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Issue Details

Issue #669
Published November 2007
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Mike Marts; Jeanine Schaefer (associate)

Cover Details - "The Club of Heroes!"

Genre Superhero
Pencils J.H. Williams III
Inks J.H. Williams III
Colors J.H. Williams III

23 page Batman story "The Dark Knight Must Die!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; The Club of Heroes [Dark Ranger (formerly The Ranger; deceased); The Gaucho; The Knight [Cyril Sheldrake]; Man-of-Bats; The Musketeer; Raven Red (formerly Little Raven); The Squire [Beryl Hutchinson]; Rachel (flashback); VILLAIN: El Sombrero [John Mayhew] (dies); The Wingman (disguised as The Dark Ranger; dies)
Synopsis Batman's reunion with the Club of Heroes turns into a deathtrap as Robin and the Squire are kidnapped by the Black Glove! And with the Club of Villains lurking in the shadows, can good possibly triumph? [per solicitation]
Genre Superhero
Script Grant Morrison
Pencils J.H. Williams III
Inks J.H. Williams III
Colors Dave Stewart
Letters Rob Leigh

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation 78"

Script Elisabeth Gehrlein
Letters typeset
Notes Elisabeth Gehrlein lists all the direct tie-ins to COUNTDOWN up-to-date. Hot list - GREEN LANTERN #23, JUSTICE LEAGUE WEDDING SPECIAL #1 and WONDER GIRL #1. House ad for BATMAN #670.