| 0 | The Best of DC, Volume 1 | cover | 2 | pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; colors: Sol Harrison | Superman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Firehair |
| 1 | - | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Paul Levitz | |
| 2 | Night of the Reaper! | comic story | 25 | script: Berni Wrightson, Harlan Ellison, Denny O'Neil; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: John Costanza; editing: Julius Schwartz | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Doctor Gruener (The Reaper); Tom Fagan; Bernie Wrightson (unnamed); memory image of Colonel Kurt Schloss (The Butcher) (Nazi villain) |
| 3 | The Demon Within! | comic story | 7 | script: Joe Orlando, John Albano; pencils: Jim Aparo, Neal Adams; inks: Jim Aparo, Dick Giordano; letters: Jim Aparo; editing: Joe Orlando | Gary Winters (The Demon Within); Mildred Winters (Gary's mother); Kathy Winters (Gary's sister); Mr. Winters (Gary's father) |
| 4 | The Doorway to the Unknown! | comic story | 12 | script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Milt Snapinn; editing: Julius Schwartz | The Flash [Barry Allen]; Fred Dallman; David Dean (teller); Jack Dean (brother) |
| 5 | Dirty Job | comic story | 4 | script: Bob Haney; pencils: Alex Toth; inks: Alex Toth; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: John Costanza; editing: Joe Kubert | Jesus Christ; Marcus; Rufio; Antonius (three Roman centurions who accompanied Christ to Calvary) |
| 6 | - | comic story | 6 | script: Joe Kubert; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: John Costanza; editing: Joe Kubert | Firehair |
| 7 | The Last Days of Superman! Part I: Superman's Death Sentence! | comic story | 9 | script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Joe Letterese; editing: Mort Weisinger | Superman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El (flashback); Tharb-El (flashback); Lois Lane; Perry White; Lana Lang; Supergirl [Kara Zor-el; Linda Lee Danvers]; Krypto; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad]; multiple unnamed Kandorians |
| 8 | [The Last Days of Superman!] Part II: The Super-Comrades of All-Time! | comic story | 8 | script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Joe Letterese; editing: Mort Weisinger | Superman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Perry White; Supergirl [Kar Zor-el; Linda Lee Danvers]; Krypto; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Bouncing Boy; Invisible Kid; Chameleon Boy; Duo Damsel; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5]; Lori Lemaris |
| 9 | [The Last Days of Superman!] Part III: Superman's Last Day of Life! | comic story | 8 | script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Joe Letterese; editing: Mort Weisinger | Superman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-el; Linda Lee Danvers]; Jimmy Olsen; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Chameleon Boy; Duo Damsel; Brainiac 5; Bouncing Boy; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Invisible Kid; Shrinking Violet]; Lois Lane; Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (f |
| 10 | - | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Paul Levitz | |