ten months later, jessica cruz is struggling with the trauma of her near-death by a murderer who killed her friends, making her afraid to leave her apartment. adding to her anxiety is that a green lantern ring chose her and that wonder woman keeps trying to recruit her into the justice league. in gotham, miss martian is trying to prove herself to batman for membership in the league, but her inexperience works against her good intentions. while trying to unlock the secret of the strange sphere, mister terrific brings down the stasis field, freeing its occupants. superman and mister terrific fight them, but superman is wounded by persuader's axe and the villains escape.