Story: "Beat the Clock!" (28 Pages)

Credits: Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas (plot, script); Todd McFarlane (pencils); Tony DeZuniga (inks); David Cody Weiss (letters); Carl Gafford (colors); Roy Thomas (edits)

Feature Characters: Skyman, Brainwave Jr., Fury II (in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #12 in between pages), Jade, Nuklon, Obsidian, Beth Chapel (next in issue #32), Hourman II, Wildcat III (full name Yolanda Maria Dorethea Lucia Montez revealed)

Guest Stars: Olympian (first canonical appearance; next in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #33/3); Green Flame, Ice Maiden I, Rising Sun, Tasmanian Devil (all five as the Global Guardians)

Supporting Character: Mr. Bones (last in issue #32)

Villains: Wizard I, Artemis II, Fiddler, Hazard, Icicle II, Shade, Solomon Grundy (last in Crisis on Infinite Earths #9), Sportsmaster (last in All-Star Comics #73), Huntress I (last in Crisis on Infinite Earths #10; all nine as Injustice, Unlimited); Seymour Taj (a crooked Casino owner), Mack (a croupier; first appearance of both); G. Gordon Godfrey (behind the scenes)

Guest Appearance: Alecto, Megaera, Tisiphone (all three next in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #12)

Other Characters: A priest, Eunice (his wife), Sarge (a gambler; first appearance of all)