| 0 | Tales of the Corps | cover | 1 | pencils: Ed Benes; inks: Rob Hunter; colors: Nei Ruffino | Star Sapphire [Carol Ferris]; Red Lantern [Atrocitus]; Indigo |
| 1 | Kilowog in New Blood | comic story | 12 | script: Peter J. Tomasi; pencils: Chris Samnee; inks: Chris Samnee; colors: John Kalisz; letters: Pat Brosseau | Green Lantern Corps [Green Lantern [Ermey] (flashback; death); Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Green Lantern [Kilowog]; Green Lantern [Sinestro] (flashback); Green Lantern [Tomar-Re] (flashback)] |
| 2 | Arisia in Daddy's Girl | comic story | 6 | script: Peter J. Tomasi; pencils: Mike Mayhew; inks: Mike Mayhew; colors: Andy Troy; letters: Pat Brosseau | Green Lantern Corps [Green Lantern [Arisia Rrab] (origin); Green Lantern [Blish Rrab] (first appearance; Arisia's uncle; death); Green Lantern [Fentara Rrab] (first appearance; Arisia's father; death); Green Lantern [Greet]; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Green Lantern [Katma-Tui]; Green Lantern [Kilo |
| 3 | Blackest Night #0 Director's Commentary [Death Becomes Us] | comic story | 12 | script: Geoff Johns, Eddie Berganza, Adam Schlagman; pencils: Ivan Reis; letters: Nick J. Napolitano; editing: Eddie Berganza, Adam Schlagman | Justice League of America [Aquaman [Arthur Curry (flashback); Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback); Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (flashback); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan; also as Parallax (flashback)]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz] (flas |
| 4 | DC Nation [176]: ["Can't say I didn't warn you!"] | in-house column | 1 | script: Dan DiDio; pencils: Ivan Reis | Black Lantern Corps [Black Lantern [William Hand; Black Hand]; Black Lantern [Aquaman; Arthur Curry]; Black Lantern [Deadman; Boston Brand]; Black Lantern [Superman; Clark Kent; Kal-L]; Black Lantern [Firestorm; Ronnie Raymond]; Black Lantern [Martian Manhunter; J'onn J'onzz]; Terra [Tara Markov]]; |
| 5 | A Special Preview of Adventure Comics #1 | preview (from the publisher) | 5 | script: Geoff Johns; pencils: Francis Manapul; inks: Francis Manapul; colors: Brian Buccellato; letters: Steve Wands; editing: Elisabeth V. Gehrlein, Sean Ryan | Superboy [Conner Kent; Kon-El]; Kid Flash [Bart Allen]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy; Cosmic Boy; Duo Damsel; Lightning Lad; Phantom Girl; Saturn Girl] |