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