Story: "The Cadmus Project" (40 Pages)

Credits: Roger Stern (plot, script); Ron Frenz (pencils); Brett Breeding (inks); John Costanza (letters); Petra Scotese (colors); Reneé Witterstaetter (assistant edits); Michael Carlin (edits)

Feature Character: Superman (last in Adventures of Superman #443; next in Superman Vol. 2 #20)

Guest Stars: Guardian III (Jim Harper II; first post-Crisis appearance; last in flashback in Legends of the DC Universe #14; next in Superman Vol. 2 #26), Tommy II, Big Words II, Scrapper II, Gabby II, Flip (as the Newsboy Legion II; first post-Crisis appearance of all five; clones of the original Newsboy Legion, except Flip who is a clone of Walter Johnson; all five also in flashback preceding main story; all five next in Adventures of Superman #449), Thomas Thompkins, Anthony Rodrigues, Patrick MacGuire, John Gabrielli (all four as the original Newsboy Legion; all four last in flashback in Legends of the DC Universe #14; see Comment), Walter Johnson (first post-Crisis appearance; above five department heads at the Cadmus Project), Dubbilex (first post-Crisis appearance; also in flashback preceding main story; next in Adventures of Superman #449)

Supporting Character: Jimmy Olsen (last in Adventures of Superman #443; next in Superman Vol. 2 #20)

Villain: Sleez (last in Action Comics #593; next in Adventures of Superman #475)

Guest Appearances: Jude (first post-Crisis appearance; the captain of the Mountain of Judgment and one of the Hairies), the Hairies (first post-Crisis appearance)

Other Characters: Simons (first appearance; the dean of the University of Metropolis), Clayton (first appearance; a police officer)

Comment: This story re-introduces Project Cadmus, the new Newsboy Legion and other elements from Jack Kirby's run on Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen into the post-Crisis DC Universe. While the original Newboy Legion's Golden Age appearances are still in-continuity the entire Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen run is no longer considered part of continuity.

Second Story: "Love's Labors... (Private Lives)" (8 Pages)

Credits: John Byrne (plot, script, inks); Bill Oakley (letters); Shelley Eiber (colors); Michael Carlin (edits)

Feature Character: Dan Turpin (last in Action Comics #595; in Superman Vol. 2 #17 and Action Comics #600/3 in between pages 3 and 4; next in Adventures of Superman #446)

Supporting Characters: Maggie Sawyer (last in Superman Vol. 2 #13; in Superman Vol. 2 #15 in between pages 2 and 3; in Superman Vol. 2 #17, Action Comics #600/3 and Superman Vol. 2 #19 in between pages 3 and 6; next in Superman Vol. 2 #20), Toby Raynes (last in Superman Vol. 2 #15; next in Adventures of Superman #447), Maisie Turpin (first appearance; Dan Turpin's daughter)

Villain: Barrage (first appearance)

Other Characters: Midge (last in Action Comics #595), Jace (first appearance; a police officer)