Story: "Tests and the Truth" (24 Pages)

Credits: Jim Starlin and Paris Cullins (plot); Jim Starlin (script); Paris Cullins (pencils); Bob Lewis (inks); Bob Pinaha (letters); Tom Ziuko (colors); Renée Witterstaetter (edits); Mike Carlin (edits)

Feature Characters: Orion, Lightray; Highfather, Metron (both also in flashback); Lonar (last in New Gods Vol. 1 #15), The Commander (head of military detachments), Madame Nature (security chief), Teledar (planetary science officer; first appearance of all three; members of New Genesis's Ruling Elite along with Highfather and Lonar; all three also in flashback)

Supporting Characters: Eve Donner (last in issue #1), Forager II, All-Widow, Prime One, Kradlock (first appearance; All-Widow's personal bodyguard); The Insect Colony (in flashback preceding flashback in issue #2)

Villains: Darkseid, DeSaad (both last in issue #3), Mantis, Cyborg-87, Iota (first appearance of both; two of Darkseid's servants)