| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Chris Burnham; inks: Chris Burnham; colors: Nathan Fairbairn | The Batman Who Laughs; Krypto; Bat-Cow; Savage Sausage [Nathan the Dauschund]; Comet; Streaky; Clay Critter; Titus; Flexi the Plastic Bird |
| 1 | - | credits, title page | 4 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Dark Nights: Death Metal Robin King #1 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Riley Rossmo; inks: Riley Rossmo; colors: Riley Rossmo | Robin King; Batman; Superman; Firestorm; Martian Manhunter; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Animal Man; Doctor Fate; The Flash; Wonder Woman; Hawkman; Hawkgirl; Plastic Man |
| 3 | Dark Nights: Death Metal Robin King #1 Variant Cover by Jeremy Roberts | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jeremy Roberts; inks: Jeremy Roberts; colors: Jeremy Roberts | Robin King |
| 4 | The Robin Who Would Be King | comic story | 33 | script: Peter J. Tomasi; pencils: Riley Rossmo; inks: Riley Rossmo; colors: Ivan Plascencia; letters: Rob Leigh; editing: Andrew Marino, Marie Javins | Robin King [Bruce Wayne] (Dark Multiverse version); Alfred Pennyworth (Dark Multiverse version, flashback); The Darkest Knight [The Batman Who Laughs]; Swamp Thing; Harley Quinn; Superman; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Wally West] (original Wally West); Flash [Jay Garrick]; Batman; Wonder Woman; J |
| 5 | The Quiet Ones | comic story | 8 | script: Tony Patrick; pencils: Daniel Sampere; inks: Daniel Sampere; colors: Adriano Lucas; letters: AndWorld Design; editing: Andrew Marino | Signal [Duke Thomas]; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Orphan [Cassandra Cain]; Spoiler [Stephanie Brown]; Castle Bat; Quietus (Dark Multiverse hybrid of Bruce Wayne, Ra's Al Ghul, and Duke Thomas); Batman (Dark Multiverse version, flashback); Ra's Al Ghul (Dark Multiverse version, flashback) |
| 6 | - | illustration | 1 | | |
| 7 | Dark Nights: Death Metal Rise of the New God #1 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ian Bertram; inks: Ian Bertram; colors: Dave Stewart | The Darkest Knight |
| 8 | Dark Nights: Death Metal Rise of the New God #1 Variant Cover by Kode "BossLogic" Abdo | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: BossLogic; inks: BossLogic; colors: BossLogic | The Darkest Knight |
| 9 | Rise of the New God | comic story | 30 | script: James Tynion IV; pencils: Jesús Merino; inks: Vicente Cifuentes; colors: Ulises Arreola; letters: Tom Napolitano; editing: Liz Erickson, Katie Kubert | The Darkest Knight; Perpetua; Castle Bat; Dominators; Green Lantern Corps [Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Green Lantern [Isamot Kol]; Green Lantern [Arisia Rrab]; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (flashback); Green Lantern [Salaak] (flashback); Gree |
| 10 | The Weight of Leadership | comic story | 8 | script: Bryan Hill; pencils: Nik Virella; inks: Nik Virella; colors: Hi-Fi; letters: AndWorld Design; editing: Andrew Marino | Green Lantern Corps [Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Green Lantern [Jessica Cruz]; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Simon Baz]]; The Darkest Knight; Wonder Woman [Maria Mendoza] (Just Imagine universe, Earth 6); Machinehead; Wonderhaw |
| 11 | Dark Nights: Death Metal Infinite Hour Exxxtreme! #1 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Kyle Hotz; inks: Kyle Hotz; colors: Dan Brown | Lobo |
| 12 | Dark Nights: Death Metal Infinite Hour Exxxtreme! #1 Variant Cover by Rafael Grampá | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Rafael Grampá; inks: Rafael Grampá; colors: Rafael Grampá | Lobo |
| 13 | Part 1: The Batman Who Frags | comic story | 16 | script: Frank Tieri; pencils: Tyler Kirkham; inks: Tyler Kirkham; colors: Arif Prianto; letters: Dave Sharpe; editing: Liz Erickson, Marie Javins | Lobo; The Batman Who Frags (Lobo Batman from the Dark Multiverse); Lex Luthor; alien bartender; Alfred Pennyworth (from the Dark Multiverse, flashback); The Batman Who Laughs; Batmage (mystical Batman from the Dark Multiverse); Bathomet (sea-monster Batman from the Dark Multiverse); B. Rex (dinosaur |
| 14 | Part Two: What the Frag Is a Death Metal Anyway?! | comic story | 11 | script: Becky Cloonan; pencils: Rags Morales; inks: Rags Morales; colors: Andrew Dalhouse; letters: Rob Leigh | Lobo; Black Monday (Solomon Grundy Batman from the Dark Multiverse); Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Batman Who Frags (Lobo Batman from the Dark Multiverse) |
| 15 | Part Three: Lobo Land! | comic story | 11 | script: Sam Humphries; pencils: Denys Cowan; inks: Bill Sienkiewicz; colors: Chris Sotomayor; letters: Dave Sharpe | Lobo; Brainiac; The Batman Who Frags; Lobo Superman; Lobo Batman; Lobo Wonder Woman; Lobo Cyborg; Lobo Green Lantern; Lobo Martian Manhunter; Lobo Flash; Jonathan Kent (Lobo Universe); Martha Kent (Lobo Universe); Thomas Wayne (Lobo Universe); Martha Wayne (Lobo Universe); Lobo Joe Chill; Steve Trev |
| 16 | Dark Nights: Death Metal The Multiverse Who Laughs #1 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Chris Burnham; inks: Chris Burnham; colors: Nathan Fairbairn | The Batman Who Laughs; Krypto; Bat-Cow; Savage Sausage [Nathan the Dauschund]; Comet; Streaky; Clay Critter; Titus; Flexi the Plastic Bird |
| 17 | Dark Nights: Death Metal The Multiverse Who Laughs #1 Variant Cover by Simone Bianchi | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Simone Bianchi; inks: Simone Bianchi; colors: Simone Bianchi | The Batman Who Laughs |
| 18 | Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark Multiverse | comic story | 6 | script: Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson; pencils: Juan Gedeon; inks: Juan Gedeon; colors: Mike Spicer; letters: ALW's Troy Peteri | Robin King; Groblins (Dark Robins); the Darkest Knight; Perpetua; Kal-El (baby in rocketship, flashback); Wonder Woman (flashback); Steve Trevor (flashback); Bruce Wayne (as a boy, flashback); Martha Wayne (deceased, flashback); Thomas Wayne (deceased, flashback); Superman (Dark Multiverse version) |
| 19 | Feeding the Beast | comic story | 12 | script: Patton Oswalt; pencils: Sanford Greene; inks: Sanford Greene; colors: David Baron; letters: Josh Reed | Victor Zsasz (Dark Multiverse version); The Joker (Dark Multiverse version); Penguin (Dark Multiverse version); Riddler (Dark Multiverse version); Poison Ivy (Dark Multiverse version); Scarecrow (Dark Multiverse version); Mister Freeze (Dark Multiverse version); Gottlieb Arkham; Kite-Man [Charles Br |
| 20 | The Super-Threats! | comic story | 8 | script: Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti; pencils: Chad Hardin; inks: Chad Hardin; colors: Enrica Eren Angiolini; letters: Carlos M. Mangual | Super Pets [Krypto; Comet; Bat-Cow; Streaky; Savage Sausage [Nathan the Dauschund]; Bat-Hound [Ace]; Beppo] (Dark Multiverse versions); Red Medvo; Penguin (Dark Multiverse version); The Joker (Dark Multiverse version); Bane (Dark Multiverse version) |
| 21 | Hard-Traveled | comic story | 4 | script: Saladin Ahmed; pencils: Scot Eaton; inks: Norm Rapmund; colors: Hi-Fi; letters: ALW's Troy Peteri | Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (Dark Multiverse version); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (Dark Multiverse version); Steel Guardians; Mansa; Mansa's sister |
| 22 | The Fear Index | comic story | 8 | script: Brandon Thomas; pencils: Tom Mandrake; inks: Tom Mandrake; colors: Sian Mandrake; letters: Deron Bennett | Steel [John Henry Irons] (Dark Multiverse version); Jean-Paul Valley (Dark Multiverse version); Steel [Natasha Irons] (Dark Multiverse version, flashback); Bane (hallucination) |
| 23 | Dark Nights: Death Metal The Secret Origin #1 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ivan Reis; inks: Joe Prado; colors: Alex Sinclair | Superboy-Prime; The Darkest Knight [The Batman Who Laughs] |
| 24 | Dark Nights: Death Metal The Secret Origin #1 Variant Cover by Gary Frank | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gary Frank; inks: Gary Frank; colors: Brad Anderson | Justice Society of America [The Spectre; Johnny Thunder; Thunderbolt; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Doctor Fate; Liberty Belle [Libby Lawrence]; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Wonder Woman; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Power Girl; Hawkman; Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Atom [Al Pratt]] |
| 25 | Secret Origin | comic story | 38 | script: Scott Snyder, Geoff Johns; pencils: Jerry Ordway, Francis Manapul, Ryan Benjamin, Paul Pelletier; inks: Jerry Ordway, Francis Manapul, Richard Friend, Norm Rapmund; colors: Hi-Fi, Ian Herring, Rain Beredo, Adriano Lucas; letters: Rob Leigh | Superboy-Prime [Clark Kent] (Earth-Prime); Kenny Braverman (Earth-Prime); Laurie Lemmon (Earth-Prime); Naomi Kent (Earth-Prime); Superman (Earth 1); Superman [Kal-L] (Earth 2); Firestorm; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (Earth 1); Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Lady Quark; Jade [Jennie-Lynn Hayden]; Power Girl; |
| 26 | Death Metal: Robin King #1 Art | illustration | 1 | pencils: Riley Rossmo; inks: Riley Rossmo | Robin King [Bruce Wayne] (Dark Multiverse version); Firestorm |
| 27 | Steel's Mask Design for Death Metal: The Multiverse Who Laughs #1 | illustration | 1 | pencils: Tom Mandrake; inks: Tom Mandrake | Steel [John Henry Irons] (Dark Multiverse version) |
| 28 | Cover Art Progression for Death Metal: The Multiverse Who Laughs #1 | illustration | 1 | pencils: Chris Burnham; inks: Chris Burnham; colors: Nathan Fairbairn | The Batman Who Laughs; Krypto; Bat-Cow; Savage Sausage [Nathan the Dauschund]; Comet; Streaky; Clay Critter; Titus; Flexi the Plastic Bird |
| 29 | Variant Cover Art Progression for Death Metal: The Multiverse Who Laughs #1 | illustration | 1 | pencils: Simone Bianchi; inks: Simone Bianchi; colors: Simone Bianchi | The Batman Who Laughs |
| 30 | Sketches and Finished Cover Art for Death Metal: Robin King #1 | illustration | 1 | pencils: Riley Rossmo; inks: Riley Rossmo; colors: Riley Rossmo | Robin King; Batman; Superman; Firestorm; Martian Manhunter; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Animal Man; Doctor Fate; The Flash; Wonder Woman; Hawkman; Hawkgirl; Plastic Man |
| 31 | - | promo (ad from the publisher) | 3 | pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typeset | |
| 32 | A Multiverse Chock-Full of Your Worst Nightmares! | illustration | 1 | pencils: Juan Gedeon; inks: Juan Gedeon; colors: Mike Spicer | Robin King |