Finally, the Gray Man is back. We saw him talking with Dr. Fate in an earlier issue, but I had no idea who he was. Now we learn that he is some random guy who pursued knowledge too far and wound up a puppet of the gods (the Lords of Order, in this case). This seems to be a common thing in DC. I know recently we saw Krona, the evil guardian of War of the Green Lanterns, who turned evil after pursuing ultimate knowledge. Didn't the same kind of thing cause the Crisis of Infinite Earths? Is DC's message "Knowledge is Evil"? Hmmmmm....
Anyway, the Gray Man seems to be holding Dr. Fate prisoner, and is doing something to steal the dream essences from mankind. Jack Ryder finds out that something is going on with the League in this small town, so goes up for a look.
In the meantime, Batman vs. Green Lantern! Who would win in a fight? Is that a real question? Guy is still itching to take over leadership of the League, and challenges Batman to a one-on-one, no power rings involved. Batman takes Guy out with one punch. Of course! Black Canary can't believed she missed it; Blue Beetle thinks Batman has been short of courtesy with the rest of the League; and Captain Marvel feels a little out-of-place with the more experienced and older heroes.
The heroes get a message from Dr. Fate that pulls them up to Vermont, where they discover the Creeper already on the scene. Now, I happen to know that Jack Ryder and the Creeper are one and the same. I am not sure if all the Leaguers know, though. It will be interesting to see what happens next.
The first letter column of this series shows up. Most of the writers really like the book. And we learn that there is a special extra-long issue coming up where there will be CHANGES in the League. Yippee!
Not much Booster in this episode, and no Canary cries.