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Issue Details

Issue	#19
Published	February 2008 [December 19, 2007]
Cover Price	2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD
Pages	36
Editing	Mike Carlin; Elisabeth V. Gehrlein (assistant)

Cover Details - "Carrion Death!"

Characters	Trickster [James Jesse] (deceased); Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Karl Kerschl
Inks	Karl Kerschl
Colors	Dave McCaig

20 page Countdown story "Season's Beatings"

Characters	Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway]; Trickster [James Jesse] (deceased); Challengers of the Beyond [Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Donna Troy; Bob the Monitor; Jason Todd]; President Libby Lawrence-Chambers [Liberty Belle] (Earth-51); Clark Kent [Superman] (Earth-51); Lois Lane (Earth-51); Holly Robinson; Harleen Quinzel [Harley Quinn]; Queen Hippolyta; Mr. Action [Jimmy Olsen; also as Turtle Boy]; Forager; VILLAINS: Female Furies [Bernadeth (dies); Lashina; Mad Harriet; Stompa]; Granny Goodness [as Athena]
Synopsis	Pied Piper drags the Trickster's body through the desert, Holly and Harley meet the mysterious cave resident, Bernadeth meets the New Gods killer, and Jimmy and Forager escape Apokolips.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Paul Dini (head writer); Keith Giffen (story consultant); Tony Bedard
Pencils	Jesus Saiz
Inks	Rodney Ramos
Colors	Pete Pantazis
Letters	Jared K. Fletcher

2 page Scarecrow story "The Origin of the Scarecrow"

Characters	Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (origin); Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Synopsis	The origin of the Scarecrow.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Kelley Jones
Inks	Kelley Jones
Colors	Hi-Fi
Letters	Jared K. Fletcher

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation 92"

Script	Dan Didio
Notes	Dan Didio's gift list for various DCU characters. Hot list - COUNTDOWN: ARENA #3, SUPERMAN/BATMAN #44 and THE SPIRIT #13. House ad for COUNTDOWN #18.