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52 #1

DC · Series began 2006 · July 2006

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Dates

Cover date: July 2006
On sale: May 10, 2006
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (4)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

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Barcode 76194125243800111
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Creators

pencils: J. G. Jones, Keith Giffen, Joe Bennettinks: J. G. Jones, Ruy Josécolors: Alex Sinclairscript: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, Dan DiDioletters: Nick Napolitano

Stories

Golden Lads & Lasses Must... · 24 pages
During the first seven days of 52 ground work is laid with the focal characters. Ralph Dibny hits rock bottom with the destruction of his home. Renée Montoya takes solace in the bottom of a bottle. Steel involves himself endlessly in rescue operations. The Question begins looking for answers. Black Adam secures his position in his homeland. Booster Gold returns to the public eye and the sponsors' bottom lines. Along the way is a memorial for the fallen, a mysterious message for Ralph, a hero losing her toys, and the abduction of Doctor Sivana.

Reprinted in

52 (2007), The 52 Omnibus (2012), 52 (2016), Black Adam: Rise and Fall of an Empire (2022)