History ComicBook / HelOnEarth

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hel-on-earth-poster_5415.jpg]]''H'el on Earth'' is the first ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' [[BatfamilyCrossover family crossover]] story arc of the ComicBook/{{New 52}}. Starting in October 2012, the story begins in Superman #13 and continues through the ''ComicBook/{{Superboy}}'', ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'', and Superman titles[[note]]Superman #13 is a prelude. The story proper begins in Superboy #14, continues through Supergirl #14 and Superman #14 before rounding back to Superboy #15 and going through the process again.[[/note]] until its conclusion in Superman #17. It is written by Creator/ScottLobdell, Tom [=DeFalco=], and Mike Johnson.

* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: In Superboy #15, H'el throws Superman and Superboy out of the Fortress of Solitude to use the technology in it for his plans. The fortress is so impenetrable that Superman has to call up the Franchise/{{Justice League|of America}} to launch an attack on it.

** In Superboy #14, H'el telekinetically deconstructs parts of Superboy's body before putting him back together again.
** In Superboy #15, H'el damages Superboy so that his DNA unravels, slowly killing him. To save him, Superman puts his Kryptonian battle-suit on him, halting the process, but only temporarily.
* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: In Superman #17, [[spoiler: Supergirl defeats H'el by stabbing him with a kryptonite shard, but holding the shard for so long heavily poisons her. If Superman didn't act fast, she would've died.]]

* CarFu: After Superman punches H'el into a car lot in Superman #14, H'el retaliates by raining down cars on him.
* ClingyCostume: In Superboy #15, Superboy must wear Superman's battle-suit to keep his DNA from unraveling. Until they can cure him, Superboy must wear the suit or he will die.

** The alien hornblower from Superman #1 reappears and is shown to be calling an entity named the Oracle to come to Earth [[spoiler: to witness its destruction]].
* CurbstompBattle: In Superboy #14, the ComicBook/TeenTitans take on H'el when he attacks Superboy. H'el blows them away with a psychic whirlwind before they lay a finger on him.

* DependingOnTheArtist: H'el was originally portrayed in promotional art (as well as Superman #13 and Superboy #14) as having a backwards "S" symbol carved on his chest. From Supergirl #14 and onward, H'el is no longer portrayed with the backwards "S", though this was later revealed to have been due to H'el masking the backwards "S" with his powers, with Kara calling him out on it. Given that H'el was originally a new design for long-time Superman doppelganger Bizarro, the backwards "S" did have a clear purpose, but on H'el it's currently unclear as to how he got it and why he tried to hide it.

* GutFeeling: Even with his psychic powers damped down by Superman's battle-suit, Superboy can tell that Lex Luthor is all kinds of evil when they first met in Superman #15.

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: In Superman #17, [[spoiler: Supergirl defeats H'el by stabbing him through the chest with a shard of kryptonite]].

* ISurrenderSuckers: In Superman #17, [[spoiler: Supergirl admits defeat and asks H'el to take her with him into the Star Chamber. However, this turns out to be a ploy to catch H'el off guard and poison him with kryptonite]].
* IWasQuiteALooker: H'el wasn't always a scarred, [[EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette pale skinned]], [[BlackEyesOfEvil black-eyed]] man. Flashbacks and his hologram in Supergirl #15 show how he used to look back on Krypton, when he was quite handsome.
* {{Kaiju}}: In Superman #13, a mile-long undead prehistoric Kryptonian dragon creature rampages across Metropolis. It's so strong that a whack from its tail [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom sends Superman flying all the way to Ireland]]! It is defeated when Superman ignites an oil rig, [[KillItWithFire engulfing the creature in a huge ball of fire]]. Turns out [[spoiler: H'el sent it to test Superman's abilities.]]

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: In Superboy #17, [[spoiler: Supergirl]] pounds Superboy into the ground for trying to stop them from resurrecting Krypton. Having been severely weakened, he doesn't even bother fighting back and instead tries to [[BreakThemByTalking reason with them]].

* OutOfCharacterMoment: In Superman #14. After Superman and H'el are caught in an explosion, Superman comes out of the inferno looking absolutely ''pissed'' at Supergirl. He [[NeckLift grabs her by the throat]], blaming her for everything bad happening and calling her a stupid peroxide brat. He then strangles her unconscious and hangs her by the cape on a lamp post. Why is Superman so angry? [[spoiler:Because it wasn't him. It was really H'el disguised as Superman attempting to estrange the two so she would ally with H'el.]]

** In Superman #13, an undead Kryptonian dragon swats Superman from Metropolis all the way to Ireland.
** In Superman #14, Superman punches H'el into a car lot when he tries to kill Superboy.
** In Supergirl #17, H'el punches Superman so hard, he's sent flying into space.
* SequelHook[=/=]TrappedInThePast: In Superman #17, [[spoiler: H'el falls into a temporal portal after being stabbed by Supergirl. He ends up back on Krypton twelve years before its destruction, where he is found by a young Jor-El]].

* VillainTeleportation: H'el can teleport himself and others with little effort. When Superboy [[spoiler: harms Supergirl]] in Superman #16, H'el becomes so mad that he teleports [[spoiler: ''the entire Fortress of Solitude'']] miles away.

* WhamLine: Supergirl #15 ends with these two lines: "You are with me, aren't you [[spoiler:Kara]]?" "Y-Yes. [[FaceHeelTurn I'm with you.]]"

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Is the main antagonist's name H'el or H'El? Promotional materials alternate between the spellings. Since the comics use the traditional all caps font, it is uncertain which spelling is correct.

The story introduces H'el: the [[ThereIsAnother third surviving Kryptonian]] to appear in the New 52 (after Superman and Supergirl). H'el is a mysterious Kryptonian who wishes to resurrect Krypton regardless of the expense to Earth. Superman tries to stop him, but H'el turns out to be more powerful than Superman, Supergirl, and Superboy. How will they combat a threat this magnitude?

* MrExposition: Superboy notes how Superman tends to [[CasualDangerDialog lecture him during situations]] in Superboy Annual #1. Superman claims he doesn't, he [[InsistentTerminology merely explains]].

** After Superman put his battle-suit on Superboy to save his life, he puts on the [[CivvieSpandex shirt and jeans]] he [[http://images.wikia.com/marvel_dc/images/b/ba/Superman_0113.jpg used to wear]] in ''ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsActionComics''.

* DeadpanSnarker: Superboy. Superman calls him out on this at one point, but he also [[NotSoDifferent has his snarky moments]].

-->'''Lex Luthor''': Why can H'el do much more than you? Is he more powerful than you... or have you just ''failed'' to make yourself as powerful as he? And if that is the case... what ''are'' you so afraid of Superman?

** In Superboy #15, H'el damages Superboy so that his DNA unravels, slowly killing him. To save him, Superman puts his Kryptonian battle-suit on him, halting the process, but only temporary.

* DependingOnTheArtist: H'el was originally portrayed in promotional art (as well as Superman #13 and Superboy #14) as having a backwards "S" symbol carved on his chest. From Supergirl #14 and onwards, H'el is no longer portrayed with the backwards "S", though this was later revealed to have been due to H'el masking the backwards "S" with his powers, with Kara calling him out on it. Given that H'el was originally a new design for long-time Superman doppleganger Bizarro, the backwards "S" did have a clear purpose, but on H'el it's currently unclear as to how he got it and why he tried to hide it.

* EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: H'el must be stopped before he uses his Star Chamber or the energy it drains from the Sun will destroy the solar system. [[spoiler: Superman can't stop him in time and he activates it, but he is stopped before he destroys the world.]]

* {{Expy}}: H'el's pale skin and backwards "S" scar was because he was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] meant to be the New 52 incarnation of Bizzaro. However, he was so different that he was made into an entirely different character.

* FalseReassurance: When Supergirl asks H'el if ressurecting Krypton will do anything to Earth, he assures her that the people of Earth won't suffer. [[spoiler: That's because they'll all be dead after the Sun implodes if H'el's plan suceeds]].

** H'el also thinks Earth and every human on it is inferior to Krypton and Kryptonians. He doesn't care what price Earth has to pay in his goal to ressurect Krypton.

* GodzillaThreshold: To stop H'el, Superman fears he may have to break his [[ThouShaltNotKill moral code]] and kill him. [[spoiler: However, it's Supergirl that defeats H'el as it is the only way to spare Earth]].

* {{Kaiju}}: In Superman #13, a mile-long undead prehistoric Kryptonian dragon creature rampages across Metropolis. It's so strong, that a whack from its tail [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom sends Superman flying all the way to Ireland]]! It is defeated when Superman ignites an oil rig, [[KillItWithFire engulfing the creature in a huge ball of fire]]. Turns out [[spoiler: H'el sent it to test Superman's abilities.]]

* MistakenForAnImposter: Lois Lane mistook Supergirl for a "comely cosplayer" at their first meeting, mostly because she walked into Clark Kent's appartment when Clark and Lois were arguing with each other and romantic jealousy had cropped up.

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: In Superboy #17, [[spoiler: Supergirl]] pounds Superboy into the ground for trying to stop them from ressurecting Krypton. Having been severely weakened, he doesn't even bother fighting back and instead tries to [[BreakThemByTalking reason with them]].

* SequelHook[=/=]TrappedInThePast: In Superman #17, [[spoiler: H'el falls into a temporal portal after being stabbed by Supergirl. He ends up back on Krypton twelve years before it's destruction, where he is found by a young Jor-El]].
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: H'el's plan is to travel back in time to before Krypton [[EarthShatteringKaboom exploded]], and prevent its destruction. However, the energy needed for the time travel would destroy our entire solar system. Not that H'el cares about our solar system.

-->'''Supergirl:''' H'el, you never said anything about sacrfice! About threatening this planet! About killing innocent people!\\

* UnwantedRescue: When the Justice League storms the Fortress of Solitude, TheFlash is tasked with finding Supergirl. However Supergirl doesn't want to be rescued [[spoiler: because she's on H'el's side]].

** After Superman put his battle-suit on Superboy to save his life, he puts on the [[CivvieSpandex shirt and jeans]] he [[http://images.wikia.com/marvel_dc/images/b/ba/Superman_0113.jpg used to wear]] at the start of the New 52's ComicBook/ActionComics.

* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: In Superboy #15, H'el throws Superman and Superboy out of the Fortress of Solitude to use the technology in it for his plans. The fortress is so impenetrable that Superman has to call up the JusticeLeague to launch an attack on it.