Story: "Buddies" (22 Pages)

Credits:

John Ostrander (plot, script)
Val Semeiks (pencils)
Prentis Rollins (inks)
Ken Lopez (letters)
John Kalisz (colors)
Heroic Age (color seperations)
Dan Raspler (edits)

Feature Characters:

Blue Beetle II
Guy Gardner, Fire
Ice
Booster Gold
Captain Atom
Batman
Martian Manhunter
Mister Miracle II
Black Canary II

Supporting Characters:

Maxwell Lord
Oberon
Tully Reed

Villains:

Rumaan Harjavti
Poison Ivy
Two-Face
M. Mallah
The Brain
Killer Croc
Geoffrey Ffoukes (administrator and interpreter for Harjavti; first appearance; dies)
Deadline
Weather Wizard
Blockbuster II (last in Detective Comics #345; next in flashback in Starman Vol. 1 #10)
Cheetah II, Captain Cold
Cheshire

Guest Appearances:

Elongated Man

Synopsis:

Colonel Rumaan Harjavti has turned the nation of Bialya into a holiday spot for crooks, with money laundering facilities thrown in. Batman is furious, as the League can do nothing - they can't invade a sovereign country. Booster and Beetle disguise themselves as Bloodspot and Deathmetal and sneak into Bialya, trying to carry out a robbery to bring Bialya down, but they are discovered and arrested. Batman then tries a different tack; he arranges for large amounts of cash to be transferred from the vacationing villains' accounts to Harjavti's own, starting riots so bad that he releases Booster and Beetle and calls in the League for assistance, who are soon able to round up the villains. Booster and Beetle's little escapade caused a temporary cash-flow problem for the League and are put on janitor duties. As they clean the bathrooms, Booster has a wonderful idea, but Beetle refuses to listen...

"Buddies" (16 Pages)

Credits:

John Ostrander (plot, script)
Eric Battle (pencils)
Keith Champagne and Ray Kryssing (inks)
Ken Lopez (letters)
John Kalisz (colors)
Heroic Age (color seperations)
Dan Raspler (edits)

Feature Characters:

Captain Atom (also in flashback)
Blue Beetle II
Amazing Man II
Maxima
Booster Gold (as Extreme Justice)
Wonder Woman
Martian Manhunter
Superman
Batman

Supporting Character:

Tully Reed

Villain:

Queen Bee IV

Guest Appearances:

Maxwell Lord
Lex Luthor
Amanda Waller
Ralph Dibny

Comment: This story takes place at some point between the last issues of the three Justice League titles (Extreme Justice, Justice League America and Justice League Tak Force) and JLA Secret Files #1 in Justice League continuity.

Synopsis:

Extreme Justice invades Bialya, where the current ruler has created an army of cyborgs to do her bidding. Media reaction is mixed, as America greatly fears Bialya, and the U.N. requests that all three versions of the League disband.

In Gotham, Batman meets Superman and the two agree that they will both be a part of whatever new League arises from the very beginning to provide vision and a focus.