Countdown #5

Dates

Cover date

May 2008

On sale

March 26, 2008

In stores

March 26, 2008

Pages

36

Editions and covers

• Original edition

  Barcode 76194126083900511

  Source ↗

Story arc: Countdown

This is part 74 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

• End Times · 20 pages

  With his world burning all around him, Buddy Blank and Una go looking for Buddy's grandson. They find him, but Una dies protecting him. Buddy takes his grandson to the Command D bunker to shelter him from the atomic bombs. Helpless to do anything further, the Earth-0 heroes boom tube away.

• The Origin of Mr. Freeze · 2 pages

  The origin of Mr. Freeze.

Publisher’s description

Around the world, Earth's heroes try to save as many lives as possible as the virus continues to run rampant. Meanwhile, Buddy Blank and Una head into Gotham to try and rescue Buddy's family!

Characters

Reprinted in

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