Story: "Forbidden Fruit" (20 Pages)

Credits:

Paul Dini (plot, head writer)
Adam Beechen (script)
David Lopez and Mike Norton (pencils)
Don Hillsman II and Rodney Ramos (inks)
Ken Lopez (letters)
Tom Chu (colors)
Elizabeth Gehrlein and Jeanine Schaefer (assistant edits)
Mike Marts and Mike Carlin (edits)

Feature Characters:

Jimmy Olsen (next in Action Comics #854)
Mary Marvel
Trickster
Pied Piper II
Karate Kid
Troia
Jason Todd
Bob the Monitor (latter three last in issue #39)
Holly Robinson
Harleen Quinzel (both in between issue #39 and #35)

Guest Stars:

Atom IV (last in issue #39)
Zatanna
Oracle II
Superman (last in ???; next in Action Comics #854)

Supporting Character:

Una

Villains:

Solomon the Monitor (next in issue #35)
Poison Ivy
Myrmidons (first appearance; Queen Belthera's troops)
Queen Belthera (behind the scenes)

Other Characters:

Hassan (first appearance; a mummy)
Edmund (first appearance; a magical servant manifistation of Zatanna's mansion, Shadowcrest)
The Sacred Wizards of the Arionite Temple (first appearance; one member last in flashback in issue #18)

Comments: Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the following issue.

Synopsis:

Second Story: "The Origin of Poison Ivy" (2 Pages)

Credits:

Scott Beatty (plot, script)
Stephane Roux (pencils, inks, colors)
Rob Clark, Jr. (letters)
Elizabeth V. Gehrlein (edits)

Feature Character:

Poison Ivy

Guest Appearances:

Floronic Man
Batman
Harley Quinn
Chronos I
Libra
Scarecrow

Comment: This is a retelling of Poison Ivy's origin.