Justice League Vol 1 4

From DC Database

Appearing in "Winning Hand"

Featured Characters:

• Justice League

• Batman
• Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance)
• Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)
• Booster Gold (Michael Carter) (joins this issue)
• Captain Marvel
• Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi) (quits this issue)
• Guy Gardner
• Martian Manhunter
• Mister Miracle (Scott Free)

Supporting Characters:

• Maxwell Lord

Villains:

• Royal Flush Gang

Other Characters:

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Locations:

• Justice League Headquarters

Items:

• Batrope
• Booster Gold's Uniform
• Green Lantern Ring
• Justice League Signal Device
• Legion Flight Ring
• Mister Miracle's aero discs
• Mister Miracle's concussion bombs

Vehicles:

• Blue Beetle's Bug
  
  

Synopsis for "Winning Hand"

While the League discuss the situation, Maxwell Lord, Kimiyo Hoshi and Booster Gold wait in the library. Kimiyo confronts Lord about pretending to represent the League and storms out. The League confront Lord and Booster storms out also. Booster sees reporters by the League's security fence and goes to talk to them creating the diversion the Royal Flush Gang needs. They deactivate the fence and rush inside but Booster spots them and pursues. They fight while the League watch, assessing Booster's performance. Booster single-handedly defeats the four human members of the Gang but then the android Ace arrives. The League joins the fight but Ace systematically takes the bulk of the team down. Booster and Beetle hatch a plan. Beetle deactivates the force-field dome around the headquarters and Booster flies Ace high into the air and drops him. As Ace reaches the dome area, Beetle reactivates it severing Ace in half. Impressed, Batman offers membership to Booster. They go to talk to Lord but find him already by the gate, claiming to represent the League to the press.

Notes

• This issue is reprinted in the Justice League: A New Beginning trade paperback.

• With issue #7, the series changes its title to Justice League International.

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Discuss Justice League Vol 1 4 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Justice League series

Recommended Reading

• Batman
• Black Canary (Volume 1)
• Blue Beetle (Volume 1)
• Detective Comics
• Doctor Fate (Volume 2)
• Doctor Fate (Volume 3)
• Green Lantern (Volume 2)
• Justice League International
• Justice League Europe
• Martian Manhunter (Volume 1)
• Mister Miracle (Volume 2)
• Shazam: The New Beginning

Links and References

• Justice League article at Wikipedia
• Justice League series index at the Grand Comics Database
• Justice League series index at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• The Captain's JLA Blog
• Cosmic Teams: Justice League