Countdown
#6
(May 2008)
DC,
2007 Series
- Price
- 2.99 USD; 2.99 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- weekly
- On-sale Date
- 2008-03-19
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [swirl]
- Barcode
- 761941260839 00611
- Editing
- Mike Carlin (editor); Liz Marsham (assistant)
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in Countdown to Final Crisis (DC, 2008 series) #4 (2008 [January 2009])
-
The Great Disaster Is Upon Us!
Countdown / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Scott Kolins (signed)
- Inks
- Scott Kolins (signed)
- Colors
- Scott Kolins (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Karate Kid [Val Armorr]; Justice League [JLA; Flash; Superman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Wonder Woman; Atom; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Canary; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Hawkman]; Blue Beetle [Jaime Reyes]; Justice Society of America [JSA; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hourman; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]]
Outbreak
Countdown / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Paul Dini (head writer); Keith Giffen (story consultant); Adam Beechen
- Pencils
- Mike Norton
- Inks
- Jimmy Palmiotti
- Colors
- Tom Chu
- Letters
- Travis Lanham
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Challengers of the Beyond [Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Donna Troy; Red Hood [Jason Todd]]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Holly Robinson; Harleen Quinzel [Harley Quinn]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Karate Kid [Val Armorr] (deceased); Una [Luornu Durgo]; Firestorm [Jason Rusch]; Jimmy Olsen; Forager; The Hairies; Justice League [Batman (Earth-?); Flash (Earth-?); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (Earth-?); Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz] (Earth-?); Superman (Earth-?); Wonder Woman (Earth-?)]; Dubbilex (Earth-?); Buddy Blank (Earth-?); Lucy Grinker (first appearance; Earth-?); Tim Foley (first appearance; Earth-?); The Morticoccus
- Synopsis
- The morticoccus virus is released to devasting effect, turning the people of Earth into animals and the animals into humans. There doesn't appear to be a cure for the virus.
Indexer Notes
This story is told completely from the view of Buddy Blank. This appears to be the Great Disaster talked about in the Jack Kirby KAMANDI series.
The Origin of Felix Faust
Felix Faust / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Scott Beatty
- Pencils
- Jesús Saiz
- Inks
- Jesús Saiz
- Colors
- Hi-Fi
- Letters
- Travis Lanham
- Editing
- Liz Marsham
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Felix Faust (origin); Dekan Drache; Rath; Ghast; Abnegazar; Justice League [JLA; Aquaman [Arthur Curry; Orin]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Neron; Black Adam [Teth-Adam]; Isis [Adrianna Tomaz]
- Synopsis
- The origin of Felix Faust.
- Reprints
- in DC Universe: Origins (DC, 2010 series) (2009 [April 2010])
-
DC Nation 105
DC Nation / in-house column / 1 page
- Characters
- Jerro the Merboy
Indexer Notes
Jann Jones talks about WonderCon 2008. Hot list - COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #7, DEATH OF THE NEW GODS #7 and TANGENT: SUPERMAN'S REIGN. House ad for COUNTDOWN #5.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Great Disaster Is Upon Us!
Countdown -
1.
Outbreak
Countdown -
2.
The Origin of Felix Faust
Felix Faust -
3.
DC Nation 105
DC Nation
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Morbus Iff
- Jim Van Dore
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