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52

Cover 52 Week One (May 10, 2006), art by J. G. Jones
Publisher DC Comics
Schedule Weekly
Publication date May 2006 - May 2007
Number of issues 52
Main character(s) Animal Man
Black Adam
Booster Gold
Ralph Dibny
Will Magnus
Renee Montoya
The Question
Starfire
Steel
Adam Strange
Creative team
Writer(s) Geoff Johns
Grant Morrison
Greg Rucka
Mark Waid
Keith Giffen
Artist(s) Joe Bennett
Chris Batista
Keith Giffen
Ruy Jose
Jack Jadson
Darick Robertson
Justiniano
Mike McKone
Covers:
J. G. Jones
Alex Sinclair (colors)

52 is the title of a comic book limited series published by DC Comics that debuted on May 10, 2006, one week after the conclusion of the seven-issue Infinite Crisis. Events January January 1 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons J G Jones is an American Comic book artist. He is best known for his work as cover artist on various Comic book series including a stint on Brian K DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Events January January 1 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons Events January January 10: Superman & Batman vs Aliens & Predator released Animal Man ( Bernhard "Buddy" Baker) is a fictional DC Comics Superhero. Black Adam is a fictional Comic book character created in 1945 by Otto Binder & C Booster Gold is a Fictional character, a Superhero in publications from DC Comics. The Elongated Man ( Ralph Dibny) is a fictional Comic book Superhero in the DC universe. Doctor Will Magnus is a fictional human scientist in the DC Comics universe. Renee Montoya is a Fictional Comic book character published by DC Comics. The Question is the name used by a number of Comic book Superheroes in the DC Comics universe. Starfire is the name of several fictional Comic book characters published by DC Comics. Dr John Henry Irons is the third hero known as Steel, a fictional Superhero in the DC Universe. Adam Strange is a fictional Superhero published by DC Comics. Geoff Johns (born 25 Jan 1973 in Detroit Michigan) is an American Comic book Writer, best known for his work for Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist Gregory Rucka (born November 29, 1969) is an American Writer of novels and Comic books He is married to fellow comic writer Mark Waid (born March 21 1962 in Hueytown Alabama) is an American Comic book Writer. Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American comic book illustrator and writer Benedito José Nascimento, better known as Joe Bennett (born February 3, 1968) is a Brazilian Comic book artist. Chris Batista is a Comic book Artist and Penciller. Titles he has contributed to include Steel Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American comic book illustrator and writer Darick W Robertson is an Artist from San Mateo, California, United States. Justiniano is an American comic book artist His current work includes the Doctor Fate feature in the 8-issue Countdown Michael "Mike" McKone is a comic book artist. His first published works for the major companies included DC Comics ' Justice League of J G Jones is an American Comic book artist. He is best known for his work as cover artist on various Comic book series including a stint on Brian K Alex Sinclair is a Colorist who has worked in the Comics industry A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative A limited series is a term originated by Marvel Comics referring to a Comic book series with a set number of issues DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events January January 1 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons Infinite Crisis is a seven-issue Limited series of Comic books written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George The series was written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, and Mark Waid with layouts by Keith Giffen. Geoff Johns (born 25 Jan 1973 in Detroit Michigan) is an American Comic book Writer, best known for his work for Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist Gregory Rucka (born November 29, 1969) is an American Writer of novels and Comic books He is married to fellow comic writer Mark Waid (born March 21 1962 in Hueytown Alabama) is an American Comic book Writer. Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American comic book illustrator and writer

52 consists of 52 issues, published weekly for one year, chronicling events that took place during the missing year after the end of Infinite Crisis. The Lost Year is the unofficial term given to a period of time in the Fictional DC Universe. Infinite Crisis is a seven-issue Limited series of Comic books written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George The series covers much of the DC Universe, and several characters, whose disparate stories interconnect. The DC Universe ( DCU) is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place The story is directly followed by the limited series Countdown to Final Crisis. Countdown to Final Crisis, known as Countdown for its first 25 issues is a Comic book Limited series published by DC Comics

52 was also the first weekly comic book published by DC Comics since the short-lived anthology Action Comics Weekly in 1988-1989. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Action Comics is an American Comic book series which introduced Superman, the first major Superhero character as the term

Contents

Format

The use of a weekly publication format is unusual in the North American comics industry, a model traditionally based upon monthly publication. 52 is the longest weekly comic book series published by a major North American publisher. The record was previously held by Action Comics Weekly. Action Comics is an American Comic book series which introduced Superman, the first major Superhero character as the term

Back-up stories

History of the DC Universe

A backup story entitled History of the DC Universe appears in Weeks 2 through 11, with the creative team of Dan Jurgens and Art Thibert. Dan Jurgens (born June 27, 1959) is an American Comic book Writer and Artist. Arthur "Art" Thibert is a Comic book Artist, primarily known as a Freelance Inker, although he has a substantial resumé as a [1] Reminiscent of DC's earlier History of the DC Universe limited series, in this story, Donna Troy explores the history of the DC Universe with the help of Harbinger's recording device. History of the DC Universe is a two-issue Comic book Limited series created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, and published Donna Troy is a Fictional character, a superheroine in the DC Universe. The DC Universe ( DCU) is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place Harbinger (Lyla Michaels is a Fictional character, a DC Comics Superheroine created in the early 1980s In the final chapter, both the device and a Monitor inform Donna Troy that she was supposed to have died instead of Jade. The Monitor is a Fictional character created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez as one of the main characters of DC Comics Jade ( Jennifer-Lynn Hayden) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the DC Comics DC universe.

Secret Origins

Weeks 12 through 51 feature Secret Origins written by Mark Waid with a rotating team of artists. Secret Origins was an American Comic book series published by DC Comics. [2]

Story

In the aftermath of Infinite Crisis, Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman have temporarily retired their costumed identities, and the remaining heroes attend a memorial for Superboy in Metropolis. Infinite Crisis is a seven-issue Limited series of Comic books written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Superboy, also known by his Kryptonian name Kon-El and his human alias Conner Kent, is a fictional Superhero in the Time traveler Booster Gold attends the memorial, but when Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman do not arrive as he expects, he suspects his robot sidekick Skeets is malfunctioning. Booster Gold is a Fictional character, a Superhero in publications from DC Comics. Skeets is a fictional Artificial intelligence Robot from the future in the DC Comics Universe. After Skeets reports other incorrect historical data, Booster searches fellow time traveler Rip Hunter's desert bunker for answers, but finds it littered with enigmatic scrawled notes and photos of himself and Skeets surrounded by the words "his fault" with arrows pointing toward them. Rip Hunter is a DC Comics character who first appeared in Showcase #20 (May 1959 then his own series which ran for 29 issues (1961-65 Booster's reputation is ruined by the unscrupulous ways he attempts to maintain his corporate sponsorships, as well as the arrival of a mysterious new superhero named Supernova. A corporation is a separate legal entity usually used to conduct business Supernova is an identity used by three characters in the, all related to the Carter bloodline Booster tries to regain the spotlight by containing an explosion, but is seemingly killed in the attempt. Skeets uses Booster's ancestor Daniel Carter to regain access to Hunter's lab, where he sees the photos and arrows pointing at him. Skeets traps Carter in a time loop in the bunker and sets out to locate Hunter himself. A time loop or temporal loop is a common Plot device in Science fiction (especially in universes where Time travel is commonplace in which He eventually corners Hunter and Supernova in the bottle-city of Kandor, where Supernova reveals himself to be Booster Gold, having faked his death with the help of Hunter to uncover Skeets' true intentions. Kandor is the name of the former Capital city of the fictional planet Krypton in the DC Universe. Hunter and Booster attempt to trap Skeets in the Phantom Zone, but Skeets appears to consume the sub-dimension and pursues his two adversaries through time. The Phantom Zone is a Fictional Prison Dimension featured in the Superman Comic books and related media

Ralph Dibny, the Elongated Man, has a gun to his head when he is informed that his dead wife Sue's gravestone has been vandalized with an inverted version of Superman's "S" symbol, the Kryptonian symbol for resurrection. The Elongated Man ( Ralph Dibny) is a fictional Comic book Superhero in the DC universe. Susan "Sue" Dearbon Dibny is a Fictional character from DC Comics associated with The Elongated Man. He confronts Cassandra Sandsmark, and she tells Dibny that she is in a cult which believes that Superboy can be resurrected, but they would like to try it first with Sue. Superboy, also known by his Kryptonian name Kon-El and his human alias Conner Kent, is a fictional Superhero in the Despite his initial consent, Dibny and his friends disrupt the ceremony, and the effigy of Sue crawls to Dibny, calling out to him as it burns; as a result, Dibny suffers a nervous breakdown. Dibny encounters the helmet of Doctor Fate, which promises to fulfill Dibny's desires if he makes certain sacrifices. Doctor Fate (also known by the Diminutive, Fate) is the name of a succession of fictional sorcerers who appear within DC Comics ' universe Dibny journeys with the helmet through the afterlives of several cultures, where he is cautioned about the use of magic. AfterLife is a film drama set in Scotland directed by Alison Peebles made in 2003 about an ambitious Scottish journalist forced to choose between After several failed attempts to resurrect his wife, Dibny prepares a spell in Dr. Fate's tower. Doctor Fate (also known by the Diminutive, Fate) is the name of a succession of fictional sorcerers who appear within DC Comics ' universe Dibny puts the helmet on and shoots it to reveal it as the sorcerer Felix Faust. Felix Faust is a Fictional sorcerer and Supervillain that appears in stories published by DC Comics. Faust was posing as Nabu to give Dibny's soul to the demon Neron in exchange for his freedom. Neron is a Fictional character in the DC Comics ' universe. Neron was a Demon prince of great power Neron kills Dibny but realizes that Dibny's spell has trapped him and Faust inside. Ralph and Sue Dibny are reunited later as ghost detectives.

Lex Luthor announces the Everyman Project, a program designed to give ordinary people superpowers. Lex Luthor is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. John Henry Irons deactivates his niece Natasha's Steel armor after an argument about responsibility. Dr John Henry Irons is the third hero known as Steel, a fictional Superhero in the DC Universe. Natasha Irons is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the DC Universe and the niece of John Henry Irons (the superhero Steel Following an encounter with Luthor, Irons' skin transforms into stainless steel, causing Natasha to accuse him of hypocrisy. In Metallurgy, stainless steel is defined as a Steel Alloy with a minimum of 11 She enrolls in the Everyman Project and becomes a member of Luthor's superhero team Infinity, Inc. Irons learns that Luthor can deactivate Everyman Project-given abilities and that they have a limited timespan. Infinity Inc is a team of Comic book Superheroes in the DC Comics universe, mostly composed of the children and heirs of the Justice Luthor negates the powers of one of Natasha's teammates during a battle, and Irons uses the death of her friend to convince Natasha to question Luthor's motives. After Luthor, angered by reports that he is incompatible with the treatment, deactivates the powers of the majority of the Everyman subjects on New Year's Eve, resulting in many of them falling from the sky to their deaths, Natasha works undercover to expose Luthor. Luthor later learns the reports were false and gains powers similar to those of Superman. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon He discovers Natasha's spying and beats her, using his superpowers. Irons and the Teen Titans attack Lexcorp. For the animated TV series based on this comic see Teen Titans (TV series. With Natasha's help, they bring Luthor to justice. Beast Boy offers Natasha, in her new Steel armor, membership in the Teen Titans, but she declines in favor of forming a new team with her uncle. Garfield Mark "Gar" Logan, also known as Beast Boy or Changeling, is a Fictional character, a Superhero appearing in Comic

Animal Man, Starfire and Adam Strange are marooned on an alien planet after the events of the Infinite Crisis. Animal Man ( Bernhard "Buddy" Baker) is a fictional DC Comics Superhero. Starfire is the name of several fictional Comic book characters published by DC Comics. Adam Strange is a fictional Superhero published by DC Comics. Infinite Crisis is a seven-issue Limited series of Comic books written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George They are pursued through space by agents of Lady Styx, whose forces are conquering and overrunning planets on a path of destruction toward Earth. Lady Styx is a fictional Supervillain in the. Her first appearance occurred in the weekly series 52. They are rescued and joined by Lobo, who possesses the Emerald Eye of Ekron and claims he has found religion and turned his back on violence. Lobo is a Fictional character that appears in the Comic books published by DC Comics. The Emerald Empress is a Fictional character, a DC Comics Supervillain that is an enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes and a member of the Lady Styx hired Lobo to capture the heroes, but he instead delivers them to her so they can fight her. The heroes triumph, and it is revealed there is an Emerald Head of Ekron, who is a Green Lantern that fights alongside them, but Animal Man is injected with a toxin and dies. After Starfire and Strange lay his body to rest and leave, Animal Man awakens to find the aliens who gave him his powers standing over him. Animal Man acquires the powers of Sun-Eaters, which he uses to return to Earth. A Sun-Eater is a fictional artificially created living weapon in the DC Comics universe. He is pursued by Lady Styx's assassins, who are killed by Starfire just as they arrive at his home.

Black Adam, the superhuman leader of Kahndaq, forges a coalition with several other countries against the United States' superhuman supremacy under the Freedom of Power Treaty until Adrianna Tomaz, a former slave, shows Adam how he can use his abilities more peacefully to help his country. Black Adam is a fictional Comic book character created in 1945 by Otto Binder & C Kahndaq is a fictional Middle Eastern country in the DC Comics Universe The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Freedom of Power Treaty is a fictional Treaty in the DC Comics Universe Isis is a DC Comics Superhero, as well as a separate goddess also living in the DC Universe. Adam convinces Captain Marvel to give Tomaz the power of Isis, and Adam and Isis free enslaved children across Africa. Captain Marvel is a fictional Comic book Superhero, originally published by Fawcett Comics and later by DC Comics. The Question, Renee Montoya, and Batwoman discover that Intergang is preparing to invade Gotham. The Question is the name used by a number of Comic book Superheroes in the DC Comics universe. Renee Montoya is a Fictional Comic book character published by DC Comics. Batwoman (originally referred to as The Bat-Woman) is a fictional character and female counterpart to the superhero Batman, created by Bob Kane and Intergang is a fictional Organized crime organization in Superman and other DC comics The Question and Montoya fly to Kahndaq to investigate further, and they prevent a suicide bomber at Black Adam and Isis' wedding, for which Adam awards them one of Kahndaq's highest honors. The four uncover Intergang, which is inducting children into a religion of crime based on its Crime Bible. Black Adam finds Isis' crippled brother Amon among the children and shares his power with him, and Amon is reborn as Osiris. Osiris is the name of three Fictional characters published by DC Comics. Osiris befriends a seemingly timid anthropomorphic crocodile named Sobek, who joins Black Adam's Black Marvel Family. Sobek is a Fictional Supervillain published by DC Comics He first appears in 52 #26 (2006 and was created by Geoff Johns, The Marvel Family is a group of Fictional characters a team of Superheroes in the Fawcett Comics and DC Comics universes Adam and Isis inform the Freedom of Power Treaty member nations that Kahndaq is no longer interested in consolidating power or in executing superhumans.

Will Magnus, creator of the Metal Men, is abducted to Oolong Island, where Intergang and Chang Tzu are forcing kidnapped scientists to develop new weapons for them. Doctor Will Magnus is a fictional human scientist in the DC Comics universe. The Metal Men are Fictional characters, a team of Robot Superheroes created by writer Robert Kanigher, pencilled by Ross Andru and Chang Tzu (Chung Zhu is a fictional Supervillain published by DC Comics. Magnus' anti-depressants are confiscated and he is ordered to build a Plutonium Man robot, but Magnus also secretly rebuilds miniature versions of the Metal Men. The scientists activate their Four Horsemen of Apokolips, which target Black Adam. Suspicious of Black Adam, Amanda Waller destroys Osiris' reputation by maneuvering him into killing the Persuader and leaking footage of the incident to the media. Dr Amanda Blake Waller is a Fictional character published by DC Comics. The Persuader is the name of three Fictional characters featured in Comic books published by DC Comics. Osiris retires from the public eye as a result, and acid rain ravages Kahndaq. Osiris, convinced that he is the cause of Kahndaq's new miseries, asks Captain Marvel to remove his powers, but he is confronted by Isis and Black Adam and returns to Kahndaq. Sobek tricks Osiris into turning back into Amon and devours him, revealing himself to be the Horseman Famine. The other Horsemen battle Black Adam and Isis. Isis is poisoned by Pestilence and dies while asking Adam to avenge her and Osiris' deaths.

Grief-stricken and enraged to the point of madness, Black Adam destroys the country of Bialya, base of the Four Horsemen, and murders the country's entire population before killing the last of the Horsemen. Bialya is a Fictional country appearing in many Comic book series published by DC Comics. He attacks Oolong Island, but the scientists capture and imprison him. The Justice Society of America invade the island to arrest Adam and subdue the scientists, but Adam escapes and embarks on a week-long rampage across the globe, during which he kills several superhumans. The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history World War III is the title of two Comic book sagas published by DC Comics and involving many of the superheroes of the DC Universe. During an enormous battle between many superhumans and Black Adam, Captain Marvel is unable to remove Adam's powers, so he instead reverts him to Teth-Adam and changes Adam's magic word from "Shazam" to an unknown phrase. Teth-Adam goes missing in the resulting explosion and wanders the Earth powerlessly as he tries to guess the new magic word.

The Question and Montoya train with Richard Dragon in Nanda Parbat, where Montoya learns that the Question is dying from lung cancer and wants her to replace him. Richard Dragon is a fictional character created by Dennis O'Neil and Jim Berry in the novel Dragon's Fists (1974 Nanda Parbat is a fictional city in the DC Comics universe Nanda Parbat first appeared in Strange Adventures #205 (October 1967 and was created by After they discover a prophecy in the Crime Bible about Batwoman's death, the two join her fight against Intergang in Gotham. Batwoman (originally referred to as The Bat-Woman) is a fictional character and female counterpart to the superhero Batman, created by Bob Kane and When the Question's condition worsens, Montoya journeys back to Nanda Parbat in a failed attempt to save his life. Intergang discovers Batwoman's identity and attempts to sacrifice her. Montoya, as the new Question, joins Nightwing and former Intergang member Kyle Abbot in trying to save Batwoman, but they are unable to prevent Mannheim from stabbing her with a dagger. For the Marduk album see Nightwing (album. For the current and most prominent holder of the Nightwing title see Dick Grayson Nightwing Kyle Abbot is a fictional villain in DC Comics, first appearing in Detective Comics #743 Batwoman wounds Mannheim and survives. Montoya shines the restored Bat-Signal to call Batwoman back to work.

Skeets is revealed to be Mister Mind, who uses Skeets' metallic body as a cocoon to metamorphose into a gigantic, monstrous form. Mister Mind is a Fictional Comic book Supervillain created for Fawcett Comics, and now owned and published by DC Comics. Rip Hunter and Booster escape to the end of the Infinite Crisis, where they witness the secret creation of 52 identical parallel universes, which Mister Mind intends to consume. Parallel universe or alternative reality is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with one's own Daniel Carter reappears as the new Supernova and saves Hunter and Booster, restoring the Phantom Zone in the process. Mister Mind alters events in the 52 universes, creating new histories for each. Booster and Supernova trap Mister Mind in the remains of Skeets' shell and send him back in time to the beginning of the year, where he is captured by Dr. Sivana. Hunter, Booster and Supernova agree to keep the restored multiverse's existence a secret, and Will Magnus rebuilds Skeets, using a copy he had made of the robot's memories.

World War III

Week 50 of 52 and the four-issue World War III limited series, which was released the same week, depict the superhumans' battle with Black Adam. World War III is the title of two Comic book sagas published by DC Comics and involving many of the superheroes of the DC Universe. A limited series is a term originated by Marvel Comics referring to a Comic book series with a set number of issues World War III also depicts Aquaman's transformation into the Dweller of the Depths, Martian Manhunter's change in outlook, Donna Troy's assumption of the Wonder Woman mantle, Supergirl's return to the 21st century, Jason Todd pretending to be Nightwing and Cassandra Cain's joining Deathstroke. Martian Manhunter is the Superhero alias of J'onn J'onzz, alternately known as John Jones or the Manhunter from Mars, a Fictional character Donna Troy is a Fictional character, a superheroine in the DC Universe. Supergirl is a fictional Comic book superheroine that is depicted as a female counterpart to the DC Comics iconic Superhero Superman Jason Todd is a Fictional character appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics. For the Marduk album see Nightwing (album. For the current and most prominent holder of the Nightwing title see Dick Grayson Nightwing Cassandra Cain is a Fictional character in the DC Universe, and the most recent Batgirl. Deathstroke the Terminator ( Slade Wilson) also called simply Slade (to the people who know him Deathstroke (and originally simply the Terminator

The Science Squad

The Science Squad are a group of fictional mad scientist supervillains in the DC Comics Universe. The group was created by writer Grant Morrison who stated, "I love writing cowardly, petulant, irascible supervillains much more than I enjoy writing truly evil ones, so this whole plot strand was a joy from beginning to end. " The members of the team are: Veronica Cale, Doctor Death, Doctor Sivana, I. Veronica Cale is a Fictional character who has appeared in various Comic books published by DC Comics. Doctor Death (real name Doctor Karl Hellfern) is a fictional character who appears in comic books published by DC Comics, usually as an antagonist to Batman Doctor Thaddeus Bodog Sivana is a Fictional Comic book Supervillain. Q. (Ira Quimbey), Will Magnus, T. O. Morrow, Komrade Krabb, Dr. Doctor Will Magnus is a fictional human scientist in the DC Comics universe. Thomas Oscar Morrow is a fictional Supervillain in the DC universe. Tyme, Rigoro Mortis, and are commanded by Egg Fu. Chang Tzu (Chung Zhu is a fictional Supervillain published by DC Comics. They appear in the issue 46.

Secret message

Dan Didio included a hidden message in his DC Nation column in the in back of Week 37. The message is spelled out using the first letter of every third word: "the secret of fifty-two is that the multiverse still exists"

Rip Hunter's lab

When Booster enters Rip Hunter's bunker in Week 6, he finds it in disarray. The DC Multiverse is a Fictional continuity construct that exists in stories published by Comic book company DC Comics. Rip Hunter is a DC Comics character who first appeared in Showcase #20 (May 1959 then his own series which ran for 29 issues (1961-65 Among the details of Hunter's lab, a giant globe is marked with red X's and the words "World War III Why? How?" A time machine sits broken. Notes scrawled everywhere indicate that there is a problem with the time stream, and as noted above, the number 52 figures prominently in these writings. Many of the writings foreshadow and refer to DC Universe events and characters, some of which are not yet introduced by the time of Booster's discovery. [3] A multitude of clocks are all stopped at 12:52 (00:52). Monitors show images of Rosa Parks, Abraham Lincoln, a sailing ship with the flag of the Knights Templar, Elvis Presley, the Boston Tea Party and a dinosaur. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4 1913 – October 24 2005 was an African American Civil rights activist whom the U Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Solomonici commonly known as the Knights Templar or the Order The Boston Tea Party was an act of Direct action protest by the American colonists against the British Government in which they destroyed many

Papers on the floor bear the titles of canceled DC series, including superhero comic Infinity, Inc., 1940s humor title Casey the Cop, and Silverblade, a 1980s maxi-series about an actor-turned-vigilante. Infinity Inc is a team of Comic book Superheroes in the DC Comics universe, mostly composed of the children and heirs of the Justice Casey the Cop is a short humor strip created by Henry Boltinoff for DC Comics. Silverblade was a supernatural Fantasy Comic book Limited series, published in the United States by DC Comics in 1987 A limited series is a term originated by Marvel Comics referring to a Comic book series with a set number of issues Also on the floor is a book titled Who's Who, using the logo for the DC series of the same name, and two notes: "FIND THE SUN DEVILS" and "What is spanner's galaxy?". Sun Devils and Spanner's Galaxy are the titles of two 1980s maxi-series.

A set of blackboards is covered with more clues. Below is a list of the clues, with items followed by DC Comics details that relate to the phrase:

Spin-offs

There have been a number of spin-offs and tie-ins. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing A tie-in is an authorized product based on a media property a company is releasing such as a movie or Video / DVD, Computer game, Video game

Comics

Due to the unpredicted popularity of the series, DC issued several series of comics based on the individual threads of 52 that began several months after 52 ended. All-New Booster Gold is an ongoing series that sees the eponym and Rip Hunter travel through time to fix its convoluted history as "the greatest superhero never known. " 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen mini-series is six issues long, covering the Four Horsemen's battle with Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. The other strand of that story from 52 is taken up in Black Adam: The Dark Age, another six-issue series following Teth-Adam's quest to bring Isis back to life; it takes place between the end of 52 and Mary Marvel's seduction in Countdown.

Not all the mini-series are six issues, though, as Renee Montoya and Kathy Kane take up their newly donned guises to battle against Intergang in Crime Bible: Five Lessons In Blood a five-issue series, each issue focusing a particular section of the bible in question.

Two strands of the 52 story were taken and put together with back-ups from the new Countdown story. Countdown to Adventure looks at the fate of space-travellers Adam Strange, Animal Man, and Starfire in their new roles after their journey over the course of eight issues (with a supporting story following Forerunner. ) Countdown to Mystery is another eight-issue series looking at the Helmet of Fate and its new occupier with the other story focusing on Eclipso.

Action figures

In September 2006, DC Direct premiered a line of action figures based on 52. DC Direct is the exclusive collectibles division of DC Comics, the Time Warner Subsidiary that publishes Comic books and licenses characters An action figure is a posable character Figurine, made of Plastic or other materials and often based upon a movie, Comic book, Video game The first wave, featuring figures based on Batwoman, Isis, Booster Gold, Animal Man, and Supernova, was released in May 2007. [14]

Novelization

Ace Books, under the imprint of The Berkley Publishing Group and published by The Penguin Group, released a novelization written by Greg Cox with cover art by JG Jones and Alex Sinclair and its design by George Brewer. Ace Books is the oldest active specialty Publisher of Science fiction and Fantasy books A novelization is a Novel that is written based on some other media story form rather than as an original work Greg Cox (born 1959 is a Science fiction Writer. He lives in Oxford, Pennsylvania, U

The novel primarily adapts the weekly limited series and the World War III tie-in mini series. The novel deals with the plotlines of Montoya, the Question, Black Adam, Booster Gold, Skeets, and the 52 Earths, and ignores the Luthor/Steel/Everyman Project, Ralph Dibny, and space plotlines completely; in his introduction, Cox explains that it was not possible to adapt all the plotlines of 52 within a novel of reasonable length. There are also minor differences, such as Mister Mind revealing himself within Skeets to the mass gathering of heroes following the battle with Black Adam, rather than revealing himself two weeks later to Rip Hunter and Booster Gold.

Audiobook

In December 2007, GraphicAudio released the first half of a full cast audiobook adaptation based on the novel by Greg Cox. Like GraphicAudio's audiobook of the Infinite Crisis [2] this spans two volumes (each 6 hours long) with 6 CDs and features a full cast, music and sound effects.

Volume 2 was released in February 2008.


Voice cast credits as follows::

Collections

The lead stories of series are collected, with commentary from the creators and other extras, into four trade paperbacks:

Other connected collections include:

See also

Notes

  1. ^ DC Comics Solicitations for Product Shipping May, 2006, Comic Book Resources, February 13, 2006
  2. ^ 5.2 (or so) About 52: Week 30, Newsarama, December 1, 2006
  3. ^ 52 About 52 With Stephen Wacker, Newsarama
  4. ^ 52: Week 49
  5. ^ 52: Week 25
  6. ^ 52: Week 38
  7. ^ 52: Week 40
  8. ^ 52: Week 44
  9. ^ Action Comics #843
  10. ^ 52: Week 27
  11. ^ Blue Beetle #11
  12. ^ 52: Week 5
  13. ^ 52: Week 38
  14. ^ http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/toyfare/001649824.cfm
  15. ^ Volume 1 profile at DC
  16. ^ Volume 2 profile at DC
  17. ^ Volume 3 profile at DC
  18. ^ Volume 4 profile at DC
  19. ^ 52: The Companion profile at DC

References

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