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Issue Details

Issue #38
Published October 2007 [August 8, 2007]
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Mike Marts; Mike Carlin; Jeanine Schaefer (assistant); Elisabeth Gehrlein (assistant)

Cover Details - "The First Appearance of Mr. Action!"

Characters Mr. Action [Jimmy Olsen]; Teen Titans [Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark]; Kid Devil [Eddie Bloomberg]; Robin [Tim Drake]]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Shane Davis (signed)
Inks Matt Banning [signed as Batt]
Colors Alex Sinclair

20 page Countdown story "All Hell!"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (cameo); Power Girl [Kara] (cameo); Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (cameo); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Justice Society of America [Atom Smasher [Al Rothstein]; Cyclone [Maxine Hunkel]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hourman [Rick Tyler]; Liberty Belle [Jesse Chambers]] (cameo); Freedom Fighters [Black Condor [John Trujillo]; Miss America [Joan Dale]; The Ray [Ray Terrill]; Red Bee [Jenna Raleigh]; Uncle Sam] (cameo); Zatanna Zatara; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Karate Kid [Val Armorr]; Una [Luornu Durgo]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Question [Renee Montoya]; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Monitors; Slig; Robin [Tim Drake]; Mr. Action [Jimmy Olsen]; VILLAINS: Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway]; Trickster [James Jesse]; Calculator [Noah Kuttler]; Darkseid (cameo); Eclipso [Jean Loring]
Synopsis Zatanna and Mary Marvel go up against a mysterious force, Oracle battles the Calculator, the Question and Batwoman interrogate Trickster and Pied Piper and Mr. Action tries to join the Teen Titans.
Genre Superhero
Script Paul Dini (head writer); Jimmy Palmiotti; Justin Gray
Pencils Jesus Saiz
Inks Jimmy Palmiotti
Colors Tom Chu
Letters Jared K. Fletcher

4 page History of the Multiverse story "History of the Multiverse: Chapter Twelve"

Characters Monitors; Forerunners (cameo); Donny Troy (cameo); Ion [Kyle Rayner] (camoe); Jason Todd (cameo)
Synopsis The Monitors decide the fate of those who cross from one Earth to another.
Genre Superhero
Script Dan Jurgens
Pencils Dan Jurgens
Inks Jerry Ordway
Colors David Baron
Letters Jared K. Fletcher
Editing Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant)

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation 73"

Script Dan Didio
Letters typeset
Notes Dan Didio talks about FINAL CRISIS. Hot list - COUNTDOWN #38, BATMAN #666 and JLA: CLASSIFIED #41. House ad for COUNTDOWN #37.