Story: "1882 Back Stage, Back Then: A Tale of Times Past" (24 Pages)

Credits:

James Robinson (plot, script)
Teddy H. Kristiansen (pencils)
Christian Højgaard, Bjarne Hansen and Kim Hagen (inks)
John Workman, Bob Pinaha and Ken Bruzenak (letters)
Gregory Wright (colors)
Archie Goodwin (edits)

Feature Character:

Starman VII

Supporting Character:

Shade (in flashback in between Shade #2, page 9 and the Shade's Journal in #2)

Villains:

Lune (Carl; first appearance; a mesmerist)
the Pepper Troupe (first appearance)
Culp
Trimby Ludlow (both behind the scenes as revealed in issue #66)

Guest Appearance:

Oscar Wilde (next in the Shade's Journal in #2)

Other Characters:

Jason Mayville
Annette Mayville (first appearance of both; two wealthy Opal City orphans)

Comment: The story in this issue is a Times Past tale starring the Shade, that takes place in 1882. Jack Knight only appears on pages 1 and 24, as he is reading the story in the Shade's Journal.