Countdown #8

Dates

Cover date

May 2008

On sale

March 5, 2008

In stores

March 5, 2008

Pages

36

Editions and covers

• Original edition

  Barcode 76194126083900811

  Source ↗

Story arc: Countdown

This is part 71 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

• Homeward Bound · 20 pages

  Darkseid and Solomon the Monitor continue their cosmic chess match, putting their final pieces in motion. Solomon sends all the heroes back to Earth, including the infected Karate Kid.

• This Am Unsecret Origin of Bizarro! · 2 pages

  The origin of Bizarro.

Publisher’s description

Ray Palmer makes a startling discovery regarding Karate Kid, forcing the heroes to make a decision that could affect the lives of thousands. Plus, the truth behind Jimmy Olsen's transformations that began all the way at the start of the series!

Reprinted in

Countdown to Final Crisis (2008), DC Universe: Origins (2010), Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics (2013)