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)