| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Brian Bolland; inks: Brian Bolland; colors: Brian Bolland | Qull of the Five Inversions; Mogo; Arisia; Abin Sur; Bolphunga The Unrelenting; A Guardian of the Universe; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Mongul; Phantom Stranger; Swamp Thing; Tomar-Re; Krypto; Katma Tui; Kryptonite Man; Clayface [Preston Payne]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Vigilante [Adrian Chase]; Green Ar |
| 1 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 4 | pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Dave Gibbons | Superman; Mongul |
| 2 | Foreword | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 4 | script: Dave Gibbons; pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Dave Gibbons | Superman; Katma Tui; Vigilante; Clayface; Tomar Re; Mongul; Wonder Woman; Green Arrow; Black Canary; Swamp Thing; Batman; Robin (all just faces only) |
| 3 | Cover to Superman Annual #11 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Dave Gibbons; editing: Julius Schwartz | Superman [Clark Kent]; Mongul; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] |
| 4 | For The Man Who Has Everything | comic story | 40 | script: Alan Moore; pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Dave Gibbons; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Dave Gibbons; editing: Julius Schwartz | Superman [Kal-El]; Lyla Lerrol Kal-El (in Superman's mind); Allura Zor-El (in Superman's mind); Van-El (in Superman's mind); Orna-El (in Superman's mind); Kara Zor-El (in Superman's mind); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Jor-El (in Superman's mind); Lor-Em (in |
| 5 | Pinup - Superman | illustration | 1 | pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Dave Gibbons | Superman |
| 6 | On Green Arrow | text article | 1 | script: Klaus Janson | |
| 7 | Night Olympics | comic story | 7 | script: Alan Moore; pencils: Klaus Janson; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Klaus Janson; letters: Todd Klein; editing: Len Wein | Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Pete Lomax |
| 8 | Night Olympics Part Two | comic story | 7 | script: Alan Moore; pencils: Klaus Janson; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Klaus Janson; letters: Todd Klein; editing: Len Wein | Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Pete Lomax |
| 9 | Mogo Doesn't Socialize | comic story | 6 | script: Alan Moore; pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Dave Gibbons; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Dave Gibbons; editing: Len Wein | Tomar-Re; Arisia; Mogo; Bolphunga The Unrelenting |
| 10 | [Cover to Vigilante #17] Father's Day | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Paris Cullins; inks: Rick Magyar; editing: Marv Wolfman | Vigilante |
| 11 | Father's Day | comic story | 23 | script: Alan Moore; pencils: Jim Baikie; inks: Jim Baikie; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Annie Halfacree; editing: Marv Wolfman | Vigilante [Adrian Chase]; Carl Linnaker; Joanne Linnaker (dies in this story); Jodie Linnaker; Fever; Louise (dies in this story) |
| 12 | Cover to Vigilante #18 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Baikie; inks: Jim Baikie; editing: Marv Wolfman | Vigilante; Fever; Jody Linnaker; Carl Linnaker; Louise |
| 13 | Father's Day Part II | comic story | 23 | script: Alan Moore; pencils: Jim Baikie; inks: Jim Baikie; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Annie Halfacree; editing: Marv Wolfman | Vigilante; Carl Linnaker (dies in this issue); Jodie Linnaker; Fever |
| 14 | Brief Lives | comic story | 4 | script: Alan Moore; pencils: Kevin O'Neill; inks: Kevin O'Neill; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Todd Klein; editing: Alan Gold | |
| 15 | A Man's World | comic story | 4 | script: Alan Moore; pencils: Paris Cullins; inks: Rick Magyar; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Todd Klein; editing: Alan Gold | |
| 16 | Cover to DC Comics Presents #85 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Rick Veitch; inks: Rick Veitch; editing: Julius Schwartz | Superman; Swamp Thing |
| 17 | The Jungle Line | comic story | 23 | script: Alan Moore; pencils: Rick Veitch; inks: Al Williamson; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: John Costanza; editing: Julius Schwartz | Superman [Clark Kent]; Swamp Thing; Lana Lang; Dr. Everett; Flash [Barry Allen] (cameo); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (cameo); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Bloodmorel (a fungus) |
| 18 | Tygers | comic story | 12 | script: Alan Moore; pencils: Kevin O'Neill; inks: Kevin O'Neill; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: John Costanza; editing: Len Wein, Andrew Helfer | Green Lantern [Abin Sur]; The Empire of Tears; Qull of the Five Inversions; the Guardians of the Universe (cameo flashback); images in Abin Sur's mind: Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Weaponers of Qward; Ranx, the Sentient City; Children of the White Lobe; Green Lantern [Sodam Yat, a Daxamite]; Green La |
| 19 | On "Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow?" | text article | 1 | script: Paul Kupperberg, Julius Schwartz | |
| 20 | [Cover to Superman #423] Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow? | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Tom McCraw; editing: Julius Schwartz | Superman [Clark Kent]; Bizarro; Prankster; Toyman; Lex Luthor; Brainiac; Metallos; Legion of Super-Heroes (obscured) |
| 21 | Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? | comic story | 24 | script: Alan Moore; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Pérez; colors: Gene D'Angelo, Tom McCraw; letters: Todd Klein; editing: Julius Schwartz | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane Elliot; Tim Crane; Jonathan Elliot; Jimmy Olsen; Bizarro; Lana Lang; Pete Ross (deceased); Prankster; Toyman [Winslow Schott]; Lex Luthor; Brainiac; Metallo; Perry White; Alice White; Krypto; Kryptonite Man; Legion of Super-Heroes [Supergirl; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; |
| 22 | Cover of Action Comics #583 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ed Hannigan, Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Tom McCraw; editing: Julius Schwartz | Superman; Robin [Jason Todd]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl]; Martian Manhunter (miscolored); Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Ha |
| 23 | Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (Part Two) | comic story | 24 | script: Alan Moore; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger; colors: Gene D'Angelo, Tom McCraw; letters: Todd Klein; editing: Julius Schwartz | Tim Crane; Jordan Elliot; Lois Lane Elliot; Superman; Luthor (dies in this story); Brainiac (dies in this story); Kryptonite Man (dies in this story); Legion of Super-Villains [Saturn Queen; Lightning Lord; Cosmic King]; Krypto (dies in this story); Perry White; Alice White; Jimmy Olsen (dies in thi |
| 24 | Cover of Secret Origins #10 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; editing: Robert Greenberger | |
| 25 | Footsteps | comic story | 10 | script: Alan Moore; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; colors: Joe Orlando; letters: Bob Lappan; editing: Robert Greenberger | Subway Angels; angels; demons |
| 26 | In Blackest Night | comic story | 6 | script: Alan Moore; pencils: Bill Willingham; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: John Costanza; editing: Andrew Helfer | Katma Tui; Guardians of the Universe; F-Sharp Bell (a blind Green Lantern) |
| 27 | [Cover to Batman Annual #11] Villains In Love! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; editing: Len Wein | Batman; Clayface; Penguin |
| 28 | Mortal Clay | comic story | 23 | script: Alan Moore; pencils: George Freeman; inks: George Freeman; colors: Lovern Kindzierski; letters: John Costanza; editing: Len Wein | Batman; Clayface [Preston Payne]; Commissioner James Gordon |
| 29 | On Batman Brian Bolland Recalls The Killing Joke | text article | 1 | script: Brian Bolland | |
| 30 | Cover to The Killing Joke | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Brian Bolland; inks: Brian Bolland; colors: John Higgins; editing: Denny O'Neil | Joker |
| 31 | The Killing Joke | comic story | 46 | script: Alan Moore; pencils: Brian Bolland; inks: Brian Bolland; colors: John Higgins; letters: Richard Starkings; editing: Denny O'Neil | Batman; Joker; Commissioner James Gordon; Barbara Gordon [Batgirl]; Alfred Pennyworth; Harvey Bullock; Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (cameo); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (cameo) |
| 32 | Alan Moore Takes on the World's Finest Heroes | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Dave Gibbons | Superman; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Swamp Thing; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Clayface [Preston Payne]; Green Lantern [Tomar Re]; Vigilante [Adrian Chase]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Mongul; Phantom Stranger; Robin [Jason Todd]; Green Lantern [Abin |