(May 2008)

DC, 2007 Series
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Price
2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
weekly
On-sale Date
2008-03-05
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941260839 00811
Editing
Mike Carlin (editor); Liz Marsham (assistant)

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

War In Pieces! (Table of Contents)

Countdown / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Scott Kolins (signed)
Inks
Scott Kolins (signed)
Colors
Scott Kolins (signed)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Solomon the Monitor; Darkseid; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Firestorm [Jason Rusch]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Orion; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Flash [Wally West]; Blue Beetle [Jaime Reyes]; Dr. Fate [Kent V. Nelson]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Ultraman (Earth-3); Monarch [Nathaniel Adam]; Forerunner [Viza Aziv]; Lork Havok (Earth-8); Gorgon [Dr. Mortimer] (Earth-8)
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Homeward Bound (Table of Contents: 1)

Countdown / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Dini (head writer); Keith Giffen (story consultant); Justin Gray; Jimmy Palmiotti
Pencils
Carlos Magno
Inks
Rodney Ramos
Colors
Tom Chu
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]; Karate Kid [Val Armorr]; Una [Luornu Durgo]; Firestorm [Jason Rusch]; Jimmy Olsen; Forager; The Hairies; Darkseid (villain); Solomon the Monitor (villain)
Synopsis
Darkseid and Solomon the Monitor continue their cosmic chess match, putting their final pieces in motion. Solomon sends all the heroes back to Earth, including the infected Karate Kid.

This Am Unsecret Origin of Bizarro! (Table of Contents: 2)

Bizarro / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Beatty
Pencils
Doug Mahnke
Inks
Doug Mahnke
Colors
Hi-Fi
Letters
Travis Lanham
Editing
Liz Marsham
Genre
superhero; humor
Characters
Bizarro (origin); Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane
Synopsis
The origin of Bizarro.
Reprints

DC Nation 103; Steve Gerber 1947-2008 (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Dan DiDio
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Dan Didio tribute to Steve Gerber. Hot list - THE ALL NEW ATOM #21, DC SPECIAL: RAVEN #1 and INFINITY INC. #7. House ad for COUNTDOWN #7.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. War In Pieces!
    Countdown
  2. 1. Homeward Bound
    Countdown
  3. 2. This Am Unsecret Origin of Bizarro!
    Bizarro
  4. 3. DC Nation 103; Steve Gerber 1947-2008
    DC Nation
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  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
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