Countdown to Darkness, Issue 1

== Summary ==
;Blurb
:The countdown to the motion picture event of 2013 begins here, in this blockbuster 4-issue prequel mini-series that sets the stage for the upcoming STAR TREK film! Like the best-selling STAR TREK: COUNTDOWN in 2009, this all-new series leads directly into the next movie, with a story by STAR TREK writer/producer Roberto Orci and Mike Johnson (STAR TREK ongoing series), and drawn by the original STAR TREK: COUNTDOWN artist, David Messina! STAR TREK: COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS is the can't-miss lead-in to the new adventures of the crew!
== Background information ==
=== Creators ===
* Written by:
** Mike Johnson (story and script)
** Roberto Orci (story)
* Artists:
** David Messina (interior art and cover art)
** Marina Castelvetro (ink assist)
** Claudia ScarletGothica (color art, interior and cover)
** Chris Mowry (letters)
** Stephen Molnar (cover art, Enterprise Edition)
** John Rauch (cover color art, Enterprise Edition)
** Erfan Fajar (cover art, Hastings Edition)
** Stellar Labs (cover color art, Hastings Edition)
* Creative consultant: Anthony Pascale
* Editor: Scott Dunbier
===Cover gallery===
"Countdown to Darkness, Issue 1" had multiple variant covers. The cover was limited to 100 copies and required readers to order 250 editions of regular copies to qualify and receive. The Enterprise Edition cover was limited to 1,701 covers and could be ordered by US and UK readers from . The Hastings cover was exclusive to Hastings Entertainment stores.
File:Countdown to Darkness tpb cover.jpg|First trade paperback cover
File:Countdown to Darkness issue 1 cover B.jpg|Cover B
File:Countdown to Darkness issue 1 cover RI CGC.jpg|Retail incentive CGC cover by David Messina and Claudia ScarletGothica
File:Countdown to Darkness issue 1 Enterprise Edition.jpg|Enterprise Edition cover by Stephen Molnar and John Rauch
File:Countdown to Darkness issue 1 cover RE.jpg|Hastings cover by Erfan Fajar, colors by Stellar Labs
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