Board Thread:Supergirl discussions/@comment-9346948-20181212011845/@comment-27700324-20181212215322

Well it isn't always an occurence, but it does happen quite often. What started it was the Richard Donner movies. Which led to the Superman comics having it happen. Both have one thing in common. Jonathan gets a heart attack. Showing that no matter what powers Clark has, he can't save everyone. Exceptions to this rule with his death was Smallville and the movie Man of Steel. Smallville had it so Jonathan died from Clark's mistakes. He died after Clark tried to save his girlfriend Lana Lang using time travel that Clark did. Leading to Jonathan dying instead. The film Man of Steel had it so Jonathan died in some tornado heading towards Smallville and Clark was told by Jonathan to not save him so he wouldn't out himself as an alien. Personally prefered the simple heart attack as it means a lot more to Clark's story.