▁em brace ▁and ▁he ▁proc laim s ▁his ▁love ▁for ▁her ▁once ▁and ▁for ▁all . ▁He ▁takes ▁off , ▁f lies ▁into ▁the ▁Sun ▁and ▁rep airs ▁it , ▁saving ▁the