| 0 | Grandson of Origins | cover | 1 | pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Dan Green | Captain America; Ka-Zar; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Nick Fury; Professor X [Charles Xavier] |
| 1 | - | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Mike Higgins | |
| 2 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby | Fantastic Four [Human Torch; Thing; Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic; Sub-Mariner] |
| 3 | The Coming of The Sub-Mariner! (Chapter One: On the Trail of the Torch) | comic story | 5 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby | Fantastic Four [Human Torch; Thing; Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic] |
| 4 | The Coming of The Sub-Mariner! (Chapter Two: Enter the Sub-Mariner) | comic story | 5 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby | Human Torch; Thing; Sub-Mariner |
| 5 | The Coming of The Sub-Mariner! (Chapter Three: Let the World Beware) | comic story | 3 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby | Fantastic Four [Human Torch; Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic]; Sub-Mariner |
| 6 | The Coming of The Sub-Mariner! (Chapter Four: Sub-Mariner's Revenge) | comic story | 5 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby | Fantastic Four [Human Torch; Thing; Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic]; Sub-Mariner |
| 7 | The Coming of The Sub-Mariner! (Chapter Five: Return to the Deep) | comic story | 5 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby | Fantastic Four [Human Torch; Thing; Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic]; Sub-Mariner |
| 8 | - | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Mike Higgins | |
| 9 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Byrne; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Ken Lopez; editing: Terry Kavanagh | Sub-Mariner |
| 10 | Purpose! (Epilogue One: The Boiling of the Blood) | comic story | 10 | script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Ken Lopez | Sub-Mariner; Caleb Alexander; Carrie Alexander |
| 11 | Purpose! (Epilogue Two: Family History) | comic story | 7 | script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Ken Lopez | Sub-Mariner; Caleb Alexander; Carrie Alexander; Princess Fen; Leonard McKenzie; King Thakorr |
| 12 | Purpose! (Prologue One: The Power Equation) | comic story | 2 | script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Ken Lopez | Sub-Mariner; Carrie Alexander |
| 13 | Purpose! (Prologue Two: Siblings) John Byrne | comic story | | script: John Byrne; pencils: Bob Wiacek; inks: John Byrne; colors: Ken Lopez; letters: Glynis Oliver | |
| 14 | - | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Mike Higgins | |
| 15 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Glynis Wein; editing: Roger Stern | Professor X |
| 16 | Psi-War | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont, John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Clem Robins | Professor X; X-Men [Storm; Colossus; Wolverine; Nightcrawler; Banshee; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey/alien version]]; Lilandra; Moira McTaggert; Amahl Farouk; the Shadow King; Misty Knight |
| 17 | - | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Mike Higgins | |
| 18 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Romita Jr.; editing: Bob Harras | Professor X; Amelia Voght; Magneto |
| 19 | ...When the Tigers Come at Night | comic story | 20 | script: Scott Lobdell; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Dan Green, Jon Holdredge; colors: Steve Buccellato; letters: Chris Eliopoulos | Professor X; Amelia Voght; Magneto; Jean Grey [Phoenix] |
| 20 | - | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Mike Higgins | |
| 21 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Byrne; editing: Jim Salicrup | Captain America; Bucky |
| 22 | - | comic story | 22 | script: Roger Stern; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Joe Rosen | Captain America; Bucky; President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Dr. Abraham Erskine; Human Torch (flashback); Sub-Mariner (flashback); Union Jack (flashback); Spitfire (flashback); Invaders (flashback); Red Skull (flashback); Baron Blood (flashback); Baron Zemo (flashback); Avengers (flashback); Giant-Man |
| 23 | - | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Mike Higgins | |
| 24 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Kieron Dwyer; inks: Al Milgrom; editing: Ralph Macchio | |
| 25 | Seeing Red | comic story | 40 | script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Kieron Dwyer; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Greg Wright; letters: Jack Morelli | Captain America [as the Captain]; USAgent [as Captain America]; Red Skull; Battlestar; Val Cooper; Ultimatum; Scourge; Watchdogs; Rust |
| 26 | Nick Fury | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Mike Higgins | |
| 27 | Nick Fury | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Steranko; editing: Stan Lee | |
| 28 | What Ever Happened to Scorpio? | comic story | 20 | script: Jim Steranko; pencils: Jim Steranko; inks: John Tartag; letters: Sam Rosen | Nick Fury; Scorpio; SHIELD; Dum Dum Dugan; Countess Valentina |
| 29 | Nick Fury | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Mike Higgins | |
| 30 | Nick Fury | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Howard Chaykin; editing: Marv Wolfman | |
| 31 | Assignment: The Infinity Formula! | comic story | 17 | script: Jim Starlin; pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Howard Chaykin; colors: Jan Cohen; letters: Jim Novak | Nick Fury; SHIELD; Countess Valentina |
| 32 | - | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Mike Higgins | |
| 33 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Brent Anderson | |
| 34 | A New Dawn .. A New World | comic story | 24 | script: Bruce Jones; pencils: Brent Anderson; inks: Carlos Garzón; letters: John Costanza | Ka-Zar; Shanna; Zabu |
| 35 | - | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Mike Higgins | |
| 36 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Jesse Delperdang; editing: Matt Idelson | |
| 37 | The Thrilling Return of Ka-Zar, Lord of the Savage Land! | comic story | 26 | script: Mark Waid; pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Jesse Delperdang; colors: Digital Chameleon, Joe Kosas; letters: Todd Klein | Ka-Zar; Shanna; Zabu; Kevin Plunder; Gregor |
| 38 | Grandson of Origins | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Mike Higgins | |