Story: "Conception" (38 Pages)

Credits: Jim Starlin (plot, script); Berni Wrightson (pencils); Dan Green (inks); Todd Klein (letters); Michele Wrightson (colors); Karen Berger (edits)

Feature Character: The Weird (first appearance; an other-dimensional being known as a Zarolatt; last in flashback in the following issue; takes possesion of the corpse and gains/enherits the memories of the deceased Walter Langley)

Guest Stars: Batman, Martian Manhunter, Guy Gardner, Black Canary II, Blue Beetle II, Doctor Fate (all six last in Firestorm Annual #5; as the Justice League); Superman (last in Superman Annual Vol. 2 #1); Captain Atom (last in Captain Atom #6)

Supporting Characters: Billy Langley (Walter Langley's son), Eva Langley (Walter Langley's wife; first appearance of both)

Villains: Jason Morgan (first appearance); the Macrolatts (first appearance; the dominant lifeforms of the dimension of the Weird; both last in flashback in the following issue)

Other Characters: Dr. Yamada (of S.T.A.R. Labs); General Westerly (first appearance; a US army general); Walter Langley (as a corpse), Sue (last name unrevealed; first appearance; a friend or relative of the Langleys; first appearance of both); Mr. Sawyer (first appearance; owner of Sawyer's funeral home)