HARLEY QUINN #49 by Elliot Kalan and Mindy Lee. Harley pays Althea Klang, who has related to readers how she grew up poor and traumatized, a visit. She demands that Althea stop her from trying to takeover Throatcutter Hill but she unleashes Amygdala on her, even though he died in CATWOMAN #50. As he tries to crush her in his arms, Harley tickles him, which lets her get free and pull a birthday prank by setting off a time bomb in the building’s septic system, filling the lobby with poop. Althea pulls out a knife and, before she kills her, Harley kisses her on the nose and flees. Althea notes her goal in life is to smash Harley because she thinks she is in love with her.
JSA #5 by Jeff Lemire and Diego Olortegui. Hawkman, still trapped in the Demon Dimension, gets freed from the ghost who thinks she is the new Kid Eternity. Now freed, he is able to retrieve his wings and weapons and soon they are overwhelmed by demons until Hawkgirl assist them, with all three heading back to the Tower of Fate. Elsewhere, Dr. Mid-Nite is attacked by Scandal Savage but gets the upper hand when she manages to turn off the sole light in the room and takes Scandal down. Meanwhile, the consciousnesses of Obsidian and Jakeem escape by breaking through a wall, only to find that the outside world is a huge maze. While this is happening, the fake Obsidian tells the JSA members that sensors have picked up Beth’s communicator and they need to take action now. Jade meets with Sandman, with both agreeing there is a traitor on the team. In the Demon Dimension, Grundy and Gentleman Ghost arrive and an army of demons is set to attack and destroy the Tower of Fate.
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #5 by Mark Waid and Dan Mora. The Justice league continues to try to unravel both the mystery and the antics of Inferno, even considering that this may be connected to the Legion of Doom. In Australia, members of the team fight against twisted creatures while trying to save civilians. Flash sidelines Impulse, who notices one particular person not reacting to the dilemma. When he confronts him, he transforms and has Impulse forget what he has observed. Flash decides to transport everyone to an adjacent dimension, which turns out to be the Phantom Zone, but Supergirl is able to get them through the Phantom Zone gate and onto The Watchtower. Air Wave is then ordered to keep his part of the bargain and as the civilian Impulse thought was Inferno reveals himself as Grodd. Air Wave transports him to the Legion of Doom headquarters where he meets with the reformed group: Scarecrow, Joker, Sinestro, Bizarro, Captain Cold and…Lex Luthor.
JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE ATOM PROJECT #3 by Ryan Parrott, John Ridley, and Mike Perkins. In the past, the Atoms are pleased that they seemed to get Captain Atom partially under control. But the remedy cannot be administered fast enough to the others on The Watchtower who need help and they find their powers becoming out of control and Captain Atom has to save them by absorbing all of their powers. In the present, Nathaniel is prepared to get rid of his powers and possibly end his life but The Atoms have tinkered with the machine and actually saved his life. But Captain Atom does not see it that way. All he wants to do is die but they convince him to let them find a way to remove his powers and never let anyone be able to recreate them again. That is when Major Force arrives.
METAMORPHO THE ELEMENT MAN #4 by Al Ewing and Steve Leiber. With Metamorpho walking away from the Staggs, Simon Stagg decides to use everything he knows about Rex and create Metamorpho II and plans to have his daughter marry him. But he also now has his robotic headquarters on the loose thanks to something Mad Mod had done previously, accidentally unleashing a Trojan Horse that had been installed by Mister 3. Rex becomes a giant balloon to fight the building while Java and Element Girl make their way inside and, finding a way to combat the security system, shut the building down. But it is not over yet as The Thunderer arrives, threatening to not only conquer Earth but also the sun.
THE NEW GODS #4 by Ram V, Evan Cagle and Jorge Fornes. In the distant past, Highfather and Himon create New Genesis and the planet-sized Mother Box that is the heart of the city. In the present, New Genesis is being invaded by Karak, so Highfather sends Shadowfall the archer to defend them, but the numbers are too great. With no other choice, Highfather puts his armor on and prepares for battle. Meanwhile, on Earth, Barda and Scott take on the mercenaries who have been chasing after the boy and his adoptive parents. Then Orion arrives to kill the boy, explaining that seven days in the Fourth World is much shorter than seven days on Earth.
NIGHTWING #124 by Dan Watters and Dexter Soy. Nightwing decides to help the Flyboiz and offers to be the personal give his blood through a transfusion to save their lives. The problem is there are three Flyboiz who need immediate attention and that represents a lot of blood leaving Dick. While in the process, he sees visions of Zanni, who he previously had seen when he was dosed as a child by Olivia Pearse. Zanni tells Dick he is dying and he will make a great ringmaster in the Cirque Du Sin. Nightwing is able to save one of the Flyboiz, even as two pass away, Teddies show up with plans to kill the Flyboiz and Bryce convinces them to leave. Later, Dick talks to his sister and chastises her for allowing Pearse to let her robots loose on the streets. The Mayor, seeing what these robots are doing, orders Pearse to shut them down but, removing the mask that hides her face, she says she has been part of the Cirque for so long that she is no longer who she was. Dick faces off against the robots and visualizes one of them as a giant elephant. Then a shot rings out and Dick is able to finish it. That is when he sees Bryce with a smoking gun, now wearing a small Bat symbol on his chest, calling Dick ‘boss’.
POISON IVY #31 by G. Willow Wilson and Brian Level. Ivy wakes from a nightmare to find Janet in bed with her. Promising to return to the city when this is through, Ivy goes to meet with Peter Undine, who allows her to see the history of Marshview. Developers came in and that led to wildlife being killed and the marsh fought back, with most of the residents being killed or leaving to save their lives. Only one person remain in the end-a janitor named Ed Cooper, but even he disappeared. Coming out of the vision, a horrible creature comes towards them. It seems that Ed is back.
POWER GIRL #19 by Leah Williams and David Baldeon. While dinosaurs are moving about inside The Star, and a battle rages both outside of The star and beneath it. Working together, they manage to stop the threat. Afterwards, mariposa goes on television to reveal that she The Star is going to be the world’s most honest social media platform. She also reveals she is the new editor-in-chief; something that Power Girl will now need to tell Lois Lane about. When Aquus, Sprig and Bruin return to their mother, she dishes out appropriate punishment to them. The following day, Paige has an uncomfortable phone call with Lois when she cuts off that call because Karen Starr is on television with news of her new A.I. app.
THE QUESTION: ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER #5 by Alex Segura and Cian Tormey. Renee is forced to fight both Blue beetles and manages to take them down. As she does, Jaime hands her a small device he tells her to take to the trash chute near the elevator. She also takes down Nightshade, freeing her from Cyborg Superman’s control too. But she now has to fight her former lover Kate Kane to fulfill her mission. Meanwhile, even though he thinks he controls everyone, Cyborg Superman discovers that The Eradicator is not 100% with having those in his control kill the Question and threatens to leave, so Cyborg Superman beats him into submission. Renee makes her way to the trash chute and sees the dog who has been captured and sees something on his collar that Jaime sent her to retrieve. She releases the dog who warns her of Kate’s presence. The two face off but end up kissing and teaming up. The item on the dog’s collar turns out to be some sort of failsafe for the Phantom Zone containment unit and she hopes it will reverse the polarity on her gun. Charlie, the other Question, arrives, saying he came onboard to lend a hand. They observe The Eradicator and the Beetles captured and releases them but that also occurs as Cyborg Superman bursts through The Watchtower sending Renee, Kate and everyone else tumbling into space.
SECRET SIX #1 by Nicole Maines and Stephen Segovia. In the beginning, Jon Kent is fighting against a cyborg enhanced version of Bizarro as he tries to escape from Belle Reve. At the same time, Dreamer has a dream about a surgery on her going horribly wrong as many of her past associates press her for information about Amanda Waller. Jon goes to visit Jay Nakamura, who is still dealing with both the death of his mother and the destruction of Gamorra, who has yet to apologize for being involved in Jay’s mother’s death. She tells them Waller has escaped, which leads the trip to Belle Reve to investigate. Once inside, they are called over to Black Alice’s cell, telling them she has information she will give them if they get her out. Guards arrive firing tranquilizer darts, which leads to Jay freeing Black Alice, who teleports them to a safe house in Vermont. That is when they see Deadshot standing over the unconscious body of Catman.
SHAZAM #21 by Josie Campbell and Dan McDaid. As Mr. Mind spreads his infection, he asks Beautia about the guy who pretended to be her father and she explains he too has been infected. He only pretended to be her father to get information on his real daughter, who was the person who led Freddy to the Amber Lightning. Only half of his essence was in the Amber Lightning while the other half was in the corpse of the oldest human host. He then orders the capture of Billy and Freddy, with his robot sealing their mouths to keep them from saying the magic word. He brings them to the Society’s tower and plans to keep them there until the Justice League arrives and he can possess them. Billy is stunned to find Beau is working with Mr. Mind. Freddy manages to release himself from Mind’s control and he and Billy are able to transform as the rest of the Marvel Family arrive. Defeating the Society, Eugene and Pedro hack the app and free the users from Mind’s control. As Mind attempts to escape, Georgia vaporizes his human host, capturing Mind and Beau for her future plans. In the end, Billy visits his birth mother, who insists that she doesn’t want him to leave his new family, giving him a photo to add to his family album.
SUPERMAN #24 by Joshua Williamson and Dan Mora. Mercy summons Superman and Superwoman for a meeting, where they find Lex and Mercy kissing. Mercy shows off a new line of Superman-branded technology and wants to sell them to the public, to which the Man of Steel objects. Mr. terrific contacts Superman and tells him of a crisis in Markovia, but Lois decides to go so Superman can see all these things that Supercorp has built. In Markovia, Hawkgirl tells Superwoman than the Khunds have invaded and she needs to find their leader, so the Creeper joins her in the search. They discover the Khunds building some kind of cannon and The Creeper attacks. Superwoman takes out the cannon and the rest of the Leaguers capture the rest of the Khunds. Mister Terrific tells Lois that the Khunds came here to test new weapons and Lois is shocked when she examines one of their guns. Back at Supercorp, Lena and Lex show off a stasis bubble they built and Superman is concerned about this technology being used for offensive reasons and it should not be sold for profit. Chief Kekoa and the MPD arrive and arrest Lex, who goes willingly, saying he needs to pay for his crimes. Superman admits that he told the police that Lex was getting his memory back because he was concerned about him returning to his old self, but Mercy says it is not Lex that he should be worried about. Superwoman arrives telling him the gun she found in Markovia had a Superman symbol on it. Mercy admits she has been selling weapons to the Khunds, leading to Superman firing her. She opens up her chest and reveals Metallo’s Kryptonite heart, which cripples the pair. Telling them that Lex couldn’t do the job, she built a new one, revealing a clone wearing a Kryptonian suit and with eyes glowing with heat vision.
TITANS #21 by John Layman and Pete Woods. The Psycho Pirate has captured raven and has taken her over. Roy wakes up in Central Park and had Cyborg Boom Tube him back to the titans, where he sees that Cyborg has rebuilt and reprogrammed Vanadia. Cyborg wants to know why Roy left S.T.A.R. Labs and the rest of the team and he reveals he was never there. The three of them Boom Tube over to S.T.A.R. Labs where they find a corrupted Raven, who commands the Titans to attack and kill each other. But Raven breaks his control and unleashes her other half, dispatching him. Raven admits it was unfair to keep her other half locked down and they merge into a whole, complete Raven. With the situation under control, Raven says they have a bigger problem as it was Deathstroke who hired Psycho Pirate, leading Donna to insist they take the fight to him.
TWO-FACE #4 by Christian Ward and Fabio Veras. Inside of his mind, Harvey finds himself on trial against Two-Face. We learn that Harvey’s father was both a man of ambition but also abused his son for being weak. When the parents got divorced, it was his mother who took him in meaning Harvey’s other self was left behind. We also see that the trademark coin was inspired by Harvey’s own father who would use it to decide how and if Harvey was punished. When Harvey was scarred, his other self was unleashed again. As the trial ends, the coin is about to be flipped but Harvey says he is still in control and he locks up his other half once again. In the end, ‘Bad Harvey’ is visited by his mother, who shows him that she holds the key to release him once and for all.
WONDER WOMAN #19 by Tom King and Daniel Sampere. Diana has made her way into the White House and now is face to face with The Sovereign, who surrenders to her. He asks for mercy but she is not having any part of it and summons a dagger and hands it to him, willing him to carve the word LIAR into his chest. With her revenge complete, she takes him to Themyscira to be jailed. In another part of the world, Emelie, who murdered men in Montana that led to Amazons being banned on United States soil, gives birth to her child with the help of Etta Candy. Naming the baby Lyssa, she claims the child is a curse and they have also been captured by the Mouse Man and his followers. In the future, The Sovereign finishes this story he has been relating to the adult Trinity. Wanting to know more, she wraps her lasso around his neck. He knows, even if he is not telling, that Lyssa, also known as The Matriarch, killed Wonder Woman along with Donna, Cassie and Yara with the dagger, leaving it buried in Diana’s chest. Lyssa ended the legend of Wonder Woman and The Sovereign knows she will also end Trinity’s story soon.
ZATANNA #2 by Jamal Campbell. In the distant past, a young magician was pulled into a portal but saved by a blonde woman who took him to the Oblivion Bar, telling him that if he ever got lost, he could come back to the bar by just thinking about oblivion. They separated but legend said they would not remain that way for long. In the present, Blue Devil, Detective Chimp and Madame Xanadu are bemoaning the lack of customers when Zatanna comes crashing in. Later, she explains how she had been stabbed by Lady White’s sword and it is affecting her spells. When she tries to remove it, she is haunted by visions of people she could not save. Meanwhile, the Lady White and Adam meet with Brother Night and he agrees to reward Adam for his deed. Zatanna goes to Adam’s apartment where she is greeted by Blue Devil, who has agreed to help her and she reluctantly agrees. They enter and find piles of flesh and bones along with Adam’s withered corpse, meaning he has been dead for weeks and that the Adam helping Brother Night is a fake. A TV screen in the room turns on and shows Lady White dancing with someone familiar. Zatanna binds Blue Devil with chains and enters the screen. When she reaches the man Lady White was dancing with, she realizes it is Bruce Wayne.