| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Brian Frey; inks: Brian Frey; colors: Brian Frey | |
| 1 | - | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Tony Harris | Starman [Jack Knight] |
| 2 | Introduction by David S. Goyer | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 3 | script: David S. Goyer; pencils: Tony Harris; inks: Wade von Grawbadger | Starman [Jack Knight]; Starman [Mikaal Tomas] |
| 3 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Tony Harris; inks: Tony Harris; colors: Tony Harris | Starman [Jack Knight] |
| 4 | Talking with Ted... Talking with Jack... | comic story | 22 | script: James Robinson; pencils: Phil Jimenez, Lee Weeks; inks: Phil Jimenez, Robert Campanella; colors: Lee Loughridge; letters: Jon Babcock | Jack Knight (also in flashbacks); Ted Knight (also as Starman in origin and flashbacks); Sadie Falk; Sandra Knight (flashback, also as Phantom Lady); Billy O'Dare (flashback); Mikaal Tomas (cameo flashback); Prince Gavyn (cameo flashback); Starman [Will Payton] (cameo flashback); Justice Society [Sa |
| 5 | An Entry from the Shade's Journal | text story | 2 | script: James Robinson | |
| 6 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Tony Harris; inks: Tony Harris; colors: Tony Harris | The Shade |
| 7 | 1882 Back Stage, Back Then: A Tale of Times Past | comic story | 24 | script: James Robinson; pencils: Teddy H. Kristiansen, Christian Højgaard, Bjarne Hansen, Kim Hagen; inks: Teddy H. Kristiansen; colors: Gregory Wright; letters: John Workman, Bob Pinaha, Ken Bruzenak | The Shade; Oscar Wilde; Carl Lune; Starman [Jack Knight] (cameo) |
| 8 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Tony Harris; inks: Tony Harris; colors: Tony Harris | Starman [Jack Knight]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Shade; Rag Doll |
| 9 | 13 Years Ago: Five Friends | comic story | 22 | script: James Robinson; pencils: Matt Smith; inks: Matt Smith; colors: Gregory Wright; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Starman; Flash; Green Lantern; Hourman; Dr. Mid-Nite; Rag Doll |
| 10 | An Excerpt from the Shade's Journal | text story | 3 | script: James Robinson | |
| 11 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Tony Harris; inks: Tony Harris; colors: Tony Harris | Starman [Ted Knight]; The Mist (Nash's father) |
| 12 | First Joust | comic story | 22 | script: James Robinson; pencils: John Watkiss; inks: John Watkiss; colors: Gregory Wright; letters: Oakley / N. J. Q. | The Shade; Starman [Ted Knight] (flashback); Mist (villain) |
| 13 | A Passage from the Shade's Journal | text story | 4 | script: James Robinson | The Shade; Jack Knight; Ted Knight |
| 14 | - | illustration | 1 | pencils: Tony Harris; inks: Wade von Grawbadger | The Shade |
| 15 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Tony Harris; inks: Tony Harris; colors: Tony Harris | Starman [Mikaal Tomas] |
| 16 | Super Freaks and Backstabbers | comic story | 24 | script: James Robinson; pencils: Craig Hamilton; inks: Ray Snyder; colors: Gregory Wright; letters: Oakley / N. J. Q. | Starman [Jack Knight] (cameo); Starman [Mikaal Tomas] |
| 17 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Tony Harris; inks: Tony Harris; colors: Tony Harris | Starman [Jack Knight]; Starman [Prince Gavyn] (alien); Starman [Ted Knight] (Golden Age); Shade |
| 18 | Legends of the Dead Earth | comic story | 38 | script: James Robinson; pencils: Craig Hamilton, Bret Blevins, J. H. Williams III; inks: Bret Blevins, Ray Snyder, Mick Gray; colors: Kevin Somers; letters: Bill Oakley | The Shade; Starman [Prince Gavyn]; Starman [Ted Knight] |