About this Collection
This 2008 collection from DC brings together the six-issue miniseries Countdown to Mystery, which follows the legacy of the mystical helmet of Nabu as it passes to a new bearer, Dr. Fate. The story, part of the larger Countdown event, explores themes of magic and destiny through the eyes of the character Inza Cramer, who takes on the mantle of the Sorcerer Supreme.
Contains 11 stories
More Pain Comics, Part One: Descent into the Psychosphere
22 pp · Superhero
Doctor Fate [Dr. Kent V. Nelson] (the original Kent Nelson's grandnephew)Nabu (flashback)Shadowpact [Detective ChimpBlue Devil [Daniel Cassidy]Ragman [Rory Regan]NightshadeNightmaster [Jim Rook]] (flashback)Phantom Stranger (flashback)Zatanna Zatara (flashback)Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] (flashback)Sargon the Sorcerer [David Sargent] (flashback)Black Alice [Lori Zechlin] (flashback)Zauriel (flashback)Ibis the Invincible [Danny Khalifa] (flashback)Marissa Nelson (Kent's wifeflashback)Laryn Nelson (Kent's daughterflashback)Russell Keenan (flashback)Mr. Keenan (flashback)
More Pain Comics, Part Two: Devourer of Souls
22 pp · Superhero
Doctor Fate [Dr. Kent V. Nelson]Mr. Swinburne (first appearance)BurrVILLAIN: Negal of Charn
More Pain Comics, Part Three: Self, Contained
22 pp · Superhero
Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]RicciJengoThe FerrymanKingQueenMaddy
More Pain Comics, Part Four: Inza
16 pp · Superhero
Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]Inza Fox (first appearance)BlaineVILLAIN: Negal
More Pain Comics, Part Five: Head Pieces
16 pp · Superhero
Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]Inza Fox (flashback)Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson] (photo album)VILLAIN: Negal (flashback)MORE PAIN COMICS CHARACTERS: KillheadJacaranda
More Pain Comics, Part Six: Fringe Society
16 pp · Superhero
Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]MaddyDoctor Fate [Kent Nelson] (flashback)Justice Society of America [SpectreSandmanFlash [Jay Garrick]HawkmanGreen Lantern [Alan Scott]Hourman] (cameo)
More Pain Comics, Part Seven
16 pp · Superhero
Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]MaddyYmp (villainfirst appearance)Negal (villain)
More Pain Comics, Part Eight: Small Magic
4 pp · Superhero
Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]MaddyInza FoxYmp (villain)Negal (villain)
No More Pain Comics, Final Chapter: Penultimate Breath
4 pp · Superhero
Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]MaddyInza FoxYmp (villain)Negal (villain)
More Pain Comics: The Fifty-Minute Hour
4 pp · Superhero
Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]MaddyInza FoxMr. MardilloYmp (villain)Negal (villain)
An End to Pain Comics, Chapter Zed: This Diminished Life
4 pp · Superhero
Doctor Fate [Kent V. Nelson]MaddyInza FoxYmp (villain)Negal (villain)
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