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Cover: Gene Ha

Countdown to Mystery #3

Jan 2008 · DC · 3.99 USD; 4.75 CAD
📊 ~27,418 copies sold its debut month
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“More Pain Comics, Part Three: Self, Contained”

A disheveled man in a rumpled suit stands alone on a neon-lit street at night, cradling the glowing Helm of Fate against his chest as the crowd around him moves obliviously past — it's a quietly haunting image of a man caught between an ordinary world and an extraordinary burden. This third chapter of the Doctor Fate storyline, "More Pain Comics, Part Three: Self, Contained," also promises a backup Eclipso feature, making it a generous read for fans of DC's mystical corners. Gene Ha's painted cover work gives the whole thing a grounded, almost cinematic atmosphere that suits the series' thoughtful tone perfectly.

writer Steve Gerber · artist Justiniano · inker Walden Wong · colorist Chris Chuckry · letterer Pat Brosseau · cover Gene Ha

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artist Justiniano
colorist Chris Chuckry
letterer Pat Brosseau
cover pencils, inks Gene Ha

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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.

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