8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown is a crossover between the panel games "8 Out of 10 Cats" and "Countdown". The show follows the format of "Countdown", but with hosts and contestants from "8 Out of 10 Cats", and an emphasis on humour. The first episode aired as part of Channel 4's "mash-up night" on 2 January 2012; the first full series was aired in July 2013 and multiple series have since been commissioned. Episodes feature Jimmy Carr as host; two teams of two contestants feature in most episodes, with Sean Lock
Captain Comet due to become a regular character, as otherwise it would have clashed with the "Adam Strange" limited series published around the same time. He was then part of the "R.E.B.E.L.S." series which continued from "L.E.G.I.O.N." That series was canceled with "R.E.B.E.L.S. ’96" #17 (March 1996), and had a solo story in "Showcase ’96" #10 (November 1996), after which another hiatus followed. Since 2005, under the writer Jim Starlin, Captain Comet has had his highest profile in DC Comics publications since the 1950s, featuring in the "Rann–Thanagar War" miniseries (2005), starring in the 8-issue miniseries "Mystery in Space (vol 2)" (2006),