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Issue Details

Issue #21
Published February 2008 [December 5, 2007]
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Mike Carlin; Elisabeth V. Gehrlein (assistant)

Cover Details - "For Goodness' Sake!"

Characters Granny Goodness; Desaad
Genre Superhero
Pencils Karl Kerschl (signed)
Inks Karl Kerschl (signed)
Colors Karl Kerschl (signed)

22 page Countdown story "Down and Out... and Beyond"

Characters Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway]; Trickster [James Jesse] (deceased); Holly Robinson; Harleen Quinzel [Harley Quinn]; Tricia; Challengers of the Beyond [Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Donna Troy; Bob the Monitor; Jason Todd]; Batman [Terry McGinnis] (Earth-12; Batman Beyond Earth); Karate Kid [Val Armorr]; Una [Luornu Durgo]; Buddy Blank; Buddy Blank's grandson; Firestorm [Jason Rusch; Gehenna]; Atomic Knights; Nix Uotan the Monitor; VILLAINS: Granny Goodness [also as Athena]; Desaad; OMACs
Synopsis Pied Piper comes to terms with Trickster's death, than realizes their manacles will explode in 24 hours, Desaad and Granny Goodness discuss The Great Disaster, Holly and Harley continue their Amazon training, one of the Monitors tries to eliminate the Challengers of the Beyond and Karate Kid and gang appear to trigger The Great Disaster.
Genre Superhero
Script Paul Dini (head writer); Keith Giffen (story consultant); Sean McKeever
Pencils Jamal Igle
Inks Mark McKenna
Colors Pete Pantazis
Letters Travis Lanham

2 page Granny Goodness story "The Origin of Granny Goodness"

Characters Granny Goodness (origin); Mercy (warhound; dies); Darkseid; Female Furies [Bernadeth; Lashina; Mad Harriet; Stompa]
Synopsis The origin of Granny Goodness.
Genre Superhero
Script Scott Beatty
Pencils Jon Bogdanove
Inks Jon Bogdanove
Colors Hi-Fi
Letters Travis Lanham

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation 90"

Characters Dan Didio (photo); Jann Jones (photo)
Script Dan Didio
Pencils ? (photos); ?
Inks ? (photos); ?
Colors ? (photos); ?
Letters typeset
Notes Dan Didio shows photos from DC's 2007 Halloween party. Hot list - COUNTDOWN: ARENA #1, JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #11 and ROBIN #169. House ad for COUNTDOWN #20.