Story: "Hatch of the Serpent's Egg" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Kurt Busiek (plot, script)
Mark Bagley (pencils)
Mark Farmer and Keith Champagne (inks)
Carla Feeny (colors)
Digital Chameleon (color separations)
Comicraft (letters)
Steve Wacker (assistant edits)
Peter Tomasi (edits)

Feature Character:

Candy Gennaro (first appearance; has not yet gotten her codename Sapphire; next in Power Company #1)

Guest Stars:

Superman
Batman
Wonder Woman
Flash III
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
Martian Manhunter
Plastic Man
Atom II (all nine as the JLA)

Villains:

Kobra (last in Robin Vol. 2 #91; next in JSA #45)
Kobra Cult (last in Robin Vol. 2 #91)
Lady Eve's followers (last in Robin Vol. 2 #91)
Servitors (last in Robin Vol. 2 #91)

Comment: This story takes place "recently".

Synopsis:

Runaway kid Candy Gennaro finds herself in the midst of a battle between the JLA, Kobra and the followers of Lady Eve in San Diego and is accidentally trapped inside Kobra’s underground headquarters. When she encounters a gem called "the Serpent's Egg" which Kobra has stolen, she takes possession of it (or is it the Egg that possesses her?) and gains superpowers. The scared girl defeats most of Kobra's army single-handedly, then flees from the scene. Hunted by Kobra, Candy is unsure what to do next, with herself and her newfound abilities...