Appearing in "The Golden Age Beacon"
Featured Characters:
- The Beacon (Scott Martin)
Supporting Characters:
- Zarkon
Villains:
- Tyrnos
Other Characters:
- Areel
Locations:
- Shanzar
Items:
- Ko-Dan
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "The Golden Age Beacon"
Geologist Scott Martin found himself at the bottom of a pit with the lamp in his hard hat broken after falling down. He tried to look for another way out when he encountered a civilization called Shanzar that took him to their leader Tyrnos, who accused him of being a spy.
Scott was subsequently thrown into the dungeon, where he met Zarkon, the deposed ruler who told the new prisoner that Tyrnos retained power by wearing the Ko-Dan crystal on his crown that powered the city, as well as using his daughter as leverage against him. Scott was able to break out with Zarkon using a pickaxe that Tyrnos did not take from him.
Tyrnos summoned Areel, the mind-controlled daughter of Zarkon. Meanwhile, Scott insisted on confronting Tyrnos, while Zarkon rallied supporters. As Tyrnos was informed that the prisoners had escaped, Scott arrived and witnessed the despot use the power of the Ko-Dan. The battle ended when Scott defeated Tyrnos by using his willpower to steal the Ko-Dan from him and crush him with his own throne.
The next day, Zarkon and Areel thanked Scott, who asked to keep the Ko-Dan and "stand against the others like Tyrnos like a Beacon of justice", which the newly restored ruler agreed to.
Appearing in "The Hummingbird's First Flight"
Featured Characters:
- Hummingbird
Supporting Characters:
- Margaret Silver
- Mayor Leonard Hughes
Villains:
- Kr'wallians
- Nr'kudar
- Zr'jonor
- The Teacher
Other Characters:
- Ultiman (Mentioned)
- Knight Watchman (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Earth
- Circle City (Mentioned)
Items:
- Kr'wallian battlesuit
- The Prevailer
Vehicles:
- Kr'wallian starship
- The Room of Enlightenment
Synopsis for "The Hummingbird's First Flight"
Alan Laurel and Margaret Silver were studying hummingbirds when they witnessed two Kr'wallians kidnap Mayor Leonard Hughes. Moments later, Alan and Margaret found themselves shrinking as well. They stole the uniforms of two Kr'wallians and found Mayor Hughes being brainwashed in order to have Circle City surrender. Alan and Margaret snuck the mayor off of the ship. Then, the latter escaped with the mayor, while the former fought the Kr'wallians using the suit he stole from them. Alan was nearly defeated, but the Kr'wallians were ordered to leave Earth due to damage that he had caused to their ship, believing that the people of Earth would be on guard. Margaret and Mayor Hughes returned and found that Alan was now six inches tall; he dubbed himself the Hummingbird.
Appearing in "Shine the Light of Justice!"
Featured Characters:
- The Beacon (Julia Gardner)
Supporting Characters:
- Mister Gardner (First Appearance)
- Captain Jordan Stuart (First Appearance)
Villains:
- Synstroms
- Synstrom Emperor (Mentioned)
Other Characters:
- Regina Oliver (First Appearance)
- United States Army
- United States Air Force
- Unnamed Dextron (Death)
Items:
- Dextron Power Gem
- Beacon's spacesuit
Locations:
- Earth
- Garnder Industries
Vehicles:
- Dextron spaceship
- Synestrom ship
Synopsis for "Shine the Light of Justice!"
Gemologist Julia Gardner was driving to work when she saw a flying saucer crash nearby and stopped to check for survivors. She entered the spaceship where a dying female Dextron pointed to a jewel. After the alien died, Julia took the jewel to study before the spaceship exploded. She realized that she would be late for work and believed that only flying there could help her arrive on time. Her car started flying, displaying the jewel's powers. However, Julia was late and when she arrived, she and her assistant Regina studied the gem and the former transformed into a protective suit. As Julia's father entered, she transformed out of her suit and insisted that she had work to do. Then, the two women heard on the radio about another alien spaceship arriving with the army there to confront them. Julia transformed back and dubbed herself the Beacon before she intervened in the battle between the US Army and the aliens. The Beacon single-handedly defeated the aliens by making them think that the Dextrons had formed an alliance with the humans, destroying their weapons, and throwing their ship back into space. Later, Julia went to her father's house where he and his daughter's partner Captain Jordan Stuart and discussed the Beacon. Julia insisted that she was working in her lab all day while the Beacon defeated the aliens.
Appearing in "Major Discovery: Booga Booga Nyuck Nyuck Nyuck"
Featured Characters:
- Two unnamed men
- Hotfoot Tribe
Locations:
- Hotfoot Tribe territory
Synopsis for "Major Discovery: Booga Booga Nyuck Nyuck Nyuck"
Two men came upon the boundaries of Hotfoot Tribe territory, where one of them was hit in the face with a pie by them.
Trivia
- On the table of contents page, there is an apology to Tom Luth for neglecting to credit him for coloring the cover of Big Bang #17.