Chapter Summaries

Batman and the Bat-Family investigated Gotham’s unexplained electricity use and traced it to a LexCorp laboratory, while Batman’s attempt to investigate Luthor uncovered an alien alliance and a power trail leading to Star Labs. The chapter left Batman with evidence that Luthor was under someone’s control and that a larger threat was operating in secret.

• Cortana and Dane concluded that the Mother Box could be concealing key information across the internet, preventing them from locating Steppenwolf.
• Batman studied Kryptonite and determined that its weakening effect came from electromagnetic waves, then received Barbara’s report about Gotham’s rising electricity consumption.
• Barbara and the Titans investigated factory meters and found that a LexCorp laboratory’s actual power use far exceeded its registered consumption.
• Bruce Wayne attended Luthor’s charity dinner alone, where Luthor greeted him and patted his shoulder before Bruce departed with a USB drive.
• Bruce opened the offline USB drive and found surveillance footage of Steppenwolf arriving through a portal and meeting with Luthor, followed by records showing the missing electricity had been routed to Star Labs.

Dane and Bruce planned to unite the world against Steppenwolf after learning he might be able to create more Doomsdays, while Lex Luthor secretly aided the Justice League. Dane and Diana traveled to Themyscira to seek the Amazons’ help, but armed warriors surrounded them when they landed.

• Dane told Bruce that Steppenwolf was an Apokoliptian New God and warned that he might be able to mass-produce Doomsdays, including one released by LexCorp.
• Dane proposed uniting humanity, Atlantis, and the Amazons against Steppenwolf, and he suggested that Luthor’s communications network might help.
• Luthor returned to Star Labs and trusted that his secret message to Batman would reach the Justice League, while secretly directing Mercy and waiting for them to act.
• Dane decided that Cyborg would be needed to break through the Mother Boxes’ information blockade and that he first had to secure Atlantis and the Amazons’ cooperation.
• Dane and Diana flew through Themyscira’s mist after Diana explained that its barrier blocked teleportation magic.
• Amazons surrounded Dane and Diana and aimed their bows at them as soon as they landed.

Diana returned to Themyscira with Dane and urged Queen Hippolyta to join the fight against Steppenwolf alongside humanity and Atlantis. When Hippolyta refused, Diana challenged her mother for the Amazon throne, and Hippolyta accepted.

• Antiope recognized Diana, reluctantly allowed Dane to accompany her to the temple, and escorted them to Hippolyta.
• Diana told Hippolyta that the Justice League had confronted the Mother Box’s thief and proposed recreating the Age of Heroes with humanity and Atlantis.
• Hippolyta refused to risk the Amazons in another war, and Diana accused her of abandoning their duty and acting like a coward.
• Diana threw the Sword of Vulcan before Hippolyta and challenged her for the throne; Hippolyta accepted, and Diana vowed to fight with only standard Amazonian equipment.

Hippolyta secretly received battle power from Athena before facing Diana in the royal duel, while Dane watched from the stands. Diana and Hippolyta fought to a standstill through strength and tactics, and Diana turned Hippolyta’s shield maneuver against her as the battle continued.

• Hippolyta prayed to Athena and received temporary divine power to help her defeat Diana.
• Dane noticed the divine power around Hippolyta as she charged Diana and drove her backward with an opening strike.
• Diana adapted to Hippolyta’s strength, broke her shield, and wounded her arm before Hippolyta healed herself with magic.
• Diana pressed her attack, while the Amazons cheered for her and Antiope worried about Hippolyta’s chances.
• Hippolyta used Diana’s discarded shield to strike her face, but Diana rebounded off the arena floor and caught Hippolyta off guard.

After defeating Hippolyta, Diana secured command of the Amazon army and rallied the Amazons to join the war against Steppenwolf. When the Amazons’ stored divine weapons proved powerless, Dane used Zeus’s power to restore them with the God Spark.

• Diana defeated Hippolyta with a kick, a shield trap, and a joint lock, then demanded that the Amazons join the war alongside humanity and Atlantis.
• Antiope invoked the rules of the throne challenge to recognize Diana’s right to command the Amazon army without taking the throne from Hippolyta.
• Antiope rallied the Amazons to reclaim the Mother Box, and the warriors prepared to leave Themyscira and fight Steppenwolf’s forces.
• Hippolyta warned that the Amazons’ divine weapons had lost their power, and Diana assured her that restoring them would not be a problem.
• Dane summoned Zeus’s lightning and struck the weapons, awakening them with the God Spark.

Arthur secured the undersea kingdoms for Earth’s alliance against the cosmic invaders, while Dane used the Dreamscape to recruit Lex Luthor and Cyborg to counter the Mother Box’s network blockade. The chapter left Luthor facing a seemingly real ancient castle created in the Dreamscape, where he was to obtain the computing power needed for his task.

• Arthur secured the king of The Trench’s pact and, with Atlanna’s help, brought the undersea kingdoms into Earth’s united forces.
• Dane and Cortana awakened Luthor’s awareness in the Dreamscape, where Luthor learned Dane had seen his thoughts and uncovered his role in the Canada incident.
• Dane brought Victor Stone into the Dreamscape, where Victor briefly experienced life as a normal human before returning to his Cyborg form.
• Dane introduced Cyborg to Luthor and asked Luthor to activate the hidden measures in the intelligent system he had sold to the military.
• Luthor explained that only he could safely activate the system and control the contacts behind its safeguards, then asked for a powerful computer.
• Dane transformed the Dreamscape into an ancient castle, leaving Luthor questioning how real the setting felt even though he knew it was a dream.

Dane sealed Luthor’s memories of the Dreamscape and had Cyborg take over Luthor’s contacts to prepare humanity against Steppenwolf. Back in reality, Luthor learned that the Mother Boxes would activate in seven days and reshape Earth into Apokolips, while Steppenwolf remained confident the Justice League could not stop him.

• Dane told Luthor how to enter the Room of Requirement, then arranged for him to seal his Dreamscape memories before returning to reality unaware of what had happened.
• Luthor contacted General Ryan and other political and military figures, warning them of the coming threat and urging them to unite; Ryan called an emergency meeting and sought the President.
• Dane admitted that fewer than six hours had passed in reality during the Dreamscape’s days, then assigned Victor to imitate Luthor and maintain contact with his network.
• Dane welcomed Victor to the Justice League and said he would need to return to the Dreamscape to counter the Mother Box’s power.
• Luthor returned to Star Labs with dark circles and signs of hair loss, and Steppenwolf told him the Mother Boxes would fully activate in seven days.
• Steppenwolf revealed that the Mother Boxes would execute the Trinity Protocol to transform Earth into Apokolips, and claimed the Justice League would have no time to stop it.

Vandal Savage revealed his role in Steppenwolf’s invasion plan and secretly prepared to betray him, while Dane and the Justice League raced to stop the Mother Box. The Mother Box’s Iron Curtain fell, but Steppenwolf summoned the Parademons and escaped through a Boom Tube as Dane arrived at Star Labs.

• Steppenwolf met with Vandal Savage, who had helped locate Doomsday’s ship, create Doomsday clones, and plan the invasion in exchange for ruling Earth.
• Savage secretly planned to betray Steppenwolf, backed Lex Luthor’s preparations against him, and intended to use a nuclear weapon against the alien once the superhumans were eliminated.
• Cyborg sensed that the Mother Box was nearing activation, and Dane ordered Cortana to break its Iron Curtain with Cyborg’s help.
• Cortana and Cyborg breached the Mother Box’s digital defenses, and Cortana cut power to the area around the Mother Box.
• Steppenwolf used his own energy to keep the Mother Box active, summoned Parademons through Boom Tubes, and fled with the Mother Box as Dane and the Justice League arrived at Star Labs.

Dane pursued Steppenwolf to Siberia, where Savage activated Project Babel and unleashed a thousand Doomsdays. As the Doomsdays attacked, Dane dragged Savage’s underground base up to the surface, exposing the plan’s instigator.

• Dane chased Steppenwolf to Siberia, where Steppenwolf avoided teleporting directly into Savage’s base because he still needed Savage to obtain the Anti-Life Equation.
• Savage saw Shazam with Steppenwolf and ordered his subordinates to activate Project Babel, a biological weapon consisting of one thousand Doomsdays.
• Dane attacked Steppenwolf with Ares’s Axe, and their clash exposed the entrance to Savage’s underground base.
• Doomsdays burst out of the base and attacked Dane and Steppenwolf, while Dane noticed they could not distinguish friend from foe.
• Dane used magic to lift Savage and the entire underground base onto the surface.

Dane stopped Steppenwolf from completing the Mother Boxes’ destruction of Earth, killed him, and coordinated a worldwide response to the scattered Doomsdays. As Batman prepared a weapon to eliminate all one thousand monsters, Dane, Cortana, Victor, Zatanna, and Anthea began positioning them for the strike.

• Dane and Steppenwolf were transported with the Doomsdays, and Steppenwolf revealed that he had scattered the monsters around the world.
• Cortana and Cyborg spread a dream across most of Earth, located the Doomsdays, and mobilized armies and heroes to fight them.
• Dane reversed the Mother Boxes’ destruction for a few seconds, then shattered the Boxes and killed Steppenwolf with divine lightning.
• Batman left the Gotham battle for the Batcave to prepare a weapon, while forces around the world fought Parademons and tried to contain the Doomsdays.
• Batman told Dane he was ready, and Dane ordered Cortana and Victor to position all one thousand Doomsdays as Zatanna asked Anthea for help.

Anthea moved the thousand Doomsdays to Gotham, where Batman weakened them with Kryptonite radiation and Dane dragged them into Hell. Elsewhere, The Questioner confronted Vandal Savage over his role in the disaster, and Dane arrived as the two fought.

• Anthea combined her power with Hespera and Calypso's to transport the thousand Doomsdays to a cleared battlefield in Gotham.
• Batman launched a device that amplified a small piece of Kryptonite into radiation, weakening Superman and the Doomsdays.
• Dane opened a rift to Hell and used shadowy hands to pull all the Doomsdays below before closing the rift.
• The Questioner confronted Vandal Savage, accusing him of helping cause the disaster, while Savage argued that humanity itself was the source of evil.
• The Questioner and Savage fought, and Savage secretly prepared to draw his gun before Dane teleported into their midst.

Dane stopped Savage’s nuclear-triggered attack, brought the Questioner to Justice Hall, and persuaded him to stay while seeking the truth about his identity. Elsewhere, Pandora stormed A.R.G.U.S.’s Black Room and took Pandora’s Box.

• Savage fired at Dane, but Dane caught him and discovered a signal transmitter that triggered a worldwide nuclear crisis.
• Dane summoned the Demon God's Eye to absorb the launched missiles, then sent Savage’s soul to Hell.
• Dane identified the Questioner, took him and Savage’s underground base to Justice Hall, and persuaded the Questioner to remain there until he uncovered his origins.
• Pandora fought her way through the Black Room’s guards and took Pandora’s Box from its secure vault.

Pandora took back her box after disabling Doctor Fate and decided she needed Superman to help open it. On Apokolips, Darkseid ordered Desaad to find the world where Steppenwolf died, and Desaad assigned the mission to Granny Goodness and her Female Furies.

• Pandora confronted Doctor Fate over the box and threw it to him, causing its power to injure him.
• Pandora removed Kent's helmet, warned him to stay out of her affairs, and left with the box.
• Kent and Nabu discussed the danger posed by the box, and Kent trusted the Justice League to handle what came next.
• Pandora returned to her base, failed to open the box, and concluded that Superman might be able to do it.
• Darkseid learned that Steppenwolf had died and ordered Desaad to locate the world and bring it under Apokolips's rule.
• Granny Goodness offered her Female Furies for the mission, and Desaad accepted despite doubting they could return safely.

Granny Goodness sent the Female Furies to find the world where Steppenwolf died, while Big Barda used the mission as a chance to escape Apokolips. On Earth, the postwar political order shifted as Atlantis and the Amazons joined the United Nations, Amanda planned a rival superhero team, and Superman returned to find Alexander Luthor with Lois.

• Granny Goodness watched Big Barda defeat the other Female Furies, then assigned them to locate Steppenwolf’s resting place for Darkseid.
• The Female Furies entered the universe through Boom Tubes, and Big Barda chose Sector 2814 as her destination while planning never to return to Apokolips.
• Rich N publicized Shazam’s Dreamscape restoration of Earth, while Amanda recruited Harcourt to approach Atomica for a new team called X-Force, also dubbed the American Justice League.
• Kandahar’s application to admit Atlantis and the Amazons to the United Nations passed, and Dane prepared Kandahar to pursue lunar development and space exploration.
• Superman returned to Metropolis after neglecting Lois and found Alexander Luthor beside her.

Clark watched Lois leave for a charity dinner with Lex Luthor, then followed her to make sure she was safe. In the Dreamscape, Madame Web told Dane that The Questioner would be important to the future, while Cortana prepared to send the three Goddesses to the New God Realm.

• Lex Luthor questioned Clark about his relationship with Lois, then left with her for a charity dinner Lois planned to use for an interview.
• Clark overheard Lois explain the interview and flew after her, still concerned about Lex Luthor.
• Madame Web told Dane she could not see the future clearly and had sent The Questioner to answer Dane's questions.
• Dane invited Madame Web, who called herself Nimu, to have coffee with him in New York.
• Cortana met the three Goddesses and Zatanna at the Atlas Temple and prepared to send the Goddesses to the New God Realm.

Anthea chose to stay behind with Zatanna, who took her to the human world to meet Mary. Meanwhile, Pandora’s Box corrupted Superman at a Metropolis charity gala, where he attacked Lex Luthor and threatened to kill him.

• Anthea refused to leave with Hespera and Calypso, and Cortana promised she could depart whenever she wished.
• Zatanna took Anthea through a portal to the human world, where Anthea greeted Mary.
• Pandora found Superman outside the LexCorp charity gala and forced him to take Pandora’s Box, causing him pain and corruption.
• Superman flew through the hotel wall and attacked Luthor with Heat Vision, but Lois kicked Luthor out of its path.
• Superman grabbed Luthor by the throat and declared that he should have killed him long ago, while Lois tried to stop him.

After Pandora's Box bewitched Clark into attacking Lex Luthor, Lois stopped him by revealing she was pregnant, and the two fled the charity gala. Dane learned that Pandora's Box transported beings from Earth-3 and began connecting Pandora, the box, and recent events to a future crisis Madame Web had foreseen.

• Lois stopped Clark from killing Luthor by telling him she was three weeks pregnant, and Clark released Luthor and the box.
• Lois urged Clark to leave the gala, and he carried her away; Pandora arrived and prevented Luthor from touching the box before disappearing with it.
• Videos of Superman's attack spread online, and the public waited for the Justice League to respond.
• Dane reviewed surveillance footage, recognized Pandora's Box, and explained its origins and connection to Earth-3 and the Anti-Matter Universe.
• Dane ordered Cortana to search for Pandora, then connected the box and several recent figures and events to Madame Web's vision of the future.

Outsider sent Atomica to infiltrate Amanda Waller’s New Justice League while plotting to exploit Superman’s weakness and Shazam’s power. Dane approved Atomica’s membership despite knowing her identity, and the chapter ended as Jaime Reyes met Vixen in the Justice League Tower.

• Outsider and Atomica discussed Amanda Waller’s plan to build a rival team, and Outsider identified Shazam as an obstacle alongside Superman.
• Outsider ordered Atomica to join the Justice League, while Amanda separately recruited her to spy on the League.
• After the Doomsday invasion, Batman proposed recruiting more heroes, and the League reviewed candidates including Atomica.
• Dane recognized Atomica as Rhonda Pineda, a Crime Syndicate member, but approved her application because he intended to use her as a pawn.
• Dane recalled that The Grid was inside Atomica and could help Cyborg separate himself from his mechanical components.
• Jaime Reyes explored the Justice League Tower with Kajida, and Vixen revealed herself after Blue Beetle detected her.

Dane welcomed five new members to the Justice League at its space-based headquarters, while Cyborg detected an Apokolips ship near Pluto and Dane confronted its pilot, Big Barda. Big Barda survived the destruction of her ship and fought Dane, who began testing her strength.

• Vixen, Blue Beetle, Plastic Man, Doctor Light, and Atomica arrived at the Justice League and met Shazam, who took them to the Watchtower near Earth and introduced them to the other members.
• Big Barda emerged from a warp passage in the Solar System and began searching Earth's network for information about the planet.
• Cyborg detected Big Barda's Apokolips ship near Pluto, traced it with the Watchtower, and successfully infiltrated its systems.
• After Big Barda's ship reported that its warp system was locked, she switched to manual control and tried to escape at sublight speed.
• Dane appeared in front of Big Barda's ship and tore it apart, prompting her to attack him with her spear.
• Dane dodged Big Barda's strikes and tested her defenses with a slow punch, which she blocked using her shield.

Dane defeated Big Barda in their space duel, brought her to Themyscira, and offered her a chance to fight for her freedom. Meanwhile, Madame Web failed to persuade Pandora to stop seeking someone to open Pandora’s Box, and Dane explained that the box was a door to another world whose true function he could not safely use.

• Dane caught Big Barda’s teleportation rod, disarmed her, and brought her to Themyscira, where she continued fighting him.
• Dane returned Big Barda’s spear and offered her freedom on Earth if she defeated him, then began sparring with her as the Amazons watched.
• Niamh Indian, calling herself Madame Web, told Pandora that a god such as Shazam could open Pandora’s Box and offered Shazam’s help.
• Pandora rejected Niamh’s warning and woke herself, forcing Niamh out of her dream.
• Niamh told Dane that she had failed to convince Pandora, and Dane explained that Pandora’s Box was a door to another world that he could not safely open.