ÒTHE LAWS OF BATTLE.Ó Dr. Gotham has ordered the destruction of the Shadowpact! Ragman and the Enchantress have been transformed into Hellhounds...and the new super-villain team known as the Congregation could outnumber even the JLA!

ÒCURSED.Ó The ShadowpactÕs latest foe shows his true face, and Blue Devil is forced to realize his true fate! Nightmaster is dying, and the only way to save the world is to recruit more members to the teamÕs lost cause. Who will join? Find out in this issue!

ÒRAGTIME.Ó Ragman is spotlighted in this conclusion to the ShadowpactÕs war with the Congregation! Plus, Strega and Dr. Gotham!

"In 'The pentacle plot, ' the heroic men, women and, er, anthropoid ape of Shadowpact must contend with their evil counterparts known as The Pentacle-- all while dealing with the fact that they've lost a whole year in their lives!"--Page 4 of cover

ÒTHE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED.Ó Zauriel joins Shadowpact officially, Blue Devil learns what he needs to do to save his parents, and Dr. Gotham strikes at last!

ÒLIVE BY THE SWORD, DIE BY THE SWORD.Ó If you live by the sword, you die by the sword, as Nightmaster is finding out! Jim Rook is on the threshold of death, kept alive only by the EnchantressÕ spell. If she falters...he dies!

ÒBAD TIDINGS AND EVIL DEEDS!Ó All of the ShadowpactÕs most dangerous foes have been marshaling their forces in secret behind our heroesÕ backs...and now along comes Zauriel...but to side with them or to slaughter them?