Zatara and his family lived in New York City.[11] He became a hero in 1998, initally wearing mask. His stage and heroic careers often kept him away from home and family, and he was not there when his wife Sindella died from cancer[12]in 2008.[13]
Artemis and Zatanna go on patrol, and stop multiple crimes. They were eventually confronted by Harm, who wanted to kill them as training, should he ever have to face the Justice League. Harm is defeated with help from Secret.[2]
In the United Nations building, Lobo tried to capture the secretary general Tseng, but got ambushed by Batgirl and Wonder Girl. Lobo eventually prevailed and revealed Tseng to be a robot operated by a Krolotean. He left with the alien.[1]
G. Gordon Godfrey hosted a segment on the alien attack on the UN, repeatedly playing the footage showing that Kroloteans are hiding among the human public. Cat Grant tried to get a statement at the Hall of Justice.[1]
After Mongul launched all of the Warworld's weapons to carpet-bomb the Earth, Cat Grant somewhat listlessly passed on the recommendations of Homeland Security for all Americans to remain indoors. There was nowhere to go.[20]
The Reach held a press conference at the UN, where Blue Beetle revealed himself and thanked the Reach for giving him the ability to disable the Warworld.[21]
At a press conference at the UN, Captain Atom revealed evidence that the Reach's goal on Earth was conquest, and the UN Secretary-General demanded the Reach leave immediately.[24]
As G. Gordon Godfrey led an anti-Reach demonstration,[25] The Reach prepare to leave the Earth. Before they could depart, the Team raided the flagship hovering over the UN. After a pitched battle, the delegation's leadership was incapacitated, but at the cost of Green Beetle's scarab.[26]
Fireworks exploded over the city, as humanity celebrated its freedom from the Reach. Superman, Captain Marvel, and all three Green Lanterns escorted the Reach flagship as it left its perch over the United Nations building, and departed the Earth.[26]
G. Gordon Godfrey talked about how martial law is sometimes necessary, which led into an interview with Baron DeLamb in which, among other things, DeLamb said he was implementing martial law in Markovia in light of recent events.[29]
Luthor received a call in his UN office from Vandal Savage to make arrangements to deal with an unknown alien armada approaching Earth. With the Justice League spread thin thanks to the Light's effort, there was little Lex could offer, leaving Savage to handle the situation himself.[31]
Secretary-General Lex Luthor addressed the UN General Assembly regarding the Justice League's rescue of numerous meta-humans from a meta-trafficking chain involving Goode World Studios. He criticized the League for failing to work with local authorities.[33]
G. Gordon Godfrey interviewed Lex Luthor after the Outsiders rescued a girl in Dublin, and destroyed a factory in the process. Luthor decried the Outsiders' recklessness, and called for a registry of meta-humans and vigilantes, but Godfrey demonstrated the level of popular support for the Outsiders.[34]
In his limousine, Luthor monitored Infinity, Inc.'s trending data as they faced off against Killer Frost. After her defeat, they out-trended the Outsiders. The group joined him in the limo afterward.[5]
Secretary-General Lex Luthor addressed the United Nations General Assembly in the wake of the coup in Markovia. He refused to lift restrictions preventing the Justice League from entering Markovia.[35]
Black Lightning and Cyborg presented evidence of Luthor breaking UN regulations by continuing to secretly run LexCorp, as well as his involvement in meta-trafficking, to the General Assembly.[36]
As protestors (including a disguised Chameleon Boy)[37] gathered outside UN headquarters, inside Luthor decried the allegations against him as "fake news". He was interrupted by Superboy, who announced he was a Genomorph clone of Superman and Lex Luthor, created by Luthor and Cadmus. Ambassador Garth called for an immediate vote of no confidence in Luthor.[36]
Outside UN headquarters, Lor-Zod prepared to assassinate Superboy from his Time-Sphere. Saturn Girl, Phantom Girl and Chameleon Boy stopped him without anyone noticing, but Lor escaped.[38]
Zatanna conducted a training exercise for her students in the streets. Elsewhere, a Lord of Chaos, Child, arrived, sending out a wave of mystic energy and causing a brief power outage. As the Lord went to Fine Jewelry to take a familiar and human form, Zatanna and her students went to the Harlem entrance of Madame Xanadu's parlor, to investigate the energy wave.
Madame Xanadu sent them to Fine Jewelry, where they encountered Klarion, who had also come to investigate. Klarion nearly killed them all, but was summoned away by Child.[3]
The Phantom Stranger approached Zatanna for help dealing with Child. He sent her to Child and Klarion's location, then took her students to seek other help.[40]
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Zatanna and her students arrived to find Child had been and gone, having left behind a pillar of fire and a field of reversed gravity. Wonder Woman, Troia, Wonder Girl and Wizard were handling the situation, so they left to continue their pursuit of Child.[12]