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Doomsday Clock 3 (Cover A)

DOOMSDAY CLOCK #3

Cover Date: March 2018
Cover Price: $4.99
Publication Date: 2018-01-24

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Cover Credits:
Art: Gary Frank (signed)
Colors: Brad Anderson (signed)


Variant Cover:
Cover B
Art: Gary Frank (signed)
Colors: Brad Anderson (signed)

Story: "Not Victory Nor Defeat" (28 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGeoff Johns
ArtGary Frank
LetteringRob Leigh
ColorsBrad Anderson
Associate editingAmedeo Turturro
EditingBrian Cunningham

Feature Character(s):

Rorschach II (also in flashback in between flashbacks in issue #4)
Ozymandias (also appears in flashback to flashback in Watchmen #1; next in issue #5)
Marionette (next in issue #5)
The Mime (next in issue #5)
Batman
Doctor Manhattan (in flashback; see Comments)
Comedian (also in flashback in between flashback in Watchmen #1 and issue #2; appearance pages 1-3 same as flashback in Watchmen #1; see Comments; next in issue #5)

Supporting Character(s):

Alfred Pennyworth (last in ???)
Bubastis II (next in issue #5)
Johnny Thunder (last in Flash Vol. 5 #21; next in issue #5)

Villain(s):

Lex Luthor (last in ???)

Other Character(s):

Tiffany Smith (first New 52/DC Universe appearance; as a reporter; real-world host of DC All Access)
Donald (first appearance; next in issue #5)
Joe (first appearance; an Arkham Asylum guard)
Steward Lee (first New 52/DC Universe appearance; a real-world stand-up comedian)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Nathaniel Dusk (in a tv broadcast; played by Carver Colman)
Helga Jace
Metamorpho
Man-Bat
Lady Clayface
Lt. Murray Abrahams (a character in the Nathaniel Dusk movie "The Adjournment")
Alastair Tempus (a character in the Nathaniel Dusk movie "The Adjournment")
Bentley Farmer (a character in the Nathaniel Dusk movie "The Adjournment")

Location(s):

Metropolis
LexCorp
Gotham City
Wayne Manor
Arkham Asylum
Batcave
New York, NY
Good Life Home for the Elderly (1940 Second Av.)
New York City (Watchmen universe)

Comment(s):

Story continues from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.
In the flashback in this story Dr. Manhattan appears to teleport the Comedian to the DC Universe during mid-fall to his death as seen in Watchmen #1. Whether or not this means Dr. Manhattan has created an alternate timeline for the Watchmen Universe or if the Comedian will be returned to his point of origin later is yet to be revealed. Neither is it known when in Dr. Manhattan's timeline this takes place.

Solicitation:

The story takes a turn in the third chapter of this 12-issue series you never thought you’d see, from writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank.


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Feature: "Screenland Secrets" (4 Pages)


Credits:

Geoff Johns (script)
Gary Frank (art)
Rob Leigh (letters)
Amedeo Turturro (associate edits)
Brian Cunningham (edits)

Feature Character(s):

Hedda Hopper (as writer of the first article in this feature)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Carver Colman (mentioned in the first article in this feature)
Albert Verner (one of the heads at Verner Bros Studios; mentioned in the first article in this feature)
Karl Verner (one of the heads at Verner Bros Studios; mentioned in the first article in this feature)
Bruce Nelson (a detective; mentioned in the first article in this feature)
Charlotte Colman (Carver's mother; mentioned in the first article in this feature)
Gary Cooper (mentioned in the first article in this feature)
Robert Siodmak (director of "Nothing Left to Lose", the second Nathaniel Dusk movie; mentioned in the first article in this feature)
Otto Preminger (director of "A Killer Calls" and "A Killer's Kiss", the second and fourth Nathaniel Dusk movie; mentioned in the first article in this feature)
Jules Dassin (director of "Murder at Home", the third Nathaniel Dusk movie; mentioned in the first article in this feature)
Don McGregor (director of "Lovers Die at Dusk", the third Nathaniel Dusk movie; mentioned in the first article in this feature; named after the creator of Nathaniel Dusk)
Jacques Tourneur (director of "The Adjournment", the final Nathaniel Dusk movie; mentioned in the first article in this feature)
Jean Gillie (Colman's would-be co-star in "A Killer's Kiss"; mentioned in the first article in this feature)
Hedy Lemarr (Colman's co-star in "A Killer's Kiss"; mentioned in the first article in this feature)
Randy "Tin Soldier" Booth (mentioned in the second article in this feature)
Frank Rock (mentioned in the second article in this feature)
Jackie Johnson (mentioned in the second article in this feature)
Ted Grant (mentioned in the second article in this feature)
Tarantula (mentioned in the second article in this feature)
Liberty Belle (mentioned in the second article in this feature)
Frank Farr (first appearance; an actor and father of Rita Farr; mentioned in the second article in this feature)
Barbara Stanwyck (first New 52 appearance; revealed as ex-wife of actor Frank Farr in the DC Universe; mentioned in the second article in this feature)
Rachel Drake (first appearance; an actor and mother of Rita Farr; mentioned in the second article in this feature)

Comment(s):

This feature contains cover for the October 1954 issue of Screenland Secrets as well as two articles from that issue.
The first article, "The Detective Becomes the Victim!" is an article on the death of Carver Colman written by Screenland Secrets writer Hedda Hopper.
The second, "Coast to Coast Secrets" is a gossip column with rumors about Frank Farr, Randy "Tin Soldier" Booth and John Law.