Story: "The Insiders, Part One" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Geoff Johns (plot, script); Matthew Clark (pencils)
Art Thibert (inks); Comicraft (letters)
Jeromy Cox (colors)
Tom Palmer Jr. (associate edits)
Eddie Bergenza (edits)

Feature Characters:

Cyborg
Robin III
Beast Boy
Kid Flash II
Wonder Girl II
Raven VI (latter four next in Outsiders Vol. 3 #24)
Speedy II

Guest Stars:

Arsenal IV
Grace II
Jade
Nightwing
Shift
Starfire III
Thunder III (all seven in between Outsiders Vol. 3 #23 and #24)
Indigo (last in Outsiders Vol. 3 #23, next in Outsiders Vol. 3 #25)

Villains:

Lex Luthor (last in ...; next in Outsiders Vol. 3 #24)
Superboy (under the hypnotic control of Lex Luthor; next in Outsiders Vol. 3 #24)
Brainiac 8 (first appearance, in the body of Indigo)

Comment: Story continued in Outsiders Vol. 3 #24.

Synopsis:

Superboy is finally ready to tell his Teen Titans team-mates about his heritage - that his DNA is part-Superman, part-Lex Luthor. But Luthor activates a protocol which makes Superboy his drone, attacking the other Titans. Meanwhile, the Outsiders believe that Shift has betrayed them, but they soon learn the truth - Indigo harbours a much deadler being, Brainiac 8, who turns on the Outsiders even as the Teen Titans request their help in standing against Superboy.