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Story title Last Laugh
Previous story Justice League of America v2 #8 The Lightning Saga, Chapter 1: Lightning Lad
Next story Countdown #49: Countdown: Stretching the Truth: Karate Kid
Publication date May 16, 2007
Cover date May 17, 2007
Creators
Writer(s) Paul Dini, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray
Penciller Jim Calafiore
Inker Mark McKenna
Letterer Pat Brosseau
Colourist Tom Chu
Editor(s) Mike Marts, Jeanine Shaeffer
Cover artist(s) Andy Kubert, Moose Baumann

Last Laugh: Karate Kid

(Entire issue: 23 pages/98 panels, Legion-related: 4 pages/22 panels)

Synopsis

Key Quotes and Catchphrases

Roll Call

Legionnaires

Cameos
  • Superman (1 panel, mentioned only, and depicted elsewhere in issue)

Other heroes

  • Batman (20 panels)
  • Black Lightning (5 panels)

Planets and Settings

  • The Batcave (22 panels)

Technology, Gadgets and Other Neat Stuff

Solicitation

COUNTDOWN #51-48

COUNTDOWN #51 is on sale May 9, 2007
COUNTDOWN #50 is on sale May 16, 2007
COUNTDOWN #49 is on sale May 23, 2007
COUNTDOWN #48 is on sale May 30, 2007
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
Written by PAUL DINI and others
Breakdowns by KEITH GIFFEN
51 Written by PAUL DINI; art by JESUS SAIZ
50 Written by JIMMY PALMIOTTI AND JUSTIN GRAY; art by JIM CALAFIORE
49 Written by TONY BEDARD; art by CARLOS MAGNO
48 Written by ADAM BEECHEN; art by DAVID LOPEZ
Covers by ANDY KUBERT and TIM TOWNSEND

The event of the year is here! This brand-new, year-long weekly series features a cast of hundreds where anything goes! With head writer Paul Dini and a rotating team of some of the industry’s best writers and artists, COUNTDOWN will serve as the backbone of the DCU in 2007.

When a character dies in COUNTDOWN 51, it sets off an unexpected ripple that will touch virtually every character in the DC Universe.

The COUNTDOWN is on…so begins the end!

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