| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Tim Sale; inks: Tim Sale; colors: Tim Sale | The Escapist |
| 1 | Title Page | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner | |
| 2 | Contents | table of contents | 2 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Will Eisner March 6, 1917-January 3, 2005 | text article | 1 | script: Diana Schutz | |
| 4 | The Escapist and the Spirit | comic story | 6 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner, Alex Saviuk; letters: Will Eisner | The Spirit [Denny Colt]; The Escapist; P'Gell |
| 5 | The Death of the Escapist | comic story | 22 | script: Kevin McCarthy; pencils: Shawn Martinbrough; inks: Shawn Martinbrough; colors: Milo Stone; letters: Sean Konot | |
| 6 | Absolutely Fab-ulous! | text story | 8 | script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Gil Kane, Herb Trimpe, Marie Severin, Dick Ayers, Gene Colan, Howard Simpson; inks: Gil Kane, Herb Trimpe, Marie Severin, Dick Ayers, Gene Colan, Howard Simpson | |
| 7 | Liberators | comic story | 15 | script: Howard Chaykin; pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Howard Chaykin; colors: Michelle Madsen; letters: Ken Bruzenak | |
| 8 | Look into the Abyss | comic story | 2 | script: Paul Hornschemeier; pencils: Paul Hornschemeier; inks: Paul Hornschemeier; colors: Paul Hornschemeier; letters: Paul Hornschemeier | |
| 9 | A Fair to Remember | comic story | 13 | script: Daniel Best; pencils: Eddie Campbell; inks: Eddie Campbell; colors: Eddie Campbell; letters: Eddie Campbell | |
| 10 | Doc Hypnosis vs. the Escapist | comic story | 10 | script: Paul Grist; pencils: Paul Grist; inks: Paul Grist; colors: Phil Elliott; letters: Paul Grist | |
| 11 | The Eclipse Escapist | text story | 2 | script: cat yronwode | |
| 12 | Another Man's Escape | comic story | 22 | script: Chris Offutt; pencils: Thomas Yeates; inks: Thomas Yeates; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Tom Orzechowski | |
| 13 | Locked Out | comic story | 2 | script: Jason; pencils: Jason; inks: Jason; colors: Paul Hornschemeier; letters: Jason | The Escapist |
| 14 | Electricity | comic story | 14 | script: Steven Grant; pencils: Norm Breyfogle; inks: Norm Breyfogle; colors: Milo Stone; letters: Sean Konot | |
| 15 | The Siren Song of Circe O'Shaughnessy | comic story | 15 | script: Howard Chaykin; pencils: David Hahn; inks: David Hahn; colors: David Hahn; letters: David Hahn | |
| 16 | The Indy Escapist | text story | 1 | script: Jeffrey Brown | |
| 17 | The Escapist Escapes Again! | comic story | 10 | script: Jeffrey Brown; pencils: Jeffrey Brown; inks: Jeffrey Brown; colors: Paul Hornschemeier; letters: Jeffrey Brown | |
| 18 | Preface | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 2 | script: Jason Hall; pencils: Eric Wight; inks: Eric Wight; colors: Paul Hornschemeier | |
| 19 | The Final Curtain | comic story | 12 | script: Jason Hall; pencils: Eric Wight, Nick Derington; inks: Eric Wight, Nick Derington; colors: Paul Hornschemeier, Nick Derington; letters: Sean Konot, Nick Derington | |
| 20 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner | The Escapist |
| 21 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jason, Will Eisner, Norm Breyfogle, Eddie Campbell, Howard Chaykin, Thomas Yeates; inks: Jason, Will Eisner, Norm Breyfogle, Eddie Campbell, Howard Chaykin, Thomas Yeates | The Escapist; The Spirit [Denny Colt] |
| 22 | The Axis of Death | illustration | 1 | pencils: Bill Morrison; inks: Bill Morrison; colors: Bill Morrison; letters: Bill Morrison | The Escapist |
| 23 | Creator Bios | text article | 3 | letters: typeset | |
| 24 | Create Chaos Get Prizes | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |