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Issue Details

Issue #29
Published December 2007 [October 10, 2007]
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD
Pages 40
Editing Mike Carlin; Elisabeth V. Gehrlein

Cover Details - "Blinding Brother Eye!"

Characters Karate Kid [Val Armorr]; Una [Luornu Durgo]; Buddy Blank; Brother Eye
Genre Superhero
Pencils Ian Churchill
Inks Norm Rapmund
Colors Thomas Chu

20 page Countdown story "Another Country Heard From"

Characters The Challengers from Beyond [Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Donna Troy; Bob the Monitor; Jason Todd; The Jokester (Earth-3)]; Monitor; Jimmy Olsen [Mr. Action]; Newsboy Legion [Big Words; Tommy; Gabby; Scrapper]; Holly Robinson; Harleen Quinzel [Harley Quinn]; Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway]; Trickster [James Jesse]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Karate Kid [Val Armorr]; Una [Luornu Durgo]; Buddy Blank; Monarch [Nathaniel Adam]; Forerunner [Viza]; VILLAINS: Lord Havok (Earth-8); The Extremists [Barracuda (Earth-8); Dr. Diehard (Earth-8); Dreamslayer (Earth-8); Gorgon (Earth-8); Tracer (Earth-8)]; Brother Eye; Double Down [Jeremy Tell]; Eclipso [Jean Loring]
Synopsis The Challengers From Beyond are captured by Lord Havok and the Extremists while on Earth-8, the Newsboy Legion helps Jimmy escape Cadmus, Eclipso continues to seduce Mary Marvel to the dark side and Brother Eye attacks Karate Kid.
Genre Superhero
Script Paul Dini (head writer); Adam Beechen
Pencils Keith Giffen (breakdowns); Manuel Garcia
Inks Mark McKenna
Colors Rod Reis
Letters Travis Lanham

2 page Penguin story "The Origin of the Penguin"

Characters Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (origin); Batman [Bruce Wayen]; Robin [Dick Gordon]
Synopsis The origin of the Penguin.
Genre Superhero
Script Scott Beatty
Pencils Scott McDaniel
Inks Andy Owens
Colors Hi-Fi
Letters Travis Lanham
Editing Elisabeth V. Gehrlein

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation 82"

Characters Ian Sattler (photo)
Script Ian Sattler
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Letters typeset
Notes New Senior Story Editor Ian Sattler introduces himself. Hot list - DETECTIVE COMICS #837, METAMORPHO: YEAR ONE #1 and SUPERGIRL #22. House ad for COUNTDOWN #28.