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| 1 | Triumph Over Tragedy | comic story | 12 | script: Jeph Loeb; pencils: Tony Harris; inks: Ray Snyder; colors: Tanya Horie, Richard Horie; letters: Comicraft | Lex Luthor (origin); Cat Grant; Superman (cameo); Perry White (as a child, cameo); Brainiac 13 (cameo) |
| 2 | The Origin of Lex Luthor | comic story | 2 | script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Andy Clarke; inks: Andy Clarke; colors: Hi-Fi; letters: Rob Clark Jr. | Lex Luthor (origin); Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Pete Ross; Lana Lang; John Henry Irons; Secret Six [Catman [Thomas Blake]; Cheshire [Jade Nguyen]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Rag Doll; Parademon; Scandal Savage]; Bizarro |
| 3 | The Origin of Doomsday | comic story | 2 | script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Jon Bogdanove; inks: Jon Bogdanove; colors: Hi-Fi; letters: Ken Lopez | Doomsday (origin); Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] |
| 4 | This Am Unsecret Origin of Bizarro! | comic story | 2 | script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Doug Mahnke; inks: Doug Mahnke; colors: Hi-Fi; letters: Travis Lanham | Bizarro (origin); Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane |
| 5 | The Criminals of Krypton | comic story | 12 | script: Geoff Johns, Richard Donner; pencils: Rags Morales; inks: Mark Farmer; colors: Edgar Delgado; letters: Travis Lanham | General Zod (origin); Non (origin); Ursa (origin); Jor-El; Kryptonian Council; Lara (flashback, cameo); baby Kal-El (flashback, cameo); Scarlet Jungle; Phantom Zone; Phantom Zone Projector |
| 6 | The Origin of Sinestro | comic story | 2 | script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Fernando Pasarin; inks: Fernando Pasarin; colors: Hi-Fi; letters: Steve Wands | Sinestro (origin); Sinestro Corps; Green Lantern Corps; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Guardians of OA; Manhunters |
| 7 | The Gathering Storm | comic story | 10 | script: Dave Gibbons; pencils: Patrick Gleason; inks: Prentis Rollins; colors: Guy Major; letters: Phil Balsman | |
| 8 | The Origin of Gorilla Grodd | comic story | 2 | script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Arthur Adams; inks: Arthur Adams; colors: Hi-Fi; letters: Travis Lanham | Gorilla Grodd (origin); Solovar; Flash [Barry Allen]; Dr. Light [Arthur Light]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Joker; Lex Luthor |
| 9 | The Origin of Black Manta | comic story | 2 | script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Mike Norton; inks: Rodney Ramos; colors: Hi-Fi; letters: Ken Lopez | Black Manta (origin); Aquaman [Arthur Curry; Orin]; Aqualad [Garth]; Arthur Curry, Jr. |
| 10 | Truth or Dare | comic story | 19 | script: Greg Rucka; pencils: Drew Johnson; inks: Ray Snyder; colors: Richard Horie, Tanya Horie; letters: Todd Klein | Wonder Woman [Diana]; Flash [Wally West]; Io; Aphrodite; Ares; Hephaestus; Pallas Athena; Zoom [Zolomon Hunter] (villain); Cheetah [Barbara Minerva] (villain); Dr. Psycho [Edgar Cizko] (villain) |
| 11 | Hush, Chapter Seven: The Joke | comic story | 22 | script: Jeph Loeb; pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Alex Sinclair; letters: Richard Starkings | Batman [Bruce Wayne] (also in flashback); Oracle [Barbara Gordon](also in flashbacks); James Gordon; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Joker (also in flashback); Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Robin [Jason Todd] (in flashback); Harvey Dent [Two-Face, disguised as Hush] |
| 12 | Date Knight | comic story | 11 | script: Darwyn Cooke; pencils: Tim Sale; inks: Tim Sale; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Richard Starkings | Batman, Catwoman, Selina Kyle, Bruce Wayne |
| 13 | The Origin of Poison Ivy | comic story | 2 | script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Stéphane Roux; inks: Stéphane Roux; colors: Stéphane Roux; letters: Rob Clark Jr. | Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley] (origin); Jason Woodrue [Floronic Man]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel] |
| 14 | The Origin of the Riddler | comic story | 2 | script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Don Kramer; inks: Don Kramer; colors: Hi-Fi; letters: Jared K. Fletcher | Riddler [Edward Nashton; changed name to Edward Nigma]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Hush |
| 15 | The Origin of the Penguin | comic story | 2 | script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Scott McDaniel; inks: Andy Owens; colors: Hi-Fi; letters: Travis Lanham | Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (origin); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Gordon] |
| 16 | The Origin of Two-Face | comic story | 2 | script: Mark Waid; pencils: Mark Chiarello; inks: Mark Chiarello; colors: Mark Chiarello; letters: Nick J. Napolitano | Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (origin); Batman [Bruce Wayne] |
| 17 | The Origin of the Scarecrow | comic story | 2 | script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Kelley Jones; inks: Kelley Jones; colors: Hi-Fi; letters: Jared K. Fletcher | Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (origin); Batman [Bruce Wayne] |
| 18 | If a Man Be Clay! | comic story | 12 | script: Steve Purcell; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Kevin Nowlan; colors: Matt Hollingsworth; letters: John Workman | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; H. Bennington Screemore; Clayface [Matt Hagen] (villain) |
| 19 | The Origin of Harley Quinn | comic story | 2 | script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Bruce Timm; inks: Bruce Timm; colors: Hi-Fi; letters: Ken Lopez | Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel] (origin); Joker; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley] |
| 20 | The Origin of Bane | comic story | 2 | script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Graham Nolan; inks: Graham Nolan; colors: Hi-Fi; letters: Travis Lanham | Bane (origin); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batman [Jean-Paul Valley] |
| 21 | The Origin of Mr. Freeze | comic story | 2 | script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Thomas Derenick; inks: Wayne Faucher; colors: Hi-Fi; letters: Travis Lanham | Mr. Freeze [Victor Fries] (origin); Nora Fries; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Cassandra Cain] |
| 22 | The Demon Lives Again! | comic story | 16 | script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Jean Simek | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul; Molly Post; Lo Ling; Dr. Harris Blaine |
| 23 | The Dark Age, Conclusion | comic story | 22 | script: Peter J. Tomasi; pencils: Doug Mahnke; inks: Christian Alamy, Rodney Ramos; colors: Nathan Eyring; letters: Rob Leigh | Black Adam [Teth Adam]; Justice League [JLA; Wonder Woman; Superman; Batman; Red Tornado; Black Canary; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Martian Manhunter]; Justice Society of America [JSA; Sand; Hourman; Power Girl; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Stargirl; Starman; Hawkgirl; Cyclone]; Mister J.; Felix Faus |
| 24 | The Origin of Solomon Grundy | comic story | 2 | script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Tom Mandrake; inks: Tom Mandrake; colors: Hi-Fi; letters: Travis Lanham | Solomon Grundy (origin); JSA [Justice Society; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Red Tornado |
| 25 | The Origin of Deathstroke the Terminator | comic story | 2 | script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Tony Daniel; inks: Jonathan Glapion; colors: Hi-Fi; letters: Ken Lopez | Deathstroke [Slade Wilson] (origin); Ravager [Grant Wilson] (dies); Adeline Wilson; Jericho [Joseph Wilson] (dies); Terra; Teen Titans [Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Changeling [Gar Logan]; Starfire [Koriand'r]] |
| 26 | The Origin of Darkseid | comic story | 2 | script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Ryan Sook; inks: Ryan Sook; colors: Hi-Fi; letters: Travis Lanham | Darkseid (origin); Granny Goodness; Scott Free [Mister Miracle]; Kalibak; Grayven; Desaad; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] |
| 27 | Countdown to Infinite Crisis, Part 5 | comic story | 14 | script: Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, Judd Winick; pencils: Phil Jimenez; inks: Andy Lanning; colors: Steve Firchow; letters: Nick Napolitano | Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Maxwell Lord; OMAC; Sasha Bordeaux; Booster Gold (cameo); Captain Atom (cameo); Elongated Man (cameo); Echo (cameo); Fire [Beatriz DaCosta] (cameo); Gypsy (cameo); Mary Marvel [Mary Batson] (cameo); Maxi-Man (cameo); Praxis (cameo); Reverb (cameo); Sue Dibny (cameo); Vapor (c |