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** Turns into a HearthwarmingMoment in the end: Superman could not. But maybe Clark Kent will be able to help.

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** Turns into a HearthwarmingMoment SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoment in the end: Superman could not. But maybe Clark Kent will be able to help. Through an "interview" with Clark, Superman gave his message to the people.
--->''"As you know, I have always tried to provide comfort for those in want, pain, and fear. Many times I'd considered taking stronger action to help the world, but I realized such measures could be shortsighted and dangerous. I tried to relieve world hunger, but I encountered heartbreaking poverty, not only in the slums and wastelands of the world but within selfish men's souls. I now see that taking on this responsibility was too ambitious for one man, even a Superman. The welfare of Earth and all its people will always be my primary concern. But if there is a solution to the problem of hunger, it must be one that comes from the compassionate heart of man and extends outward toward his fellow man. There's an old saying: 'Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime.' That simple message asks humankind to nurture with knowledge, to reach out to those in need and inspire others to do the same. That is life's greatest necessity and its most precious gift. I ask everyone to share what they have with those who need it. Their knowledge. Their time. Their generosity. Especially with the young, for on them rests our future... and all hope for a true peace on Earth."''
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* ''TearJerker/SupermanAndBatmanGenerations''
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Earthlings and Kandorians watch the proceedings on television. Lois, Perry, and Jimmy testify at the trial. Luthor tries to wriggle out of paying the penalty, but the Kandorian judge replies that "[They] don't make deals with murderers". Luthor is sent into the PhantomZone, and Supergirl carries on in her cousin's name, with the help of Krypto, becoming a popular, beloved, and [[HurtingHero very sad hero]].

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Earthlings and Kandorians watch the proceedings on television. Lois, Perry, and Jimmy testify at the trial. Luthor tries to wriggle out of paying the penalty, but the Kandorian judge replies that "[They] don't make deals with murderers". Luthor is sent into the PhantomZone, and Supergirl carries on in her cousin's name, with the help of Krypto, becoming a popular, beloved, and [[HurtingHero very sad hero]].hero.
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** Turns into a HearthwarmingMoment in the end: Superman could not. But maybe Clark Kent will be able to help.
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* Pick any incarnation of Superman that shows the [[EarthShatteringKaboom destruction]] of [[DoomedHometown Krypton]]; nearly every version of this event shows countless Kryptonians facing the final moments of their lives and the end of their civilization. Not sad enough for you? Well, there's also every incarnation of the scene where Jor-El and Lara are forced to place the infant Kal-El into a spaceship on a course for Earth to save him, even acknowledging that they're sending him alone on a planet where he'd be the [[LastOfHisKind only one of his kind]], with some versions having them acknowledge they have no way of knowing for certain if [[BewareTheSuperman humans will be afraid of him]] or if [[HundredPercentAdorationRating they'll accept him]]. It's safe to say it's bleak situation that any parent would be terrified to be in.

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* Pick any incarnation of Superman that shows the [[EarthShatteringKaboom destruction]] of [[DoomedHometown Krypton]]; nearly every version of this event shows countless Kryptonians facing the final moments of their lives and the end of their civilization. Not sad enough for you? Well, there's also every incarnation of the scene where Jor-El and Lara are forced to place the infant Kal-El into a spaceship on a course for Earth to save him, even acknowledging that they're sending him alone on a planet where he'd be the [[LastOfHisKind only one of his kind]], with some versions having them acknowledge they have no way of knowing for certain if [[BewareTheSuperman humans will be afraid of him]] or if [[HundredPercentAdorationRating they'll accept him]].him. It's safe to say it's bleak situation that any parent would be terrified to be in.

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