I love the cover of this book. I wish I had JLI playing cards! It would be pretty cool. I wonder that Blue Beetle gets to be a Jack, though. One would think he and Booster would be Jokers. And speaking of Booster, he isn't even in the League anymore, but he is still appearing in the little DC logo box. I have noticed it rotates between Beetle and Booster, or Ice and Fire (and sometimes no one at all).
So, the issue starts with Sonar robbing a bank. He's finally figured out that having a bunch of money is better than not being a world conqueror. But he can't catch a break. The JLA shows up (because Max and J'onn want to see how well the new recruits fit in, and how Bea's powers are doing), and instead of catching Sonar, they create a minor disaster area and manage to burn up all the cash Sonar took. Sonar gets away with the help of... Wally Tortolini! Yes, the intrepid free-lance reporter is back, and figures that helping Sonar might lead to a better story than the JLA one nobody wants.
So while Beetle is dying of laughter at the idea of the whole JLA being beaten by Sonar, Sonar himself is taking Wally to "The Dark Side," a supervillian hangout where the villians can let down their hair and relax.
I love the "Big Board" that tells where people are. Dead, imprisoned, Insane, crisis of conscience... and, we see later, in jail. I guess you might want to know where everyone is. The JLA should have one of these boards!
Also enjoyable, some of the conversations going on: "I did too beat Superman!
Wally and Sonar get into a poker game with some of the other villains, who apparently aren't very good at cards. Wally wins everyone's super-gadgets. Oh, nothing bad could result from that...