| Issue | #1 |
| Published | December 2006 |
| Cover Price | 2.99 USD; 4.00 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Jim Lee (Editorial Director); Scott Dunbier (Executive Editor); Terri Cunningham (Managing Editor) |
| Characters | The Authority [Engineer [Angela Spica]; Midnighter [Lucas Trent]] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Gene Ha |
| Inks | Gene Ha |
| Colors | Art Lyon |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Arthur Adams |
| Inks | Arthur Adams |
| Colors | Carrie Strachan |
| Characters | Ken; Joan |
| Synopsis | It followed a family man named Ken in his search for a downed submarine. The sub apparently encountered something massive and unexpected in the depths of the ocean that caused it to be destroyed. When Ken finds the ship, many of the crew are missing. The search finds Ken and his search party encountering the Authority's carrier, 50 miles long, lying on the ocean floor. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Grant Morrision |
| Pencils | Gene Ha |
| Inks | Gene Ha |
| Colors | Art Lyon |
| Letters | Comicraft |
| Editing | Scott Dunbier (Editor); Kristy Quinn (Assistant Editor) |
| Notes | No members of the Authority appear in this first issue. |
| Reprinted | in Authority Volume 4 Reader: The Lost Year, The (DC, 2010 series) #[nn] (January 2010) |
| Synopsis | Jim Lee discusses the return of his Image flagship title: Deathblow and the creative team he has forged. |
| Script | Jim Lee |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Includes "Out This Month" illustrated cover captions of the latest WildStorm titles; a listing of titles in stores for October 2006; a photograph of Jim Lee with a "Next Issue" illustrated caption for issue #2 of Wildcats; Staff credits and indicia information. |
| Notes | Rush City Sweepstakes (contest/comic promo, DC Comics) |
| Notes | Family Guy Video Game (game, 20th Century Fox/2K Games); Sam & Max Season 1 (game, Turner Broadcasting/Gametap); URU Live (game, Turner Broadcasting/Gametap); You'll Need an Extra Life Just to Play It All. (promo, Gametap); Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony (game, SuperVillain Studios); Tournament Paintball Max D (game, ActiVision); Road of the Patriarch (book, R.A. Salvatore/Wizards of the Coast); Game Videos (website, 1Up Network); Age of Empires III (game, Microsoft); It's Anything But Cute (car, Dodge) |