Countdown (2007 series) (DC) #42

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Number	42
Indicia Publisher
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed
Brand
No Brand	No
Publication Date	September 2007 [July 11, 2007]
Key Date	2007-09-20
Year On Sale	None
Month On Sale	None
Day On Sale	None
On Sale Date Uncertain	No
Indicia Frequency
No Indicia Frequency	No
Price	2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD
Page Count	44 (note: total sum of story page counts is 34)
Page Count Uncertain	No
Editing	Mike Marts; Mike Carlin; Jeanine Schaefer (associate); Elisabeth Gehrlein (assistant)
No Editing
Barcode
No Barcode	No
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Sequence Number	0
Title	Enter: Clayface
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	cover
Feature	Countdown
Genre	Superhero
Job Number
Script
No Script	X
Pencils	Terry Dodson
No Pencils
Inks	Rachel Dodson
No Inks
Colors	Thomas Chu
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	1
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Mary Marvel; Riddler; Clayface
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Sequence Number	1
Title	Shock to the System
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Countdown
Genre	Superhero
Job Number
Script	Paul Dini (head writer); Sean McKeever (pages 1-14, 17-20); Tony Bedard (pages 15-16)
No Script
Pencils	Carlos Magno
No Pencils
Inks	Mark McKenna; Jay Leisten
No Inks
Colors	Rod Reis
No Colors
Letters	Ken Lopez
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	20
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Riddler [Edward Nigma]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Karate Kid [Val Armorr]; Flash [Bart Allen] (dream; dies); Holly Robinson; Monitor; Red Hood [Jason Todd]; Donna Troy; Atom [Ryan Choi]; Panda [Doctor Potter]; Doctor Martin Campbell; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; VILLAINS: Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway]; Trickster [James Jesse]; Multiplex; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Harleen Quinzel [Harley Quinn]; Clayface; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart] (dream); Heat Wave [Mick Rory] (dream); Inertia [Thaddeus Thawne] (dream); Mirror Master [Evan McCulloch] (dream); Weather Wizard [Mark Mardon] (dream)
Synopsis	Mary Marvel and the Riddler take on Clayface. Pied Piper and Trickster try to escape from their captors.
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Notes	From the Newsarama interview on July 13, 2007, Tony Bedard wrote the 2 pages with Batman/Karate Kid.
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Sequence Number	2
Title	Mad About Hunger
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	advertisement
Feature	Mad; BallPark Franks
Genre	Humor
Job Number
Script	John Caldwell
No Script
Pencils	Tom Richmond
No Pencils
Inks	Tom Richmond
No Inks
Colors	Tom Richmond
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing	?
No Editing
Page Count	1
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Synopsis
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Notes	Cover for 8 page THE MAD MAGAZINE BALLPARK FRANKS SPECIAL ISSUE insert.
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Sequence Number	3
Title	A Mad Look at Hunger
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	advertisement
Feature	Mad; BallPark Franks
Genre	Humor
Job Number
Script	Sergio Aragones
No Script
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
No Pencils
Inks	Sergio Aragones
No Inks
Colors	Sergio Aragones ?
No Colors
Letters	Sergio Aragones
No Letters
Editing	?
No Editing
Page Count	2
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters
Synopsis
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Notes	5 comic strips advertising BallPark Franks for THE MAD MAGAZINE BALLPARK FRANKS SPECIAL ISSUE insert.
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Sequence Number	4
Title	The Evolution of Hunger
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	advertisement
Feature	Mad; BallPark Franks
Genre	Humor
Job Number
Script
No Script	X
Pencils	Tom Richmond
No Pencils
Inks	Tom Richmond
No Inks
Colors	Tom Richmond
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing	?
No Editing
Page Count	2
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters
Synopsis
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Notes	Pinup advertising BallPark Franks for THE MAD MAGAZINE BALLPARK FRANKS SPECIAL ISSUE insert.
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Field	Added
Sequence Number	5
Title	The Museum of Hunger
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	advertisement
Feature	Mad; BallPark Franks
Genre	Humor
Job Number
Script
No Script	X
Pencils	Sam Viviano; Hermann Mejia
No Pencils
Inks	Sam Viviano; Hermann Mejia
No Inks
Colors	Sam Viviano; Hermann Mejia
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing	?
No Editing
Page Count	2
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters
Synopsis
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Notes	Six paintings advertising BallPark Franks for THE MAD MAGAZINE BALLPARK FRANKS SPECIAL ISSUE insert.
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Sequence Number	6
Title	Hunger Gets What Hunger Wants
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	advertisement
Feature	BallPark Franks
Genre
Job Number
Script	?
No Script
Pencils	? (photo)
No Pencils
Inks	? (photo)
No Inks
Colors	? (photo)
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing	?
No Editing
Page Count	1
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters
Synopsis
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Notes	Ad for BallPark Franks for THE MAD MAGAZINE BALLPARK FRANKS SPECIAL ISSUE insert.
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Sequence Number	7
Title	History of the Multiverse: Chapter Eight
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	History of the Multiverse
Genre	Superhero
Job Number
Script	Dan Jurgens
No Script
Pencils	Dan Jurgens
No Pencils
Inks	Norm Rapmund
No Inks
Colors	David Baron
No Colors
Letters	Ken Lopez
No Letters
Editing	Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant)
No Editing
Page Count	4
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Monitors; Wonder Woman [Diana] (flashback); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback); Zatanna Zatara (flashback); Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (flashback); Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-L] (Earth-2; flashback); Lois Lane (Earth-2; flashback); Power Girl (flashback); Robin [Jason Todd] (flashback; dies); OMAC (flashback); Ted Kord (flashback; dies); Blue Beetle [Jamie Reyes] (flashback); Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter] (flashback); Superboy [Kon-El; Conner Kent] (flashback; dies); Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark] (flashback); VILLAINS: Doomsday (flashback); Alexander Luthor (Earth-3; flashback); Superboy (Earth-Prime; flashback); Maxwell Lord (flashback; dies); Black Adam (flashback); Psycho Pirate (flashback)
Synopsis	The Monitors look at the events in INFINITE CRISIS.
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Field	Added
Sequence Number	8
Title	DC Nation 69
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	promo (ad from the publisher)
Feature	DC Nation
Genre
Job Number
Script	Jann Jones
No Script
Pencils	Jann Jones (sketch); Stephane Roux; ?
No Pencils
Inks	Stephane Roux; ?
No Inks
Colors	Stephane Roux; ?
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	1
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Black Canary
Synopsis
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Notes	Jann Jones talks about the BLACK CANARY WEDDING PLANNER issue she is editing. She inludes her rough sketch for the cover and the final result by Stephane Roux. Hot list - COUNTDOWN #42, GREEN ARROW: YEAR ONE #1 and GREEN LANTERN #21. House ad for COUNTDOWN #41.
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