52

Cover to 52 #1

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

Publication Dates

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

Series of limited series.

Characters

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.

Collections

Trade Paperbacks

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

• 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 - Kindle -

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

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

• 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

• 52, Book 1 - Collects #1-26. - WorldCat - ISBN 9781401263256

• 52, Book 2 - Collects #27-52. - WorldCat - ISBN 9781401265649

Hardcovers

• 52 Omnibus - Collects #1-52. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401235565

Leftover Useful Information

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

Publishing History

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.

Future Publication Dates

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

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
• wikipedia:52 (comic book)