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COUNTDOWN #4

Cover Date: June 2008
Cover Price: $2.99
Publication Date: 2008-04-02

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Cover Credits:
Art: Adam Kubert (signed)
Colors: Edgar Delgado (signed)


Story: "The Beginning of the End" (20 Pages)

Credits:

PlotPaul Dini
StorySean McKeever
Story consultsKeith Giffen
PencilsJamal Igle
InksKeith Champagne
LetteringTravis Lanham
ColorsTom Chu
Assistant editingElisabeth V. Gehrlein
EditingMike Carlin

Feature Character(s):

Challengers from Beyond
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
Donna Troy
Red Robin (Jason Todd)
Atom II
Firestorm III
Jimmy Olsen
Holly Robinson
Harleen Quinzel
Mary Batson
Forager II

Supporting Character(s):

Hippolyta
The Hairies

Villain(s):

Darkseid
Solomon the Monitor

Other Character(s):

Monitors

Location(s):

The Multiversal Nexus
Earth
Themyscira
United States of America
Metropolis
Daily Planet
Washington, DC
Hall of Justice

Comment(s):

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

Story Reprinted in:

Countdown to Final Crisis #4 (2008 [January 2009])

Solicitation:

The Crisis on Earth-?? has ended for the heroes, who return to their Earth at long last. But new battles arise as Mary Marvel encounters Darkseid—who makes her an offer she just can't refuse!


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Second Story: "The Origin of Ra's al Ghul" (2 Pages)

Credits:

StoryScott Beatty
ArtCliff Chiang
LetteringTravis Lanham
ColorsCliff Chiang
EditingElisabeth V. Gehrlein

Feature Character(s):

Ra's al Ghul

Guest Appearance(s):

Batman
Robin (Dick Grayson)
Talia al Ghul
Damian Head
Nyssa Raatko
White Ghost
League of Assassins

Comment(s):

This is a retelling of Ra's al Ghul' s origin.

Story Reprinted in:

DC Universe: Origins (2009 [April 2010])


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