- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jeffrey Spokes
- Inks
- Jeffrey Spokes
- Colors
- Jeffrey Spokes (grayscaled)
- Letters
- ? (design); typeset
- Characters
- Max Damage
The inside front cover has a recap of the story so far, credits, and indicia under a mock-up wanted poster listing Max Damage's vital statistics and a head shot of the character from Spokes' variant cover to #1.
- Script
- Mark Waid (credited)
- Pencils
- Jean Diaz (credited)
- Inks
- Belardino Brabo (credited)
- Colors
- Andrew Dalhouse (credited)
- Letters
- Ed Dukeshire (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now, you might feel a pinch.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Max Damage; Dr. Origin [David Orjean] (introduction; see Notes); Jailbait; Lt. Louis Armadale; The Plutonian (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Max blows up Dr. Origin's warehouse, but not before getting info on a black-market device that may be the only possible escape from The Plutonian. Since Max considers his headquarters tainted, he and Jailbait crash at Armadale's home. Armadale prompts memories of an ugly day in Sky City.
- Reprints
Story is untitled beyond series title. Dr. Origin was first mentioned in #2. He is only referred to as "Origin" in the story; "Dr. Origin" comes from the recap.