Story: "Chapter Five: Father's Day" (30 Pages)

Credits:

Brad Meltzer (plot, script)
Rags Morales (pencils)
Michael Bair (inks)
Kenny Lopez (letters)
Alex Sinclai (colors)
Michael Siglain (assistant edits)
Mike Carlin (edits)

Feature Characters:

Atom II
Flash III
Green Arrow I
Hawkman I (last in Flash Vol. 2 #214)

Guest Stars:

Batman (last in Flash Vol. 2 #215)
Captain Marvel
Doctor Mid-Nite II (nxt in JSA #67)
Firestorm II ('dies', next in flashback in Firestorm Vol. 2 #6)
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner; last in Flash Vol. 2 #214)
Mister Terrific II (next in JSA #67)
Oracle II
Robin III
Shining Knight II
Vixen

Supporting Characters:

Jean Loring
Owen Mercer
Jack Drake (dies)

Villains:

Black Spider I
Captain Boomerang (dies)
Deadshot
Heatwave (appearance the same as Flash Vol. 2 #215 page 14, panel 1)
Merlyn
Mirror Master III (appearance the same as JSA #67 page 12, panels 4-5)
Monocle
Shadow Thief
Warp (last in ..., next in Teen Titans Vol. 3 #20)

Guest Appearances:

Arsenal IV (behind the scenes, last in Flash Vol. 2 #214)
Blue Beetle II (appearance the same as Flash Vol. 2 #215 page 14, panel 1)
Cyborg (between flashback and main story in Teen Titans Vol. 3 #20)
Firehawk (appearance the same as Flash Vol. 2 #215 page 14, panel 1)
Nightwing II (last in Flash Vol. 2 #214, next in Flash Vol. 2 #215)
Starfire III (last in flashback in in Teen Titans Vol. 3 #20, next in Outsiders Vol. 3 #16)
Superman (next in JSA #67)
Wildcat II (appearance the same as JSA #67 page 12, panels 4-5)

Comment: This issue takes place the day after the end of the previous issue. The events depicted cover a few hours at most. Continues directly in the next issue

Synopsis:

It is the day after Lois Lane received a threatening letter, and the whole super-heroic community is on the warpath, chasing down villains in an attempt to learn who is responsible, but none of them get any answers. The Atom and Jean Loring's romance is re-kindled following his heroic act of rescue, while Captain Boomerang teaches his son the art of the boomerang and learns that he has super-speed, presumably inherited from his mother. While trying to question Shadow Thief, Firestorm is stabbed in the heart with the Shining Knight's magical sword, setting off a chain reaction which causes him to explode high in the atmosphere. And when Robin goes off on the hunt, his father, Jack Drake, finds a parcel containing a gun and a note to protect himself, a note which makes it clear that the sender knows his son's identity. As Batman and Robin race back to the Drakes' apartment, it is invaded by Captain Boomerang, who has been kired to kill Drake. The two men face one another and both of them are killed - Drake impaled by a razor-sharp boomerang and Captain Boomerang shot multiple times in the chest. Robin is too late to save his father.