(May 2008)

DC, 2007 Series
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Price
2.99 USD; 2.99 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
weekly
On-sale Date
2008-03-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941260839 00511
Editing
Mike Carlin (editor); Liz Marsham (assistant)

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Countdown / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Scott Kolins (signed)
Inks
Scott Kolins (signed)
Colors
Scott Kolins (signed)
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Karate Kid [Val Armorr]

Indexer Notes

Cover is an homage to the cover of KAMANDI, THE LAST BOY ON EARTH (DC, 1972 Series) #1 by Jack Kirby.

Cover Thumbnail for Countdown (DC, 2007 series) #5
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End Times (Table of Contents: 1)

Countdown / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Dini (head writer); Keith Giffen (story consultant); Adam Beechen
Pencils
Jim Starlin
Inks
Rodney Ramos
Colors
Pete Pantazis
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]; Una [Luornu Durgo] (dies); Firestorm [Jason Rusch]; Jimmy Olsen; Forager; The Hairies; Justice League [Batman (Earth-?); Flash (Earth-?); Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz] (Earth-?); Superman (Earth-?); Wonder Woman (Earth-?)]; Teen Titans [Robin [Tim Drake] (Earth-?); Blue Beetle [Jaime Reyes] (Earth-?); Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark] (Earth-?); Kid Devil [Eddie Bloomberg] (Earth-?)]; Buddy Blank (Earth-?); Buddy Blank's grandson (the future Kamandi); Brother Eye (Earth-?); The Morticoccus (villain); Joker (Earth-?; villain, cameo); Dr. Light [Arthur Light] (Earth-?; villain, cameo); Lex Luthor (Earth-?; villain, cameo)
Synopsis
With his world burning all around him, Buddy Blank and Una go looking for Buddy's grandson. They find him, but Una dies protecting him. Buddy takes his grandson to the Command D bunker to shelter him from the atomic bombs. Helpless to do anything further, the New Earth heroes boom tube away.

Indexer Notes

This story is told completely from the view of Buddy Blank. This is the Great Disaster talked about in the Jack Kirby KAMANDI series.

The Origin of Mr. Freeze (Table of Contents: 2)

Mr. Freeze / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Beatty (credited)
Pencils
Tom Derenick (credited as Thomas Derenick)
Inks
Wayne Faucher (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Letters
Travis Lanham (credited)
Editing
Liz Marsham (credited as Elisabeth V. Gehrlein)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Freeze [Victor Fries] (origin); Nora Fries; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batgirl [Cassandra Cain]
Synopsis
The origin of Mr. Freeze.
Reprints

DC Nation 106 (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

DC Nation / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Countdown
  2. 1. End Times
    Countdown
  3. 2. The Origin of Mr. Freeze
    Mr. Freeze
  4. 3. DC Nation 106
    DC Nation
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