Story: "China Syndrome" (20 Pages)

Credits:

Geoff Johns and Grant Morrison and Greg Rucka and Mark Waid (plot, script)
Keith Giffen (breakdown pencils)
Joe Bennett (pencils)
Ruy Jose (inks)
Nick J. Napolitano (letters)
Alex Sinclair (colors)
Jann Jones and Harvey Richards (assistant edits)
Stephen Wacker (edits)

Feature Characters:

Booster Gold (next in flashback in issue #37)
Black Adam (in between issue #3 and #10)

Guest Stars:

Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; in between issue #1 and #13)
Green Lantern (John Stewart; in between issue #1 and #35)
August General in Iron (leader of the Great Ten; next in issue #10)
Mother of Champions (Niang Guan Jun; next in Nightwing Vol. 2 #144)
Celestial Archer (next in issue #45)
Seven Deadly Brothers
Accomplished Perfect Physician (Yao Fei)
Ghost Fox Killer
Immortal-Man-In-Darkness
Shaolin Robot
Socialist Red Guardsman
Thundermind (first appearance of latter ten; as the Great Ten, a Chineese government controlled superteam; latter six next in issue #24)
Rocket Red Brigade (including numbers 13,19 and 21; one member next in issue #10)

Supporting Characters:

Skeets
Will Magnus (in between issue #2 and #10)

Villains:

T.O. Morrow (in between issue #2 and #10)
Egg Fu (Chang Tzu; next in issue #25)
Evil Star
Mister Mind (behind the scenes)

Other Characters:

Manthrax (Bob Castell; first appearance; an actor)
Ms. Lanpher (first appearance; a reporter of WMET-TV)

Comment: Story continues from issue #5 and continues in issue #7.

Synopsis:

Second Story: "History of the DC Universe, Part 5" (4 Pages)

Credits:

Dan Jurgens (plot, script, layout pencils)
Andy Lanning (finishes)
Nick J. Napolitano (letters)
Guy Major and Jeromy Cox (colors)
Eddie Berganza and Ivan Cohen and Jeanine Schaeffer (edits)

Feature Character:

Troia

Cameo Appearances:

Batman
Black Canary II
Blue Beetle II
Booster Gold
Captain Marvel
Doctor Fate II
Doctor Light IV
Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)
Martian Manhunter
Mister Miracle
Maxwell Lord
Oberon
Rick Flag, Jr.
Bronze Tiger
Captain Boomerang
Deadshot
Enchantress
Checkmate
Robin I
Robin II
Robin III
Joker
Barbara Gordon
Bane
Guardians of the Universe
Manhunters
Dominators
Black Condor II
Ray II
Terra II
Killowat
Mirage II
Nightrider
Redbird Waverider
Superman
Cyborg Superman
Superboy
Eradicator
Steel III
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
Parallax
Extant

Comment: Troia learns of the History of the DC Universe through Harbinger's orb. All characters' shown in the history lesson except for Troia will be listed as cameo appearances. This chapter covers the events from Legends to just before Zero Hour.