Story: "Take My Wife...Please!" (34 Pages) Credits: Mark Waid(plot, script); Eduardo Barreto (pencils, inks); Bob Pinaha (letters); Gene D'Angelo (colors); Brian Augustyn (edits) Feature Characters: Elongated Man, Flash III, Fire, Guy Gardner, Rocket Red, Martian Manhunter (also appears as Sue Dibny, the Land Baron and Bartholomew Taylor) Supporting Character: Sue Dibny (disguised as Ice for much of the story) Other Character: Batholomew Taylor (archivist at Barton Toys 'n' More) Synopsis: Sue Dibny is kidnapped by the Land Baron, who gets Elongated Man and his friends from the JLI to travel around the board of the Land Baron board game in order to rescue her. However, at the end of the line, the Baron is revealed to be the Martian Manhunter, and Sue, up to now disguised as Ice, is unmasked - this has all been part of Sue's annual birthday mystery for her husband. Back at their hotel, she later discovers that he had it all worked out from the beginning...but he had fun anyway! Second Story: "Fighting Trim" (12 Pages) Credits: John Ostrander(plot, script); Barry Horne (pencils); Scott Hanna (inks); Bob Pinaha (letters); Matt Hollingsworth (colors); Brian Augustyn (edits) Feature Character: Blue Beetle II Guest Stars: General Glory, Booster Gold; Power Girl (behind the scenes) Other Character: Ted Kord's doctor Synopsis: Blue Beetle is seriously overweight and just can't stick to a diet routine. Until, that is, his doctor suggests that he should make it a competition between himself and a woman he knows. Beetle decides he will try to annoy Power Girl by losing more weight than her, and suddenly the pounds just slide off. Third Story: "Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed?" (12 Pages) Credits: Paul Kupperburg(plot, script); John Calimee (pencils); Pablo Marcos (inks); Willie Schubert (letters); Juliana Ferriter (colors); Brian Augustyn (edits) Feature Character: Power Girl Guest Star: Crimson Fox Other Characters: Edward (taxi driver), Garth McGarth (Power Girl's upstairs neighbour), Molly (Starrware employee), Andrew Draper (Starrware's corporate counsel), Ms Moore (a gallery owner); Ghy (as Gina Starr; last in Power Girl #4) Synopsis: Power Girl discovers that someone else has been running Starrware in the absence of her alter ego of Karen Starr - a cousin called Gina whom she's never heard of. She soon discovers that this is actually Ghy, who seems to be running Starrware better than she ever did. Fourth Story: "Never Less Alone" (12 Pages) Credits: Kevin Dooley(plot, script); Andy Smith (pencils, inks); John Costanza (letters); Tom McCraw (colors); Brian Augustyn (edits) Feature Characters: Owl Woman I (last in Justice League America #55), Tuatara, Bushmaster, Godiva, Impala, Thunderlord, Wild Huntsman II; Joack O'Lantern I (last in Justice League Europe #4), Doctor Mist Villains: Rumaan Harjavti Other Characters: Lt. Amag, Colonel Reeg Synopsis: Owlwoman is on the loose in Biala, where Harjavti seems to have most of the other Global Guardians under his control. She discovers Jack O'Lantern - previously thought dead - in a prison cell, encountering also Doctor Mist who promises they will rebuild the Global Guardians. | |||||||||||
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