Story: "Redemption Lost Part 1" (22 Pages)

Credits: Geoff Johns (plot, script)
Tom Mandrake and Don Kramer (pencils)
Tom Mandrake and Keith Champagne (inks)
Rob Leigh (letters)
Hi Fi (colors, color separations)
Stephen Wacker (associate edits) Peter Tomasi (edits)

Feature Characters:

Doctor Mid-Nite II
Flash I
Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
Hawkgirl II
Mister Terrific II
Power Girl
Stargirl
Wildcat II

Guest Stars: Mister Terrific I
Spectre I (both in flashback to October 30th 1953)
Hourman I
Spectre II

Supporting Characters:

Ma Hunkel
Nite-Lite
Ice-Sickle (dies)

Villains: Spirit King (also appears in flashback to October 30th 1953)
Rag Doll I

Guest Appearance: Atom II

Other Character: Victoria Graham (a penitent, dies)

Comment: Continues in the next issue

Synopsis:

In 1953, the Sprit King was tracked down and condemned by the Spectre in Portsmouth. Now, violence is erupting in Portsmouth's streets, and Doctor Mid-Nite's protege Ice-Sickle is one of the victims, shot dead. Meanwhile, temporal beacons are launched, summoning help for Rick Tyler, and Mister Terrific reveals to Doctor Mid-Nite that he has no faith at all. As they talk in a Portsmouth church, the current Spectre arrives in much distress. Redemption has left him, and he has abandoned vengeance, so what function does he have? To make matters worse, the Spirit King is loose again, and he's after the Spectre.