Story: "Sand and Stars, Part Three" (22 Pages)

Credits:

James Robinson (plot, script)
Tony Harris and Guy Davis (pencils)
Wade Von Grawbadger and Guy Davis (inks)
Bill Oakley/N.J.Q. (letters)
Gregory Wright (colors)
Archie Goodwin (edits)

Feature Character:

Starman VII

Guest Star:

Wesley Dodds (also in flashback as Sandman I; see Comment; appearance panel 2 through 4 page 15 same as flashback in issue #21)

Supporting Characters:

Ted Knight (also in flashback as Starman; see Comment; appearance panel 4 page 15 same as flashback in issue #21; next in issue #24)
Dian Belmont (also in flashback; see Comment)
Humphries (in flashback; see Comment)
Red Bailey (in flashback; in between flashback in Starman Annual Vol. 2 #1/3 and Starman Annual Vol. 2 #2)

Villains:

The Face (disguised as Warren Gayle)
Nobody (disguised as Daniel Croft)
Albert Mellow (first appearance; a murderer; in flashback)
Gambler (in flashback; see Comment; appearance panel 4 page 15 same as flashback in issue #21)

Other Characters:

Warren Gayle (first appearance; John Blaine's partner)
Clarice (a friend of Dian Belmont's; in flashback)

Comment: The flashback in this issue probably takes place during the second World War, and as a result of the many retcons of that period chronological information of these characters is close to impossible at this point.