Story: "...For Purple Mountain Majesties!" (16 Pages)

Credits:

Walter Simonson (plot, script, pencils, inks)
John Workman (letters)
Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh (colors)
Joey Cavalieri (edits)

Feature Character:

Orion

Supporting Characters:

Big Words II
Scrapper II
Gabby II
Flip II
Tommy II
Famous Bobbie (becomes an official member of the Newsboy Legion; all six as the Newsboy Legion)
Jimmy Olsen
Tigra (dies)
Takion (also in flashback following Jack Kirby's Fourth World #19 and preceding main story)
The New Gods; Lightray (in flashback following issue #1 and preceding issue #4/2)

Villains:

Darkseid
DeSaad
Apokolyptian Suicide Jockeys
A clone of Billion Dollar Bates (behind the scenes)

Second Story: "Tales of the New Gods: Nativity" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Walter Simonson (plot, script)
Frank Miller (pencils, inks)
John Workman (letters)
Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh (colors)
Joey Cavalieri (edits)

Feature Character:

Tigra (last in flashback in issue #2)

Supporting Character:

Orion (born in this story)

Villain:

Darkseid (last in flashback in issue #2)

Other Characters:

Alba
Lakutha (first appearance of both; Tigra's aides; both die)