| 0 | - | cover | 2 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin | |
| 1 | - | illustration | 2 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary | |
| 2 | - | blank page(s) | 1 | | |
| 3 | Absolute Authority, Vol. 1 | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch | |
| 4 | Absolute Authority, Vol. 1 | credits, title page | 2 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary | |
| 5 | Editorial Credits | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary | |
| 6 | Introduction | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Grant Morrison; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary | |
| 7 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 2 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin | The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift] |
| 8 | "It Won't Happen Again." | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Warren Ellis | |
| 9 | The Circle, One of Four | comic story | 24 | script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin of Wildstorm FX; letters: Bill O'Neil | The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]; Jackson King; Christine Trelane; Kaizen Gamorra |
| 10 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin | Jenny Sparks |
| 11 | "All Magic Is, Is Change." | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Warren Ellis | |
| 12 | The Circle, Two of Four | comic story | 22 | script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin of Wildstorm FX; letters: Bill O'Neil | The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]; Kaizen Gamorra |
| 13 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin | Apollo |
| 14 | "I Used to Be a Pacifist, after a Fashion." | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Warren Ellis | |
| 15 | The Circle, Three of Four | comic story | 22 | script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin of Wildstorm FX; letters: Ali Fuchs | The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]; Kaizen Gamorra; Jackson King; Christine Trelane |
| 16 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin | Kaizen Gamorra |
| 17 | "I Only Wanted to Have Some Fun." | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Warren Ellis | |
| 18 | The Circle, Four of Four | comic story | 22 | script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin of Wildstorm FX; letters: Ali Fuchs | The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]; Kaizen Gamorra |
| 19 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin | |
| 20 | Shiftships, One of Four | comic story | 22 | script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin, Chris Garcia; letters: Ali Fuchs | The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]; Yngvi; Regis; Christine Trelane |
| 21 | "My God. Apollo Killed It by Looking at It." | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Warren Ellis | |
| 22 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin | Jenny Sparks |
| 23 | "Is It Wrong for Me to Find That Woman Utterly Terrifying?" | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Warren Ellis | |
| 24 | Shiftships, Two of Four | comic story | 22 | script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin, David Baron; letters: Ali Fuchs | The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift] |
| 25 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin | The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift] |
| 26 | "When We Said We Wanted to Make a Better World, Did We Really Mean Just This One?" | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Warren Ellis | |
| 27 | Shiftships, Three of Four | comic story | 22 | script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin; letters: Ali Fuchs | The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]; Yngvi; Regis |
| 28 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin | The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift] |
| 29 | "We Are the Authority. Behave." | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Warren Ellis | |
| 30 | Shiftships, Four of Four | comic story | 22 | script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Michael Garcia, Eric Guerrero; letters: Robbie Robbins for Idea + Design Works | The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]; Regis |
| 31 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Phil Jimenez; inks: Phil Jimenez; colors: David Baron | Planetary [Elijah Snow; the Drummer; Jakita Wagner]; The Authority [Jenny Sparks; Apollo; the Midnighter; Swift; Jack Hawksmoor; the Engineer; the Doctor]; Doc Brass |
| 32 | "If You Want to Save the World You Have to Think Big." | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Warren Ellis | |
| 33 | Ruling the World | comic story | 45 | script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Phil Jimenez; inks: Andy Lanning; colors: Laura Martin; letters: Ryan Cline | Planetary [Elijah Snow; the Drummer; Jakita Wagner]; The Authority [Jenny Sparks; Apollo; the Midnighter; Jack Hawksmoor; Swift; the Doctor; the Engineer] |
| 34 | Requiem | comic story | 10 | script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin; letters: Josh Reed | |
| 35 | "Your Life Will Be My Requiem, Jenny of the 20th Century." | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Warren Ellis | |
| 36 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin | The Authority [Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Jenny Sparks] |
| 37 | "They've Come Back. The Owners of the Earth." | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Warren Ellis | |
| 38 | Outer Dark, One of Four | comic story | 22 | script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin; letters: Ryan Cline | The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift] |
| 39 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin | The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift] |
| 40 | "Jenny Decided You Were Wrong. Want to Argue the Point?" | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Warren Ellis | |
| 41 | Outer Dark, Two of Four | comic story | 22 | script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin; letters: Ryan Cline | The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift] |
| 42 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin | The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift] |
| 43 | "Happy Sodding Birthday, Jenny." | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Warren Ellis | |
| 44 | Outer Dark, Three of Four | comic story | 22 | script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin; letters: Ryan Cline | The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]; Jackson King; Christine Trelane |
| 45 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin | The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift] |
| 46 | "This World Is Mine." | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Warren Ellis | |
| 47 | Outer Dark, Four of Four | comic story | 22 | script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin; letters: Robbie Robbins for Idea + Design Works | The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift] |
| 48 | Afterword | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Bryan Hitch; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary | |
| 49 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin | The Authority [Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Jack Hawksmoor; Engineer; Apollo; Doctor; Swift]; Kaizen Gamorra |
| 50 | Absolute Authority Volume 1 (First Edition) Slipcase Cover | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin | |
| 51 | Absolute Authority Volume 1 (First Edition) Dust Jacket | cover reprint (on interior page) | 2 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Andrew Currie; colors: David Baron | |
| 52 | Sketches by Bryan Hitch | illustration | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch | |
| 53 | The Authority #1 Cover Pencils | illustration | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch | |
| 54 | Script | text story | 23 | script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch | |
| 55 | The Authority #1, Page 9 - Original Version | illustration | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary | |
| 56 | The Authority #1, Page 12 - Original Version | illustration | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary | |
| 57 | The Authority #9 Unused Cover | illustration | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary | |
| 58 | - | illustration | 1 | | |
| 59 | The Authority #12 Cover Pencils | illustration | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch | |
| 60 | The Cover of the Authority Widescreen | illustration | 2 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Andrew Currie | |
| 61 | Page One of the Authority Widescreen | illustration | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch | |
| 62 | Page Four of the Authority Widescreen | illustration | 1 | pencils: Bryan Hitch | |
| 63 | Pages Two & Three of the Authority Widescreen | illustration | 2 | pencils: Bryan Hitch | |
| 64 | Creating a Page | illustration | 2 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary | |
| 65 | WildStorm Marketing Piece | illustration | 2 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary | |
| 66 | Biographies | text article | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 67 | - | blank page(s) | 1 | | |
| 68 | - | illustration | 2 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary | |
| 69 | Slipcase | insert or dust jacket | 0 | pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin | |