Story: "Pickups" (22 Pages)

Credits: D.C. Johnson and J.H. Williams III (plot); D.C. Johnson (script); J.H. Williams III (pencils); Mick Gray (inks); Comicraft(lettering); Lee Loughridge (colors, color seperations); Eddie Bergenza (edits)

Feature Character: Cameron Chase (also in nightmarish flashback along with her parents, her sister and Doctor Trap to when Cameron was seven; see Comment)

Supporting Characters: Acro-Bat (Cameron's father), Mrs. Chase (Cameron's mother), Terry Chase (Cameron's sister; all three in flashback; see Comment; Terry next in Batman #550)

Villains: Bolt, Sledge, Killer Frost, Copperhead (as the Suicide Squad); The Construct; The Shining Path; Sergio Vurskelyov (first appearance; a member of the Russian Mob); Gregor, Ilya (first appearance of both; two of Vurskelyov's assistants); The Rocket Reds II (first appearance; members of the Russian Mob equipped with Rocket Red equipment); Doctor Trap (Larry Trapp; first appearance; a former mechanical engineer; in flashback in between flashbacks in #6)

Other Character: Paolo

Comment: Certain details of the flashback in this issue appear slightly altered from how they actually happened. The real story behind the events in this flashback are revealed in #6. This issue also features D.E.O. files on the Construct and the new Rocket Reds