Story: "Role Call, Part Three: Joke's On You" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Judd Winick (plot, script)
Tom Raney (pencils)
Scott Hanna (inks)
John Workman (letters)
Gina Going (colors)
Lysa Hawkins (assistant edits)
Eddie Berganza (edits)

Feature Characters:

Arsenal IV
Nightwing
Metamorpho II
Indigo
Thunder III
Grace II

Guest Stars:

President Lex Luthor
Jade (joins the group off-panel)

Villains:

Gorilla Grodd and other Gorillas of Gorilla City
The Joker

Guest Appearances:

Jefferson Pierce
Batman

Synopsis:

As they battle the troops of Gorilla City, the heroes are forced to take extreme measures, threatening to kill some of the gorillas, to get Grodd to tell them why they've attacked. It transpires that they are doing so at the request of the Joker, who has used them to provide a diversion while he kidnaps and tortures the president, Lex Luthor. The heroes, joined by Jade, rescue Luthor, with the help of information provided by Thunder's father - Jefferson Pierce, formerly Black Lightning and now a member of Luthor's cabinet. Several days later, Jefferson makes it clear that Thunder does not have his blessing, while Batman gives his blessing to the group as a whole (now joined by Jade) and allows Nightwing to use the name Outsiders for the team.