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Issue: Countdown to Mystery #3

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Publication Date: January 2008

Issue #3
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- ✔ #3
- #4
- #5
- #6
- #7
- #8
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Issues: #3 of 8 Issues

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating:

Publisher: Flag

Brand: DC [swirl]

Indicia Publisher: DC Comics

On Sale Date: 11/21/2007

Volume:

Pages: 52

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 76194126608400311

Price: $4.75 CAD
$3.99 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 4 (2 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Joey Cavalieri; Stephanie Buscema (assistant editor)

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: Color

Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S.

Paper Stock:

Binding: Saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: Miniseries

Format Notes:

Reprinted In2

2 Content Items
- The Man Behind the Helmet [Illustration on Cover, Front]1
- More Pain Comics, Part Three: Self, Contained [Story on Interior Page(s)]1

reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.

Reprinted From1

1 Content Item
- DC Nation 88 [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]1

reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

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Title Page

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Content Items (4 total)

The Man Behind the Helmet

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Gene Ha (signed)

Inker(s): Gene Ha (signed)

Colorist(s): Art Lyon (signed)

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: occult, superhero

Feature(s): Doctor Fate

Character(s): Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Dr. Fate: Countdown to Mystery #[nn] published November 2008
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

More Pain Comics, Part Three: Self, Contained

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Steve Gerber

Penciller(s): Justiniano

Inker(s): Walden Wong

Colorist(s): Chris Chuckry

Letterer(s): Pat Brosseau

Subject Matter

Genres: occult, superhero

Feature(s): Doctor Fate

Character(s): Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]; Ricci; Jengo; The Ferryman; King; Queen; Maddy

Synopsis: Kent Nelson decides to try to research the helmet he has been given and ends up in a new-age bookstore where he meets Maddy.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Dr. Fate: Countdown to Mystery #[nn] published November 2008
as More Pain Comics, Part Three: Self, Contained [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 22

A Syzygy in Plastic, Part Three: Eclipse

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Matthew Sturges

Penciller(s): Stephen Jorge Segovia

Inker(s): Stephen Jorge Segovia

Colorist(s): Dan Brown

Letterer(s): Steve Wands [as SwandS]

Subject Matter

Genres: occult, superhero

Feature(s): Eclipso

Character(s): Spectre [Crispus Allen]; Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Offspring [Ernie O'Brian]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Bruce Gordon; VILLAINS: Eclipso [Jean Loring]; William Hanson (ghost)

Synopsis: Eclipso tries to turn the Creeper while Spectre and Crispus Allen save Batman from Plastic Man.

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 16

DC Nation 88

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Dan Didio

Penciller(s): Carlos Pacheco (signed)

Inker(s): Jesus Marino (signed)

Colorist(s): J. D. Mettler

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): DC Nation

Character(s): Power Girl; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Jakeem Thunder; Flash [Wally West]; Wonder Woman

Reprinting

From Content Item: Flag

JSA #54 published January 2004
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]upper portion of cover

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Dan Didio wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and gives a few clues about upcoming DCU events. Hot list - COUNTDOWN #23, COUNTDOWN PRESENTS: THE SEARCH FOR RAY PALMER: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT #1 and JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #15. House ad for COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #4.