Story: "Countdown to Infinite Crisis" (70 Pages)

Credits: Geoff Johns and Greg Rucka and Judd Winick (plot, script); Rags Morales and Ed Benes and Jesus Saiz and Ivan Reis and Phil Jimenez (pencils); Michael Bair and Ed Benes and Jim Palmiotti and Marc Campos and Andy Lanning (inks); Nick J. Napolitano (letters); Moose Baumann and Hi-Fi and Paul Mounts and Guy Major and Steve Firchow (colors); Jann Jones (assistant edits); Dan DiDio (edits)

Feature Character: Blue Beetle II (last in Flash Vol. 2 #215; next in OMAC Project #1)

Guest Stars: Oracle, Black Canary II (both in between Birds of Prey #80 and #81), Booster Gold (last in Flash Vol. 2 #215; next in OMAC Project #1), Batman (last in ???; next in Batman #638), Hawkman I (last in ???), Hawkgirl II (last in ???), Flash III (last in ???), Nightwing II (last in ???; next in Batman #638), Starfire III (last in ???), Wildcat I (last in Green Lantern: Rebirth #6; next in Birds of Prey #81), Cyborg (last in Green Lantern: Rebirth #6; next in Teen Titans Vol. 3 #24), Wonder Girl II (last in Green Lantern: Rebirth #4; next in Teen Titans Vol. 3 #24), Speedy II (last in Green Lantern: Rebirth #1; next in Teen Titans Vol. 3 #24), Doctor Fate IV (last in Green Lantern: Rebirth #6; next in ???), Green Arrow (last in ???), Power Girl (last in Green Lantern: Rebirth #6; next in JSA #73), Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; last in Green Lantern: Secret Files and Origins 2005; next in Green Lantern Vol. 4 #1), Superman (last in ???), Wonder Woman (last in Green Lantern: Rebirth #6; next in OMAC Project #1), Martian Manhunter (last in ???), Adam Strange, Tigorr (both last in Adam Strange Vol. 2 #8; both next in Rann/Thanagar War #1)

Supporting Character: Shazam (last in Superman Vol. 2 #216; next in JSA #73), Sasha Bordeaux (last in ???; next in OMAC Project #1), Alfred Pennyworth (last in ???), Simon Stagg (last in ???)

Villains: Maxwell Lord (last in ???; next in OMAC Project #1), Checkmate II, OMAC Project, Brother Mark I (first appearance; a sentient surveilance sattelite created by Batman and controlled by the OMAC Project), An OMAC unit (first appearance; an Observational Meta-human Activity Construct), Madmen (last in Nightwing Vol. 2 #63; next in Villains United #5), Calculator, Lex Luthor III, Deathstroke, Black Adam, Talia, Doctor Psycho (all five next in Villains United #1), Doctor Light III (last in Teen Titans Vol. 3 #22), Doctor 104 (formerly Mister 104; behind the scenes), Shimmer (last in Outsiders Vol. 3 #15; behind the scenes)

Other Characters: Skeets, Thanagarians, Rannians

Comment: The indicia of this issue lists the title as DC Countdown #1