cover: reprints (cropped, altered) the cover of SHADE, THE CHANGING MAN #1, jun-jul 1977

introduction by jonathan ross

reprints the cover and "escape to battleground earth!" from SHADE, THE CHANGING MAN #1, jun-jul 1977
reprints the cover and "the forms of destruction!" from SHADE, THE CHANGING MAN #2, aug-sep 1977
reprints the cover and "escape into... the trap!" from SHADE, THE CHANGING MAN #3, oct-nov 1977
reprints the cover and "to rescue my destroyer" from SHADE, THE CHANGING MAN #4, dec-jan 1978
reprints the cover and "the captive of changing captors!" from SHADE, THE CHANGING MAN #5, feb-mar 1978
reprints the cover and "meet khaos, the lord of terror!" from SHADE, THE CHANGING MAN #6, apr-may 1978
reprints the cover and "the color coma!" from SHADE, THE CHANGING MAN #7, jun-jul 1978
reprints the cover and "the gambles!" from SHADE, THE CHANGING MAN #8, aug-sep 1978
prints original line art for the cover of SHADE, THE CHANGING MAN #9; "the deadly ally!"; and
XXXXXXX"the pharaoh and the mummies!" from CANCELLED COMIC CAVALCADE #2, fall 1978
reprints "the valley where time stood still!" from STRANGE ADVENTURES #188, may 1966
reprints "the way-out worlds of bertram tilley" from STRANGE ADVENTURES #189, jun 1966
reprints "the devil's daughter" from THE HOUSE OF SECRETS #139, jan 1976
reprints "sorcerer's apprentice" from THE HOUSE OF SECRETS #148, oct-nov 1976
reprints "death played a sideshow" from THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY #236, oct 1975
reprints "the game of death" from THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY #247, nov 1976
reprints "good for nothing" from THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY #254, sep-oct 1977
reprints "a demon and his boy" from THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY #258, may-jun 1978
reprints "epode!" from THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY #276, jan 1980
reprints the cover of THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY #277, feb 1980
reprints the cover and "quest for a stolen soul" from STALKER #1, jul 1975
reprints the cover and "darkling death at world's end sea" from STALKER #2, sep 1975
reprints the cover and "the freezing flames of the burning isle" from STALKER #3, nov 1975
reprints the cover and "invade the inferno" from STALKER #4, jan 1976
reprints "love is a dandy!" from PLOP! #16, sep 1975
reprints "ghost, where do you hide?" from GHOSTS #77, jun 1979
reprints "shrieeeeeek!" from GHOSTS #111, apr 1982
reprints "the day after doomsday!" from WEIRD WAR TALES #46, may-jun 1976
reprints "the day after doomsday!" from WEIRD WAR TALES #49, nov-dec 1976
reprints "the 600 heads of death!" from WEIRD WAR TALES #95, jan 1981
reprints "man's best enemy!" from WEIRD WAR TALES #99, may 1981
reprints "raze the flag!" from WEIRD WAR TALES #104, oct 1981
reprints "death's second face!" from WEIRD WAR TALES #105, nov 1981
reprints "return engagement" from WEIRD WAR TALES #106, dec 1981
reprints "the man who didn't believe in ghosts!" from SECRETS OF HAUNTED HOUSE #9, dec-jan 1977-1978
reprints "haunted" from SECRETS OF HAUNTED HOUSE #12, jun-jul 1978
reprints "house at devil's tail!" from SECRETS OF HAUNTED HOUSE #41, oct 1981
reprints "star-trakker" from SECRETS OF HAUNTED HOUSE #45, feb 1982
reprints "once upon a time machine!" from MYSTERY IN SPACE #111, sep 1980
reprints "battle cry!" from MYSTERY IN SPACE #114, dec 1980
reprints "the planet of loathing" from MYSTERY IN SPACE #115, jan 1981
reprints "with his head in the stars" from MYSTERY IN SPACE #116, feb 1981
reprints "mating game" and "forecast" from TIME WARP #1, oct-nov 1979
reprints "the last journey" from TIME WARP #2, dec-jan 1979-1980
reprints "the dimesions of greed" and "on the day of his return" from TIME WARP #3, feb-mar 1980
reprints "a switch in time!" from TIME WARP #4, apr-may 1980
reprints "dead man's eyes!" from THE UNEXPECTED #189, jan-feb 1979
reprints "em the energy monster!" from THE UNEXPECTED #221, apr 1982

cover: reprints (cropped) panel 1, page 14 of "the hawk and the dove" from SHOWCASE #75, oct-nov 1968

introduction "ditko: writer, artist, teacher" by mike w. barr

reprints superman pin-up from SUPERMAN #400, oct 1984
reprints the cover and "the hawk and the dove" from SHOWCASE #75, oct-nov 1968
reprints the cover and "the dove is a very gentle bird" from THE HAWK AND THE DOVE #1, aug-sep 1968
reprints the cover and "jail break!" from THE HAWK AND THE DOVE #2, oct-nov 1968
reprints "beware the eyes of baron tyme" from MAN-BAT #1, dec-jan 1975-1976
reprints "return to castle branek!" from DETECTIVE COMICS #483, apr-may 1979
reprints "tyme has no secrets!" from DETECTIVE COMICS #484, jun-jul 1979
reprints the fatale finale!" from DETECTIVE COMICS #485, aug-sep 1979
reprints the cover and "first encounter" from ADVENTURE COMICS #467, jan 1980
reprints "uneasy lies the crown!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #468, feb 1980
reprints "death in a dark-starred void!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #469, mar 1980
reprints "to die a-borning..." from ADVENTURE COMICS #470, apr 1980
reprints "starman must die!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #471, may 1980
reprints "...and only one shall survive!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #472, jun 1980
reprints "'twixt hammer and anvil!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #473, jul 1980
reprints "the chains that bind!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #474, aug 1980
reprints "in battle joined!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #475, sep 1980
reprints "crown or coffin?" from ADVENTURE COMICS #476, oct 1980
reprints "the search for mn'torr!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #477, nov 1980
reprints "..and death's icy touch shall come searching.." from ADVENTURE COMICS #478, dec 1980
reprints "the grounded legionnaires" from THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #267, sep 1980
reprints "life after life after life" from THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #268, oct 1980
reprints "the secret origin of blok!" from THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #272, feb 1981
reprints "the exaggerated death of ultra boy" from THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #274, apr 1981
reprints "lord romdur's castle" from THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #276, jun 1981
reprints "madness is the molecule master" from THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #281, nov 1981
reprints "...ten minutes" from THE OUTSIDERS #13, nov 1986
reprints "the depths of despair" from LEGENDS OF THE DC UNIVERSE 80-PAGE GIANT #1, sep 1998
reprints "infinitely gentle infinitely suffering - a tale of desaad!" from TALES OF THE NEW GODS TP, 2008