In this fine story, Superman finds himself pitted against a musician. You didn't read that wrong. Superman's going to fight a guy who plays music... and almost lose. But let's start at the beginning.
It all starts with Clark Kent and Lois Lane going out on the town to the Metropolis Concert Bowl to cover the music of pianist, Ferlin Nyxly*. But don't worry, Clark. Even though these "highbrow sounds" aren't exactly hip slang using Lois Lane's "thing", she didn't have a date with Superman tonight, so you'll do.
Of course, during the course of this purely mundane work date, a bunch of assassins decide it's time to get to assassinating some bigwig from some middle eastern country I doubt anyone in Metropolis would be able to point out on a map. So STOP... it's SUPER time! Superman pops in and saves the day.
Our pal Ferlin gets upset that his concert was interrupted and no one is playing attention to his boring piano playing while Superman's there doing Superman-like things like stopping a bomb that was launched from a helicopter. Boo hoo, Ferlin. Sorry Superman just saved your butt.
I'm not being hard on Ferlin. The guy is a douche. Turns out that whiner can't even play the piano. He stole his musical abilities from a real musician using, you guessed it, The Devil's Harp. Why's it called that you might ask? Because it's red and it has the devil's face on it, that's why.
It looks like you make a wish, and strum it and you get what you want. Originally he wanted to be a musician, strummed it a bit and the world's best pianist became a lump, and this chump became good at playing chopsticks. So since that douche, Ferlin now wishes to have Superman's powers and strokes him magical wish granting Devil's Harp... he gets Superman's powers. He also gets himself a costume to parade around in, like everyone does when they get Superman's powers.
The douche dresses like Pan. And he's got a harp. With a Devil's face on it. That grants him wishes. You. Can. Not. Make. This. Up.At that same time, he wishes to fly like Superman, Supes loses his flying powers over the ocean. Thanks harp douche. When he wants to invulnerability to, you know, rob an armored truck like anyone would in this situation, Superman loses HIS invulnerability.
What's noteworthy is that during this time, our old pal, Sand Superman looks to be shadowing Supes as he goes around doing his do. Every time Supes loses his powers, so does Sandy.
Now, Ferlin the Harp Douche decides to challenge Superman to a death match. It happens in a packed stadium. This leads to assume that the folks of Metropolis are a bunch of jerks who'll drop everything in the middle of the workday to watch two guys duke it out in a fight to the DEATH.
Ferlin plays his harp and hand Superman his butt. Sandy shows up, Superman tells him to smash the harp, and then walks off totally ignoring Superman. If he would have spoken, I bet his word balloon would read something like, "THERE, now maybe I can get back to taking your powers myself. Geez!"Sandy is creepy, but man does he know how to make an exit.
And the best part of this issue? No boring World of Crap-ton Jor-El snooze-fest!
Can't wait til the next issue
*If you have been reading the New 52 Superman, Ferlin Nyxly's name may ring as familiar. Mr. "Don't make me say my name backwards" Myxzptlk's son born in the New 52 Action Comics carries the name of Ferlin Nyxly. The plot thickens...
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