| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Allen Passalaqua | |
| 1 | Black Lightning: The In-Between Years | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Tony Isabella | |
| 2 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 2 | pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Dick Giordano | Superman; Batman; Lar-On; Sandy Terry; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Green Arrow; Black Lightning; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] |
| 3 | Encounter with a Dark Avenger! | comic story | 10 | script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Frank Chiaramonte; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben Oda | Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Tobias Whale |
| 4 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 2 | pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Superman; Batman; Green Arrow; Maudy; Black Lightning; Captain Marvel; Hawkman; Hawkgirl |
| 5 | Death Ransom! | comic story | 10 | script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Shelly Leferman | Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Tobias Whale (villain); The 100 (villain); Tabitha Katt (villain) |
| 6 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 2 | pencils: Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, Joe Staton; inks: Neal Adams, Dick Giordano; colors: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Batman; Superman; Hawkman; Green Arrow; Captain Marvel, Jr.; Captain Nazi; Black Lightning |
| 7 | The Blood of the Lamb! | comic story | 10 | script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Albert DeGuzman | Tobias Whale (villain); Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; The 100; Tabitha Katt |
| 8 | The Last Hideout | comic story | 10 | script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Marshall Rogers, Michael Nasser; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Shelly Leferman | Black Lightning; Big Bart Toohey; Mohawk Shuck; Jerry Haslip; Benny Zaff |
| 9 | Return of the River Rat! | comic story | 10 | script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Romeo Tanghal; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Doug Klein; letters: Ben Oda | Black Lightning |
| 10 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tatjana Wood | Superman; Black Lightning |
| 11 | The De-volver! | comic story | 17 | script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Frank Chiaramonte; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben Oda | Superman [Clark Kent]; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Trina (introduction, death); Hugh Bryant (introduction, origin, villain) |
| 12 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Dick Giordano | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Primak; Human Starburst; Swashbuckler |
| 13 | Testing of a Hero! | comic story | 17 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Frank McLaughlin; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben Oda | Justice League of America [Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Zatanna; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]]; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce] (guest star); The Regulator [Barnabas Boulton] (villain); Inspector Henderson |
| 14 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Dick Giordano | Justice League of America [Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]]; The Regulator |
| 15 | A Plague of Monsters | comic story | 17 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Frank McLaughlin; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Todd Klein | Justice League of America [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Zatanna; The Atom [Ray Palmer] (cameo); Red Tornado [John Smith] (cameo); Aquaman [Arthur Curry] (cameo); Black Canary [Dinah Lance] ( |
| 16 | Lightning Strikes Out! | comic story | 10 | script: Martin Pasko; pencils: Pat Broderick; inks: Frank McLaughlin; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: Ben Oda | Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce] |
| 17 | Short-Circuit | comic story | 10 | script: Martin Pasko; pencils: Pat Broderick; inks: Frank McLaughlin; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: Milton Snapinn | Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Lincoln Trask; Leon (villain); Jacques Cravin (villain); Mama Mambu |
| 18 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd Klein | Batman; Black Lightning |
| 19 | Oil, Oil... Nowhere! | comic story | 17 | script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Commissioner James Gordon; Senator Hargrave; Simon Nast; Willie Tyler |
| 20 | The Crime Doctor Prescribes Death! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Bruce Wayne [Batman]; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce] (head shot); Robin [Dick Grayson] (head shot); Batgirl [Barbara Gordon] (head shot) |
| 21 | Explosion of the Soul! | comic story | 10 | script: J. M. DeMatteis; pencils: Gérald Forton; inks: Gérald Forton; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben Oda | Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Jonathan Davis (introduction); Slime Killer [Mr. Davis] (introduction, villain); Willie Carroll (introduction; villain); "Fatboy" Carter (introduction; villain); The Steel Warriors (introduction) |
| 22 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Sterling Silversmith; Robin [Dick Grayson] (head shot); Batgirl [Barbara Gordon] (head shot); Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce] (head shot) |
| 23 | Animals | comic story | 12 | script: J. M. DeMatteis; pencils: Gérald Forton; inks: Gérald Forton; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: Albert De Guzman | Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Lynn Stewart; Jimmy Olsen; Inspector William Henderson; "Ice" (introduction, villain); Duke Street Kings (introduction, villains) |
| 24 | Black Lightning | character profile | 1 | pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo | Black Lightning; Tobias Whale (background) |
| 25 | Black Lightning | character profile | 2 | script: Robert Greenberger; pencils: Mark Bright; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Anthony Tollin | Black Lightning |