This issue opens with Max explaining his power to bend minds to J'onn. But, he tells J'onn, he's become more ethical and thoughtful since getting this power, and he'll use it wisely. Except when he makes his chauffeur believe his name is really Rodolpho. Max is a LIAR!
(And, no, A.H., I don't remember Invasion. No one does. And it never really happened, at least according to D.D. If Invasion didn't happen, then Max could never have killed Beetle, because he wouldn't have had the powers. Hmmmm.)
Then Max uses his powers to make a girl talk to him. Yeah, morals. Of course, he passes out on his way into his apartment with the girl (Wanda) and then has the most vivid dreams about fighting Lord Evil and various other villians, and then learning a lesson about misuse of power. But I really expected Wanda to be dead in the bedroom when Max walked in. I guess she still could be. Or I thought she might have drugged Max.
This was a really nice one-part story, tying in to the overall idea of Max gaining powers without having to have a lot of other stuff thrown in. I wonder if they ever used any of Max's dream villians as real ones? Lord Evil, Masked Robber, or Massivtron? How come I always think of this stuff when I don't have access to the Internet? (Okay, as I was posting, I looked up these villians. Unfortunately, you can't really look up "Masked Robber" since he figures in too many real news stories. Even "Masked Robber, DC" ends up with countless hits. Washington DC must have a lot of masked robberies.)
There are TWO different comic strip ads in this book. I was ready for Part IV of Capri Sun, but not Bonk's Adventures. I think that must be an ad for a video game. I don't remember it.