Story: "A Year in the Life" (19 Pages)

Credits:

Will Pfeifer (plot, script)
Anthony Williams (pencils)
John Stanisci (inks)
Kurt Hathaway (letters)
Tom McCraw (colors)
Digital Chameleon (separations)
Ivan Cohen & Mike McAvennie (edits)

Feature Characters:

Gary Hall (a Metrocorps employee)
Denise Young (a reporter, first appearance of both)

Supporting Characters:

Doug (Denise's boss, behind the scenes)
Joe (Gary's boss)

Villains:

Earthquake (appearance same as part of Superman: The Man of Steel #110)
Nero (appearance same as part of Green Lantern Vol. 3 #136)
Tarpit
Captain Cold (appearance of both same as part of Flash Vol. 2 #174)
Weather Wizard (appearance same as part of Flash Vol. 2 #175)
Joker (appearance same as part of an issue of Joker: Last Laugh)
Toyman II (appearance same as part of Superman Vol. 2 #177)

Guest Appearances:

Lex Luthor (appearance on p4-5 same as part of Superman: The Man of Steel #110, appearance on p13 at some point during the Our Worlds at War saga)
Star-Spangled Kid II
S.T.R.I.P.E. (appearance of both same as part of Superman: The Man of Steel #110)
Superman (appearance on p4-5 same as part of Superman: The Man of Steel #110, appearance on p7 same as part of JLA #55, appearance on p24 same as part of Superman Vol. 2 #177); Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
Martian Manhunter
Plastic Man
Batman (appearance of all four same as part of Green Lantern Vol. 3 #136)
Wonder Woman (appearance on p6 same as part of Green Lantern Vol. 3 #136, appearance on p18 sometime between Wonder Woman #175 and Last Laugh)
Lois Lane (appearance same as part of JLA #55)
Flash III (appearance same as parts of Flash Vol. 2 #174 and #175)
Linda Park
Josh Jackam (appearance of both same as part of Flash Vol. 2 #175)
Supergirl (appears at some point during the Our Worlds at War saga)
Colonel Jim Frost (Blackhawk pilot, appears at some point during the Our Worlds at War saga)
Krypto II (between Superboy Vol. 3 #91 and Superman: The Man of Steel #119)
Steel III (appearance on p5 same as part of Superman: The Man of Steel #110, appearance on p15 between Wonder Woman #173 and Superman: The Man of Steel #118)
Shilo Norman (appearance either precedes or follows Birds of Prey #38)
Azrael II
Oracle (both last in second story in this issue)

Other Character: a fortune teller (behind the scenes, last in second story in this issue)

Comment: This story takes place over a whole year. The Topeka feature and this issue's second story are interwoven with it.

Synopsis:

Gary and Denise are two ordinary people whose lives are directly affected by the actions of the world's super-heroes and hardly get to see each other because of their jobs - he a member of Metrocorps, who often clean up after disasters, and she a reporter. From differing perspectives they experience the inauguration of president Luthor, the White Martian attack, Our Worlds at War, Last Laugh and more.

Feature: "Topeka" (2 Pages)

Credits:

Chuck Kim (text)
Darryl Banks (pencils)
Keith Champagne (inks)
Comicraft (letters) Tom McCraw (colors)
Digital Chameleon (separations)
Ivan Cohen & Mike McAvennie (edits)

Comment: A trailer for a film based around the events of Our Worlds at War, focussing on President Luthor and the Blackhawks.

Second Story: "[The Prophecy]" (2 Pages)

Credits:

Dennis O'Neil (plot, script)
Sergio Cariello (pencils)
James Pascoe (inks)
Kurt Hathaway (letters)
Tom McCraw (colors)
Ivan Cohen & Mike McAvennie (edits)

Feature Characters:

Oracle
Azrael II, unnamed fortune teller (all next in this issue's first story)

Synopsis:

Azrael is concerned about his growing levels of strength, and talks to Oracle about it. When they go out for a bit, they encounter a fortune teller, who offers to read Azrael's palm for free, but when she takes a look, she orders him to leave, telling him that he won't want to know.

Third Story: "Rematch" (3 Pages)

Credits:

Kelley Puckett (plot, script)
Damion Scott (pencils)
Robert Campanella (inks)
John Costanza (letters)
Tom McCraw (colors)
Digital Chameleon (separations)
Michael Wright (edits)

Feature Character:

Shiva Woosan (next in Batgirl #25)

Synopsis:

Lady Shiva begins her journey back to Gotham City for her rematch with Batgirl.

Fourth Story: "[The Earth Spins]" (3 Pages)

Credits:

Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (plot, script)
Dustin Nguyen (pencils)
Richard Friend (inks)
Comicraft (letters)
Tom McCraw (colors)
Digital Chameleon (separations)
Maureen McTigue & Tony Bedard (edits)

Feature Characters:

Trudy Trusoe (Daily Planets journalist)
Leland McAuley

Synopsis:

Leland McAuley gives an interview, where a major topic is what is happening with the former members of the Legion of Super-Heroes.

Feature: "Profile Pages" ( Pages)

Credits:

Scott Beatty (text - Doom Patrol, Suicide Squad)
Tan Eng Haut (pencils, inks - Doom Patrol)
Tom McCraw (colors - Doom Patrol, Josie Mac, Haven, Orpheus, Suicide Squad, Power Company)
Digital Chameleon (separations - Doom Patrol, Josie Mac, Haven, Orpheus, Suicide Squad, Power Company)
Judd Winick (text - Josie Mac)
Cliff Chiang (pencils, inks - Josie Mac)
Ashley-Jayne Nicolaus & Matthew P. Schuster (text - Haven)
Ariel Olivetti (pencils, inks - Haven)
Alex Simmons (text - Orpheus)
Dwayne Turner (pencils, inks - Orpheus)
Paco Medina (pencils - Suicide Squad)
Joe Sanchez (inks - Suicide Squad)
Kurt Buseik (text - Power Company)
Tom Grummett (pencils - Power Company)
Wade Von Grawbadger (inks - Power Company)
Dan Abnett (text - Legion)
Olivier Coipel (pencils - Legion)
Andy Lanning (text, inks - Legion)
Richard and Tanya Horie (colors, separations - Legion)
Ivan Cohen & Mike McAvennie (edits)

Comment: Profile pages on the new/newly significant characters in the DCU