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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published March 2008
Cover Price 3.99 USD; 4.75 CAD
Pages 52
Editing Joey Cavalieri; Stephanie Buscema (assistant)

Cover Details - "Startling Changes in the Lives of... Doctor Fate and Eclipso"

Characters Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]; Eclipso; Bruce Gordon
Genre Superhero; Occult
Pencils Mario Alberti (signed)
Inks Mario Alberti (signed)
Colors Mario Alberti (signed)

22 page Eclipso story "The Music of the Spheres, Part 2: Perihelion"

Characters Spectre [Crispus Allen]; Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Dove [Dawn Granger]; The Proletariat; Mona Bennet; VILLAINS: Eclipso [Bruce Gordon]; William Hanson (ghost)
Synopsis Bruce Gordon tries to destroy the final Eclipso diamond, but finds that he is unable.
Genre Superhero; Occult
Script Matthew Sturges
Pencils Chad Hardin
Inks Dan Green
Colors Dan Brown
Letters Steve Wands [as Swands]

16 page Doctor Fate story "More Pain Comics, Part Five: Head Pieces"

Characters Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]; Inza Fox (flashback); Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson] (photo album); VILLAIN: Negal (flashback); MORE PAIN COMICS CHARACTERS: Killhead; Jacaranda
Synopsis Kent reads Inza's MORE PAIN COMICS comic book, looking for insight into her character.
Genre Superhero; Occult
Script Steve Gerber
Pencils Tom Derenick (pages 1-4, 8, 12, 15-16); Shawn McManus (pages 5-7, 9-11, 13-14)
Inks Wayne Faucher (pages 1-4, 8, 12, 15-16); Shawn McManus (pages 5-7, 9-11, 13-14)
Colors Chris Chuckry
Letters Travis Lanham

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation 97"

Script Dan Didio
Letters typeset
Notes Week three of Dan Didio's walk down the halls of DC Editorial, checking in on Joey Cavalieri, Tom Palmer, Jr., Jeanine Schaefer and Ian Sattler. Hot list - COUNTDOWN #14, COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #5 and WONDER WOMAN #16. House ad for COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #6.