CATALOG RECORD

DC Countdown #1

DC · Series began 2005 · May 2005

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Dates

Cover date: May 2005
On sale: March 30, 2005
In stores: March 30, 2005
Pages: 84

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

First Printing

Barcode 76194124903200111
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2nd printing

Second Printing

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

Barcode 76194124903200112
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Story arc: Infinite Crisis

This is part 1 of 55. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Also part of: The OMAC Project, Rann / Thanagar War

Creators

pencils: Jim Lee, Rags Morales, Ed Benes, Jesús Saiz, Ivan Reis, Phil Jimenezinks: Alex Ross, Michael Bair, Ed Benes, Jimmy Palmiotti, Marcelo Campos, Andy Lanningcolors: Alex Ross, Moose Baumann, Hi-Fi, Paul Mounts, Guy Major, Steve Firchowscript: Greg Rucka, Geoff Johns, Judd Winick, Dan DiDioletters: Nick Napolitano

Stories

Chapter 1 · 14 pages
Chapter 2 · 14 pages
Chapter 3 · 14 pages
Chapter 4 · 14 pages
Chapter 5 · 14 pages
DC in Demand: Crisis Counseling · 1 pages

Publisher’s description

Everything you knew about the DC Universe changes and it all begins right here with a prelude issue to the DCU mega-event INFINITE CRISIS! Superstar writers Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka and Judd Winick team with a bevy of artists for a story that alters the very face of the DC Universe for years to come!

Characters

Ronnie RaymondJason RuschFirestorm

Reprinted in

The OMAC Project (2005), The Infinite Crisis Omnibus (2012), Infinite Crisis Omnibus (2020), Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics (2013), Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Ivan Reis (2015), Wonder Woman: The Many Lives of Maxwell Lord (2020)