52



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

Last Issue

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

Current Issue

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

Next Issue

 * none

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.

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.

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.

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!" - (forthcoming, May 2008)

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

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

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

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

Links

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