Story: "The Secret Origin of The Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy" (16 Pages)

Credits:

Roy Thomas (plot, script, creative edits)
Tom Grindberg (pencils)
Mike Gustovich (inks)
David C. Weiss (letters)
Carl Gafford (colors)
Robert Greenberger (coordinating edits)

Feature Characters:

Skyman (in between pages of Infinity, Inc. #31; also in flashback preceding Star-Spangled Comics Vol. 1 #1/1)

Guest Stars:

Brainwave Jr.
Nuklon
Jade
Obsidian
Northwind
Dr. Midnight
Wildcat III
Hourman II
Fury II (all nine in between pages of Infinity, Inc. #31)
Stripesy (Pat Dugan; in flashback preceding Star-Spangled Comics Vol. 1 #1/1)

Villains:

Heinrich
Fritz, and other German Sabateurs (first appearance of all)

Chronological Comments: Skyman's origin takes place July 4, 1941. His birthday is in late Ocotber, and nearly 19 in 1949, so he was 11 years old in 1941.

Second Story: "The Secret Origin of the Golden Age Flash" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Roy Thomas (plot, script, creative edits)
George Tuska (pencils)
Jerry Acerno (inks)
David Cody Weiss (letters)
Carl Gafford (colors)
Bob Greenberger (coordinating edits)

Feature Character:

Flash I (Jason Peter "Jay" Garrick; last in All-Star Squadron #60; next in ???; relates origin to Jonathan Law in flashbacks in between panels of Flash Comics #1; see Comment)

Supporting Characters:

Joan Williams (Jay's girlfriend; next Flash Comics #2/1)
Major Arthur Williams (Joan's father; next in Flash Comics #3/1; both in flashbacks in between panels of Flash Comics #1; see Comment)

Villains:

Sieur Satan (in flashbacks in between panels of Flash Comics #1; next in flashback in All-Star Squadron Annual #3; see Comment) Serge Orloff
Smythe
Duriel (all three in flashbacks in between panels of Flash Comics #1; spies; all four as The Faultless Four; all three probably die; see Comment)

Other Characters:

Coach Russell (one of Jay's football coaches)
Professor Hughes (one of Jay's Professors; both in flashbacks in between panels of Flash Comics #1; see Comment)
Johnny (first appearance; a doctor)
Bull Tryon (the captain of the Midwestern football team; in flashback to Flash Comics #1)
Tom Robert (a Midwestern football player)
Dash Dixon (a football quarterback; first appearance of both; both in flashback)
Carol (first appearance; a friend of Joan's; in flashback)
Elliot Sherman (first appearance; one of Jay's classmates, pull him to safety after finding him unconscious, behind the scenes, next in Flash 50th Anniversary Special #1)

Chronological Comments: The Flash's origin takes place in late 1938, during football season. Jay begins his Flash career during early 1939. It is warm enough for people to be at the beach. The narration takes place in April, 1942 for Jonathan Law's book about Mystery Men.

Comments: The origin flashback in this story is a retelling of Flash Comics #1 with added details.