I know who you are-- Do you hear me? I know who you are! And you're nothing! Nothing! YOU'RE NOT EVEN A MAN! 
Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
- The Twelve
- Black Widow (Claire Voyant) (Main story and flashback)
- Phantom Reporter (Dick Jones) (Main story and flashback)
- Mastermind Excello (Earl Everett) (Main story and flashback)
- Laughing Mask (Dennis Burton) (Main story and flashback)
- Rockman (Daniel Rose) (Main story and flashback)
- Captain Wonder (Jeff Jordan) (Main story and flashback)
- Mister E (Victor Jay) (Main story and flashback)
- Fiery Mask (Dr. Jack Castle) (Main story and flashback)
- Electro (Main story and flashback)
- Blue Blade (Roy Chambers) (Death)
- Dynamic Man
Supporting Characters:
- Elizabeth Zogolowski
- Philo Zogolowski (Only in flashback)
Antagonists:
- Nazis (Only in flashback)
- Zombie Master (Mentioned)
Other Characters:
- Dan Rosen (First appearance)
- Jenny (First appearance)
- NYPD
- Lt. Rose (First appearance)
- unnamed general (Only in flashback)
- God (Invoked)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- United States of America
- Tunisia (Mentioned)
- Berlin, Germany (Named only)
- Hell (Invoked)
Items:
- Detective Rose's iPod
Synopsis for 1st story
As the Blue Blade remains late at the studio one night to rehearse his script, Electro comes to life and attacks him. Despite fighting valiantly, the Blue Blade is killed when Electro throws him out of a window. The Phantom Reporter is tipped off to the Blade's death and investigates the crime scene. Ms. Zogolowski tells him that the Blade had looked through Electro's memory banks and saw something he deemed important. She recommends that the Reporter do the same thing before Electro's equipment is confiscated. He has the unit stripped from his head before he can get the whole picture, but he believes that he knows who's responsible.
The Fiery Mask relates his true origin story to Mastermind Excello. It wasn't caused by the Zombie Master's ray as he had always attested, rather a man he found dying in a car accident told him that if he wasn't going to make it that he wanted to transfer his gift of fiery power to him, which he accepted despite the fact that there was a chance that he could have been saved.