Story: "Mad Science" (20 Pages)

Credits:

Geoff Johns and Grant Morrison and Greg Rucka and Mark Waid (plot, script)
Keith Giffen (breakdown pencils)
Patrick Olliffe (pencils, inks)
Drew Geraci and Rodney Ramos (inks)
Ken Lopez (letters)
David Baron (colors)
Harvey Richards (assistant edits)
Jeanine Schaefer (associate edits)
Michael Siglain (edits)

Feature Characters:

Black Adam
Steel III (last in issue #40)

Guest Stars:

Steel IV (Natasha Irons; formerly Starlight; last in issue #40) Clark Kent (in between issue #33 and #51)
Flash I (in between issue #33 and #49)
Wildcat II (in between issue #33 and #48)
Green Lantern (Alan Scott; next in issue #48)
Atom Smasher II (next in issue #49)

Supporting Character:

Will Magnus

Villains:

Egg Fu
T.O. Morrow (both in between issue #39 and #48)
Doctor Sivana (next in issue #48)
Veronica Cale
Baron Bug
Doctor Cyclops
Dr. Rigoro Mortis
Doctor Tyme
I.Q. (next in issue #49)
Komrade Krabb (last in issue #38)
Doctor Death (last in issue #26)
Lex Luthor
Everyman (both last in issue #40)

Comments: Story continues from issue #45 and continues in issue #47.

Synopsis:

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

Credits:

Mark Waid (plot, script)
Adam Kubert (pencils, inks)
Moose Baumann (colors)
Phil Balsman (letters)
Harvey Richards (assistant edits)
Jeanine Schaefer (associate edits)
Michael Siglain (edits)

Feature Character:

Batman (Bruce Wayne)

Supporting Characters:

Thomas Wayne
Martha Wayne

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