52

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52 is published by DC Comics. Cover price was $2.50.

Contents 1 Publication Dates 1.1 Last Issue 1.2 Current Issue 1.3 Next Issue 2 Status 3 Characters 3.1 Main Characters 3.1.1 Allies 3.1.2 Enemies 3.2 Minor Characters 3.3 Other Characters/Places/Things 4 Recent Storylines 4.1 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen #6 4.2 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen #5 4.3 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen #4 4.4 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen #3 4.5 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen #2 4.6 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen #1 5 Past Storylines 6 Collections 6.1 Trade Paperbacks 7 History 8 Leftover Useful Information 8.1 Creative Team 8.2 Publishing History 8.3 Order Codes 8.4 Future Publication Dates 9 News & Features 10 Links

[edit] Publication Dates

[edit] Last Issue

52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen #5: 28 Dec 2007

[edit] Current Issue

52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen #6: 09 Jan 2008

[edit] Next Issue

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[edit] Status

Weekly 52-issue limited series. Spins out of events in Infinite Crisis, covering the events of the One Year Later (OYL) gap.

Followed by the 6-issue monthly series 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen.

[edit] Characters

[edit] Main Characters

• The Question - Faceless mask-wearing avenger
• Steel - Armored scientist/engineer
• Renee Montoya - Former Gotham police detective
• Enlongated Man - Recently widowed super-hero/detective with stretching powers
• Booster Gold - Publicity seeking hero from the future
• Black Adam - Sometimes villainous former ruler of ancient Egypt with the powers of Shazam!
• Adam Strange - Earth-born hero of the planet Rann
• Animal Man/Buddy Baker - Sometime super-hero who can take on the abilities of animals
• Starfire - Alien princess with flight and energy blast powers.

[edit] Allies

[edit] Enemies

[edit] Minor Characters

[edit] Other Characters/Places/Things

[edit] Recent Storylines

[edit] 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen #6

This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

[edit] 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen #5

[edit] 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen #4

[edit] 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen #3

[edit] 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen #2

[edit] 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen #1

[edit] Past Storylines

[edit] Collections

[edit] Trade Paperbacks

• 52, vol. 1 - Collects #1-13. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401213537

• 52, vol. 2 - Collects #14-26. "Booster Gold's dubious heroism comes under fire, Lex Luthor's scheme for giving ordinary citizens super-powers explodes, and The Question heads into hostile territory to confront Black Adam." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401213642

• 52, vol. 3 - Collects #27-39. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401214436

• 52, vol. 4 - Collects #40-52. - WorldCat - ISBN 140121486X

• 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen - Collects the six-issue limited series. "The unstoppable villains of the groundbreaking weekly series 52 rise again in this volume collecting the 6-issue miniseries! They are the Four Horsemen - War, Pestilence, Famine, Death - living embodiments of the Dread Ages of the distant world of Apokolips, and they mean to remake the Earth in their own image!" - WorldCat - ISBN 1401217818

[edit] History

[edit] Leftover Useful Information

[edit] Creative Team

• Written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid
• Breakdowns by Keith Giffen
• Art by Joe Bennett, Ruy Jose and Jack Jadson, and various
• Backup features by Mark Waid and various artists
• Covers by J.G. Jones

[edit] Publishing History

[edit] Order Codes

These are the order codes and prices as provided by Diamond Distribution. Your local comic shop should be able to order these for you.

• ISSUE ITEM CODE FOC DATE SCHEDULED IN-STORE DATE

• 52: WEEK 1 MAR060309 April 12 May 10
• 52: WEEK 2 MAR060310 April 19 May 17
• 52: WEEK 3 MAR060311 April 26 May 24
• 52: WEEK 4 MAR060312 May 3 May 31

[edit] Future Publication Dates

Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.

52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen TP: 14 May 2008

[edit] News & Features

• 06 Nov 2007 - Pat Olliffe's Drawing DC's Four Horsemen
• 11 Oct 2007 - Conversation with Greg Rucka (part 3 of 5)
• 24 Aug 2007 - Keith Giffen on 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen
• 09 May 2007 - The 52 Exit Interviews: Greg Rucka
• 06 May 2007 - REFLECTIONS: Talking with Mark Waid, Part 1
• 04 May 2007 - The 52 Exit Interviews: Keith Giffen
• 03 May 2007 - The 52 Exit Interviews: Geoff Johns
• 02 May 2007 - The 52 Exit Interviews: Mark Waid
• 20 Apr 2007 - Johns talks about 52 weeks of comics unlike any other
• 10 Apr 2007 - Batista's Favorite Number: 52
• 10 Apr 2007 - 52: The Greatest Hits
• 30 Mar 2007 - Inside World War III with Champagne and Ostrander
• 11 Mar 2007 - REFLECTIONS: Talking 52 with Greg Rucka
• 22 Jul 2006 - CCI, Day 2: 52- A Year in the Life of the DCU
• 17 Jul 2006 - DC Comics Brings Superstar Talent To 52 Backup Stories
• 02 Mar 2006 - Springtime for the DCU: Giffen talks Blue Beetle and 52
• 25 Feb 2006 - New York Comic Con, Day Two: Playing 52 Pickup With DC

[edit] Links

• DC Comics
• Daily Planet 52 Week Special - Special DC Comics mini-site about 52.
• The 52 Cover Galery
• wikipedia:52 (comic book)