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Countdown 17

COUNTDOWN #17

Cover Date: March 2008
Cover Price: $2.99
Publication Date: 2008-01-02

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Cover Credits:
Art: Pete Woods (signed)


Story: "This Means War" (19 Pages)

Credits:

PlotPaul Dini
StoryPaul Dini, Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti
Story consultsKeith Giffen
PencilsRon Lim
InksJimmy Palmiotti
LetteringKen Lopez
ColorsPete Pantazis
Assistant editingElisabeth V. Gehrlein
EditingMike Carlin

Feature Character(s):

Challengers from Beyond
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
Troia
Red Hood II (Jason Todd)
Atom II
Mary Marvel (next in issue #15)

Supporting Character(s):

Jean Loring (Earth-51; dies)
Sue Dibny (Earth-51)
Ralph Dibny (Earth-51; dies)
Iris Allen (Earth-51)
Barry Allen (Earth-51; dies)

Villain(s):

The Monitors (last in issue #26)
Solomon the Monitor (last in issue #26)
Bob the Monitor (dies)
Eclipso III (next in Countdown to Mystery #4, page 11)
Monarch (last in Countdown: Arena #4)
Crime Society of Earth-3
Power Ring (last in issue #26)
Superwoman (last in issue #26)
Ultraman (last in issue #26)
"Hawkgirl" (last in issue #31)
"Spectre" (last in issue #31)
Doctor Fate (Earth-?)
Monarch's army

Guest Appearance(s):

Green Lantern (Hal Jordan of Earth-51; killed)

Other Character(s):

Amazons of Themyscira

Location(s):

Earth
Themyscira
Earth-51
United States of America
Gotham City
unidentified locations

Comment(s):

Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Countdown to Final Crisis #3 ([December] 2008)

Solicitation:

Mary Marvel's battle with Eclipso takes her to Paradise Island. Meanwhile, on Earth-51, the Challengers are betrayed by one of their own—just as the Monitors arrive with a score to settle!


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Second Story: "The Origin of Monarch" (2 Pages)

Credits:

StoryScott Beatty
ArtScott Kolins
LetteringKen Lopez
ColorsHi-Fi
EditingMike Carlin, Elisabeth V. Gehrlein

Feature Character(s):

Monarch (also as Captain Atom)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Hank Hall (as Hawk, Monarch, Extant)
Dove (Dawn Granger)
Mr. Majestic (Earth-50)
Waverider
Crime Society of Earth-3:
Power Ring
Superwoman
Ultraman
Johnny Quick
Owlman
Extremists of Earth-8:
Barracuda
Dreamslayer
Gorgon
Lord Havok
Tracer
Monitors

Comment(s):

This is a retelling of Monarch's origin.

Story Reprinted in:

DC Universe: Origins (2009 [April 2010])


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