- Script:
- Judd Winick; Greg Rucka
- Pencils:
- Matthew Clark
- Inks:
- Art Thibert
- Colors:
- Guy Major
- Letters:
- John J. Hill
- Genre:
- Superhero; Spy
- Characters:
- Outsiders [Captain Boomerang, Jr. [Owen Mercer]; Grace Choi; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]; Metamorpho [Rex Mason]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Thunder [Anissa Pierce]]; Checkmate [Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]; Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]; Black Queen's Knight [Josephine Tautin; Mademoiselle Marie]; Black King's Knight [Beatriz Dacosta; Fire]; White King [Michael Holt; Mr. Terrific]; White King's Bishop [Thinker]; White King's Knight [Tommy Jagger]]
- Synopsis:
- The prison hasn't been built that can hold the Outsiders for long - and that includes Checkmate's Alpine HQ, as Nightwing leads an attempt to break free from house arrest! [per solicitation]
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
Story continued from Checkmate (DC, 2006 series) #13 and story continues in Checkmate (DC, 2006 series) #14.
- Script:
- Dan Didio
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Dan Didio talks about COUNTDOWN. DC hot list - COUNTDOWN #51, GREEN LANTERN CORPS #12 and NIGHTWING #132. House ad for OUTSIDERS #48.