(August 1986): the original Crimson Avenger; art by Gene Colan. #6 (September 1986): Halo of the Outsiders; the Golden Age Batman. This was the first double-sized issue. #7 (October 1986): Guy Gardner; the Golden Age Sandman #8 (November 1986): Shadow Lass; Doll Man. #9 (December 1986): The original Star-Spangled Kid (Skyman) and Stripesy; the Golden Age Flash. #10 (January 1987): The Phantom Stranger. This was a Legends tie-in that related four possible origins for the character; one by Mike Barr and Jim Aparo was a variation on the Wandering Jew myth, while another by Alan Moore and Joe Orlando postulated that the Stranger was a fallen angel. #11 (February 1987): the Golden Age Hawkman; Power Girl. Both stories presented have since been retconned, with Power Girl's backstory having been redefined by Geoff Johns in the pages of JSA Classified, which served as part of the buildup to Infinite Crisis. #12 (March 1987): The Challengers of the Unknown; Fury. #13 (April 1987): Nightwing (art by Erik Larsen); Johnny Thunder and his Thunderbolt; the Whip. #14 (May 1987): Suicide Squad. Another Legends tie-in, it served as a prequel to the later series and was written by that series' writer, John Ostrander. #15 (June 1987): The Spectre; Deadman. #16 (July 1987): Hourman; the Warlord; 'Mazing Man. #17 (August 1987): Adam Strange; Doctor Occult. #18 (September 1987): The Golden Age Green Lantern (Alan Scott); the Creeper. #19 (October 1987): Uncle Sam; the Guardian. #20 (November 1987): Batgirl; Doctor Mid-Nite. #21 (December 1987): Jonah Hex; the Black Condor. #22 (January 1988): the Manhunters. This was a tie-in with Millennium as was the subsequent issue, and aligned the various histories of the characters with the Manhunter name together. #23 (February 1988): the Guardians of the Universe written by Todd Klein; the Floronic Man written by Rick Veitch. #24 (March 1988): Doctor Fate; Blue Devil. Mark Waid became editor beginning with this issue. #25 (April 1988): The Legion of Super-Heroes (now apocryphal); the Golden Age Atom. #26 (May 1988): Black Lightning; Miss America. #27 (June 1988): Zatanna, her father Zatara, and Doctor Mist. #28 (July 1988): Midnight art by Gil Kane; Nightshade art by Rob Liefeld. Nightshade's origin doubled as an introduction/backdrop to a three-issue Suicide Squad story arc where she returned to her place of origin to save her brother. #29 (August 1988): The Atom; the Red Tornado (Ma Hunkel; this was Sheldon Mayer's last comic