What'd we ever do to you? You can't blame us for you haircut, can you? 
Countdown #29 is an issue of the series Countdown (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 2007.
Synopsis for "Another Country Heard From"
On Earth-8, the Challengers from Beyond are captured by the Extremists, who believe that they are members of their archenemies, the Meta-Militia.
In the Multiversal Nexus, the Monitor who will come to be known as Solomon observes Earth-8 and decides to go their to kill the Challengers.
In the sewers beneath Metropolis, Jimmy Olsen encounters the Newsboy Legion who offer to help him with his powers.
In the Aegean Sea, Holly Robinsonand Harley Quinn fight their way through shark-infested waters and make their way to the shores of Themyscira.
In Spragueville, RI, Pied Piper and Trickster have fled the wedding of Green Arrow and Black Canary to a diner only to have found Double Down has stowed away in their car. Outside, a mysterious black van is surveilling the three.
In Turkey, Mary Marvel has called a thunderstorm which is flooding the local village. The villagers approach her, tell her that the flooding threatens their herds, and asks her to stop the storm. She takes no pity on them. She turns their cattle into fish telling them “now you’re fisherman.” Eclispo approves and the two leave together.
On Earth-8, the Challengers of the Beyond have been placed in a strange device. Suddenly, the Extremists learn they have been breached by an unknown threat.
In a NORAD storage facility, Karate Kid, Una, Buddy Blank, and Buddy’s grandson Tommy have just been told by Brother Eyethat Karate Kid’s illness will cause a “great disaster.” Brother Eye takes offense that they have come to him only because they need something. He declares that he will no longer be lonely and begins to seal them into the bunker in which he is contained.
On Earth-8, the intruder is revealed to be the Monitor who will come to be known as Solomon. Although Solomon has come to kill the Challengers, the Extremists mistake his appearance for an attack on their compound. Solomon cannot convince them otherwise and a battle between Solomon and the Extremists ensues. This results in the Challengers freeing themselves from the machine top which they had been bound by the Extremists. The Jokester soon learns that Solomon was the one who killed his daughter, Duela Dent. At that moment, Monarch also appears to confront Solomon. Though Jokester is angered by the news that his daughter was killed by Solomon, Kyle Rayner convinces Jokester to flee with the Challengers. As they flee, Solomon fires a blast of energy at them, and Jokester seemingly sacrifices his life, taking the blast and allowing the others to escape. Monarch blasts Solomon who disappears. Monarch then enlists the Extremists for his army.
Appearing in "Another Country Heard From"
Featured Characters:
- Harleen Quinzel
- Holly Robinson
- Jimmy Olsen
- Karate Kid
- Mary Marvel
- Pied Piper
- Trickster
- Challengers from Beyond
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Amazons of Themyscira
- Forerunner (Cameo)
- Kamandi (Cameo)
- Monarch
- Suicide Squad (Behind the scenes)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
- Monarch's war machine
Synopsis for "The Origin of the Penguin"
The Penguin was born Oswald Cobblepot and lived with his overprotective mother in a pet shop in Gotham City. Mrs. Cobblepot insisted that her son never leave the house without his umbrella, for fear that he might die of pneumonia as his father did. This, in combination with Cobblepot's plumpness and pointed nose earned him the cruel nickname - the Penguin. As an adult, Cobblepot became a powerful criminal mastermind, though now he alleges that he has gone legitimate, working exclusively out of the parlor of his Iceberg Lounge.
Appearing in "The Origin of the Penguin"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- None
Other Characters:
- Mrs. Cobblepot (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Gotham City
- Cobblepot's Aviary
- Iceberg Lounge
Items:
- Penguin's trick umbrellas
Vehicles:
- None
Notes
- This issue shipped on October 10th, 2007.
- "Another Country Heard From" is reprinted in Countdown to Final Crisis Vol. 2.
- Jokester dies in this story.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- 52
- Countdown
- Countdown: Arena
- Countdown: The Search for Ray Palmer
- Countdown to Adventure
- Countdown to Mystery
- Countdown Presents: Lord Havok and the Extremists