DC Countdown #1 [First Printing]
(May 2005)

DC, 2005 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
1.00 USD; 1.35 CAD
Pages
84
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
2005-03-30
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
761941249032 00111
Editing
Dan DiDio (editor); Jann Jones (assistant editor)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U. S.
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

Cover title: Countdown to Infinite Crisis
This issue has variants:
Awards

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Lee
Inks
Alex Ross (painting)
Colors
Alex Ross (painting)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Doctor Fate [Hector Hall]; Flash [Wally West]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; J'Onn J'Onzz; Power Girl; Starfire [Koriand'r]; Superman; Wonder Woman [Diana]
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for DC Countdown (DC, 2005 series) #1 [First Printing] Cover Thumbnail for DC Countdown (2005 series) #1 [Second Printing]
Edit cover

Chapter 1 (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Geoff Johns; Greg Rucka; Judd Winick
Pencils
Rags Morales
Inks
Michael Bair
Colors
Moose Baumann
Letters
Nick Napolitano
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Booster Gold; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Alfred Pennyworth; Maxwell Lord; Ace (cameo); Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Brother I; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Despero; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Dr. Light [Arthur Light]; Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Mr. Miracle [Scott Free]
Reprints

Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Geoff Johns; Greg Rucka; Judd Winick
Pencils
Ed Benes
Inks
Ed Benes
Colors
Hi-Fi
Letters
Nick Napolitano
Genre
superhero
Characters
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Booster Gold; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman; Black Adam; Calculator [Noah Kuttler]; Deathstroke [Slade Wilson]; Dr. Light [Arthur Light]; Dr. Psycho; Madmen; Talia; Black Canary [Dinah Lance] (cameo); Breach; Cheetah [Barbara Minerva]; Chronos [David Clinton]; Count Vertigo; Dr. Fate [Hector Hall]; Dr. Polaris [Neal Emerson]; Firestorm [Jason Rusch]; Flash [Wally West]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Grodd; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Killer Frost [Louise Lincoln]; Mirror Master [Evan McCulloch]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Ocean Master [Orm Marius]; Power Girl; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; Shadow-Thief [Carl Sands]; Shimmer; Neutron [Nat Tryon]; Speedy [Mia Dearden]; Starfire [Koriand'r]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark]
Reprints

Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Geoff Johns; Greg Rucka; Judd Winick
Pencils
Jesús Saiz
Inks
Jimmy Palmiotti
Colors
Paul Mounts
Letters
Nick Napolitano
Genre
superhero
Characters
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Booster Gold; Shazam; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] (cameo); Demon; Eclipso [Jean Loring]; J'Onn J'Onzz; Lex Luthor; Spectre
Reprints

Chapter 4 (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Geoff Johns; Greg Rucka; Judd Winick
Pencils
Ivan Reis
Inks
Marcelo Campos
Colors
Guy Major
Letters
Nick Napolitano
Genre
superhero
Characters
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Booster Gold; Wonder Woman [Diana]; Adam Strange; J'Onn J'Onzz; Tigorr (cameo)
Reprints

Chapter 5 (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Geoff Johns; Greg Rucka; Judd Winick
Pencils
Phil Jimenez
Inks
Andy Lanning
Colors
Steve Firchow
Letters
Nick Napolitano
Genre
superhero
Characters
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Maxwell Lord; OMAC; Sasha Bordeaux; Booster Gold (cameo); Captain Atom (cameo); Elongated Man (cameo); Echo (cameo); Fire [Beatriz DaCosta] (cameo); Gypsy (cameo); Mary Marvel [Mary Batson] (cameo); Maxi-Man (cameo); Praxis (cameo); Reverb (cameo); Sue Dibny (cameo); Vapor (cameo)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Death of Blue Beetle [Ted Kord].

DC in Demand: Crisis Counseling (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dan DiDio
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Synopsis/explanation of the book, credits and checklist for follow up titles.

[Various] (Table of Contents: 7)

advertisement / 12 pages (report information)

Synopsis
[inside front] Sprint; [5] Lord of the Rings Trivial Pursuit Sweepstakes; [7] Magic Super Series; [13] got milk?; [17] Spy vs Spy (game); [23] Advent Rising; [30] In house -- Day of Vengeance; [36] In house -- The O.M.A.C. Project; [42] In house -- Villains United!; [48] In house -- Rann-Thanagar War; [inside back] The Incredibles (DVD); [back] Trivial Pursuit: Lord of the Rings Edition
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Chapter 1
  3. 2. Chapter 2
  4. 3. Chapter 3
  5. 4. Chapter 4
  6. 5. Chapter 5
  7. 6. DC in Demand: Crisis Counseling
  8. 7. [Various]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Erik Braley
  • Peter Croome
  • John Greb
  • Ralf Haring
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
If you believe any of this data to be incorrect, please let us know.
Cover thumbnails are used for identification purposes only. All rights to cover images reserved by the respective copyright holders.
Creative Commons License All portions of the Grand Comics Database™, except where noted otherwise, are copyrighted by the GCD and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.
The GCD Privacy Policy. The GCD Web Site code is licensed under the GNU General Public License.