| 0 | Countdown to Mystery | cover | 1 | pencils: Justiniano; inks: Justiniano; colors: Chris Chuckry | Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson] |
| 1 | More Pain Comics, Part One: Descent into the Psychosphere | comic story | 22 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Justiniano; inks: Walden Wong; colors: Chris Chuckry; letters: Pat Brosseau | Doctor Fate [Dr. Kent V. Nelson] (the original Kent Nelson's grandnephew); Nabu (flashback); Shadowpact [Detective Chimp; Blue Devil [Daniel Cassidy]; Ragman [Rory Regan]; Nightshade; Nightmaster [Jim Rook]] (flashback); Phantom Stranger (flashback); Zatanna Zatara (flashback); Captain Marvel [Billy |
| 2 | More Pain Comics, Part Two: Devourer of Souls | comic story | 22 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Justiniano; inks: Walden Wong; colors: Chris Chuckry; letters: Ken Lopez | Doctor Fate [Dr. Kent V. Nelson]; Mr. Swinburne (first appearance); Burr; VILLAIN: Negal of Charn |
| 3 | More Pain Comics, Part Three: Self, Contained | comic story | 22 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Justiniano; inks: Walden Wong; colors: Chris Chuckry; letters: Pat Brosseau | Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]; Ricci; Jengo; The Ferryman; King; Queen; Maddy |
| 4 | More Pain Comics, Part Four: Inza | comic story | 16 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Justiniano; inks: Walden Wong; colors: Chris Chuckry; letters: Ken Lopez | Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]; Inza Fox (first appearance); Blaine; VILLAIN: Negal |
| 5 | More Pain Comics, Part Five: Head Pieces | comic story | 16 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Tom Derenick, Shawn McManus; inks: Wayne Faucher, Shawn McManus; colors: Chris Chuckry; letters: Travis Lanham | Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]; Inza Fox (flashback); Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson] (photo album); VILLAIN: Negal (flashback); MORE PAIN COMICS CHARACTERS: Killhead; Jacaranda |
| 6 | More Pain Comics, Part Six: Fringe Society | comic story | 16 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Justiniano; inks: Walden Wong; colors: Chris Chuckry; letters: Pat Brosseau | Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]; Maddy; Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson] (flashback); Justice Society of America [Spectre; Sandman; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hawkman; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hourman] (cameo) |
| 7 | More Pain Comics, Part Seven | comic story | 16 | script: Steve Gerber, Adam Beechen; pencils: Justiniano; inks: Walden Wong; colors: Chris Chuckry; letters: Sal Cipriano | Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]; Maddy; Ymp (villain; first appearance); Negal (villain) |
| 8 | - | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 9 | More Pain Comics, Part Eight: Small Magic | comic story | 4 | script: Adam Beechen; pencils: Stephen Jorge Segovia; inks: Stephen Jorge Segovia; colors: Chris Chuckry; letters: Swands | Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]; Maddy; Inza Fox; Ymp (villain); Negal (villain) |
| 10 | No More Pain Comics, Final Chapter: Penultimate Breath | comic story | 4 | script: Mark Evanier; pencils: Joe Bennett; inks: Belardino Brabo; colors: Chris Chuckry; letters: Swands | Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]; Maddy; Inza Fox; Ymp (villain); Negal (villain) |
| 11 | More Pain Comics: The Fifty-Minute Hour | comic story | 4 | script: Mark Waid; pencils: Michael O'Hare; inks: John Floyd; colors: Chris Chuckry; letters: Swands | Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]; Maddy; Inza Fox; Mr. Mardillo; Ymp (villain); Negal (villain) |
| 12 | An End to Pain Comics, Chapter Zed: This Diminished Life | comic story | 4 | script: Gail Simone; pencils: Chad Hardin; inks: Walden Wong; colors: Chris Chuckry; letters: Swands | Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]; Maddy; Inza Fox; Ymp (villain); Negal (villain) |
| 13 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Justiniano; inks: Justiniano; colors: Chris Chuckry | Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson] |
| 14 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Paul Gulacy; inks: Paul Gulacy; colors: Laurie Kronenberg | Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson] |
| 15 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gene Ha; inks: Gene Ha; colors: Art Lyon | Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson] |
| 16 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Mario Alberti; inks: Mario Alberti; colors: Mario Alberti | Eclipso [Jean Loring]; Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson] |
| 17 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Mario Alberti; inks: Mario Alberti; colors: Mario Alberti | Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]; Eclipso; Bruce Gordon |
| 18 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Mario Alberti; inks: Mario Alberti; colors: Mario Alberti | Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]; Eclipso [Bruce Gordon] |
| 19 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Mario Alberti; inks: Mario Alberti; colors: Mario Alberti | Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]; Eclipso [Bruce Gordon] |
| 20 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ethan Van Sciver; inks: Ethan Van Sciver; colors: Moose Baumann | Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]; Eclipso [Bruce Gordon] |