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Superman Vol 6 5

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"Chapter Five: The Power of Love": Once upon a time in Metropilis, Siobhan Smythe was posting flyers all over town to advertise a concert from her rock band. She came across Jimmy Olsen and they fell in love, with Siobhan ultimately revealing that she was the Silver Banshee. Jimmy, in a displa

Quote1 Superman... save me... Quote2
— Lex Luthor

Superman (Volume 6) #5 is an issue of the series Superman (Volume 6) with a cover date of August, 2023. It was published on June 20, 2023.

Synopsis for "Chapter Five: The Power of Love"

Once upon a time in Metropilis, Siobhan Smythe was posting flyers all over town to advertise a concert from her rock band. She came across Jimmy Olsen and they fell in love, with Siobhan ultimately revealing that she was the Silver Banshee. Jimmy, in a display of understanding, revealed that he, too, had been occasionally transformed into all kinds of wacky creatures, like a turtle, a monkey and even a porcupine.

Their relationship was going steady until this morning, when Graft forcibly modified Banshee's powers and threatened her into attacking Superman, lest he would kill everyone she loved, Jimmy included.

In the present, Jimmy had just admitted that he loved the Silver Banshee, right in front of Superman, Lois and a crowd of scared bystanders. Banshee, however, still feels compelled to attack Superman and Lex, who has been listening to the fight from his prison cell at Stryker's Island, agrees to find a way to help Superman incapacitate Banshee without killing her. Graft's experimentation has caused Banshee's powers to go unstable, which is why a squad of soldiers from Supercorp have arrived to assist Superman by giving him a hypersonic cannon, a special weapon that can neutralize Banshee's screams.

Superman, not wanting to cause severe damage to Banshee, crushes the weapon but keeps its hypersonic suppressor intact and Jimmy asks Superman to come with him, thinking that he can reason with Banshee. Superman and Jimmy, who has been equipped with a Supercorp jetpack, reach Banshee, who has flown high into the skies of Metropolis to avoid hurting anyone with her scream. Jimmy successfully appeals to her better nature and convinces Banshee to scream as loud as she can, and Superman uses the hypersonic suppressor to cut Banshee's connection to the Phantom Zone.

The plan succeeds and Siobhan is returned to normal. Superman brings Siobhan to Supercorp for a checkup and Siobhan rveals that Graft modified her powers with Kryptonite, causing a frustrated Superman to fly into the ruins of Metropolis and demand a confrontation with Pharm and Graft. The only things he finds in the ruins, however, are holograms of Pharm and Graft. While Pharm stays silent, Graft talks about how he impressed he was in Superman's resourcefulness in stopping both the Parasite and Silver Banshee. Superman promises to stop whatever Pharm and Graft are planning, but Graft simply mocks Superman for thinking he can save Superman and taunts the Man of Steel for not knowing about Lex's secrets, including something called "Project Chained". The holograms disappear and Superman is left pondering about what Graft just told him.

Later that night, Clark reveals to Lois that Banshee's screams damaged his inner ear and impacted his super-hearing, but it should recover within in a day or so. Superman also talked to Banshee's parole officer and they agreed to drop the charges against her on the condition that Banshee does community service, while Supercorp has taken care of the repairs and property damage. Unfortunately, Superman is nowhere near to finding out where Pharm and Graft are hiding or what are they planning.

As Marilyn Moonlight watches Metropolis from the night sky, Clark admits to Lois that he still wants to believe that Lex can change for the better, but he knows that Lex is lying to him. Lois says that one of the things he loves about Clark is his ability to see the best in everyone, but right now, Lex hasn't done anything to prove himself trustworthy. For now, however, Clark and Lois decide to put those worries aside and enjoy their double date with Jimmy and Siobhan. As Siobhan and her band play in the restaurant they're having dinner at, Clark admits that it feels weird that, just for once, he can't listen to the entire world, but Lois tells him that, right now, his entire world is here, in this moment, with him.

Meanwhile, at Stryker's Island, Lex is being taken to the cafeteria for dinner time. Unaware that Superman has lost his super-hearing, Lex attempts to talk to him and says that Pharm and Graft must have sent Parasite and Silver Banshee after Superman for a reason, for Pharm and Graft never do anything without a plan. He also admits to Superman that teaming up with him felt good and it's something they should have done back when they lived in Smallville.

Suddenly, Lex realizes he is not being taken to the cafeteria. Instead, he finds himself in a dark corridor, in which he is ambushed by two prisoners who stab him. Lex is left to bleed out on the floor, weakly asking Superman for help, but Clark is unable to hear him.

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  • Hypersonic Cannon (Single appearance) (Destroyed)
    • Hypersonic Suppressor (First appearance)
  • Kryptonite (Mentioned only)
  • Lex Luthor's Signal Watch
  • Supercorp's Rocket Pack (First appearance)

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  • Project Chained (Mentioned only)

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