Story: "King Joker" (18 Pages)

Credits: James Robinson (plot, script); Christian Alamy (pencils); Rudy Nebres (inks); Ken Bruzenak (letters); Judy Johnson (colors); Dennis O'Neil (edit consults); Neal Pozner (edits)

Feature Character: Joker (next in Detective Comics #668)

Villains: The Joker's goons

Other Characters: King Joker, Batman, Commissioner Gordon, Two-Face, Catwoman, Robin, Bane (products of the Joker's imagination)

Synopsis:

Joe White, or the Joker, whoever he really is, explores Castle Arkham, succeeding in killing both Batman and King Joker as he does so, also admiring the line-up of familiar prisoners, ignoring their pleas for help. Taking King Joker's crown, he then...wakes up. Again. Back in the normal (he assumes) Gotham City, where he is told that what he has just experienced was nothing more than a tale told under the influence of a truth drug administered by his men, who wanted to find out where his loot is stashed. For their treachery, the Joker knocks them out with a gas and removes their lips.

Second Story: "State of Seige Part Two" (10 Pages)

Credits: Len Wein (plot, script); Tom Tenney (pencils); Wade Von Grawbadger (inks); Bob Lappan (letters); Buzz Setzer (colors); Neal Pozner (edits)

Feature Character: Gunfire (next in Gunfire #1)

Supporting Characters: Ben Nakashima, Yvette DuBois

Villains: Dominion, Oblivion Front

Synopsis:

Dominion and the Oblivion Front break into the weapons store at Van Horn Industries, but find themselves opposed by Andrew Van horn in his persona as Gunfire. With some remote assistance from his colleagues, he takes them down, but the place has been so badly damaged that they're going to have to find somewhere new to base themselves.

Third Story: "Caged City, Chapter One: Bug Out" (10 Pages)

Credits: Brian Augustyn (plot, script); Patrick Rolo (pencils); Dick Giordano (inks); Willie Schubert (letters); Mike Danza (colors); Neal Pozner (edits)

Feature Characters: Blue Beetle II (last in ...)

Villains: Kurtz (public safety director of the city of Freemont), Marcus (his aide; first appearance of both)

Note: Story continues in the next issue

Synopsis:

Blue Beetle has come to the Midwest city of Freemont to discover who bought one of his patents. At first the city seems disturbingly quiet, then he discovers why - the police are extremely brutal here. He is forced to escape from them, soon finding himself pursued by the equipment designed from his patent - the Bug airship. Returning to his hotel room unobserved, he thinks himself safe, but the police soon crash in to arrest him.