Chapter Summaries

Andrew exposed Kashina’s false accusation against Superman during a livestreamed hearing, prompting her to confess that her parents were alive and that she had been manipulated. As Batman and Superman pursued the people behind the frame-up, monsters killed the mercenaries, leaving the investigation without survivors.

• Andrew challenged Kashina’s testimony at the hearing, revealed the possibility of a hidden chip, and frightened her into begging for protection.
• Lex Luthor tried to activate Kashina’s chip, but Andrew had disabled it; Luthor then hired Deathstroke to kill witnesses and set another plan in motion.
• Kashina admitted her parents were alive, and Andrew ended the livestream and asked the Justice League to protect her and her family.
• Batman questioned Kashina by holographic projection, and she provided a recording identifying the people behind the plot; Superman flew over Metropolis to locate them by sound.
• Andrew and Senator Finch agreed to halt the dispute if the Los Angeles prosecutor settled Hancock’s case, while discussing a planned lunar base.
• Batman reported that monsters had silenced the mercenaries; Superman fought the man-bats, which exploded and killed every mercenary.

Andrew and the heroes investigated the man-bat attacks and uncovered links to Deathstroke and LexCorp, while Deathstroke tried to gain immortality from the Lazarus Pit. Damian left for Metropolis to kidnap Andrew in exchange for his mother, and the chapter ended with Superman learning Lex Luthor might be behind the attacks.

• Andrew asked Tony to investigate missing people, and Tony suspected homeless people had been abducted for experiments.
• Deathstroke ordered Dr. Kirk to develop stronger monsters, then prepared to absorb the Lazarus Pit’s power with Constantine’s help.
• A cloaked girl sensed Trigon’s aura coming from Metropolis and flew there.
• Damian received an order to kidnap Andrew, decided to trade him for Talia, and left Wayne Manor for Metropolis.
• Tony reported many disappearances in Gotham, while Batman linked the man-bats to Deathstroke and LexCorp ammunition.
• Batman suggested Lex Luthor was behind the attacks, and Superman asked why Luthor would frame him.

Andrew coordinated an investigation into Lex Luthor and proposed voluntary nano-cameras for Justice League communication watches while arranging for Diana to visit. Luthor prepared to transform six Kryptonians into Doomsday and captured Indigo, while Damian arrived at Daily Planet headquarters with hostile intentions toward Andrew.

• Andrew assigned Batman to handle Deathstroke, asked Tony to investigate Lex Luthor, and told him to suspend the military's key cooperation with LexCorp.
• Andrew proposed voluntary, privacy-protected nano-cameras for Justice League watches, and Tony and Batman agreed to install them.
• Andrew invited Diana to Metropolis, and Faora went to bring her while Damian came to Daily Planet headquarters to see Andrew.
• Mercenaries approached the relatives of several superheroes as Luthor prepared six Kryptonians for the Doomsday experiment and trapped Indigo with a magnetic device.
• Andrew confronted Damian about his hostile intentions, and after Diana arrived, he invited her to hear Damian explain himself over tea.

Andrew and the superheroes thwarted Luthor’s attacks on their loved ones, then tracked Deathstroke to an underground base where Dr. Kirk unleashed man-bats and mutated animals. Andrew punished Damian with a dress that transformed him into a “lady,” while the heroes fought to capture Dr. Kirk and obtain the antidote.

• Damian told Andrew that Luthor had taken his mother, while Alice reported simultaneous distress signals from the heroes’ loved ones; Andrew ordered the heroes to rescue them.
• Kara saved Martha, Superman rescued Lois, and the other heroes protected their relatives and partners from Luthor’s mercenaries.
• The heroes agreed to find Deathstroke and use him to build a case against Luthor, while Andrew immobilized Damian and forced him into the Lady’s Dress.
• Batman, Superman, Iron Man, Flash, and Cyborg stormed Deathstroke’s Underground Base and discovered Dr. Kirk’s mutated animals and man-bats.
• Dr. Kirk released the creatures and revealed that the man-bats could be turned back into humans; Flash went to find the antidote while the other heroes fought to subdue them.

The Justice League confronted Trigon after Raven tried to stop her from emerging through the green pool, but Trigon overpowered them and possessed Superman. Andrew prepared to send Wonder Woman and Damian to the underground base as Raven and the heroes faced Trigon’s control powers.

• Raven rushed through the underground complex and warned Constantine and the Justice League that the magic array could unleash a world-ending threat.
• Trigon emerged from the green pool in an avatar formed using Deathstroke and challenged Raven to break her seal.
• Trigon fought Raven and the Justice League, while Raven revealed her six-eyed true form and Superman struck Trigon with Constantine’s magical support.
• A shadow entered Superman, who freed Trigon from the ice and attacked Raven; Andrew prepared a teleportation device to send Wonder Woman and Damian to help.
• Trigon sent shadows toward the heroes to control them, while possessed Superman blasted Raven away.

Raven fought Trigon while the heroes struggled against his controlled fighters in the base. After Andrew learned that Lex Luthor was draining the city’s electricity for a secret experiment, he gathered the team and headed south to investigate.

• Raven refused Trigon’s demand to undo his seal, and the two fought inside the base as Superman attacked her.
• Tony destroyed a dark shadow with electricity, and Flash used his new Lightning Throw to destroy another before Superman struck him with Heat Vision.
• Damian, disguised in a wig and long dress, rescued Batman, while Wonder Woman arrived and fought Superman.
• Zatanna explained that positive-energy attacks to a controlled person’s head might expel Trigon’s influence, and Andrew sent her to help the fight.
• Alice reported that the city’s power was flowing toward a building in the south, where Andrew saw Lex Luthor preparing six cultivation tanks.
• Andrew learned that shutting down the power plant could cause an explosion, switched Iron Man in for Zatanna, and led the team south to investigate Luthor’s experiment.

Andrew and the heroes confronted the danger at Lex Luthor’s experimental building while warning Metropolis to evacuate. Luthor’s experiment unleashed an uncontrollable Doomsday, which attacked the heroes as five more began to emerge.

• Andrew warned Metropolis residents to flee, and Tony sent the Unmanned Armor Legion to help evacuate civilians.
• Andrew told General Calvin that Lex Luthor was likely involved and revealed that Superman was controlled by a Demon in a separate crisis.
• Luthor’s first Doomsday emerged from its cocoon, attacked him, and destroyed the researchers and guards; Indigo freed herself and escaped with Luthor.
• Doomsday One burst into the street and shrugged off Green Lantern’s missiles before knocking Green Lantern and Aquaman aside.
• Tony attacked Doomsday with lasers and energy cannons, but Doomsday retaliated with Heat Vision and brought down a nearby building.
• Tony identified Doomsday as a Kryptonian-based creation, while Andrew questioned General Calvin about the Kryptonian samples the Military had provided to Luthor.

Tony, Aquaman, Green Lantern, Faora, Red Tornado, Hancock, and Mary fought six Doomsdays across the city and at sea. Mary overwhelmed Doomsday Six with a thunderous tornado, while the other battles continued.

• Doomsday blasted Tony, Aquaman, and Green Lantern with red thunder, then five more Doomsdays appeared as Tony entered Anti-Kryptonian Battle Suit No. 2.
• Andrew assigned the heroes to contain the six Doomsdays, and Red Tornado pierced Doomsday Two's skin before being battered and forced to keep fighting.
• Green Lantern lured Doomsday Three toward the sea, where Aquaman and Monster Karason prepared to fight him, while Faora traded brutal blows with Doomsday Four.
• Hancock fought Doomsday Five with street-fighting tricks, while Mary trapped Doomsday Six in a giant tornado and struck him with thunder.
• Andrew called Mary's superhero codename Ex-Wife as the audience marveled at her power.

Mary’s lightning became less effective as Number Six Doomsday adapted, so Andrew brought out scarce Kryptonite weapons to help the heroes kill the evolving monsters. The chapter ended with Andrew discovering that the Military’s Victory Mode had turned Red Tornado against civilians and that his nuclear-powered self-destruct could destroy Metropolis.

• Mary fought Number Six Doomsday with lightning, but he developed resistance and adapted to her tornado before she blasted him away with an explosive lightning whip.
• Andrew opened his hidden Kryptonite case and assigned weapons to Deadshot, Tony, Faora, and The Atom, warning them to kill their targets before the monsters could evolve resistance.
• The Atom delivered the Kryptonite weapons, while Tony and Deadshot prepared to use them against a Doomsday.
• Alice showed Andrew that Red Tornado and Number Two Doomsday were fighting in another district, where soldiers and civilians were being killed.
• General Calvin revealed that Red Tornado’s Victory Mode made him use soldiers and police as bait and could not be switched off until he won.
• General Calvin admitted that Red Tornado was nuclear-powered and would self-destruct if cornered, prompting Andrew to curse the Military for putting Metropolis at risk.

Diana and Superman freed the heroes from Trigon’s control, but Trigon absorbed vengeful souls and escaped with Flash, growing powerful enough to devastate a residential neighborhood. As Trigon overwhelmed the heroes and endangered Raven, Ghost Rider arrived and dragged him into the sky to fight away from civilians.

• Diana knocked the possessing shadow out of Superman, and Superman used her lightning to free Cyborg from Trigon’s control.
• Trigon absorbed more than a thousand resentful souls, broke free of Zatanna’s spells, and fled with the controlled Flash after Flash struck Diana.
• Trigon ordered Flash to take him to a residential neighborhood, where he burned buildings and civilians and devoured their souls.
• Superman, Diana, Cyborg, Zatanna, and Raven pursued Trigon, but Flash attacked Raven and Zatanna while Trigon injured Diana and Superman and demonized nearby civilians.
• Ghost Rider appeared, fought Trigon, and used a chain to pull him high into the sky so their battle would not kill more civilians.

Ghost Rider fought Trigon high above the city while the heroes rescued civilians and fought the Half-Demons. Tony killed Doomsday One with Kryptonite after weakening him, then Andrew sent him to help Red Tornado and ordered him to recover the Monster corpses before the Military could take them.

• Ghost Rider carried Trigon into the sky and battled him there while Diana organized the rescue effort and vowed to master her own lightning.
• Diana, Raven, and Zatanna stopped demonized Flash, drove the Dark Shadow from him, and sent Diana and the other heroes to rescue people and fight the Half-Demons.
• Andrew directed Tony, Faora, The Atom, and Deadshot against the Monsters as Tony used Jarvis's predictions and a Kryptonite smoke grenade to weaken Doomsday One.
• Tony stabbed Doomsday One through the brain with a Kryptonite sword, surviving its final strike as the Monster died.
• Andrew praised Tony, sent him to help Red Tornado, and ordered him to collect Doomsday's corpse so the Military could not obtain it.

Faora killed Doomsday Four with a kryptonite spear, while Andrew captured Indigo and Zod ordered her memories erased. Across the battle, Ryan Choi used a kryptonite dagger to kill Doomsday Three, and the heroes continued fighting the remaining Doomsdays.

• Faora drove a kryptonite spear through Doomsday Four, killing him as Zod watched in horror.
• Zod ordered Indigo to abduct Andrew Wang, but Andrew trapped her in a device designed to capture her.
• Zod ordered Indigo's memories formatted to protect his purge plan, and the process erased her memories.
• Faora flew to aid Mary against Doomsday Six, while Tony joined Red Tornado against Doomsday Two.
• Ryan Choi enlarged a kryptonite dagger inside Doomsday Three's mouth, killing him, and Green Lantern left to help Hancock.

The heroes defeated Number Five Doomsday and Number Six Doomsday, but Trigon possessed Number Two Doomsday and grew stronger by consuming souls. As the superheroes fought him, Trigon began controlling them, leaving the battle for Earth in a disastrous state.

• Karason returned to the ocean after asking Aquaman to bring it food, while Aquaman and Green Lantern joined Hancock against Number Five Doomsday.
• Faora teamed up with Mary against Number Six Doomsday, while Tony and Red Tornado disagreed over how to handle Number Two Doomsday near the civilians.
• Trigon escaped Ghost Rider's burning Hell projection and possessed Number Two Doomsday, killing thousands of civilians and injuring Iron Man and Red Tornado.
• Andrew warned the heroes not to use Kryptonite weapons against Trigon and sent the Atom to give a Kryptonite dagger to Ghost Rider.
• Trigon defeated Raven's attack and overpowered the gathered heroes, then controlled Hancock, Superman, Green Lantern, Aquaman, and other superheroes.

Ghost Rider defeated Trigon after using Red Tornado as a nuclear-powered drill and striking Trigon with a kryptonite spear, then claimed Doomsday as a mount. After the battle, the heroes began rescue and cleanup efforts while Andrew blamed the military for worsening the disaster; the losses in Metropolis were immense.

• Red Tornado activated its Self-Destruct System, but Ghost Rider arrived and transformed it into a nuclear-powered Flame Whirlwind.
• Ghost Rider pierced Trigon with a kryptonite-tipped spear and burned away his consciousness with the Penance Stare.
• Ghost Rider kept Doomsday alive to modify him into a mount, and Trigon's puppets returned to normal.
• Batman explained that human actions had caused both waves of the disaster, prompting concern that Ghost Rider might judge humanity.
• Andrew directed the heroes to rescue civilians and handle the aftermath, while Tony drove away military personnel trying to collect Doomsday tissue.
• The subsequent tally recorded at least ten thousand deaths in Metropolis and even more injuries.

After the disaster, Andrew reviewed his gains and recruited Raven to the Justice League while the government prepared to counter Ghost Rider. He then discussed Hancock, Talia, and Indigo with Tony, leaving Alice’s transfer into Indigo planned but not yet underway.

• The government recalled Amanda and tasked her with leading the Suicide Squad and gathering intelligence on Ghost Rider.
• Andrew counted his gains from the crisis, including new allies and assets, and noted that Raven had chosen to stay in Metropolis and join the Justice League.
• Andrew gave Raven Morr’s contact information so she, Morr, and Zatanna could seek a permanent way to defeat Trigon.
• Andrew told Tony to arrange public relations lessons for Hancock and have him return to Earth weekly to act as a superhero.
• Andrew explained that Batman and Damian were trying to rescue Talia, whom Lex Luthor had imprisoned in South America.
• Andrew said Indigo’s memories could not be restored and planned to transfer Alice’s program into her; Tony asked to help.

Andrew and Diana spent their last evening together before Diana returned to her ship, while Batman’s rescue of Talia led Damian to become the new Robin. At the Metropolis Museum, Clark encountered a wish-granting Yellow Crystal, which flashed in Barbara Minerva’s hand before thieves broke into the museum that night.

• Mary visited Andrew and Diana, and Diana said she would leave for her ship the next day and let Mary have Andrew afterward.
• Batman rescued Talia with Damian, who stayed with Batman and officially became the new Robin after Talia refused to take him with her.
• Andrew told Hancock he was not yet ready for the Justice League and asked him to transport nuclear bombs to the Moon Base for two million dollars.
• At the Metropolis Museum, Barbara Minerva recognized a Yellow Crystal like one Diana had crushed decades earlier, and the crystal flashed while Barbara held it.
• Clark left the museum after interviewing Barbara, and two thieves broke in that night to steal the newly excavated artifacts.

Joker used the Yellow Crystal to grant wishes in Gotham, while Andrew and Tony began transferring Alice into Indigo. At dawn, Clark woke with a vague sense that something was wrong.

• Two thieves stole artifacts from a museum, but they were robbed and killed in Gotham, and the Yellow Crystal passed through several owners before reaching Joker.
• Joker wished to become the Wishing Crystal itself, then granted wishes to his underlings and discovered that each wish required a sacrifice.
• Joker kidnapped people and granted their wishes, taking their remaining lifespan from a cancer patient and compassion from a man who wanted to become Gorilla King.
• Joker shot a captive who wished to become Wonder Woman's boyfriend, then continued his wish-granting spree with his underlings.
• Andrew told Tony that something had tried to interfere with Diana's Fate, then began an experiment to transfer Alice's data into Indigo.
• Clark woke at dawn, prepared breakfast, and wondered why he had felt that something was wrong lately.

Clark lost his powers after visiting the Metropolis Museum’s Yellow Crystal, which had granted his wish to become ordinary. Andrew investigated the stolen crystal with Zatanna and suspected it was an Evil God’s artifact that would exact a price and cause a disaster.

• Clark discovered that his superpowers and senses had vanished, while Barbara unexpectedly became young and strong and Alice awakened as a living being.
• Clark told Andrew that the Yellow Crystal at the Metropolis Museum had granted his wish, and Andrew agreed to investigate while Clark returned to work.
• Andrew asked Zatanna to meet him at the museum and told Tony to prepare for a likely disaster.
• The Curator confirmed the Yellow Crystal had been stolen several days earlier, and Zatanna said it was likely an Evil God’s artifact with a costly wish-granting power.
• Andrew sent Zatanna to gather photographs and records about the crystal and asked Alice to help her search for its origins.

Joker used the Wishing Crystal to grant wishes through television and ambushed Mary in Gotham, leaving her unconscious. Batman summoned the Justice League, who arrived to confront Joker’s gang as Flash discovered that the Joker Captain had a power capable of repelling his Supersonic Punch.

• Andrew sent Mary to Gotham to help Batman find the Wishing Crystal, while Batman asked Alfred about the city’s strange incidents and Damian went to investigate the escaped apes.
• Diana told Andrew that her former colleague Barbara had suddenly become young and powerful, and Andrew warned Diana not to reveal the Yellow Crystal’s role.
• Mary tracked a hostage-taking to a bar and found Joker using the Wishing Crystal to grant wishes through a television.
• Joker’s gang used strange wish-granted abilities to injure Mary and knock her unconscious, so Batman called the Justice League to Gotham.
• Flash reached the bar with the Justice League, but his Supersonic Punch bounced off the Joker Captain and sent Flash flying backward.

Joker revealed that he had merged with the Wishing Crystal and turned Gotham into a city where criminals’ wishes unleashed widespread chaos. Andrew and the superheroes saw the crisis escalating and recognized that Joker had to be stopped before the rest of the world fell into disorder.

• Joker Captain reflected Flash’s attack, while Cyborg stopped a Joker Gang member and ended an effect that had given the superheroes severe stomach pain.
• Batman interrogated an injured Joker Gang member as Joker watched the fight from his hideout and prepared to begin his plan with Harley Quinn.
• Joker announced that he was the Wishing Crystal, broadcast his message around the world, and invited Gotham’s residents to make wishes.
• Tony used an electromagnetic pulse to destroy Gotham’s electrical devices, but Joker projected his image into the sky by granting a lackey’s wish.
• Gotham’s gang members made wishes for powers and other advantages, triggering crimes and violence throughout the city.
• Andrew livestreamed Gotham’s collapse and warned that Joker’s wishes could bring chaos to the entire world.