| Issue | #9 |
| Published | May 1981 |
| Cover Price | 0.95 USD |
| Pages | 100 |
| Editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Characters | Superboy; Batman; Atom (Ray Palmer); Doctor Fate; Green Lantern (Hal Jordan); Krypto; Batgirl (Barbara Gordon); Swamp Thing; Aqualad (Garth); Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Ross Andru |
| Inks | Dick Giordano |
| Synopsis | Table of contents and indicia. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
| Characters | Atom (Ray Palmer); Jean Loring |
| Synopsis | Ray Palmer discovers how to use material from a white dwarf star to shrink himself. He rescues a nature group trapped in a cave. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Gil Kane |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| Colors | Bob Le Rose |
| Notes | Reprints the origin and first appearance of Silver Age Atom and Jean Loring. |
| Reprinted | From Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #34 (September-October 1961). |
| Characters | Atom (Ray Palmer); Jean Loring; Kulan Dar; Carl Ballard |
| Synopsis | Kulan Dar from the planet Julnar is trapped on Earth and forced to commit crimes by Carl Ballard, a small-time crook. The Atom rescues him and clears Jean Loring's client, who was accused of his crimes. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Gil Kane |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| Colors | Bob Le Rose |
| Notes | Reprint of the first appearance of the Silver Age Atom in costume; Kulan Dar's teleportation powers are based on europium. |
| Reprinted | from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #34 (September-October 1961). |
| Characters | Swamp Thing (Alex Olsen); Linda Olsen Ridge; Damian Ridge |
| Synopsis | Damian Ridge arranges a laboratory explosion that transforms his partner, Alex Olsen into Swamp Thing, then marries his widow. Swamp Thing kills Ridge in revenge. |
| Genre | horror |
| Script | Len Wein |
| Pencils | Bernie Wrightson |
| Inks | Bernie Wrightson; Jeff Jones |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Notes | Reprint of the origin and first appearance of Swamp Thing. |
| Reprinted | from House of Secrets (DC, 1969 series) #92 (June-July 1971). |
| Characters | Batman; Batgirl (Barbara Gordon); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon; Killer Moth; Moth Men; Burton Talbot; Alfred Pennyworth |
| Synopsis | Batgirl joins Batman and Robin to foil Killer Moth's extortion scheme. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Carmine Infantino |
| Inks | Sid Greene |
| Colors | Bob Le Rose |
| Notes | Reprint of the origin and first appearance of Batgirl (Barbara Gordon). Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Inks credited to Murphy Anderson in book. |
| Reprinted | from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #359 (January 1967). |
| Characters | Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth] (intro, origin); Atlantis; Topo |
| Synopsis | Aquaman helps Aqualad, a rejected child from Atlantis, to overcome his fear of fish. Aquaman adopts Aqualad as his sidekick. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Robert Bernstein |
| Pencils | Ramona Fradon |
| Inks | Ramona Fradon |
| Colors | Phil Rachelson |
| Notes | Reprint of the origin and first appearance of Aqualad (Garth). Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. |
| Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #269 (February 1960). |
| Characters | Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Pieface [Thomas Kalmaku]; Carol Ferris; Mr. Burbank (banker); Hank (Bank Robber); Mr. Davis (Jet Mechanic); Hank (Safe-Cracker) |
| Synopsis | Green Lantern tells Pieface the story of his first three cases, on which his oath is based. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | John Broome |
| Pencils | Gil Kane |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| Colors | Anthony Tollin |
| Notes | In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might beware my power -- Green Lantern's light! |
| Reprinted | From Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #10 (January-February 1962) |
| Characters | Superboy [Clark Kent]; Krypto; Jonathan Kent; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Lana Lang |
| Synopsis | A super-powerful dog arrives in Smallville in a rocket complete with written records proving that he is baby Kal-El's puppy who Jor-El used as a test animal when developing his space rockets. Though happy to be reunited with his dog, Superboy needs to make sure that Krypto does not give away his secret identity several times before Krypto leaves for a romp in space. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Sy Barry |
| Colors | Anthony Tollin |
| Notes | Reprint of the origin and first appearance of Krypto. Inker id by Bob Hughes 8/05. |
| Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #210 (March 1955) |
| Characters | Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson); Sven Nelson; Nabu the Wise; Inza Kramer; Black Nergal |
| Synopsis | While exploring the Egyptian pyramids, Sven Nelson is killed. His son, Kent Nelson, learns the mystical secrets of Nabu the Wise from the planet Cilia, who helped to build the pyramids. As Doctor Fate, he defeats Black Nergal in his first case. |
| Genre | occult; superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Howard Sherman |
| Inks | Howard Sherman |
| Colors | Phil Rachelson |
| Notes | Reprint of the origin of Doctor Fate. |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #67 (May 1941). |
| Characters | Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Arrow-Plane; Carter (Seaman) |
| Synopsis | Oliver Queen is marooned on Starfish Island, where he hones his skills as an archer and develops trick arrows. When an expedition sets out to explore the island years later, he fools them with his fake-uranium arrow. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Ed Herron; Jack Kirby (plot?) |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby (backgrounds) |
| Colors | Anthony Tollin |
| Notes | Reprint of the origin of Green Arrow. |
| Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #256 (January 1959) |
| Characters | Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper] (new Origin); Chief Brave Bow; Ranger Harper (Roy's Father, flashback); Arrow-Car |
| Synopsis | Chief Brave Bow helps Roy Harper become Green Arrow's new partner. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Robert Bernstein |
| Pencils | Lee Elias |
| Inks | Lee Elias |
| Colors | Phil Rachelson |
| Notes | Reprint of the origin of Speedy (of Earth-One). |
| Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #262 (July 1959) |
| Synopsis | House ad for G.I. Combat, Unknown Soldier, Weird War Tales and Sgt. Rock. |
| Genre | war |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
| Characters | Superboy; Batman; Robin (Dick Grayson); Atom (Ray Palmer); Doctor Fate; Green Lantern (Hal Jordan); Krypto; Batgirl (Barbara Gordon); Swamp Thing; Aqualad (Garth); Green Arrow (Oliver Queen); Speedy (Roy Harper) |
| Synopsis | Listing of contents with spot illustrations. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Ross Andru (illos) |
| Inks | Dick Giordano (illos) |
| Notes | Back cover. |