Story: "[No title]" (8 Pages)

Credits:

James Robinson (plot, script)
Craig Hamilton (pencils)
Ray Snyder (inks)
Bill Oakley (letters)
Kevin Somers (colors)
Archie Goodwin (edits)

Feature Character:

Shade (see Comment)

Supporting Character:

Lawrence Dare (first appearance; a desendent of the O'Dare family)

Comment: This story takes place far into the future and the chronology of the Shade at that point is yet undisclosed. This story consists of three parts that works as bookends for the second and third story in this issue.

Synopsis:

Second Story: "[No title]" (15 Pages)

Credits:

James Robinson (plot, script)
Bret Blevins (pencils, inks)
Bill Oakley (letters)
Kevin Somers (colors)
Archie Goodwin (edits)

Feature Character:

Starman IV (Prince Gavyn; last in DC Comics Presents #36; see Comment; in Crisis On Infinite Earths #10/2 between pages; dies)

Supporting Characters:

Merria (Gavyn's wife)
Jediah Rikane (Gavyn's closest aide; both last in DC Comics Presents #36; see Comment; both next in Starman Vol. 2 #57)

Comment: This story tells the tale of Starman IV's death during Crisis. However as a result of Crisis the DC Comics Presents story is no longer in continuity. So his and his friends chronologically last appearances, must therefore be Adventure Comics #470 in the current DC continuity.

Third Story: "[No title]" (15 Pages)

Credits:

James Robinson (plot, script)
J. H. Williams III (pencils)
Mick Gray (inks)
Bill Oakley (letters)
Kevin Somers (colors)
Archie Goodwin (edits)

Feature Character:

Starman I (Ted Knight; see Comment)

Supporting Characters:

Inspector Red Bailey (next in flashback in issue #22)
Billy O'Dare (first appearance; a police officer and the father of the O'Dares)

Villains:

The Praire Witch, her gang (first appearance of both; both also in flashback)

Other Character:

Roach (first appearance; a police officer; dies in flashback)

Comment: This story takes place sometime in the 1940's. However as a result of the many retcons of that period chronological information of Starman I is close to impossible at this point.