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Credits:
| Story | Paul Dini, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray |
| Pencils | Jesus Sais |
| Inks | Jimmy Palmiotti |
| Lettering | Jared K. Fletcher |
| Colors | Pete Pantazis |
| Associate editing | Jeanine Schaefer |
| Editing | Mike Marts |
Feature Character(s):
- Jimmy Olsen
- Mary Marvel (next in issue #44)
- Trickster
- Pied Piper II
- Holly Robinson
- Donna Troy (last in Amazons Attack #2)
- Jason Todd (last in Amazons Attack #2)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Pharyngula (first appearance; harvester of stillborn souls)
- Mirror Master III (next in Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #11)
- Heat Wave
- Weather Wizard (next in Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #11)
- Inertia
- Captain Cold (last in All New Atom #5; next in Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #10)
- Sleez (last in Adventures of Superman #475; dies)
- Monitors (last in issue #38/2)
- Bob the Monitor (last in issue #38/2; behind the scenes)
- Forerunner (Viza' Aziv; first appearance)
Other Character(s):
- Ryan (first appearance; a police officer)
- Murray (first appearance; a police officer)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2814
- Earth
- United States of America
- Gotham City
- Keystone City
- Metropolis
- Washington, DC
- United States of America
- Earth
Comment(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- Countdown to Final Crisis #1 ([July] 2008)
Solicitation:
- The newly re-powered Mary Marvel starts seeking out pieces of the shattered Rock of Eternity. Jason Todd and Donna Troy discuss what the murderous actions of a Monitor could mean. And Jimmy Olsen runs into an agent of Darkseid!
Credits:
| Story | Dan Jurgens |
| Pencils | Dan Jurgens |
| Finishes | Norm Rapmund |
| Lettering | Phil Balsman |
| Colors | David Baron |
| Associate editing | Harvey Richards |
| Editing | Michael Siglain |
Feature Character(s):
- Monitors:
- Bob the Monitor
- Monitor of Earth-11
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Justice League of America:
- Aquaman
- Flash II
- Green Arrow
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
- Red Tornado II
- Superman
- Robin
- Justice Society of America:
- Larry Drake
Comment(s):
- The Monitors recount the History of the Multiverse. This chapter retells the events of Justice League of America Vol. 1 #64, #74-#75, #92, #100-#101,and #107-#108.
- Story continued from the previous issue and is continued in the next issue.