COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS #23

COVER TAGLINE: Mr. Mxyzptlk Spills His Guts! TITLE: The Bottled Imp RELEASE DATE: November 21, 2007 WRITER(s): Paul Dini; Keith Giffen PENCILER(s): Tom Derenick INKER(s): Wayne Faucher COLORS: Pete Pantazis LETTERS: Ken Lopez EDITOR(s): Michael (Mike) Carlin; Elisabeth V. Gehrlein COVER: J.G. Jones; Alex Sinclair PRICE: $2.99 U.S./$3.50 Canada CHARACTERS: Annataz Arataz; Dominators; Eclipso (Jean Loring); Lord Havok; Mary Marvel; Mxyzptlk V; Superman-Prime; Ultraman COVER ART:

PLOT: Superman-Prime has captured Mxyzptlk and the Zatanna of Earth-3 to get their magical help in finding his Earth and destroying all the 'imitation' ones. Mxyzptlk refuses to help him which maddens Superman-Prime. He flies above the Source Wall where he is holding them and destroys it. The Earth-3 Zatanna returned Mxyzptlk home before it was destroyed but she was apparently killed in the destruction. Eclipso has found Mary Marvel on an asteroid and is trying to convince her to return to Darkseid. While they are talking a spaceship destroys the asteroid, one of many spaceships involved in a battle. The battle is between Dominators and followers of Monarch. These followers include Lord Havok and the Earth-3 villains. NOTE: Special end of issue story entitled, "The Origin of Mr. Mxyzptlk"

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