Extreme Justice

Cover Description: Clockwise from top right, Blue Beetle, Amazing Man, Captain Atom, Maxima, and Booster Gold are caught in an explosion revealing the face of General Synge.

Brief Synopsis: The Justice League solves the mystery of Mount Thunder.

Issue Summary: Captain Atom leads Amazing Man, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold and Maxima against the Beta Team of Kill Unit, Pulse Unit, and Synapse Unit. Atom explains away his temporary "death" as an unexpected quantum step following the first attack by the Beta Team. With Atom back in action, the Justice Leaguers make short work of the Beta Team.

Subdued, the replacement Pulse Unit prevents the self-destruction of the Beta Team. Synapse Unit reveals that the Beta Team are cyborg humans programmed to be loyal to General Denton Synge. They are the foot soldiers in his plan to overthrow the global conspiracy that is subjugating America to a New World Order, but have thrown off their yolk rather than agree to self-destruct on command.

The Extreme Justice team head to Synge's hiding place. Amazing Man and Booster Gold are overcome by the stiff defenses, and Blue Beetle is forced to abandon the fight to help Booster. Captain Atom and Maxima press on towards Synge with the turncoat Beta Team.

When finally confronted by the heroes, Synge initiates the self-destruct override in Pulse Unit. The Beta Team turns on their master, allowing Captain Atom and Maxima to escape the blast.

Meanwhile, in Pittsburgh, Oberon and Skeets seek to help Ronnie Raymond, who has fled from his gene therapy treatments for his leukemia. They are all unprepared when Ronnie Raymond's dormant Firestorm powers reactivate unexpectedly. Reveal Potential Spoilers

Booster Gold's role in this story:
Featured (Booster Gold plays a prominent role)

Costume Worn: MARK IV armored power-suit

Page 1, panel 1
An introductory narrative box reveals that the events of Extreme Justice #1 happened 24 hours prior to this issue.

Page 3, panel 2
Amazing Man II and Booster Gold take advantage of Captain Atom's return to Mount Thunder following an unexpected Quantum Jump to press the attack against Pulse Unit II and Synapse.

Page 5, panel 3
The speech balloons in this panel are switched between the two characters depicted. The first balloon should belong to Synapse and the second to Pulse Unit II.

Page 10, panel 4
POWER DOWN: On the way to "the Hot House" area of Mount Thunder alongside Amazing Man, Blue Beetle II, Captain Atom, and Maxima, Booster Gold is hit by a missile from behind. Booster's armor is knocked off-line along with its life-support systems. Booster is temporarily unable to breathe until the armor's backups kick-in.

Page 11, panel 5
Booster's armor is apparently jump-started by Maxima. Maxima has displayed a variety of powers, including metal manipulation, though how she has jump-started Booster's armor is unclear.

Page 13, panel 6
Because of Booster's recent brush with death, he and Blue Beetle stay behind with Amazing Man as Captain Atom and Maxima continue to the Hot House for their first and final confrontation with General Synge, a rogue Air Force officer determined to save America from its enemies through any means necessary.

Page 22, panel 1
Skeets is hovering beside Ronnie Raymond when Raymond explodes, unleashing the power of Firestorm, the Nuclear Man.