Countdown
#40
(September 2007)
DC,
2007 Series
- Price
- 2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD
- Pages
- 44
- Indicia Frequency
- weekly
- On-sale Date
- 2007-07-25
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [swirl]
- Barcode
- 761941260839 04011
- Editing
- Jeanine Schaefer (credited) (assistant editor); Liz Marsham (credited as Elisabeth Gehrlein) (assistant editor); Mike Marts (credited) (editor); Mike Carlin (credited) (editor)
Atomic Warfare!
Countdown / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Terry Dodson (credited) (signed as
Terry Dodson) - Inks
- Rachel Dodson (credited) (signed as
Rachel) - Colors
- Moose Baumann (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Jason Todd; Donna Troy; Atom [Ryan Choi]; Bob the Monitor
- Reprints
-
in Countdown to Final Crisis (DC, 2008 series) #1 ([July] 2008)
-
Small Wonders
Countdown / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Paul Dini (credited) (head writer); Tony Bedard (credited)
- Pencils
- Keith Giffen (credited) (breakdowns); Manuel Garcia (credited)
- Inks
- Mark McKenna (credited)
- Colors
- Thomas Chu (credited)
- Letters
- Ken Lopez (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Uh... this is sort of the last thing I expected to find in a subatomic universe.
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Jason Todd; Trickster [James Jesse]; Donna Troy; Zatanna Zatara; Holly Robinson; Bob the Monitor; Atom [Ryan Choi]; Mr. Action [Jimmy Olsen]; Forager; Question [Renee Montoya]; Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway] (villain); Harleen Quinzel [Harley Quinn] (villain); Darkseid (villain); Desaad (villain); Parademons (villains)
- Synopsis
- The quest for Ray Palmer continues in the "Palmerverse", Mary Marvel goes to Zatanna for help, Trickster and Pied Piper seek shelter with the Penguin and Mr. Action leaps into action.
- Reprints
- in Countdown to Final Crisis (DC, 2008 series) #1 ([July] 2008)
-
- Keywords
- Apokolips; Gotham City; Iceberg Lounge; Metropolis
Mad About Hunger
Mad; BallPark Franks / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman
Indexer Notes
Cover for 8 page THE MAD MAGAZINE BALLPARK FRANKS SPECIAL ISSUE insert.
A Mad Look at Hunger
Mad; BallPark Franks / advertisement / 2 pages
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragonés
- Inks
- Sergio Aragonés
- Colors
- Sergio Aragonés ?
- Letters
- Sergio Aragonés
- Editing
- ?
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
5 comic strips advertising BallPark Franks for THE MAD MAGAZINE BALLPARK FRANKS SPECIAL ISSUE insert.
The Evolution of Hunger
Mad; BallPark Franks / advertisement / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Pinup advertising BallPark Franks for THE MAD MAGAZINE BALLPARK FRANKS SPECIAL ISSUE insert.
The Museum of Hunger
Mad; BallPark Franks / advertisement / 2 pages
- Pencils
- Sam Viviano; Hermann Mejia
- Inks
- Sam Viviano; Hermann Mejia
- Colors
- Sam Viviano; Hermann Mejia
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- ?
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Six paintings advertising BallPark Franks for THE MAD MAGAZINE BALLPARK FRANKS SPECIAL ISSUE insert.
Hunger Gets What Hunger Wants
BallPark Franks / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for BallPark Franks for THE MAD MAGAZINE BALLPARK FRANKS SPECIAL ISSUE insert.
History of the Multiverse Chapter Ten
History of the Multiverse / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Dan Jurgens (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Jurgens (credited)
- Inks
- Norm Rapmund (credited)
- Colors
- David Baron (credited)
- Letters
- Jared K. Fletcher (credited)
- Editing
- Michael Siglain (credited); Harvey Richards (credited) (assistant)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Multiverse is back.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Monitors; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Earth-43); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Earth-19); Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-L] (Earth-2); Superman [Harvey Dent] (Tangent Universe); Ultraman [Clark Kent] (Earth-3); Superman [Kal-L] (Earth-30); Joker's Daughter [Duela Dent] (flashback; dies)
- Synopsis
- The Monitors discuss the Multiverse and some of the Earths under their supervision, including the Earths from Batman & Dracula: Red Rain, Superman: Red Son, Batman / Houdini: The Devil's Workshop and the Tangent universe.
DC Nation 71
DC Nation / in-house column / 1 page
- Characters
- Fletcher Chu-Fong (photo); Rex Ogle (photo)
Indexer Notes
Fletcher Chu-Fong talks about his job as DC Convention Manager. He also lists the DC panels for the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con. Hot list - GREEN ARROW: YEAR ONE #2, SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #32 and TEEN TITANS #49. DC house ad for COUNTDOWN #39.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Atomic Warfare!
Countdown -
1.
Small Wonders
Countdown -
2.
Mad About Hunger
Mad; BallPark Franks -
3.
A Mad Look at Hunger
Mad; BallPark Franks -
4.
The Evolution of Hunger
Mad; BallPark Franks -
5.
The Museum of Hunger
Mad; BallPark Franks -
6.
Hunger Gets What Hunger Wants
BallPark Franks -
7.
History of the Multiverse Chapter Ten
History of the Multiverse -
8.
DC Nation 71
DC Nation
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Morbus Iff
- Patrick Wood
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