>I find it odd that if you're going to place Krypton 27 light years from Earth, why create a permanent
Look at
http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/nearstar.htmlThis gives a list of the nearest stars to the Sun. Quite a few red stars, but not sure if they any are red giants.
>And the color of the sun was no factor in Kryptonians having super-powers. So Krypton could have >been right here in this solar system with no conflict.
I'd find it difficult to give up on one of the constant mentioned facts about Krytpon, namely it orbits a red star.
Also, when people tried to "explain" Superman's powers, I think his invulnerabilty was explained by the Sun being a yellow star?
It is difficult to reconcile Krypton having just discovered rocket flight and then Jor-El building one to send his son on a journey to Earth (OK, he at least tried his design first with Krypto!).
I don't know if someone can figure out perhaps the rocket somehow using the Phantom Zone projectors that Jor-El invented?
Unfortunately, can't have Krypton in the same orbit as Earth, but at the exact other side of the Sun. The Earth's orbit is ellipitical and we'd see it sometime or other.
Cheers, Jimmy-Neutron