Countdown to Final Crisis Reading Order

A chain of multiversal threats unfolds across parallel worlds as dark forces manipulate key players, setting the stage for a looming cosmic catastrophe. The are no essential comics here (the arc is a bit of a mess), but we recommend reading Seven Soldiers, Salvation Run and Death of the New Gods to give you a good lead-in to Final Crisis.

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1RecommendedFeb 2005

Seven Soldiers of Victory #0

Weird Adventures

#0 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 1

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2RecommendedMar 2005

Seven Soldiers: Shining Knight #1

The Last of Camelot

#1 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 1

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3RecommendedMar 2005

Seven Soldiers: Manhattan Guardian #1

Pirates of Manhattan

#1 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 1

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4RecommendedApr 2005

Seven Soldiers: Zatanna #1

Talking Backwards - Sdrawkcab Gniklat

#1 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 1

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5RecommendedApr 2005

Seven Soldiers: Klarion #1

From This World To That Which Is To Come

#1 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 1

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6RecommendedMay 2005

Seven Soldiers: Shining Knight #2

Mood 7 Mind Destroyer

#2 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 1

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7RecommendedMay 2005

Seven Soldiers: Manhattan Guardian #2

Homeless Superior

#2 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 1

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8RecommendedJun 2005

Seven Soldiers: Zatanna #2

A Book in the Beginning

#2 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 1

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9RecommendedJun 2005

Seven Soldiers: Klarion #2

Badde

#2 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 1

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10RecommendedJun 2005

Seven Soldiers: Shining Knight #3

The Perfect Knight Returns

#3 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 1

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11RecommendedJul 2005

Seven Soldiers: Manhattan Guardian #3

Siege at Century Hollow

#3 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 1

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12RecommendedAug 2005

Seven Soldiers: Zatanna #3

Three Days of the Dead

#3 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 1

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13RecommendedAug 2005

Seven Soldiers: Klarion #3

The Deviant Ones

#3 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 1

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14RecommendedAug 2005

Seven Soldiers: Shining Knight #4

The Last Stand of Don Vincenzo

#4 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 1

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15RecommendedSep 2005

Seven Soldiers: Manhattan Guardian #4

Sex Secrets of the Newsboy Army!

#4 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 1

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16RecommendedSep 2005

Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle #1

New Godz

#1 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 2

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17RecommendedNov 2005

Seven Soldiers: Zatanna #4

Zor

#4 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 1

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18RecommendedOct 2005

Seven Soldiers: Klarion #4

Burn, Witchboy! Burn!

#4 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 1

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19RecommendedNov 2005

Seven Soldiers: Bulleteer #1

Ballistic: How The Bulleteer Began

#1 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 2

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20RecommendedNov 2005

Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein #1

Uglyhead

#1 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 2

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21RecommendedDec 2005

Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle #2

Drive by Derby

#2 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 2

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22RecommendedDec 2005

Seven Soldiers: Bulleteer #2

Who Killed Seven Soldiers?

#2 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 2

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23RecommendedJan 2006

Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein #2

Red Zombies

#2 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 2

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24RecommendedJan 2006

Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle #3

Radio Bedlam

#3 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 2

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25RecommendedFeb 2006

Seven Soldiers: Bulleteer #3

21st Century Schizoid Supermen

#3 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 2

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26RecommendedFeb 2006

Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein #3

The Water

#3 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 2

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27RecommendedMar 2006

Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle #4

Forever Flavored Man

#4 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 2

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28RecommendedMar 2006

Seven Soldiers: Bulleteer #4

Bad Girls

#4 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 2

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29RecommendedMar 2006

Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein #4

Frankenstein In Fairyland

#4 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 2

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30RecommendedApr 2006

Seven Soldiers of Victory #1

The Miser's Coat

#1 collected in:Seven Soldiers of Victory: Volume 2

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31OptionalMar 2008

Countdown Special: Eclipso #1

[untitled]

32OptionalJan 2008

Countdown Special: The New Gods #1

[untitled]

33OptionalOct 2007

Countdown Special: The Flash #1

[untitled]

34 -35OptionalDEC 2007

Countdown Special: The Atom #1-2

#1: Ragnarok Night!/The End of the Quest!

#2: The Other Side of Doomsday!; The Eternity Pursuit!

36OptionalFeb 2008

Countdown Special: OMAC #1

[untitled]

37OptionalApr 2008

Countdown Special: Kamandi #1

Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth

38OptionalNov 2007

Countdown Special: Jimmy Olsen #1

The Saga of the D.N.Aliens

39 -51OptionalMAY-AUG 2007

Countdown to Final Crisis #51, #50, #49, #48, #47, #46, #45, #44, #43, #42, #41, #40, #39

#51: Look to the Skies

#50: Last Laugh

#49: Stretching the Truth

#48: Death from Above

#47: Bricks in the Wall

#46: Weapon of War

#45: Monitor Duty

#44: Changes of Address

#43: The Funeral

#42: Shock to the System

#41: Another Fine Mess

#40: Small Wonders

#39: Do Not Pass Go

#51-39 collected in:Countdown to Final Crisis: Volume 1

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52 -59OptionalAUG 2007-MAR 2008

Countdown to Adventure #1-8

#1: The Home Front: New Kids on the Block; Forerunner Part 1: The Origin of the Species

#2: The Home Front: Working Man's Blues; Forerunner Part 2: The Origin of Species

#3: The Home Front: In The Time Of The Plague

#4: The Home Front: First, Do No Harm

#5: The Home Front: Patient Zero

#6: The Home Front: Rescue Parties; Forerunner Part 4: Love And War

#7: The Home Front: To Serve Rann

#8: The Home Front: Heroic Measures

#1-8 collected in:Countdown to Adventure

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60 -72OptionalAUG-OCT 2007

Countdown to Final Crisis #38, #37, #36, #35, #34, #33, #32, #31, #30, #29, #28, #27, #26

#38: All Hell!

#37: Forbidden Fruit

#36: Magical Mystery tour

#35: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

#34: Searching for Answers

#33: Let's Make a Deal

#32: Girls Gone Wild

#31: New Frontiers

#30: Family Feud

#29: Another Country Heard From

#28: Now, Forager!

#27: Disasters Great & Otherwise

#26: Halfway to Hell

#38-26 collected in:Countdown to Final Crisis: Volume 2

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73 -76OptionalDEC 2007

Countdown: Arena #1-4

#1: The Blood-Soaked Sands

#2: The Face of Death

#3: True Colours

#4: All Fall Down

#1-4 collected in:Countdown: Arena

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77 -80RecommendedNOV 2007-FEB 2008

Salvation Run #1-4

#1: Hellish New World

#2: Take This World and Shove It

#3: All You Need is Hate

#4: Life Is But A Nightmare

#1-4 collected in:JLA: Salvation Run

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81 -93OptionalNOV 2007-JAN 2008

Countdown to Final Crisis #25, #24, #23, #22, #21, #20, #19, #18, #17, #16, #15, #14, #13

#25: Bedlam Below!; The Origin of Killer Frost

#24: Prime Example

#23: The Bottled Imp

#22: Miracle Mile!

#21: Down and Out...And Beyond!

#20: Loneliest Number

#19: Season's Beatings

#18: Safe House

#17: This Means War!

#16: What Price Paradise?

#15: Splitting the Atom

#14: Choke on It!

#13: Abandon All Hope

#25-13 collected in:Countdown to Final Crisis: Volume 3

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