Story: "Who Do You Trust?" (22 Pages)

Credits: Geoff Johns (plot, script)
Rags Morales (pencils)
Michael Bair (inks)
Ken Lopez (letters)
John Kalisz (colors)
Heroic Age (color separations)
Steve Wacker and Peter Tomasi (edits)

Feature Characters:

Atom Smasher II
Star-Spangled Kid II
Sand
Hawkman I
Wildcat II
Dr Fate IV
Sentinel, Doctor Mid-Nite II
Mister Terrific II, Hawkgirl II

Supporting Characters: Black Adam
Alexander Montez (first appearance, the JSA's curator)

Guest Appearance: Captain Marvel

Other Character: The Fate-child's mother (see second Comment for #44)

Synopsis:

Atom Smasher challenges Black Adam to a bout of arm-wrestling. As Sand welcomes the JSA's new curator, he hears the crash of a table collapsing as Black Adam, who is with the team on a probationary basis, wins. Dr Fate, meanwhile, continues his attempts to wake his wife from her mystically-induced sleep. And Dr Mid-Nite and Mr Terrific tell Sentinel of their hyopthesis that his whole body is actually composed of the green flame he weilds - his appearance and physicality are simply the results of willpower. Star-Spangled Kid shows Hawkgirl pictures of her new half-sister, just as Hawkman pays a visit, offering to take Hawkgirl out for a meal. She declines, but he leaves her a bunch of tulips anyway. And as they clear up the mess they made, Atom Smasher and Black Adam come close to blows again, but are interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Captain Marvel.

Later, Sand finds Hawkgirl in distress, because tulips are her favourite flower, and she hates the fact that Hawkman both knows her intimately and doesn't know her at all. When Hawkman returns to the HQ determned to tell Hawkgirl that he will accept her decisions, he catches sight of Sand and Hawkgirl through a window, sharing a passionate embrace.