Story: "Sons of the Father" (17 Pages)

Credits:

John Byrne (plot, script, pencils, inks, letters)
Noelle Giddings (colors)
Paul Kupperberg (edits)

Feature Characters:

Orion
Lightray (both last in Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #127)

Villains:

DeSaad (last in Superman: The Man of Steel #73; next in Darkseid (Villains) #1)
Granny Goodness
Kanto
Virman Vundabar (all three last in Superboy and the Ravers #14; all three next in Darkseid (Villains) #1)
Kalibak (last in Genesis #4; next in issue #16)
Tigra (last in issue #3)
Hydrik

Second Story: "School Days!" (5 Pages)

Credits:

Walter Simonson (plot, script, pencils, inks)
John Workman (letters)
Noelle Giddings (colors)
Paul Kupperberg (edits)

Feature Characters:

Darkseid
Granny Goodness
Kanto 13 (first appearance; Darkseid's personal assassin)
Iluthin (chronologically earliest appearance)

Comment: This story is the first part of a "Tales of the New Gods" telling the origin of Kanto the Assassin.