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Comics legends Len Wein and Joe Staton bring their unique storytelling flair to John Stewart, the Green Lantern in this special issue, along with a 1980s reprint from the same team! Also reprints a tale from the emerald warrior from GREEN LANTERN #172!

It's a 'lost' story of Green Lantern from the 1990s, by the legendary creators of that era: Ron Marz and Darryl Banks! While on monitor duty in the JLA Watchtower, an unexpected threat will challenge Kyle Rayner's abilities and imagination...can this young Green Lantern overcome his fear to stop a villain in his tracks?Plus, don't miss a special reprint from the 1990s!

The 1970s were a time of spacefaring thrills for the Emerald Knight! Now, writer Dennis O'Neil returns to the character for a brand-new epic starring Hal Jordan! Plus: a classic tale originally published in the 1970s, also written by Dennis O'Neil!

Fan-favorite writer Marv Wolfman revisits the legendary character he helped define in the 1980s in this epic tale of the Man of Steel. A true 'lost tale,' this issue connects to CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS in an exciting and unique way! Rounding out this issue is a tale from the 1980s, also written by Wolfman.

Between their traditional Silver Age incarnation and the tongue-in-cheek Giffen/DeMatteis run, there was...JLA Detroit! Series scribe Gerry Conway revisits what may have been the most controversial lineup of DC's iconic team book ever. (Who can forget the breakdancing Vibe?) Then experience a classic tale reprinted from the 1980s!

The masterminds who brought you the Scarlet Speedster's adventures in the 1980s deliver a brand new adventure from that exciting era, along with a classic tale from that same decade.

It's time to 'Bwah Ha Ha' all over again as this classic JLA team tells a lost tale from one of the JLA's most popular eras. The Injustice Gang is back! Not the truly menacing, more recent incarnation, but their not-so-competent predecessors. Still, when they stumble upon a device they should never be allowed to have, the results might prove more disastrous than if they actually knew what they were doing! A previously released story from the era rounds out the issue.

Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle revisit a pair of villains closely associated with their original run on the Caped Crusader: The Ventriloquist and Scarface! Released on a technicality one year after being arrested, this bizarre duo is determined to reclaim their status in the upper echelon of Batman's Rogues Gallery. This 'lost tale' of the era spins directly out of DETECTIVE COMICS #613, reprinted in this issue!