Story: "Red Winter 5: Hard Ground" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Gerard Jones (plot, script)
Ron Randall and Mike Parobeck (pencils)
Randy Elliott (inks)
Willie Schubert (letters)
Gene D'Angelo (colors)
Ruben Diaz (assistant edits)
Brian Augustyn (edits)

Feature Characters:

Aquaman
Crimson Fox (Vivian)
Doctor Light IV
Elongated Man
Flash III
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; last in issue #47)
Power Girl

Guest Stars:

Rocket Red (Dmitri)
Chandi Gupta
Agent Liberty
Bloodwynd II
Booster Gold
Fire
Guy Gardner
Maxima
Wonder Woman (latter seven as Justice League America; see second Comment)

Supporting Characters:

Sue Dibny
Duke Donald of Barksdale
Paul Gambi
Power Girl's cat

Villains:

Sonar
Premier Skryabin
Eurocrime
Baron Bedlam
Copperhead
Ace of Spades III
Jack
King
Queen II
Ten II (latter five as the Royal Flush Gang)
Big Sir
Cluemaster (last in Detective Comics #649)
Clock King
Major Disaster
Mighty Bruce
Multi-Man (latter six as the Injustice League)

Guest Appearances:

Rocket Red Brigade
Black Canary II
General Glory
Huntress II
Metamorpho
Mister Miracle II (Scott Free)
Tasmanian Devil (latter six as the Justice League Reserves)
Atom I
Doctor Mid-Nite
Flash I
Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
Wildcat II (latter five as the Justice Society of America)
Bushmaster
Doctor Mist
Godiva
Impala
Jack O'Lantern I
Little Mermaid
Olympian
Owlwoman
Rising Sun
Thunderlord
Tuatara
Wild Huntsman II (latter twelve as the Global Guardians)

Other Characters:

Atlantean dignitaries

Comment: Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.

Comment: The membership of Justice League America shown in this issue and the next is problematic. The presence of Agent Liberty and Wonder Woman strongly suggests that is is after Superman's death, but if so, Fire and Booster Gold would be unable to use their powers/technology. However, that doesn't prevent them from taking part in the mission, of course.

Synopsis:

Duke Donald is horrified to find that he hs no body and the world has changed radically, but manages to summon the JLA nonetheless. Meanwhile, Power Girl charges into Russia, and although she is rescued by an amnesiac Green Lantern, her actions are enough for Sonar to be able to complain of invasion. In Modora, Elongated Man recovers from his injuries, discovers Sonar's plan and heads to Moscow. Here, he is horrified to see Aquaman arrested and the other League members and their allies being brainwashed. Even worse, Sue Dibny declares that she now loves Sonar. Meanwhile, the American branch of the Justice League, accompanied by Flash and Chandi Gupta, head East. And Crimson Fox discovers that Sonar has gathered a small army of super-heroes who object to the League's actions in supposedly invading Russia.