Tell me my future! What do you see? 
FCBD 2024 Absolute Power Special Edition #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of July, 2024. It was published on May 4, 2024.
Synopsis for "Prelude to Absolute Power"
The Bureau of Sovereignty pulls Haywire out of prison and takes him to the Hall of Order. Clock King takes him to a lab and along the way he sees that Green Arrow, back from fighting Malcolm Merlyn in the future, has joined the Bureau and is looking over the plans of something Waller is trying to build. At the lab, Failsafe has him fire his full power into a small drone, but the robot creates some kind of feedback loop which drains Haywire's energy and causes him to explode, the latest in a series of metahumans the Bureau have tested the drone on.
Waller goes to Dreamer's room, muttering insanely to herself on the way, and orders her to look into the future. Dreamer sees a nightmarish vision of a ruined city, the Justice League in chains and Waller leading an army of Amazos. She claims that she didn't see anything but Waller knows she is lying, grabs her and screams in her face to tell her what she saw. Failsafe comes in and says that an alien spacecraft has just entered the atmosphere.
Appearing in "Prelude to Absolute Power"
Featured Characters:
- Haywire (Dylan Moore) (Real name revealed) (Dies)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Amanda Waller (Flashback and main story) (Also in a vision)
- Task Force VII (First appearance; unnamed) (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Jadestone (First appearance; unnamed) (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Last Son (First appearance; unnamed) (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Paradise Lost (First appearance; unnamed) (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Bureau of Sovereignty
- Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) (Cameo)
- Suicide Squad/Task Force X (Flashback and main story)
- Black Alice (Cameo)
- Clock King (William Tockman)
- Deadeye (Archie Waller) (Cameo)
- Deadshot (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Harley Quinn (Flashback and main story)
- King Shark (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Peacemaker (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Task Force VII (First appearance; unnamed) (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Failsafe (Zur-En-Arrh)
Other Characters:
- Brainiac Queen (Cover only)
- Council of Light (Behind the scenes)
- Dreamer (Nia Nal)
- Justice League (In a vision) (Cameo)
- United States Army (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Doctor Phosphorous (Mentioned only)
- Fire King (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Jolt (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Matter Master (Mentioned only)
- The Riddler (Mentioned only)
- Teen Titans (Mentioned only)
- Zebra-Man (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- The Terminator (Fictional character) (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth 0
- United States of America (Also in a vision)
- Washington, D.C.
- Gotham City
- Arkham Tower (Mentioned only)
- Blackgate Penitentiary (Mentioned only)
- Keystone City
- Iron Heights (Mentioned only)
- Metropolis
- Stryker's Island Penitentiary (Mentioned only)
- United States of America (Also in a vision)
Items:
- Batsuit (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Utility Belt (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Bracelets of Submission (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Brain Chip (Behind the scenes)
- Wonder Woman's Tiara (In a vision) (Cameo)
Vehicles:
- Brainiac's Skull Ship (Mentioned only)
Events:
- Beast World (Mentioned only)
Concepts:
Notes
- This issue was released for Free Comic Book Day 2024.
- This story takes place after the events of Green Arrow (Volume 7) #12, Batman (Volume 3) #148, and Superman: House of Brainiac Special #1, and between "Stage Two" and "Stage Three" of Absolute Power: Ground Zero #1.
- The book contains a preview for Absolute Power #1 and a recap of Amanda Waller's journey.
- Green Arrow and Amanda Waller's construction project, a number of Belle Reve-offshoot facilities, is revealed in Green Arrow (Volume 7) #13.
- The issue is collected in Absolute Power.
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