New Titans #65 – “Déja Vu” – Marv Wolfman/Tom Grummett/Al Vey
This one starts with Tim Drake going to see Dick Grayson, asking if he’ll train him to be Batman’s new partner. Dick starts by taking him to the park where they spend the entire day sitting across from a carousel. Tim figures it’s a lesson in patience (which is partly true), but when Dick asks him to describe every kid who rode the carousel in the last seven hours, Tim realizes the real lesson is about observation … and he hasn’t been very observant. At STAR Labs, the Titans wait for Jericho and Raven to recover from the Scourge attacks, hoping the serum synthesized from Donna’s blood will
cure them. But Raven’s mind has been affected by the bite and she goes after Jericho. The other Titans show up and Starfire and Cyborg combine their powers to blast Raven’s soul-self when she attacks them. When they tell Raven that Scourge is dead, she goes to check, leaving her teammates to wonder if she’s becoming vulnerable to Trigon’s influence again. Elsewhere, Dick teaches Tim how to follow a street dealer to his source and so on, up the chain to the main supplier. The supplier turns out to be Walter Lanier, who we know (although Dick doesn’t) is a lycanthrope member of the Scourge. Dick changes to Nightwing and prepares to go in after Lanier. Meanwhile, Raven has found the Scourge hideout empty and also heads for Lanier’s place, 
since he’s the one who infected her in the first place. The Titans aren’t too far behind her, with Deathstroke once again helping them go after the Scourge. Naturally, everyone ends up at Lanier’s place and a big fight breaks out between Raven and the other Titans. They manage to knock her out and get her back to STAR, where she’s given the serum and seems to recover completely. Tim heads back to Gotham, thinking he understands what Batman needs in a partner, while Deathstroke returns to Africa to find his old friend Wintergreen recovering from his wounds.
Legion of Super-Heroes #6 – (No Title) – Tom and Mary Bierbaum/Keith Giffen/Al Gordon
As shown in a text piece at the end of the issue called “The Last Days of Daxam”, Glorith has replaced the Time Trapper in this revised timeline, which came about as a result of the previous two issues, which basically entailed the destruction and reintegration of the universe … twice! Other changes include the introduction of Laurel Gand, a Daxamite replacement for Supergirl. Lar Gand was also never actually known as Mon-El in this version of the timeline. Both these changes reflect the fact that the Time Trapper was not around, so he never created the Pocket Universe nor Superboy for the Legion to visit. This new
timeline will last for a few years before being wiped out by Zero Hour. This altered timeline does mean that some previous events in continuity have changed, most details of Legion history are probably the same. Lar Gand (later known as Valor) and Mon-El are basically the same character, but Laurel Gand is technically a new character because she is a replacement for Supergirl, who never really existed in Post-Crisis continuity. Anyway, the story starts with Dirk Morgna convincing Celeste Rockfish to find Roxxas, who killed Blok a couple issues back. Dirk doesn’t know the Dominators are manipulating Celeste, trying to cover up their own ties to Roxxas. 
Meanwhile on Tharn (which Mordru now rules), Chameleon Boy, Rokk Krinn, Jo Nah, Kono, and Furball (who I’m pretty sure is a mutated Timber Wolf) arrive to ask Mordru to hand over his slave, Mysa (aka White Witch). Mordru is insulted by their cheek and uses his powers to make them relive their worst memories over and over. Kono relives the deaths of her family when she was a kid, Cham relives his test on Durla where he apparently kiled his brother, Jo finds himself swallowed by a space whale (with Phantom Girl dying in front of him), Rokk relives some of the worst moments of the war, and Timber Wolf recalls the doctors talking about how fucked up he is. Because of her mind connection to Mordru, Mysa experiences the trauma of all the Legionnaires he’s affecting. Celeste gets a reporter (Devlin O’Ryan) and a woman named
Bounty (who I think is Dawnstar) to help her track down Roxxas, but their first stop is Trom. They want to find Jan (Element Lad) Arrah, who rumour says has gone crazy after returning to his home planet (which was decimated by Roxxas years ago). On Tharn, Mordru’s men toss the incapacitated Legionnaires in the dungeon, except for Rokk Krinn, who Mordru wants to see personally. On a nearby moon, Laurel Gand (this timeline’s Supergirl substitute) knows what’s happening and decides to do something about it. Meanwhile, Celeste and her shipmates reach Trom and run into Jan on the ravaged planet.
Suicide Squad #40 – “Ashes” – John Ostrander, Kim Yale/Geof Isherwood
This is Part 1 of the Phoenix Gambit storyline, showing how the Suicide Squad (and Amanda Waller) are resurrected after being shut down last issue. This story starts a year after the previous one, although I’m not sure how that ties into continuity with other titles. Waller is languishing in prison when Sarge Steel comes to see her, trying to convince her to do a dirty job for him. She knows he must be desperate, which gives her a lot of leverage. Steel won’t allow her to dictate terms and leaves, but she knows he’ll be back. As Steel tells his colleagues outside that they’ll have to go ahead with the “Vlatavan thing” on their own, we see
someone listening with a bug. Whoever it is has Deadshot working for him and is obviously mixed up with the Vlatavan mess. Speaking of which, Batman and Commissioner Gordon find a body on the Gotham docks the next night. Batman deduces the body (a Vlatavan named Varga, who owned a shipping line) was knocked several hundred feet from a nearby ship, obviously by someone with super-strength. Varga’s landlady tells Batman he freaked out over something on the news and headed down to the docks, so Batman has Alfred (who records all news broadcasts daily) review the telecast. There’s a 
story about a dinner at the Russian consulate, a dinner where Ivan Gort (aka Stalnoivolk, the Steel Wolf, also called the Butcher of Vlatava) was a guest. Batman confronts Stalnoivolk, who admits he killed Varga and shows no remorse. Batman tangles with Stalnoivolk, who ends up taking off. Sarge Steel shows up to warn Batman off, then changes his mind and asks him to come to Louisiana, where Steel is going to make another offer to Waller. Steel explains that Vlatava is undergoing a revolution (like many Soviet-run countries at the time), but this one is backed by right-wingers who want open war with Russia and don’t mind if the Americans and Russians start fighting too. The Soviets have sent in their Red Shadow team (including Zastrow) and
Stalnoivolk killing Varga was part of the covert war, since Varga was a patriot who was shipping weapons to the rebels. Steel admits some Americans support the idea of war with Russia, so he can’t trust the U.S. government, but he doesn’t want it to look like America is cracking down on “freedom fighters” in Eastern Europe either. He needs Waller to revive the Suicide Squad and work with Batman to stop the chaos. Waller realizes she’s in control and asks for a pardon, as well as autonomy and a large cash payment. Basically, she proposes that the new Squad be mercenaries for hire, working on a case-by-case basis with no government ties (and consequently, no support if they get in trouble). Steel agrees and Waller tells Batman she needs him to help find new Squad recruits. He agrees too … but warns her he may shut her down if she gets out of line.