Story: "Genesis Rising" (18 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Characters:

Takion
Mister Miracle II
Big Barda (last in JLA #21)
Lightray
Orion (last in JLA #21; next in JLA #23-#24, then in JLA #32-#34, then in JLA 80-Page Giant #2/6, and then in JLA #36-#41)
Mark Moonrider
Beautiful Dreamer
Big Bear
Vykin the Black
Serifan (latter five as the Forever People)
Highfather (returns from the Source for a time by bonding with Takion)

Villains:

Darkseid
Granny Goodness
Kanto (all three next in New Gods Secret Files #1)
Virman Vundabar (see Comment; next in New Gods Secret Files #1)
DeSaad (next in New Gods Secret Files #1/2)
Tigra

Comment: Although Darkseid states that he has unleashed the full potential of the Omega force on Virman Vundabar thereby wiping him from existence, this is later revealed not to be the case.

Second Story: "Five Times Infinity" (4 Pages)

Credits:

John Byrne (plot, script, pencils, inks, letters)
Buzz Setzer (colors)
Paul Kupperberg (edits)

Feature Characters:

Infinity Man II (Drax; next in issue #20)
Mark Moonrider
Beautiful Dreamer
Big Bear
Vykin the Black
Serifan (chronologically earliest appearance of all; all next in issue #20)
Valkyra (chronologically earliest appearance; next in issue #7)
Mark Moonrider's father and mother
Beautiful Dreamer's father
Big Bear's father
Serifan's mother (first and only appearance of all five)

Comment: This story is the third and final part of a "Tales of the New Gods" telling the origin of the Infinity Man and the Forever People. Story continues in part in #20.