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Cover: Andy Kubert & Andy Kubert

Countdown: Arena #2

Feb 2008 · DC · 3.99 USD; 4.75 CAD
“The Face of Death”

While the Superman from Earth-31 rallies the heroes to fight Monarch's plans, and the Blue Beetle from Earth-33 works on a device to defeat Monarch, the villain continues to pit trios of heroes against each other. After returning the surviving Batmen to the Bleed, Monarch sets the Ray Palmer Ray, Apollo, and the Ray of Earth-10 against each other, then the Blue Beetles and Scarab, and finally the Green Lanterns. But back in the Bleed, Monarch's men face an unexpected threat.

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writer Keith Champagne · artist Scott McDaniel · inker Andy Owens · colorist Guy Major · letterer John J. Hill · cover Andy KubertAndy Kubert

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colorist Guy Major
letterer John J. Hill
cover pencils Andy Kubert
cover inks Andy Kubert

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While the Superman from Earth-31 rallies the heroes to fight Monarch's plans, and the Blue Beetle from Earth-33 works on a device to defeat Monarch, the villain continues to pit trios of heroes against each other. After returning the surviving Batmen to the Bleed, Monarch sets the Ray Palmer Ray, Apollo, and the Ray of Earth-10 against each other, then the Blue Beetles and Scarab, and finally the Green Lanterns. But back in the Bleed, Monarch's men face an unexpected threat.

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