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.