Countdown #42

(September 2007)

Shock to the System (Table of Contents: 1)

Countdown / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script:

Paul Dini (head writer); Sean McKeever (pages 1-14, 17-20); Tony Bedard (pages 15-16)

Pencils:

Carlos Magno

Inks:

Mark McKenna; Jay Leisten

Colors:

Rod Reis

Letters:

Ken Lopez

Genre:

superhero

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.

Indexer Notes

From the Newsarama interview on July 13, 2007, Tony Bedard wrote the 2 pages with Batman/Karate Kid.

Mad About Hunger (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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A Mad Look at Hunger (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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The Evolution of Hunger (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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The Museum of Hunger (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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Hunger Gets What Hunger Wants (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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History of the Multiverse Chapter Eight (Table of Contents: 7)

History of the Multiverse / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Dan Jurgens

Pencils:

Dan Jurgens

Inks:

Norm Rapmund

Colors:

David Baron

Letters:

Ken Lopez

Editing:

Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant)

Genre:

superhero

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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