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Issue Details

Issue	#2
Published	June 2008 [April 16, 2008]
Cover Price	2.99 USD; 2.99 CAD
Pages	36
Editing	Mike Carlin; Elisabeth V. Gehrlein (assistant)

Cover Details - "The Dark Side of Jimmy Olsen"

Characters	Jimmy Olsen; Darkseid
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Adam Kubert (signed)
Inks	Adam Kubert (signed)
Colors	Edgar Delgado (signed)

20 page Countdown story "Darkseid Equals Death"

Characters	Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Donna Troy; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Jimmy Olsen; Flash [Wally West]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Darkseid (villain)
Synopsis	Darkseid battles Jimmy Olsen, trying to get at the New Gods powers stored within him. Orion arrives and appears to kill Darkseid.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Paul Dini (head writer); Keith Giffen (story consultant); Sean McKeever
Pencils	Scott Kolins
Inks	Scott Kolins
Colors	Tom Chu
Letters	Travis Lanham

2 page Darkseid story "The Origin of Darkseid"

Characters	Darkseid (origin); Granny Goodness; Scott Free [Mister Miracle]; Kalibak; Grayven; Desaad; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
Synopsis	The origin of Darkseid.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Scott Beatty
Pencils	Ryan Sook
Inks	Ryan Sook
Colors	Hi-Fi
Letters	Travis Lanham

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation 109"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Joker
Script	Mike Carlin
Letters	typeset
Notes	Mike Carlin talks about the next few arcs coming up in BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL. Hot list - COUNTDOWN #2, GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #7 and ROBIN #173. House ad for COUNTDOWN #1.