DC · December, 2003
Origin of Krona; Origin of Krona retold; Batman & Captain America team to find answers on The Grandmaster while the two teams gather artifacts of power from both universes; Captain America vs. Batman; JLA vs. Avengers; Krona summons Galactus and Grandmaster steals the power of the artifacts for himself; Prestige Format; Story continued from Avengers/JLA #1; Story continues in Avengers/JLA #3; Thor vs. Superman
A Contest of Champions
Writer: Kurt Busiek
Artist: George Pérez