Story: "The Righteous Treacheries of DeSaad! or Orion Rules!" (17 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character:

Orion

Villains:

Granny Goodness (between issues #5 and #12/2)
Justeen (between issues #5 and #10)
DeSaad
Kanto (last in issue #6; next in Martian Manhunter #?)
Mantis (last in issue #5; next in flashback in issue #9)
Mortalla
Para-Demons
Arnicus Wolfram (first appearance in shadow)

Guest Appearances:

Big Words II
Scrapper II
Gabby II
Flip II
Tommy II
Famous Bobbie (all six as the Newsboy Legion)

Other Characters:

Clones of Billion Dollar Bates (all die; a clone of Bates last in issue #4; next in #11)

Second Story: "Tales of the New Gods: Deadend" (5 Pages)

Credits:

Walter Simonson (plot)
Jeph Loeb (script)
Rob Liefeld (pencils)
Norm Rapmund (inks)
Richard Starkings (letters)
Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh (colors)
Joey Cavalieri (edits)

Feature Characters:

Mark Moonrider
Big Bear (of the Forever People; both last in issue #4; both next in issue #9)

Villain:

Mantis (in between flashback and main story in issue #9)