Story: "The Mission" (22 Pages)

Credits: J.M. DeMatteis (plot, script); Ryan Sook (pencils); Jim Royal (inks); Bill Oakley (letters); James Sinclair (colors); Morgan Dontanville (assistant edits); Dan Raspler (edits)

Feature Character: Spectre (Hal Jordan)

Guest Star: Phantom Stranger

Supporting Characters: Abin Sur, Helen Jordan

Villains: Joker, Mister Freeze, Two-Face, Killer Croc, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy,

Other Characters: Webber Morrisey (first appearance; a retired English professor), Abdullah Khan (first appearance; a former terrorist); The Forever Woman (first appearance; last in flashback in issue #13; next in issue #13); Santa Claus of Man's imagination (first appearance; an idealization of Santa Claus; not to be confused with the real Santa Claus)