Story: "Blackest Night" (30 Pages)

Credits:

Geoff Johns (plot, script)
Ethan Van Sciver (pencils, inks)
Rob Leigh (letters)
Moose Baumann (colors)
Stephen Wacker (assistant edits)
Peter Tomasi (edits)

Feature Characters:

Spectre (Hal Jordan; last in Identity Crisis #4; corpse appears behind the scenes in casket)
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner; last in flashback in issue #3)
Green Lantern (John Stewart; last in JLA #114)
Warrior (last in Identity Crisis #1)

Guest Stars:

Green Lantern (Alan Scott; last in ???)
Green Arrow (last in Green Arrow Vol. 3 #50)
Speedy II (last in Teen Titans Vol. 3 #23; next in Countdown to Infinite Crisis #1)
Batman (last in ???)
Superman (last in ???)
Martian Manhunter (last in ???)
Wonder Woman (last in ???)
Flash III (last in ???)
Aquaman (last in ???)
Flash I (last in ???)
Wildcat II (last in JSA #67; next in issue #4)
Power Girl (last in JSA #72; next in issue #4)
Doctor Midnite II (last in JSA #72; next in ???)
Mister Terrific II (last in JSA #72)
Jade (last in Identity Crisis #1)

Supporting Characters:

Carol Ferris (last in Spectre Vol. 4 #5)
Gil Johns (last in Spectre Vol. 4 #2)

Villains:

Parallax (behind the scenes; fighting for control of Hal Jordan)
Black Hand (last in Flash Vol. 2 #183)
Hector Hammond (last in Action Comics #799; next in issue #6)