DC 52 Vol 1 #3

Day 1
TheGotham City Police Departmentdiscovers a corpse in an alley.Captain Maggie Sawyeris summoned to inspect the body and discovers that it looks a lot likeLex Luthor.

Meanwhile,Power Girlbattles withTerra-Manover the skies ofKahndaq.Black Adamintervenes and prevents Power Girl from apprehending the villain. He tells her that she has no authority to conduct business in Kahndaq — or, in this case, its airspace.

Day 2
At theSteelworks,Natasha Ironsargues with her uncle when she learns thatJohn Henryhas signed her up for summer school. Natasha storms out of the building as John receives a telephone call fromS.T.A.R. Labs. They need him to come in and identify the corpse found the day before.

Day 3
In Kahndaq, two representatives ofIntergang,NooseandRough House, arrive at the presidential palace. They offer Black Adam the “most beautiful virgin in all of Egypt” and other enticements in exchange for safe passage through Kahndaq for the criminal syndicate’s arms smuggling. Black Adam responds by crushing Noose’s face in his hand. Terra-Man shows up.

Day 4
InMetropolis,Booster Goldmakes a showy display of beating up on a b-list super-villain namedShockwave.Skeetsmanages to bilk the event for all that it is worth, propelling Booster’s celebrity status to new levels. He later malfunctions, however, as he incorrectly gives Booster some stock tips that fail to meet Booster’s expectations.

Day 5
John Henry Irons examines the corpse of “Lex Luthor.” He discovers that a pair of colored contact lenses were placed in its eyes. He determines that this is not the real Lex Luthor. As if on cue, the live Lex Luthor barges into the lab with an entourage of reporters falling in behind him. He presents the dead impostor and declares that the duplicate has been responsible for all of the negative deeds attributed to Luthor over the years.

Day 6
At the Kahndaq embassy inNew York City, Black Adam addresses the press corps as Terra-Man looks on. Black Adam elects to put forth an extremely effective message regarding those who would seek to cross him — he grabs Terra-Man and tears him in half, spraying blood and gore all across the masses.

As Black Adam flies off, we cut toMister Mind, presumably still in Doctor Sivana’s laboratory… but now encased in a cocoon.