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Issue Details

Issue #43
Published September 2007 [July 4, 2007]
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD
Pages 44
Editing Mike Marts; Mike Carlin; Jeanine Schaefer (associate); Elisabeth Gehrlein (assistant)

Cover Details - "A Final Farewell"

Characters Teen Titans [Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Speedy [Mia Dearden]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark]]; Beast Boy [Gar Logan]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Terry Dodson
Inks Rachel Dodson

20 page Countdown story "The Funeral"

Characters Kid Flash [Bart Allen] (via videotape); Jimmy Olsen; Teen Titans [Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Ravager [Rose Wilson]; Raven; Robin [Tim Drake]; Speedy [Mia Dearden]; Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark]]; Doom Patrol [Beast Boy [Gar Logan]; Robotman]; Justice Society [Flash [Jay Garrick]; Power Girl [Kara]]; Joan Garrick; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Monitor; Red Hood [Jason Todd]; Donna Troy; Monarch [Captain Atom; Nathaniel Adam]; Forerunner; Holly Robinson; Athena; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Justice League [Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; Red Tornado]; VILLAINS: Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway]; Trickster [James Jesse]; Multiplex; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Harleen Quinzel [Harley Quinn]
Synopsis The funeral for Bart Allen.
Genre Superhero
Script Paul Dini (head writer); Jimmy Palmiotti; Justin Gray
Pencils Manuel Garcia; David Lopez
Inks Jimmy Palmiotti; Don Hillsman
Colors Pete Pantazis
Letters Ken Lopez

1 page Mad; BallPark Franks advertisement "Mad About Hunger"

Characters Alfred E. Neuman
Genre Humor
Script John Caldwell
Pencils Tom Richmond
Inks Tom Richmond
Colors Tom Richmond
Notes Cover for 8 page THE MAD MAGAZINE BALLPARK FRANKS SPECIAL ISSUE insert.

2 page Mad; BallPark Franks advertisement "A Mad Look at Hunger"

Genre Humor
Script Sergio Aragones
Pencils Sergio Aragones
Inks Sergio Aragones
Colors Sergio Aragones ?
Letters Sergio Aragones
Notes 5 comic strips advertising BallPark Franks for THE MAD MAGAZINE BALLPARK FRANKS SPECIAL ISSUE insert.

2 page Mad; BallPark Franks advertisement "The Evolution of Hunger"

Genre Humor
Pencils Tom Richmond
Inks Tom Richmond
Colors Tom Richmond
Notes Pinup advertising BallPark Franks for THE MAD MAGAZINE BALLPARK FRANKS SPECIAL ISSUE insert.

2 page Mad; BallPark Franks advertisement "The Museum of Hunger"

Genre Humor
Pencils Sam Viviano; Hermann Mejia
Inks Sam Viviano; Hermann Mejia
Colors Sam Viviano; Hermann Mejia
Notes Six paintings advertising BallPark Franks for THE MAD MAGAZINE BALLPARK FRANKS SPECIAL ISSUE insert.

1 page BallPark Franks advertisement "Hunger Gets What Hunger Wants"

Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Notes Ad for BallPark Franks for THE MAD MAGAZINE BALLPARK FRANKS SPECIAL ISSUE insert.

4 page History of the Multiverse story "History of the Multiverse: Chapter Seven"

Characters Monitors; Captain Atom [Nathaniel Adam] (flashback); Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter] (flashback); Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] (flashback); Ray [Ray Terrill] (flashback); Justice Society [Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]] (flashback); Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner] (flashback); Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny] (flashback); Sue Dibny (flashback; dies); Justice League [Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Zatanna Zatara] (flashback); Blue Beetle [Ted Kord] (flashback; dies); Wonder Woman (flashback); VILLAINS: Doomsday (flashback); Parallax [Hal Jordan] (flashback); Dr. Light [Arthur Light] (flashback); Maxwell Lord (flashback; dies)
Synopsis The Monitors looks at the history of the DCU from Post-Crisis through Wonder Woman killing Maxwell Lord.
Genre Superhero
Script Dan Jurgens
Pencils Dan Jurgens
Inks Norm Rapmund
Colors David Baron
Letters Ken Lopez
Editing Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant)

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation 68"

Script Dan Didio
Notes Dan Didio answers the hidden clues in the February 2007 promotional poster for COUNTDOWN. Hot list - ALL NEW ATOM #13, BLACK CANARY #1 and COUNTDOWN #43. House ad for COUNTDOWN #42.