Story: "Prologue: A Conversation In A Dark Place" (22 Pages)
"Chapter One: One Last Drink at the End of Time"

Credits: Bill Willingham (plot, script); Justiano (pencils), Walden Wong and Livesay (inks); Pat Brosseau (letters); Chris Chuckry (colors); Rachel Gluckstern (assistant edits); Joey Calvalieri (edits)

Feature Characters: Detective Chimp, Blue Devil, Enchantress, Nightmaster, Nightshade II, Ragman III

Guest Stars: Captain Marvel, Shazam (both in between JSA #73, pages 15 and 16), Phantom Stranger (last in flashback in issue #2)

Villains: Eclipso III (last in Superman Vol. 2 #216; next in flashback in issue #2), Eclipso (last in Superman Vol. 2 #216; behind the scenes), Spectre (last in flashback in issue #2; next in JSA #73), Black Bison II (deceased), Blackbriar Thorn (last in ???; next in issue #3), Cicada (last in Flash Vol. 2 #???; next in Villains United #1), Joe Whitney (first appearance; a murderer; dies)

Guest Appearances: Andrew Bennett (last in ???; next in issue #4), Animal Man (last in Identity Crisis #7; next in issue #4), Black Orchid III, Claw I, Corona (last in Aquaman Vol. 5 #8), Deadman (last in ???; next in issue #4), Doctor Occult (last in ???; next in issue #4), El Muerto (last in ???; next in issue #4), Freedom Beast, Ghost Patrol, Janissary, Jason Blood, Jennifer Morgan (last in ???; next in issue #4), Valda, Vixen, Witchfire, Zauriel

Other Characters:

Comment: Continues in the next issue.