Story: "Above the Fruited Plain..." (17 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character:

Orion

Supporting Characters:

Lightray (last in second story in this issue)
Big Words II
Scrapper II
Gabby II
Flip II
Tommy II
Famous Bobbie (latter six as the Newsboy Legion)
Jimmy Olsen
Takion

Villains:

Darkseid
DeSaad
Kalibak (last in issue #1)
Kanto (last in New Gods Secret Files #1/2)
Para-Demons (last in second story in this issue)
A clone of Billion Dollar Bates (first actual appearance; Billion Dollar Bates last seen in Forever People Vol. 1 #8)

Second Story: "Tales of the New Gods: Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down..." (5 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character:

Lightray (last in flashback in #3; next in the first story in this issue)

Villains:

Para-Demons (last in issue #1)

Other Characters:

Lady Tatheta (first appearance; Tigra's nanny and confidante; dies)
The Hunger Dogs