Countdown #17

Dates

Cover date

March 2008

On sale

January 2, 2008

In stores

January 4, 2008

Pages

36

Editions and covers

• Original edition

  Barcode 76194126083901711

  Source ↗

Story arc: Countdown

This is part 58 of 87. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Spectacular Spider-Man #6
2. Spectacular Spider-Man #7
3. Spectacular Spider-Man #8
4. Spectacular Spider-Man #9
5. Spectacular Spider-Man #10
6. Countdown (2007) #51
7. Countdown (2007) #50
8. Countdown (2007) #49
9. Countdown (2007) #48
10. Countdown (2007) #47
11. Countdown (2007) #46
12. Countdown (2007) #45
13. Countdown (2007) #44
14. Countdown (2007) #43
15. Countdown (2007) #42
16. Countdown (2007) #41
17. Countdown (2007) #40
18. Countdown (2007) #39
19. Countdown (2007) #38
20. Countdown (2007) #37
21. Countdown (2007) #36
22. Countdown (2007) #35
23. Countdown to Adventure (2007) #1
24. Countdown (2007) #34
25. Countdown (2007) #33
26. Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Wildstorm (2007) #1
27. Countdown (2007) #32
28. Countdown (2007) #31
29. Countdown to Adventure (2007) #2
30. Countdown (2007) #30
31. Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Crime Society (2007) #1
32. Countdown (2007) #29
33. Countdown (2007) #28
34. Countdown (2007) #27
35. Countdown (2007) #26
36. Countdown Presents: Lord Havok & the Extremists (2007) #1
37. Countdown to Adventure (2007) #3
38. Countdown (2007) #25
39. Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Red Rain (2008) #1
40. Countdown (2007) #24
41. Countdown (2007) #23
42. Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Gotham by Gaslight (2008) #1
43. Countdown (2007) #22
44. Countdown Presents: Lord Havok & the Extremists (2007) #2
45. Countdown to Adventure (2007) #4
46. Countdown (2007) #21
47. Countdown: Arena (2008) #1
48. Countdown (2007) #20
49. Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Red Son (2008) #1
50. Countdown: Arena (2008) #2
51. Countdown (2007) #19
52. Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Superwoman / Batwoman (2008) #1
53. Countdown: Arena (2008) #3
54. Countdown (2007) #18
55. Countdown to Adventure (2007) #5
56. Countdown: Arena (2008) #4
57. Countdown Presents: Lord Havok & the Extremists (2007) #3
58. Countdown (2007) #17
59. Countdown (2007) #16
60. Countdown (2007) #15
61. Countdown (2007) #14
62. Countdown Presents: Lord Havok & the Extremists (2007) #4
63. Countdown (2007) #13
64. Countdown to Adventure (2007) #6
65. Countdown (2007) #12
66. Countdown (2007) #11
67. Countdown (2007) #10
68. Countdown (2007) #9
69. Countdown Presents: Lord Havok & the Extremists (2007) #5
70. Countdown to Adventure (2007) #7
71. Countdown (2007) #8
72. Countdown (2007) #7
73. Countdown (2007) #6
74. Countdown (2007) #5
75. Countdown Presents: Lord Havok & the Extremists (2007) #6
76. Countdown to Adventure (2007) #8
77. Countdown (2007) #4
78. Countdown (2007) #3
79. Countdown (2007) #2
80. Countdown (2007) #1
81. Countdown to Final Crisis (2008) #1
82. Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer (2008) #nn
83. Countdown to Final Crisis (2008) #2
84. Countdown Presents: Lord Havok and the Extremists (2008) #nn
85. Countdown to Final Crisis (2008) #3
86. Countdown to Final Crisis (2008) #4
87. Superman vs. Darkseid (2015) #nn

Also part of: Countdown to Final Crisis

Creators

Stories

• This Means War! · 19 pages

  Mary Marvel and Eclipso have their final battle, and Mary lands on Paradise Island. Bob the Monitor's true intentions are revealed as he tries to kill Ray Palmer. When Ray Palmer escapes, Solomon the Monitor kills Bob.

• The Origin of Monarch · Monarch · 2 pages

  The origin of Monarch.

Publisher’s description

Mary Marvel's battle with Eclipso takes her to Paradise Island. Meanwhile, on Earth-51, the Challengers are betrayed by one of their own--just as the Monitors arrive with a score to settle!

Reprinted in

Countdown to Final Crisis (2008), DC Universe: Origins (2010)