Story: "The Bad News" (28 Pages)

Credits:

Dennis O'Neil (plot, script)
Denys Cowan (pencils)
Rick Magyar (inks)
Gaspar Saladino (letters)
Tatjana Wood (colors)
Mike Gold (edits)

Feature Character:

The Question (Charles Victor Szasz/Vic Sage; last in Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #7)

Supporting Characters:

Myra Connelly (first appearance; a tv newscaster for KBEL and Vic's girlfriend)
Aristotle "Tot" Rodor (first appearance; a former university proffessor and an old-time friend of Vic's; inventor of the Question-mask)
Finch (first appearance; station manager at KBEL)
Mayor Wesley Fermin (first appearance; Mayor of Hub City)

Villains:

Reverend Dr. Jeremiah Hatch (first appearance)
Jacob "Jake"
Donny
Baby Gun (first appearance of all three; three of the Reverend's men)

Guest Appearance:

Lady Shiva (last in Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter #18)

Other Characters:

Mickey (a weatherman at KBEL)
Milton "Milty" Cohen (a stitch; dies)
Moe Fredericks (a former reporter and now a homeless)
Ed (a technician at KBEL; first appearance of all four)