Countdown: Arena 2008 #1 Andy Kubert Cover - back issue - $3.00

Monarch collects superheroes from various universes and pits dopplegangers against each other to find the strongest heroes for his army. After Nightshade, Eve of Shadows, and the Shade and the three Batmen face off, Superman from the Dark Knight universe urges the heroes to mount an offensive against Monarch.

• The Blood-Soaked Sands - Some of the identifications of home universes of these characters comes from later issues, some are educated guesses. According to a DC Nation page, Earth-37 is the home universe for the Thrillkiller Robin and Batgirl, the same universe identified as home of Quantum-Storm. Also, the Earth-48 universe that is home to one of the Starmans is also home to the character Forerunner appearing in Countdown and Countdown to Adventure.