Story: "Breaking Storms" (24 Pages)

Credits: David S. Goyer and Geoff Johns (plot, script)
Javier Saltares (pencils)
Ray Kryssing (inks)
Ken Lopez (letters)
John Kalisz (colors)
Digital Chameleon (color separations)
Peter Tomasi (edits)

Feature Characters:

Black Canary II
Wildcat II
Hawkman I
Dr Fate IV
Sand
Sentinel
Flash I
Mister Terrific II

Guest Star: Nemesis II (last in JSA Annual #1; next in JSA: Our Worlds at War #1)

Supporting Character: Joan Garrick (last in Flash Vol. 2 #172; next in Impulse #78)

Villains: Sportsmaster Clones
The Ultra-Humanite
Mordru (between JSA #14 and #45)
Obsidian (between JSA #21 and #46)

Guest Appearances: S.T.R.I.P.E.
The Gray Man
J.J. Thunder

Synopsis

Black Canary, Wildcat and Nemesis destroy another of the Council's facilities, discovering the lastest host body (sans brain) of the Ultra-Humanite there. Hawkman tries to warn his son that the mantle of Dr Fate is taking him over, while inside Fate's amulet, Mordru and Obsidian plot revenge on the Justice Society. The Star-Spangled Kid tries out Starman's rod for the first time. The Gray Man comes to Sand in his dreams, where various deceased members of the Justice Society pass on their wisdom to him. Flash and Joan Garrick entertain J.J.Thunder. Mister Terrific mourns the death of his wife.

Second Story: "Rumors and Facts" (8 Pages)

Credits: Dan Curtis Johnson and J.H.Williams III(plot)
Dan Curtis Johnson (script)
Rick Burchett (pencils, inks)
Comicraft (letters)
Tom McCraw (colors)
Digital Chameleon (color separations)

Feature Characters: Cameron Chase
Mr. Bones (both last in Superman: Our Worlds at War Secret Files #1; both next in Flash Secret Files #3)

Supporting Characters: Agent Cliff Hansen
Dr Collins
Agent Sandy Barrett
Tanya

Synopsis

The D.E.O.'s Agent Chase and Dr Collins tell new agent Hansen the various rumours surrounding their Director, Mister Bones. That he has a criminal record is well-known, but other facts about him, such as how he got his prosthetic leg, and how he obtained a pardon for his crimes, are less easy to verify. They are interrupted by the Director himself, who wants the report Chase has been preparing on Hawkman and Hawkgirl. When the Director leaves the meeting, he receives a call from someone who evidently helped him get where he is today. He is ordered to use what he can against the Justice Society, just as he did in getting them to help with a situation on Blackhawk Island. The Director feels uncomfortable acting against them, as some of them helped him in the past, but he has no choice. He may well use the leverage he has against Hawkgirl and Mister Terrific.

Third Story: "Upping the Ante" (7 Pages)

Credits: Geoff Johns (plot, script)
Derec Aucoin (pencils, inks)
Kurt Hathaway (letters)
Tom McCraw (colors)
Digital Chameleon (color separations)

Guest Stars: Firebrand III (last in Firebrand #9; dies?), A Checkmate Knight

Villains: Roulette (first appearance; next in JSA #27)
Captain Cold (between Flash #174 and #177)

Synopsis

Roulette bemoans the fact that her establishment isn't as popular as it used to be: the main attraction has become as dull as a fight between two completely unknown heroes: a Checkmate knight and Firebrand. Firebrand, even in the midst of battle, realises that he and his opponent are pumped full of drugs to make them do this. He tries to get through to his opponent, so they can try to fight against the drugs, but gets a knife in his throat for his trouble. Fight over. Roulette is displeased with the short length of the fight and the lacklustre nature of the fighters and realises she needs some big names. Her eye falls on a news item about the JSA...