Countdown Presents the Search For Ray Palmer: Wildstorm – Issue 1

Searching for Ray Palmer, the Challengers arrive on Earth-50, home to the Wildstorm heroes. They split up to look for Palmer but Green Lantern is pulled into the Bleed by Monarch as he had been once before. Monarch offers him the chance to stand beside him in the coming conflict. Lantern manages to stall making a decision and returns to Earth-50 where he and the other Challengers meet various heroes.The finally find Surge, on the run for having murdered the Pope, who claims to have met Palmer and that he had left his mark on him and other speedsters.Before they can question him further, Midnighter appears and kills Surge precipitating a fight between the Challengers, Midnighter and then the Authority who arrive shortly after. Majestic arrives and explains that he has journeyed to the Challengers’ Earth and that the heroes are no threat. The Authority leave and, a moment later, so do the Challenger.Unknown to them, however, Dark Angel is tracking them.