Warning! Contains Spoilers for Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #6!

Summary

• Jon Kent, unlike his father, is willing to use the ability to sun-dip, which significantly increases his powers.
• In Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #6, Jon decides to side with Batman's resistance to stop Superman's Regime in the Injustice universe.
• While Clark Kent avoids sun-dipping due to its potential drawbacks, Jon Kent's inexperience and willingness to use this power make him potentially stronger than his father.

The mantle of Superman is currently held by both Jon Kent and his father, Clark Kent, and the two of them are similar in many ways, such as their views on life and their power sets. But, despite having the same powers, Jon is willing to use one that his father won't.

After taking a trip across the multiverse, Jon Kent has ended up completely stranded in the Injustice universe. After seeing the absolute horrors of a world under the iron rule of Wonder Woman and Superman in Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #6 by Tom Taylor, Clayton Henry, Jordie Bellaire, and Wes Abbott, Jon decides the only thing he can do is side with Batman's resistance and try to stop Superman's Regime.

But having to go up against such heavy hitters as Superman and Wonder Woman is no easy task, so Jon uses the only ability that Superman rarely uses: Jon powers up by sun dipping.

Superman Jon Kent Powers Up Using the Yellow Sun

Usually, Kryptonians are no different from humans, but under a yellow sun, they become some of the most powerful beings in the DC Universe. They become practically invulnerable, gain super strength, the power to move planets, and a whole host of abilities such as heat vision, freezing breath, x-ray vision, and so on. If a Kryptonian actually rests inside a yellow sun, their power increases significantly. Despite this being a well-known power-up source, Clark Kent actually rarely uses it as Superman. But it seems his son, Jon, is far more willing to take advantage of the sun's true powers.

A few reasons for why Clark doesn't sun dip have been given over the years. In the iconic story All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, too much yellow sunlight can have degenerative effects on Superman's cellular structure, essentially giving him cancer. In any case, Superman is already unbelievably powerful, and if Superman used sun-dipping he'd be stronger than any villain, making any conflict pointless. Sun-dipping is usually only reserved for very important moments, and that includes Jon Kent's face-off against the Injustice universe's version of the Justice League, especially as one of the recurring themes of Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent is Jon learning what it really means to be Superman.

Jon Kent Is Stronger Than Superman with Sun-Dipping

The entire point of Jon meeting Injustice Superman is to show why Earth-Zero's Clark doesn't get overly involved in human affairs. It's very likely that Jon simply hasn't learned the drawbacks of sun-dipping yet, and is more willing to resort to it because of that inexperience, despite his success with using these amped-up new abilities. Superman is an unbelievably powerful character. Considering that's without sun-dipping, it makes sense that Clark Kent would avoid using this particular ability. But that's also why Jon Kent has the potential to become a far more powerful Superman than his father.

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