So SS can get tired, drained, and physically beaten? Hmm, looks like a job for Superman!
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Upon entering, the Surfer found himself powerless, his power cosmic drained by the City, and he was beaten into submission and hauled before the court. The Surfer's mind was probed and he was found innocent, since the death was accidental. However, since he did not have the funds to pay the exit tax, he was forced to stay in the city until he could make enough money to pay it.
"The Surfer attempted to get a job, but as his heralding skills were not need, and his previous career in science had taught him nothing about the technology of Dynamo City, he was sent into manual labor. However, without the power cosmic to regulate it, the Surfer was unable to work out in the hot sun, which threatened to boil him within his silver skin. "
"The VOICE OF THE CITY continues its countdown, AD LIB. Zarek
watches thoughtfully as, on the viewscreen, the Surfer is
beaten to his knees."