Countdown
#23
(January 2008)
DC,
2007 Series
- Price
- 2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- weekly
- On-sale Date
- 2007-11-21
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [swirl]
- Barcode
- 761941260839 02311
- Editing
- Mike Carlin (editor); Liz Marsham (assistant)
Mr. Mxyzptlk... ...Spills His Guts!
Countdown / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- J. G. Jones (signed)
- Inks
- J. G. Jones (signed)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (signed as Sinc)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Superman-Prime [Clark Kent]; Mr. Mxyzptlk
- Reprints
-
in Countdown to Final Crisis (DC, 2008 series) #3 ([December] 2008)
-
The Bottled Imp
Countdown / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Paul Dini; Keith Giffen (story consultant)
- Pencils
- Tom Derenick
- Inks
- Wayne Faucher
- Colors
- Pete Pantazis
- Letters
- Ken Lopez
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Superman-Prime [Clark Kent] (villain); Mr. Mxyzptlk (villain); Annataz Arataz (Earth-3's Zatanna Zatara; villain, dies); Eclipso [Jean Loring] (villain); Dominators (villains); Ultraman (villain); Lord Havok (villain)
- Synopsis
- Superman-Prime tortures Mr. Myxzptlk, trying to get help in finding his Earth. Lord Havok destroys a Dominion fleet.
- Reprints
- in Countdown to Final Crisis (DC, 2008 series) #3 ([December] 2008)
-
The Origin of Mr. Mxyzptlk
Mr. Mxyzptlk / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Scott Beatty
- Pencils
- Kyle Baker
- Inks
- Kyle Baker
- Colors
- Kyle Baker
- Letters
- Ken Lopez
- Editing
- Liz Marsham
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Mxyzptlk (origin); Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lex Luthor
- Synopsis
- The origin of Mr. Mxyzptlk.
- Reprints
- in DC Universe: Origins (DC, 2010 series) (2009 [April 2010])
-
DC Nation 88
DC Nation / in-house column / 1 page
- Script
- Dan DiDio
- Pencils
- Carlos Pacheco (signed)
- Inks
- Jesús Merino (signed)
- Colors
- J. D. Mettler
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Power Girl; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Jakeem Thunder; Flash [Wally West]; Wonder Woman
- Reprints
- from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #54 (January 2004) [upper portion of cover]
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Indexer Notes
Dan Didio wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and gives a few clues about upcoming DCU events. Hot list - COUNTDOWN #23, COUNTDOWN PRESENTS: THE SEARCH FOR RAY PALMER: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT #1 and JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #15. House ad for COUNTDOWN #22.
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Table of Contents
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0.
Mr. Mxyzptlk... ...Spills His Guts!
Countdown -
1.
The Bottled Imp
Countdown -
2.
The Origin of Mr. Mxyzptlk
Mr. Mxyzptlk -
3.
DC Nation 88
DC Nation
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- Katie
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Morbus Iff
- Jim Van Dore
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