Unofficial Countdown Index

COUNTDOWN #37

Cover Date: October 2007
Cover Price: $2.99
Publication Date: 2007-08-15

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Shane Davis (signed)
Inks: Matt Banning (signed)
Colors: Alex Sinclair (signed)

Story: "Forbidden Fruit" (20 Pages)

Credits:

Plot	Paul Dini
Story	Paul Dini, Adam Beechen
Pencils	David Lopez, Mike Norton
Inks	Don Hillsman II, Rodney Ramos
Lettering	Ken Lopez
Colors	Tom Chu
Assistant editing	Elisabeth V. Gehrlein, Jeanine Schaefer
Editing	Mike Marts, Mike Carlin

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (next in Action Comics #854)

Mary Marvel

Trickster

Pied Piper II

Karate Kid

Donna Troy (last in issue #39)

Jason Todd (last in issue #39)

Bob the Monitor (last in issue #39)

Holly Robinson (in between issues #39 and #35)

Harleen Quinzel (in between issues #39 and #35)

Guest Star(s):

Atom IV (last in issue #39)

Zatanna

Oracle

Superman (last in ???; next in Action Comics #854)

Supporting Character(s):

Una

Villain(s):

Solomon the Monitor (next in issue #35)

Poison Ivy

Queen Belthera (behind the scenes)

Myrmidons (first appearance; Queen Belthera's troops)

Other Character(s):

Hassan (first appearance; a mummy and the guardian of Zatanna's library; next in issue #33)

Edmund (first appearance; a magical servant manifestation of Zatanna's mansion, Shadowcrest)

The Sacred Wizards of the Arionite Temple (first appearance; one member last in flashback in issue #18)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814

Earth

United States of America

Gotham City

Shadowcrest

Metropolis

Athenian Women's Help Shelter

Nanoverse

Comment(s):

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

Story Reprinted in:

Countdown to Final Crisis #2 ([September] 2008)

Solicitation:

Oracle tries to crack the code of Karate Kid's illness. Meanwhile, the Atom, Bob the Monitor, Donna Troy and Jason Todd continue their search for Ray Palmer and the Trickster and Pied Piper run afoul of Poison Ivy.

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Second Story: "The Origin of Poison Ivy" (2 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Scott Beatty
Art	Stephane Roux
Lettering	Rob Clark, Jr.
Colors	Stephane Roux
Editing	Elisabeth V. Gehrlein

Feature Character(s):

Poison Ivy

Guest Appearance(s):

Floronic Man

Batman

Harley Quinn

Chronos I

Libra

Scarecrow

Comment(s):

This is a retelling of Poison Ivy's origin.

Story Reprinted in:

DC Universe: Origins (2009 [April 2010])

Necessary Evil: The Villains of the DC Universe ([November] 2013)

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