- Script
- Len Wein (credited)
- Pencils
- Scott Kolins (credited) (pages 1-2); José Luis García-López (credited) (pages 3-22)
- Inks
- Scott Kolins (credited) (pages 1-2); Dave Gibbons (credited) (pages 3-22)
- Colors
- Michael Atiyeh (credited as Mike Atiyeh) (pages 1-2); Trish Mulvihill (credited) (pages 3-22)
- Letters
- Rob Leigh (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Blackhawks [André; Blackhawk [Bart Hawk]; Chuck; Hendrickson; Olaf; Stanislaus]; The Challengers of the Unknown [Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Ace Morgan; Red Ryan]; Justice League of America [Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Martian Manhunter [J'Onn J'Onzz]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]]; Justice Society of America [The Atom [Al Pratt] (on newspaper); Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance] (on newspaper); Doctor Mid-Nite [Charles McNider] (on newspaper); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (on newspaper); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (on newspaper); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (on newspaper)]; The Sea Devils [Biff Bailey; Dane Dorrance; Judy Walton; Nicky Walton]; Animal-Master [Gustave the Great]; Johnny Blake; Cave Carson; Jim Harper (cameo) (on newspaper); Lois Lane; Christie Madison; Multi-Man [Duncan Pramble]; Nighthawk [Hannibal Hawkes] (cameo) (on TV); Octopus Man; Jimmy Olsen; Matt Savage (on TV); Bulldozer Smith; Pow-Wow Smith (cameo) (on TV); Starro; Johnny Thunder [John Tane] (cameo) (on TV); Tomahawk [Tom Hawk] (cameo) (on TV); Walt Trigger (cameo) (on TV); Wayne Trigger (cameo) (on TV); Turtle Man (on newspaper); Volcano Man; The Wyoming Kid [Bill Polk] (cameo) (on TV); Paul Lincoln; Peggy Mahoney Lincoln; Mrs. Mahoney; Saul Erdel (on newspaper); Nelson Bell; Jimmy Mahoney; Diana Lincoln
- Synopsis
- As the 1950's pass, and masked heroes like the JSA give up the headlines to adventurers like the Challengers of the Unknown, Paul Lincoln joins the Metropolis PD where he works with John Jones, arrests his old buddy Paulie Mahoney, marries Peggy Mahoney, starts a family, and witnesses a new generation of superheroes emerge and form the Justice League of America.
- Reprints
Mark Merlin, Captain Compass, and Roy Raymond are mentioned in the story. The western heroes Paul Lincoln watches on TV were the leads of the major DC western series of the 1950s. The unusual cases Paul Lincoln works on with John Jones are not actual Martian Manhunter stories, but rather based on the cover stories of Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #54, 106, and 156. The Justice League scenes are taken from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #9 and The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #28.
- Script
- Len Wein (credited)
- Pencils
- Scott Kolins (credited) (pages 1-2); Dan Jurgens (credited) (layouts, pages 3-22)
- Inks
- Scott Kolins (credited) (pages 1-2); Jerry Ordway (credited) (finishes, pages 3-22)
- Colors
- Michael Atiyeh (credited as Mike Atiyeh) (pages 1-2); Hi-Fi (credited) (pages 3-22)
- Letters
- Rob Leigh (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Justice League America [Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Fire [Beatriz da Costa]; Guy Gardner; Ice [Tora Olafsdotter]; Martian Manhunter [J'Onn J'Onzz] (as Bloodwynd); Maxima]; Bane; Batman [Jean-Paul Valley]; Batman [Dick Grayson]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Doomsday; Barbara Gordon (cameo) (photograph); Commissioner James Gordon (cameo) (photograph); Green Lantern [John Stewart]; The Joker (cameo) (photograph); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Paul Lincoln; Peggy Mahoney Lincoln; Diana Lincoln; Nelson Bell
- Synopsis
- After the Joker shoots Barbara Gordon, the world turns very dark for both the Lincoln family and the superheroes. As the Lincolns deal with a devastating diagnosis, Bane breaks Batman's back and a more vicious Batman arises in Gotham City, while Superman fights Doomsday across the country, only to die at his hands on the streets of Metropolis.
- Reprints
Again, Paul Lincoln relates the events of DC history out of sync with the order in which they were originally published, most notably here the debut of John Stewart as full-time Green Lantern.
- Script
- Len Wein (credited)
- Pencils
- J. G. Jones (credited)
- Inks
- J. G. Jones (credited)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (credited)
- Letters
- Rob Leigh (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Inza Cramer; Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Rusty James; Scoop Scanlon; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Zatara the Magician; John Jerome, Jr.; John Jerome, Sr.; Haldane; Xnon (unnamed)
- Synopsis
- Scoop Scanlon and Rusty James investigate reports of an early adventure of Dr. Fate and an early adventure of the Spectre.
- Reprints
This story retells the Dr. Fate story from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #63 and the Spectre story from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #60 (though with several alterations). Scoop Scanlon had his own series that appeared in the first 13 issues of Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) and in New York World's Fair (DC, 1939 series) #1.
- Script
- Len Wein (credited)
- Pencils
- J. H. Williams III (credited)
- Inks
- J. H. Williams III (credited)
- Colors
- Dave Stewart (credited)
- Letters
- Rob Leigh (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Seven Soldiers of Victory [The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Dan the Dyna-Mite [Daniel Dunbar]; The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; TNT [Thomas N. Thomas]; Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Wing [Wing How]]; The Dummy; Winged Victory
- Synopsis
- Misdirected by the villain, the Seven Soldiers of Victory split up to stop five separate robberies before reuniting to take down the Dummy as a team.
- Reprints
TNT and Dan the Dynamite are Soldiers for the first time in this story, replacing the original Green Arrow and Speedy.
- Script
- Len Wein (credited)
- Pencils
- Keith Giffen (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom (credited)
- Colors
- Hi-Fi (credited)
- Letters
- Rob Leigh (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Clark Kent [Superboy]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent (in photo); Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Wildfire; Dawnstar; Shadow Lass; Brainiac 5; Timber Wolf; Light Lass; Supergirl; Chameleon Boy; Ultra Boy; Sensor Girl; Gates; Star Boy]; Proty II; Validus; Tharok; Mano; Earth-Man
- Synopsis
- Young Clark Kent is visited by several different groups of Legionnaires, all begging for his help and arguing amongst themselves that their particular crisis is most in need of his help, but Clark turns them down until they can figure out what it means to wear a Legion ring.
- Reprints
Some of the Legionnaires come from multiple time periods and realities. Clark appears as Superboy only in a flash-forward.
- Script
- Len Wein (credited)
- Pencils
- Brian Bolland (credited)
- Inks
- Brian Bolland (credited)
- Colors
- Allen Passalaqua (credited)
- Letters
- Rob Leigh (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Anthro (cameo); Arion (cameo); King Arthur; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Black Pirate [Jon Valor] (cameo); Enemy Ace [Hans von Hammer] (cameo); Etrigan the Demon [Jason Blood]; Firehair (cameo); Jonah Hex (cameo); Jean Loring (cameo, photograph); Merlin; Morgaine le Fey; The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Silent Knight [Brian Kent]; Winged Victory; Alphaeus V. Hyatt
- Synopsis
- Once again, Ray Palmer enters Prof. Hyatt's Time Pool as the Atom, this time to solve the mystery of a coin bearing Morgan Le Fey's visage, and witnesses Camelot's forces -- including the Shining Knight, the Silent Knight, and Etrigan the Demon -- battle Morgan's army.
- Reprints
Arthur is drawn just as he was by Brian Bolland in Camelot 3000 (DC, 1982 series), though that series is outside of the main DC Universe continuity.
- Script
- Len Wein (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Sienkiewicz (credited)
- Inks
- Bill Sienkiewicz (credited)
- Colors
- Daniel Vozzo (credited)
- Letters
- Rob Leigh (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Adam; Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Chay-Ara; Cinnamon [Kate Manser]; Hath-Set; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Prince Khufu Kha-Tar; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Nighthawk [Hannibal Hawkes]; Shazam; Silent Knight [Brian Kent]; C. C. Batson; Marilyn Batson; Kha-Ef-Re; Teth-Adam
- Synopsis
- The wizard Shazam recalls his attempts to find a successor over the centuries, choosing both the pharaoh Kha-Ef-Re and Prince Khufu too late, then disastrously empowering Teth-Adam, and finally creating the triumvirate of Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel, and Captain Marvel, Jr. who have fought the resurrected Teth-Adam, now called Black Adam, innumerable times.
- Reprints
This story is set sometime after Black Adam takes control of Kahndaq, but before Captain Marvel assumes the responsibilities of the old wizard.