Story: "Liminal Times" (20 Pages)

Credits:

Geoff Johns and Grant Morrison and Greg Rucka and Mark Waid (plot, script)
Keith Giffen (breakdown pencils)
Joe Bennett and Dale Eaglesham and Phil Jimenez and Patrick Oliffe (pencils)
Ruy Jose and Art Thibert and Andy Lanning and Drew Geraci (inks)
??? (letters)
Alex Sinclair (colors)
Harvey Richards and Jeanine Schaefer (assistant edits)
Stephen Wacker (edits)

Feature Characters:

Black Adam
Ralph Dibny (next in issue #27)

Guest Stars:

Captain Marvel Jr. (in between issue #16 and #32)
Mary Marvel (in between issue #16 and #43)
Alan Scott (in between issue #5 and #29; revealed to have been invited to become White King of Checkmate)
Michael Holt (invited to become White King's Bishop; next in issue #45) Starlight
Nuklon II
Skyman II
Everyman
Fury III (all six last in issue #19)
Matrix (first appearance; Trajectory's replacement in Infinity, Inc.; all seven as Infinity, Inc. II; latter five next in issue #29)

Supporting Characters:

Isis
Osiris
Will Magnus (last in issue #23)

Villains:

Ugly Mannheim (last in ???; next in issue #28)
Intergang
Egg Fu (in between issue #6 and #29)
Magpie
Kite-Man (deceased)
Ventriloquist
Scarface
Sabbac
Felix Faust (also in flashback preceding issue #13)
T.O. Morrow (last in issue #23)
Icicle II (next in Checkmate Vol. 2 #6)
Tigress III
Rawson (dies)
Lamelle (both last in Detective Comics #515)
The Squid (last in Detective Comics #524)
Mirage (dies)
Sewer King
Laszlo (first appearance; Mannheim's assistant)
Neron (in flashback preceding flashback in Teen Titans Vol. 3 #42)
Choronzon (in flashback)
Count Marisius of Agincourt (first appearance; deceased)
Bous3dra (first appearance; empress of the Calax Nebula; deceased)

Guest Appearances:

Etrigan the Demon (in flashback)
Klarion II
Teekl II (both in flashback following issue #1 and preceding Robin Vol. 2 #157)

Comments: Story continues from issue #24 and continues in issue #26.

Synopsis:

Second Story: "The Origin of Nightwing" (2 Pages)

Credits:

Mark Waid (plot, script)
George Perez (pencils, inks)
Alex Sinclair (colors)
Phil Balsman (letters)
Harvey Richards (assistant edits)
Stephen Wacker (edits)

Feature Character:

Nightwing (Dick Grayson)

Supporting Characters:

John Grayson
Mary Grayson

Guest Appearances:

Batman
a Monitor

Comment: This is a retelling of Nightwing's origin.