| Issue | #834 |
| Published | September 2007 |
| Cover Price | 2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD |
| Pages | 44 |
| Editing | Peter Tomasi; Mike Marts; Jeanine Schaefer (associate); Elisabeth V. Gehrlein (assistant) |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Zatanna Zatara; Joker (in disguise) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Simone Bianchi (signed) |
| Inks | Simone Bianchi (signed) |
| Colors | Simone Bianchi (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Batman: Death and the City (DC, 2007 series) #nn |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Zatanna Zatara; Alfred Pennyworth; Ivar Loxias (flashback; dies); VILLAIN: Joker |
| Synopsis | As Batman is brutally tortured in an inescapable deathtrap, the mortally wounded Zatanna is unable to speak the magic words to save them both! Meanwhile, the mad magician known as Loxias (and impersonated by the Joker) embarks on his farewell performance, intending to kill hundreds of spectators in the grand finale! [per solicitation] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Paul Dini |
| Pencils | Don Kramer |
| Inks | Wayne Faucher |
| Colors | John Kalisz |
| Letters | Travis Lanham |
| Reprinted | in Batman: Death and the City (DC, 2007 series) #nn |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Colors | ? (photo) |
| Notes | Ad for BallPark Franks for THE MAD MAGAZINE BALLPARK FRANKS SPECIAL ISSUE insert. |
| 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 DETECTIVE COMICS #835. |