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CATALOG RECORD

52 #2

DC · Series began 2006 · July 2006

Dates

Cover date
July 2006
On sale
May 17, 2006
In stores
May 17, 2006
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (2)

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  • Direct Sales

    Barcode 76194125243800211

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    Barcode 07098931022302

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Story arc: 52

This is part 2 of 63. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. 52 #1
  2. 52 #2
  3. 52 #3
  4. 52 #4
  5. 52 #5
  6. 52 #6
  7. 52 #7
  8. 52 #8
  9. 52 #9
  10. 52 #10
  11. 52 #11
  12. 52 #12
  13. 52 #13
  14. 52 #14
  15. 52 #15
  16. 52 #16
  17. 52 #17
  18. 52 #18
  19. 52 #19
  20. 52 #20
  21. 52 #21
  22. 52 #22
  23. 52 #23
  24. 52 #24
  25. 52 #25
  26. 52 #26
  27. 52 #27
  28. 52 #28
  29. 52 #29
  30. 52 #30
  31. 52 #31
  32. 52 #32
  33. 52 #33
  34. 52 #34
  35. 52 #35
  36. 52 #36
  37. 52 #37
  38. 52 #38
  39. 52 #39
  40. 52 #40
  41. 52 #41
  42. 52 #42
  43. 52 #43
  44. 52 #44
  45. 52 #45
  46. 52 #46
  47. 52 #47
  48. 52 #48
  49. 52 #49
  50. 52 #50
  51. 52 #51
  52. 52 #52
  53. 52 / World War III Part Four: United We Stand #1
  54. 52 / World War III Part One: A Call to Arms #1
  55. 52 / World War III Part Three: Hell Is for Heroes #1
  56. 52 / World War III Part Two: The Valiant #1
  57. Booster Gold #1
  58. 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen #1
  59. Booster Gold #2
  60. Booster Gold #3
  61. Booster Gold #4
  62. Booster Gold #5
  63. Booster Gold #6

Creators

pencils: J. G. Jones, Keith Giffen, Joe Bennett, Dan Jurgens, Art Thibertinks: J. G. Jones, Jack Jadson, Art Thibertcolors: Alex Sinclair, Jeromy Cox, Guy Majorscript: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, Dan Jurgens, Dan DiDioletters: Travis Lanham, Nick Napolitanoediting: Eddie Berganza, Ivan Cohen, Jeanine Schaefer

Stories

  • Looking Back at Tomorrow · 20 pages

    Week two sees Ralph following up on the mysterious message, which leads to a new, Kryptonian-based religion centering on Superboy and involving Wonder Girl. Booster visits Doctor Magnus to have Skeets, who is starting to act erratically, checked. The Question enlists Montoya's services to work on a mystery. And Magnus visits Morrow, who warns of missing mad scientists.

  • History of the DCU: Part 1 · 4 pages

    Covers the formation and contents of the pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths DC Universe.

Publisher’s description

Ralph Dibny begins to investigate the defilement of his wife's grave, while celebrity superhero Booster Gold plays detective to solve the mystery of the apparently altered timeline. Meanwhile, Renee Montoya might not want answers, but she must face the Question!

Reprinted in

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

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