Cover: Ian Churchill & Norm Rapmund

Countdown #27

Dec 2007 · DC · 2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD

📊 ~76,321 copies sold its debut month

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In "Disasters, Great & Otherwise," Karate Kid, Una, and Buddy Blank descend on Bludhaven as tensions rise, Jason Todd makes a shocking shift in allegiance, and Jimmy Olsen teams up with Forager on a desperate mission to locate the souls of fallen New Gods. Meanwhile, Mary Marvel breaks free from Shadowpact’s grasp, Holly and Harley dive into Amazon boot camp, and Trickster and Piper uncover unsettling truths about Salvation—all unfolding under the watchful eyes of Keith Giffen and Carlos Magno’s dynamic art, with colors by Pete Pantazis and letters by Travis Lanham. The cover by Ian Churchill and Norm Rapmund captures the chaos perfectly.

Contains 2 stories

Disasters, Great & Otherwise

20 pp · Superhero

Karate Kid [Val Armorr]Una [Luornu Durgo]Buddy BlankBuddy Blank's grandsonThe Challengers from Beyond [Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]Donna TroyBob the MonitorJason ToddJokester (deceased)]Jimmy OlsenForagerNewsboy Legion [Big WordsTommyGabbyScrapper]Shadowpact [Detective ChimpEnchantress [June Moone]Blue Devil [Daniel Cassidy]Ragman [Rory Regan]Nightshade [Eve Eden]Nightmaster [Jim Rook]]Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]Holly RobinsonHarleen Quinzel [Harley Quinn]Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway]Trickster [James Jesse]TriciaMartaDarkseid (villain, cameo)Eclipso [Jean Loring] (villain)Lord Havok (Earth-8villain)The Extremists [Barracuda (Earth-8)Dr. Diehard (Earth-8)Dreamslayer (Earth-8)Gorgon (Earth-8)Tracer (Earth-8)] (villains)Crime Society [Ultraman (Earth-3)Superwoman (Earth-3)Owlman (Earth-3)] (villains)Monarch [Nathaniel Adam] (villain)Forerunner [Viza] (villain)Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (villain)

In "Disasters, Great & Otherwise," Karate Kid, Una, and Buddy Blank descend on Bludhaven with urgent purpose, while Jason Todd makes a sudden shift in allegiance. As Jimmy Olsen joins Forager on a quest to locate the lost souls of fallen New Gods, Mary Marvel breaks free from Shadowpact’s grasp—just as Holly and Harley kick off Amazon boot camp, and Trickster and Piper uncover the unsettling truth behind Salvation.

The Origin of Two-Face

2 pp · Superhero

Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (origin)Batman [Bruce Wayne]