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Issue Details

Issue #39
Published October 2007 [August 1, 2007]
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Mike Marts; Mike Carlin; Jeanine Schaefer (assistant); Elisabeth Gehrlein (assistant)

Cover Details - "Viral Breakout!"

Characters Karate Kid [Val Armorr]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Shane Davis (signed)
Inks Matt Banning [signed as Batt]
Colors Alex Sinclair (signed)

21 page Countdown story "Do Not Pass Go"

Characters Karate Kid [Val Armorr]; Una [Luornu Durgo]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Suicide Squad [Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Captain Boomerang, Jr. [Owen Mercer]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Plastique [Bette Sans Souci]]; Bob the Monitor; Jason Todd; Donna Troy; Atom [Ryan Choi]; Mr. Action [Jimmy Olsen]; Holly Robinson; Athena; Question [Renee Montoya]; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; VILLAINS: Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway]; Trickster [James Jesse]; Harleen Quinzel [Harley Quinn]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]
Synopsis Karate Kid and Una pay a visit to Oracle, the Penguin calls in the Suicide Squad on Trickster and Pied Piper, Mr. Action goes into action, Atom and crew continue the search for Ray Palmer and Holly Robinson pays a visit to Athena.
Genre Superhero
Script Paul Dini (head writer); Sean McKeever
Pencils Jim Calafiore
Inks Jay Leisten
Colors Pete Pantazis
Letters Travis Lanham

4 page History of the Multiverse story "History of the Multiverse: Chapter Eleven"

Characters Monitors; Forerunner
Synopsis The Monitors discuss how the 52 Earths are separated by a Source Wall, and how travel between Earths can be accomplished through The Bleed.
Genre Superhero
Script Dan Jurgens
Pencils Dan Jurgens
Inks Jerry Ordway
Colors David Baron
Letters Jared K. Fletcher
Editing Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant)

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation 72"

Characters Fred Haynes; Corey Breen; Cathy Brown; Phil Balsman; Pat Brosseau; Joe Campagna; Robert Clark; Jeremy Haiting; Julio Herrera; Todd Jaeger; Lauren Kestner; Travis Lanham; Hank Manfra; Tony Murphy; Nick Napolitano; Dezi Sienty; Ternard Solomon; Cheryl Smith-Owens; Aaron Tappen; Steve Wands; Tom Valente
Script Fred Haynes
Pencils Fred Haynes; Corey Breen; Cathy Brown; Phil Balsman; Pat Brosseau; Joe Campagna; Robert Clark; Jeremy Haiting; Julio Herrera; Todd Jaeger; Lauren Kestner; Travis Lanham; Hank Manfra; Tony Murphy; Nick Napolitano; Dezi Sienty; Ternard Solomon; Cheryl Smith-Owens; Aaron Tappen; Steve Wands; Tom Valente; ?
Letters typeset
Notes Fred Haynes discusses putting the DC Nation page together every week. Illo's of the production staff, by the production staff. Hot list - THE ALL-NEW ATOM #14, COUNTDOWN #39 and METAL MEN #1. House ad for COUNTDOWN #38.