Story: "Chain of Possession" (10 Pages)

Credits:

James Robinson (plot, script)
John Lucas (pencils, inks)
Kurt Hathaway (letters)
Carla Feeny (colors)
GCW (color separations)
Peter Tomasi (edits)

Feature Character:

Starman VII (last in Starman Vol. 2 #41; next in the seventh story in this issue)

Supporting Characters:

Ted Knight (in between Starman Vol. 2 #41 and #43)
Sadie Falk (last in Starman Secret Files #1; next in Starman Vol. 2 #43)
Hope O'Dare
Matt O'Dare (both in between Starman Vol. 2 #41 and #45)

Villains:

Mister Tyrell (first appearance; Rad Doll's employer; a former band player)
Rag Doll II (Colby Zag; first appearance)

Second Story: "Relative Loss" (10 Pages)

Credits:

James Robinson (plot, script)
Mike Mayhew (pencils, inks)
Kurt Hathaway (letters)
Carla Feeny (colors)
GCW (color separations)
Peter Tomasi (edits)

Feature Character:

Shade (in between pages of Shade #2)

Supporting Character:

Scalphunter (last in Shade #2; next in Starman Vol. 2 #54)

Villain:

Watteau (first appearance; an Opal City businuessman; also in flashback; dies)

Supporting Characters:

Carny O'Dare (first appearance; one of Scalphunter's deputies and an ancestor of the O'Dares; in flashback preceding Starman Vol. 2 #54)
Lahdi Mombe (also in flashback)
Will (first appearance; Mombe's cousin; in flashback)

Comment: This story takes place in 1894.

Third Story: "The Weak and the Strong" (10 Pages)

Credits:

James Robinson (plot, script)
Steve Sadowski (pencils)
Tom Nguyen (inks)
Kurt Hathaway (letters)
Carla Feeny (colors)
GCW (color separations)
Peter Tomasi (edits)

Feature Character:

Starman I (Ted Knight; see Comment)

Supporting Characters:

Inspector Red Bailey
Doris Lee
Donovan

Villains:

Mist I and his gang

Other Characters:

Sanderson Block (first appearance; a banker)
Angela Block (first appearance; his wife; dies) Mark (first appearance; a friend of Doris)

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.

Fourth Story: "The Getaway" (10 Pages)

Credits:

James Robinson (plot, script)
Wade Von Grawbadger (pencils, inks)
Kurt Hathaway (letters)
Carla Feeny (colors)
GCW (color separations)
Peter Tomasi (edits)

Feature Character:

Starman II (in between flashback and main story in Starman Vol. 2 #77)

Villain:

Bobo Bennetti (chronologically earliest appearance; next in in Starman Vol. 2 #46)

Comment: This story takes place in 1951.

Fifth Story: "The Old Codger" (10 Pages)

Credits:

James Robinson (plot, script)
Dusty Abell (pencils)
Drew Geraci (inks)
Kurt Hathaway (letters)
Carla Feeny (colors)
GCW (color separations)
Peter Tomasi (edits)

Feature Characters:

Barry O'Dare
Hope O'Dare
Mason O'Dare
Matt O'Dare (chronologically earliest appearance of all four: all four next in Starman Vol. 2 #1)
Clarence O'Dare (chronologically earliest appearance: next in Starman Vol. 2 #10)

Villains:

Eddie Cardboard and the Cardboard Gang (first appearance of all)
Mrs. Tolliver (first appearance; Eddie's aunt)

Other Character:

Mr. Zucco (first appearance)

Comment: This story takes place when the O'Dares were kids.

Sixth Story: "No Mercy" (10 Pages)

Credits:

James Robinson (plot, script)
Tim Burgand (pencils, inks)
Kurt Hathaway (letters)
Carla Feeny (colors)
GCW (color separations)
Peter Tomasi (edits)

Feature Character:

Starman III (Mikaal Tomas; also in flashback in between First Issue Special #12 and main story; next in flashback in Starman Vol. 2 #28)

Supporting Characters:

Bruce (dies)
Tiffany (first appearance of both; two friends and lovers of Mikaal Tomas; both also in flashback)

Villains:

The Goner (first appearance)
No Mercy (first appearance; also in flashback)

Comment: This story takes place in 1876.

Seventh Story: "Chain of Possession" (10 Pages)

Credits:

James Robinson (plot, script)
John Lucas (pencils, inks)
Kurt Hathaway (letters)
Carla Feeny (colors)
GCW (color separations)
Peter Tomasi (edits)

Feature Character:

Starman VII (last in the first story in this issue; next in Starman Vol. 2 #43)

Villains:

Mister Tyrell
Rag Doll II (both last in the first story in this issue)