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CATALOG RECORD

52 #6

DC · Series began 2006 · August 2006

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

  • August General in Iron (Fang Zhifu) — introduction
  • Accomplished Perfect Physician (Yao Fei) — introduction
  • The Celestial Archer (Xu Tao) — introduction
  • Socialist Red Guardsman (Gu Lao) — introduction
  • The Ghost Fox Killer (secret identity unknown) — introduction
  • Thundermind (Léi Niàn) — introduction
  • Shaolin Robot (no secret identity) — introduction
  • The Seven Deadly Brothers (Yang Kei-Ying) — introduction
  • Immortal Man-in-Darkness (secret identity unknown, multiple pilots) — introduction
  • The Dragonwing (Immortal Man-in-Darkness' living fighter plane) — introduction
  • The Mother of Champions (Wu Mei-Xing) — introduction

Dates

Cover date
August 2006
On sale
June 14, 2006
In stores
June 14, 2006
Pages
36

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  • Direct Sales

    Barcode 76194125243800611

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    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07098931022306

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Story arc: 52

This is part 6 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, Andy Lanninginks: J. G. Jones, Ruy José, Andy Lanningcolors: Alex Sinclair, Jeromy Cox, Guy Majorscript: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, Dan DiDio, Dan Jurgensletters: Nick Napolitanoediting: Eddie Berganza, Ivan Cohen, Jeanine Schaefer

Stories

  • China Syndrome · 20 pages

    Week six opens with Booster staging his own publicity stunt. In China, the Green Lanterns run afoul of the Great Ten and Black Adam.

  • History of the DCU: Part 5 · 4 pages

    Covers the period from after Crisis on Infinite Earths up to the death of Superman.

Publisher’s description

Celebrity superhero Booster Gold continues to sell out, in terms of corporate sponsorship and far more unethical examples. Meanwhile, Green Lanterns Hal Jordan and John Stewart confront Black Adam about his new, violent policies!

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanClark KentSupermanDick GraysonRobinHal JordanJokerGreen LanternBarbara GordonTim DrakeJ'Onn J'OnzzBilly BatsonDonna TroyMartian ManhunterCaptain MarvelDinah LanceBlack CanaryJason ToddConner KentJohn StewartSuperboyGuy GardnerBaneKyle RaynerKent NelsonDoctor FateBlue BeetleTed KordBooster Gold

Reprinted in

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

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Summaries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); each links to its article.

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