Story: "Eve of Destruction" (20 Pages)

Credits:

Geoff Johns and Grant Morrison and Greg Rucka and Mark Waid (plot, script)
Keith Giffen (breakdown pencils)
Eddy Barrows (pencils, inks)
Dan Green and Rodney Ramos (inks)
Rob Leigh (letters)
David Baron (colors)
Harvey Richards (assistant edits)
Jeanine Schaefer (associate edits)
Michael Siglain (edits)

Feature Character:

Black Adam (next in World War III: Book One)

Guest Stars:

Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
Wildcat II
Flash I (last in issue #46)
Power Girl (last in issue #35)
Stargirl (last in issue #1; all five next in World War III: Book One)
Mister Terrific II (last in issue #45)
Atom Smasher II (last in issue #46)
August General in Iron
Accomplished Perfect Physician
Celestial Archer Ghost Fox Killer
Socialist Red Guardsman
Thundermind (all six last in issue #45; all six as members of the Great Ten)
Gold (last in ???)
Iron (last in issue #2)
Tin
Mercury (both last in issue #47)
Jade II (last in issue #38)
Matrix
Nuklon II (both last in issue #40)

Supporting Character:

Will Magnus (in between issue #47 and #52)

Villains:

Egg Fu
T.O. Morrow
Doctor Sivana (next in issue #52)
Dr. Rigoro Mortis
Doctor Death (both last in issue #47)
I.Q. (last in issue #46)
Plutonium Man (last in issue #47; inactive)

Comments: Story continues from issue #48 and continues in issue #50 and World War III: Book One.

Synopsis:

Second Story: "The Origin of the Justice Society of America" (2 Pages)

Credits:

Mark Waid (plot, script)
Don Kramer (pencils)
Michael Bair (inks)
Alex Sinclair (colors)
Rob Leigh (letters)
Harvey Richards (assistant edits)
Jeanine Schaefer (associate edits)
Michael Siglain (edits)

Feature Characters:

Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
Atom
Citizen Steel
Cyclone
Doctor Fate
Doctor Mid-Nite II
Flash I
Hawkman
Hourman
Hourman II
Jakeem Thunder
Thunderbolt
Liberty Belle II
Obsidian
Power Girl
Mister Terrific II
Sandman
Sandman IV
Spectre
Stargirl
Starman VIII
Wildcat II

Guest Stars:

Superman
Batman
Wonder Woman
Aquaman
Green Arrow
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)

Villain:

Black Adam

Comment: This is a retelling of the Justice Society of America's origin.