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52 is the title of a comic book limited series published by DC Comics, which debuted on May 10, 2006, one week after the conclusion of the seven-issue Infinite Crisis. The series is written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid and Keith Giffen. Each issue of the series costs $2.50 USD. DC Comics (originally called Detective Comics, Inc. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Black Adam is a fictional comic book character, appearing in DC Comics, whose morally ambiguous nature has his character fall between the lines of heroism and villainy; as a result, he has associated himself with both superheroes and supervillains in the past. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Elongated Man is a fictional comic book superhero in the DC universe. ... Renee Montoya is a fictional character in DC Comics. ... The Question (Vic Sage) is a comic book superhero. ... John Henry Irons is the third hero known as Steel, a fictional superhero in the DC Universe. ... Geoff Johns at a book signing at Midtown Comics East on 24 June 2004 in New York City. ... Grant Morrison Grant Morrison (born January 31, 1960) is a comic book writer and artist. ... Greg Rucka is an American writer of novels and comic books. ... Mark Waid (born March 21, 1962 in Hueytown, Alabama) is an American comic book writer. ... Keith Iath Giffen (November 30, 1952 - ) is an American writer, artist and penciller of comic books. ... Joe Bennett (real name Benedito José Nascimento born February 03, 1968 in Belém) is a Brazilian comic book artist. ... J. G. Jones is an American Comic Book artist. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The limited series is a term referring to a comic book series with a set finite number of issues. ... DC Comics (originally called Detective Comics, Inc. ... Infinite Crisis was a seven-issue comic book limited series published by DC Comics. ... Geoff Johns at a book signing at Midtown Comics East on 24 June 2004 in New York City. ... Grant Morrison Grant Morrison (born January 31, 1960) is a comic book writer and artist. ... Greg Rucka is an American writer of novels and comic books. ... Mark Waid (born March 21, 1962 in Hueytown, Alabama) is an American comic book writer. ... Keith Iath Giffen (November 30, 1952 - ) is an American writer, artist and penciller of comic books. ... This article is about general United States currency. ...

Concept

52 is comprised of 52 issues, published weekly for one year, chronicling the events that take place during the missing year after the end of Infinite Crisis. The comic focuses on every character in the DC Universe through six characters whose stories are told exclusively in the book and occasionally cross over with each other. The Lost Year is a name given to the year in the fictional DC Universe that takes place from the events of Infinite Crisis until the One Year Later titles. ... Infinite Crisis was a seven-issue comic book limited series published by DC Comics. ...

Story as of Week Ten

In the aftermath of Infinite Crisis, Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman have temporarily retired their costumed identities. The remaining heroes attend a memorial for Superboy in Metropolis. Booster Gold, once more a corporate-sponsored superhero who prevents crimes using knowledge of the future, attends the memorial. When Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman do not arrive as Booster expects, the unexpected change in history appears to make his robot sidekick Skeets malfunction. Skeets later reports other incorrect historical data despite the repairs of Will Magnus's, creator of the Metal Men. Seeking answers, Booster and Skeets search time traveler Rip Hunter's desert bunker, which is littered with scrawled notes about recent and future events (See "Rip Hunter's lab" below). Booster finds his own photo, surrounded by multiple scribblings of the words "his fault" . Infinite Crisis was a seven-issue comic book limited series published by DC Comics. ... Superman is a fictional character regarded as the most famous and popular superhero of all time. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man, and still sometimes as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Wonder Woman is a fictional DC Comics superheroine. ... Superboy (also known as Conner Kent or Kon-El) is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics Universe. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Metal Men are a team of robot superheroes created by writer Robert Kanigher, pencilled by Ross Andru and inked by Mike Esposito for DC Comics in 1962. ... The Metal Men are a team of robot superheroes created by writer Robert Kanigher, pencilled by Ross Andru and inked by Mike Esposito for DC Comics in 1962. ... Rip Hunter is a DC Comics character who first appeared in Showcase #20, 21, 25, 26, then got his own series which lasted for 29 issues (1961-65). ...

Ralph Dibny, the retired Elongated Man, finds out that his late wife Sue's tombstone has been vandalized, the news coming in time to interrupt his suicide attempt. Dibny confronts Cassandra Sandsmark at Titans Tower, accusing her of leaving a message on the tombstone: an inverted version of Superman's S-symbol, which in Kryptonian means "resurrection." Sandsmark and other members of the Kryptonian-based Cult of Conner submerge Dibny underwater, telling him that he will see visions of the afterlife. Dibny bursts out of the water to find himself alone and his wedding ring gone. Dibny tries to get Booster to help him investigate the Cult of Conner. Angered by Booster's shallowness, and realizing that Booster knows the future and perhaps could have saved his wife, Dibny attacks him. When Booster disperses a mob, an actor he hired for a staged battle over Metropolis comes forward, telling Lois Lane and the assembled press the truth. Dibny calls Booster a fraud and tells him that he let his friends down. Later in Star City, Dibny and Green Arrow find a Cult of Conner hideout, which has a cloning tank similar to those owned by Robin and the Brotherhood of Evil in the "One Year Later" stories. The Elongated Man is a fictional comic book superhero in the DC universe. ... Susan Sue Dearbon Dibny is a fictional character from DC comics. ... Cassandra Sandsmark is the current Wonder Girl, a superheroine from DC Comics. ... Current Titans Tower, San Francisco. ... Superboy (also known as Conner Kent or Kon-El) is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics Universe. ... Lois Lane is a fictional comic book character who appears in DC Comics’ Superman stories. ... Star City can be: Star City Casino in Sydney, Australia Star City, Moscow, an astronautics establishment Star City, Arkansas, the county seat of Lincoln County, Arkansas The nickname of Lincoln, Nebraska Star City, a fictional city featured in Green Arrow comic books. ... Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) is a DC Comics superhero. ... Timothy Tim Drake is a DC Comics fictional superhero who, as Robin, is Batmans sidekick but also a young hero in his own right. ... The Brotherhood of Evil is a group of DC Comics supervillains, arch-enemies of the original Doom Patrol and the Teen Titans. ...

A mysterious new superhero saves many lives, appearing in a blinding light and disappearing, making Booster, whose reputation is ruined, jealous and angry. The Daily Star gets an exclusive on the new hero, giving him the name of Supernova. Perry White later gives Clark Kent a notice of termination. Perry says that Clark has lost his edge and has no need for a burned out reporter working on his paper. In an attempt to redeem himself, Clark spots Supernova flying near the Daily Planet and hurls himself out of the window, forcing the hero to save him. At home, Clark explains to a worried Lois Lane that Supernova seems to be a fine hero, caring and expert on the field. The same stunt that started Lois' career as the Superman reporter has reignited Clark's career, although Supernova still refuses to divulge any information about himself to Clark. The Daily Planet is a fictional newspaper that appears in Superman stories published by DC Comics. ... The cover of 52 #10, featuring Supernova. ... Perry White is a fictional character who appears in the Superman comics, and is the editor-in-chief of the Metropolis newspaper the Daily Planet. ... Lois Lane is a fictional comic book character who appears in DC Comics’ Superman stories. ...

Booster Gold, angrier and again flat broke, ask Skeets to perform a cross-checking in his own historical records to sort out the mysteries of Supernova. But Skeets, arguing that Supernova was never recorded by history, claims that the current past has now totally diverged from the one Booster knew, and they must live in the present, planning out the next move for the immediate future. Booster can think only of vengeance, and takes off searching for the new hero.

The Question hires alcoholic ex-cop Renee Montoya to surveil an abandoned storefront at 520 Kane Street in Gotham. Inside, Montoya and the Question are attacked by a hulking humanoid. In the scuffle, Montoya uncovers futuristic guns. Montoya visits her former lover Kate Kane, heiress to a wealthy Gotham family and questions her about her family's connection to Kane Street. Kate agrees to help. The Question later reveals to Montoya that Intergang is targeting Gotham and stockpiling the weapons for an invasion. Batwoman watches from a rooftop. The Question (Vic Sage) is a comic book superhero. ... Renee Montoya is a fictional character in DC Comics. ... Batwoman (real name Kathy Kane) is the name of a fictional character, the female counterpart to DC Comics popular superhero Batman. ... Intergang is a fictional organised crime organisation in Superman comics. ... Batwoman (real name Kathy Kane) is the name of a fictional character, the female counterpart to DC Comics popular superhero Batman. ...

Black Adam pledges to be an ambassador of justice to the world. Protecting his nation's border, he forbids Power Girl free entry into Kahndaq airspace and kills Intergang representatives who make an offer to transport their weapons through his country. Black Adam creates the Freedom of Power Treaty, forging a coalition with North Korea, Myanmar, and China against the United States' metahuman supremacy. While arresting Evil Star, Hal Jordan and John Stewart fight the new Chinese superhero team Great Ten in Chinese airspace. As the Green Lanterns escape with their captive, Black Adam arrives and forces them to retreat. Black Adam is a fictional comic book character, appearing in DC Comics, whose morally ambiguous nature has his character fall between the lines of heroism and villainy; as a result, he has associated himself with both superheroes and supervillains in the past. ... Power Girl (real name Kara Zor-L, also known as Karen Starr) is a DC Comics superhero. ... The Freedom of Power Treaty is a fictional treaty in DC Comics. ... Evil Star is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics, primarily as an opponent of Green Lantern. ... Hal Jordan is a DC Comics superhero, the Silver Age Green Lantern, and arguably the most famous hero to bear that name. ... John Stewart is a fictional comic book superhero, and a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps, who appears in books published by DC Comics. ... The Great Ten are a fictional DC Comics superteam, sponsored by the Peoples Republic of China. ... Cover to Green Lantern: Rebirth #6, art by Ethan Van Sciver. ...

Several weeks later, Black Adam, no longer able to revert to his persona of Theo Adam, invities ambassadors for all the countries who signed the Freddom of Power Treaty, including a Rocket Red operative from Russia, to Khandaq. Adrianna Tomaz, who was offered to Black Adam as a slave from Intergang several weeks earlier, escapes from the guards inside the palace. She calls Adam a terrorist and spits in his face. Adam allows her to be held in a luxorius holding cell and later claims that she would have been sent home back to Cairo, if her parents weren't already dead and her brother sold into slavery. He apoligizes and sets her free. Adrianna convices Adam to reconsider the treaty, which she views as an act of revenge against the American metahumans, and points out Adam's own loneliness before leaving. The Rocket Red Brigade is a DC Comics superhero team. ...

Steel (John Henry Irons) argues with his niece Natasha about responsibility and deactivates her armor. Gotham City police discover what appears to be ex-president Lex Luthor's dead body. During the autopsy, Irons finds colored contact lenses that appear to have been put in post-mortem. Luthor storms into the autopsy with a group of reporters, declaring the impostor to be at fault for crimes with which he has been charged. Retiring from his hero career, Irons later disassembles his own Steel armor; he discovers, however, that his body is changing, and he is now able to change his skin to stainless steel. He suspects that Lex Luthor, who is offering metagene therapy for regular people, is responsible. Natasha, frustrated with the trouble she is having rebuilding her armor, finds out about Irons' new powers, and she accuses him of being a hypocrite. Natasha goes to LexCorp, where Luthor selects her as the first official subject for the metagene therapy. An enraged Irons, now fully a man of steel, attacks Luthor at a party and threatens him to return Natasha. Natasha and a squad of metahumans save Luthor from Irons. Irons tries to convince Natasha to come home, but she refuses and beats him. John Henry Irons is the third hero known as Steel, a fictional superhero in the DC Universe. ... Natasha Irons aka the fourth Steel is a fictional character in the DC Universe, who first appeared in Steel #1 in February, 1994. ... Gotham Citys skyline, as it appears in the 1989 Batman movie. ...

The Challengers of the Unknown redirect a Zeta Beam signal toward Earth. The Zeta Beam strikes, revealing six injured heroes: a gigantic Hawkgirl, Alan Scott bleeding from his left eye, Mal Duncan with metal shards protruding from his body, a shrunken Bumblebee, and Cyborg and Firestorm fused together. Doctor Mid-Nite attends to the wounded heroes with the help of Irons. During a medical crisis, a message plays from a part of the Red Tornado that is embedded in Duncan: "It's coming! 52! 52!". The Challengers of the Unknown is a group of fictional characters created by Jack Kirby for DC Comics. ... Rann is the fictional planet visited by DC Comics explorer Adam Strange by way of a transportation device called the Zeta Beam. ... Hawkgirl is the name of several fictional superheroines in the DC Comics universe. ... Alan Scott is a fictional hero from the DC Comics universe and the first superhero to bear the name Green Lantern. ... Mal Duncan, currently known as Vox, is a fictional character from DC Comics. ... Bumblebee is a fictional character, a DC Comics superhero who is a member of the superhero team, Teen Titans. ... Cyborg (Victor Stone) is a DC Comics superhero, best known as a member of the Teen Titans. ... Jason Rusch is a fictional hero from the DC Comics Universe and is the third person to take the mantle of Firestorm. ... Doctor Mid-Nite is the name of three fictional superheroes in the DC Comics universe. ... Red Tornado is a fictional superhero in the DC Universe. ...

Animal Man, Starfire, and Adam Strange are marooned on an alien planet. Strange, blind from the loss of his eyes, struggles to repair a damaged Thanagarian spaceship. Shaking off the effects of an addictive fruit, Starfire explores the planet and is discovered by a giant humanoid. Strange and Animal Man find Starfire, but the giant, Devilance the Pursuer, captures them. Devilance was sent to capture the heroes, who are guilty of having seen something during the battle in space that some consider humans unfit to see. The three steal Devilance's lance for use as a power source for their ship. Animal Man is a fictional superhero in the DC Universe. ... Starfire is the name of three superheroes who have appeared in comic books published by DC Comics. ... Adam Strange is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. ... Devilance is a character existing within the DC Comics universe. ...

Dr. Magnus visits T. O. Morrow at the Haven confinement center. Morrow reads an article reporting the abduction of Dr. Sivana and comes to the conclusion that someone has been "rounding up" mad scientists, including Ira Quimby, Dr. Death, Dr. Tyme and Dr. Cyclops. The two are being observed by a mysterious "Great One". Some time later, during another meeting, Magnus tells Morrow that authorities gave him access to Sivana's labs. While Morrow keeps making cryptical allusions at his role in the future histories, a worried Magnus shows him a cocoon of a creature whose evolution was forced by radiation therapy, apparently a Mister Mind cocoon, fully hatched. Thomas Oscar Morrow is a fictional supervillain in the DC universe. ... Doctor Thaddeus Bodog Sivana is a is a Fawcett Comics and DC Comics supervillain, the archenemy of Captain Marvel. ... Radiation in physics is a process of emission of energy or particles. ... Prominent members of the Monster Society Of Evil. ...

Back-up stories

History of the DC Universe

As well, a back-up storyline entitled History of the DC Universe will run in ten parts in the back of Weeks 2-11, just as DC Comics published a similar history in a two-issue limited series at the conclusion of Crisis on Infinite Earths in 1985. The story of the universe's history is seen through the eyes of Donna Troy as she explores it through the late Harbinger's recording device. Dan Jurgens and Art Thibert are the creative team for History. [1] Crisis on Infinite Earths was a twelve-issue comic book limited series (identified as a 12 part maxi-series) and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 in order to simplify their fifty-year-old continuity. ... Donna Troy is a superheroine in the DC Universe. ... Harbinger is a DC Comics character created in the early 1980s. ...

Secret Origins

From Week 12 to 52, the back-up feature will be Secret Origins. [2] The origins are scheduled to be: Brian Bollands cover to the 1989 Secret Origins collection. ...

• Week 12 - Wonder Woman by Mark Waid and Adam Hughes.
• Week 13 - Elongated Man by Mark Waid and Kevin Nowlan.
• Week 14 - Steel by Mark Waid and Jon Bogdanove.
• Week 15 - Metamorpho by Mark Waid and Eric Powell.
• Week 16 - Black Adam by Mark Waid and J.G. Jones.
• Week 17 - Lobo by Mark Waid and Keith Giffen.
• Week 18 - The Question by Mark Waid and Joe Bennett.
• Week 19 - Animal Man by Mark Waid and Brian Bolland.
• Week 20 - Adam Strange by Mark Waid and Kevin Nowlan.
• Week 22 - Green Lantern by Mark Waid, Ivan Reis and Marc Campos.
• Week 23 - Wildcat by Mark Waid and Jerry Ordway.
• Week 24 - Booster Gold by Mark Waid and Dan Jurgens.
• Week 25 - Nightwing by Mark Waid and George Perez.

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One Year Later

Main article: One Year Later

Publishing simultaneously with 52 is the One Year Later event throughout the DC Universe, set a year after Infinite Crisis. 52 depicts events that during the year in between. One Year Later event logo. ... One Year Later event logo. ...

Notes

• Grant Morrison has mentioned in interviews that he has, in his spare time, redesigned several unused DC characters. He presented them to Dan DiDio as part of his Seven Soldiers of Victory proposal, and some of these will be rolling out with the rest in 2006.
• The use of a weekly publication format is unusual in the North American comics industry, a model based upon monthly (or less frequent) publication. This has been done at least twice before by DC Comics. In 1988, the eight-issue Millennium limited series was published weekly as an "event" in DC continuity, with each issue tying into various ongoing monthly publications. Shortly thereafter, for less than one year in 1988 and 1989, the long-running series Action Comics was retitled as Action Comics Weekly, and published weekly from issue #601 to issue #642 until changing back to a conventional monthly format.

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References to the number "52"

Reinforcing the title, the number 52 appears, in the background of panels within the 52 series; as the series continues, however, the number 52 features more prominently, appearing in the foreground or in dialogue. The number is even mentioned by Dominators in Legion of Super-Heroes. It should also be noted that the way the 52 logo appears is like the Greek symbol of omega. The Legion of Super-Heroes is a DC Comics superhero team. ...

• The fireman talking to Steel has the number 52 on his jacket. ^[1]
• Renee Montoya drinks at "52 Pick Up.", whose name is a reference to the number of cards in a deck; the bar has a playing card motif.^[2]
• The flight numbers of both the flight Booster saves (2824) and the flight he means to save (2428): 28 + 24 = 52.^[3]
• The address of the building The Question hires Renee Montoya to investigate is 520 Kane St.
• One of Dr. Morrow's news clippings states Dr. Tyme has stolen 52 seconds.^[4]
• The Red Tornado's last words are "It's coming! 52! 52!"
• After Supergirl's arrival 1,001 years in the future with the Legion, we see the Dominators referring to "fiffdetuuu" as they discuss their bio-weapon being delivered to Earth.^[5]
• In Rip Hunter's bunker:

• The atomic time lock is set to open on midnight, January 1, 52 B.C.
• A list of numbered papers 51.53.54.56, with the conspicuously missing 52.
• A sheet with 520 Kane St., the address the Question meets Renee Montoya.
• The chalkboard is headlined with "Time is Broken" and peppered randomly with "52."
• Te versus (Au +Pb) Te is the symbol for Tellurium, element 52
• All the clocks are set at 12:52 am, or 00:52(52)

• Steel watches WLII, a news channel. In Roman numerals, LII means 52.
• When Renee is looking at the baseball game between the Gotham Knights and the Stars from Star City, the Stars are winning 5-2.
• Devilance refers to the "two score and twelve walls of heaven" - two score and twelve being 52.

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Rip Hunter's lab

When Booster enters Rip Hunter's bunker, he finds it in disarray. Among the details of Hunter's lab, a giant globe is marked with red X's and the words "World War III Why? How?” A time machine sits broken. Notes scrawled everywhere indicate that there is a problem with the time stream, and as noted above, the number 52 figures prominently in these writings. Many of the writings foreshadow and refer to DC Universe events and characters, some of which are not yet introduced by the time of Booster's discovery.[3] A multitude of clocks are all stopped at 11:52. Monitors show images of Rosa Parks, Abraham Lincoln, a sailing ship with the flag of the Knights Templar, Elvis Presley, the Boston Tea Party, and a dinosaur. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an African American seamstress and civil rights activist whom the U.S. Congress dubbed the Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement. Parks is famous for her refusal on December 1, 1955 to obey bus driver James Blake... For other uses of the name Abraham Lincoln, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation) Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president... The Seal of the Knights — the two riders have been interpreted as a sign of poverty or the duality of monk/soldier. ... Elvis redirects here. ... This 1846 lithograph has become a classic image of the Boston Tea Party. ...

Papers on the floor bear the titles of canceled DC series, including superhero comic Infinity Inc., 1940s humor title Casey the Cop, and Silverblade, a 1980s limited series about an actor-turned vigilante. Also on the floor is a book titled Who's Who, using the logo for the DC series of the same name, and two notes: "FIND THE SUN DEVILS" and "What is spanner's galaxy?" Infinity Inc. ...

Booster Gold enters Rip Hunter's bunker. 52 Week Six. Breakdowns by Keith Giffen. Pencils by Joe Bennett. Inks by Ruy Jose.

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• "TIME IS BROKEN"
• The number 52 in a circle litters the boards, the circles sometimes overlapping.
• "Dead by lead?" - In the DC Universe, the Daxamite race is especially vulnerable to lead poisoning. The pre-Crisis Daxamite Mon-El is a 20th century hero whom Superman preserves for 1,000 years in the Phantom Zone when the former contracts lead poisoning.
• "Further time is different" - A new version of the DC Comics character Father Time appears in the limited series Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Blüdhaven.
• "The four horsemen will end her rain?"
• "He won't smell it."
• "Find the last 'El'" - "El" is the family name of both Superman (Kal-El) and Supergirl (Kara Zor-El). After the fight in space, Supergirl was sent to the 31st century, when she joins the Legion of Super-Heroes. It is also the name pre-Crisis Superboy gives to Mon-El, another hero who joins the Legion 1,000 years into his own future. In addition Conner Kent (Superboy) goes by the name "Kon-El".
• "MAN OF STEEL" - This is the title given to John Henry Irons in promotional material for the "Reign of the Superman" storyline that DC published following the "Death of Superman" storyline. In 52, Irons' skin becomes stainless steel.
• "Sonic disruptors --> Time Masters --> Time Servants" - In DC Comics, the Rip Hunter character is given the title "Time Master".
• "The reach. The reach. The reach."
• "Tornado is in pieces" - Red Tornado was shattered in the fight in space.
• "I'm not kryptonite"
• "It hurts to breathe."
• "Circled: "The Scarab is eternal?" - The new Blue Beetle, Jaime Reyes, is the new host of the blue scarab owned by Dan Garrett, the original Blue Beetle.
• "2,000 years from now"
• "Where is the Curry Heir?" In the "One Year Later" stories, a character named Arthur Curry who looks exactly like Aquaman appears. Arthur Curry is Aquaman's human name.
• "Who is Supernova?" - Supernova is a new character who first appears in 52 Week Eight.
• "Σ What happened to the son of Superman?" - Son of Superman is a 2000 Elseworlds graphic novel by Howard Chaykin.
• "Σ Where is the Batman?" - A month after the Infinite Crisis, Batman, Robin, and Nightwing travel the world and are absent during the year in with 52 takes place.
• "Σ Who is the Batwoman?" - Batwoman is a new character who will make her debut in 52.
• "Σ Te versus (Au+Pb)" - As noted above, the atomic number of Tellurium (Te) is 52. The other elements are Gold (Au) and Lead (Pb). Gold and Lead are names of Metal Men, and alchemists attempted to transmute lead into gold. Additionally, "Tellurium"'s root word is "tellus" (Latin, meaning "earth"). Tellus is a member of the pre-Zero Hour Legion of Superheroes. Booster Gold and Mon-El, who has a weakness to lead, are also characters based in the future.
• Circled: "Σ Who is Diana Prince?" - In the "One Year Later" Wonder Woman series, Diana Prince appears as a secret agent.
• "SECRET FIVE!" - The Secret Six, following the events of Infinite Crisis Special: Villains United, are down one member. In the Secret Six limited series by Gail Simone, they recruit the Mad Hatter.
• "Σ Who is Supernova?" - See above.
• "Σ Don't ask the Question. It lies."
• "Σ World War III? Why? HOW?"
• "IMMORTAL SAVAGE" - Vandal Savage spends the year depicted in 52 in space, and when he returns, he has lost his immortality.
• "Σ Someone is monitoring. They see us. They see me." - The Monitor returns in DCU: Brave New World. Additionally, Series writer Grant Morrison often includes the idea of breaking the fourth wall in his stories, comic book characters realizing their true, fictional nature. See Animal Man and The Filth for examples. In the Animal Man series, the main character steals a time machine from Rip Hunter.
• "The Lazarus Pit RISES"
• "KHIMAERA LIVES AGAIN" - In the initial "One Year Later" storyline in Hawkgirl, Khimaera appears as a new antagonist.
• "Σ The old Gods are DEAD, the new Gods want what's left." - The "New Gods" refers to the protagonists of Jack Kirby's "Fourth World" comic book stories whose worlds were created from the remains of two of the Old Gods.
• "I'm supposed to be DEAD?"
• "WHEN AM I?"
• Circled: "OTHERS?"

Within the DC Universe, the planet Daxam is home to a race called the Daxamites, who possess a genome similar to Kryptonians. ... Lar Gand, known also variously as Mon-El, Valor, or MOnel, is a fictional character in DC Comics universe who is affiliated with the Legion of Super-Heroes, Superboy, and later Superman. ... Blüdhaven is a fictional city in the DC Universe. ... ... Red Tornado is a fictional superhero in the DC Universe. ... Superman, Phantom Zone criminals, and Jimmy Olsen, in front of a display of kryptonite models. ... The first and second Blue Beetle. ... Jaime Reyes, a fictional character from DC Comics, is a Hispanic teenager who became the third person to take up the legacy of the superhero Blue Beetle. ... The first and second Blue Beetle. ... Aquaman is a useless turd. ... The cover of 52 #10, featuring Supernova. ... Elseworlds logo. ... Trade paperback of Will Eisners A Contract with God (1978), often mistakenly cited as the first graphic novel. ... Howard V. Chaykin (born 1950) is an American comic book writer and artist famous for his innovative storytelling and sometimes controversial titles. ... Batwoman (real name Kathy Kane) is the name of a fictional character, the female counterpart to DC Comics popular superhero Batman. ... General Name, Symbol, Number tellurium, Te, 52 Chemical series metalloids Group, Period, Block 16, 5, p Appearance silvery lustrous gray Atomic mass 127. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish white Atomic mass 207. ... The Metal Men are a team of robot superheroes created by writer Robert Kanigher, pencilled by Ross Andru and inked by Mike Esposito for DC Comics in 1962. ... For other uses, see Alchemy (disambiguation). ... Nuclear Physics In nuclear physics elements are said to transmute when they turn into another element or isotope. ... Tellus is a fictional character, a super-hero and a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes featured in comic books published by DC Comics. ... A popular Discovery Channel program documenting minute by minute events such as the sinking of Estonia, capture of Saddam Hussein, sarin gas attack in Tokyo, Chernobyl accident, bombing in Bali 2002, etc. ... Secret Six is the name of three distinct DC Comics fictional teams (plus a noncanonical fourth team). ... Gail Simone at the 2002 SDCC. Photo copyright 2002-2005 Lea Hernandez Gail Simone is a popular American writer of comic books. ... The Mad Hatter is a supervillain in the Batman comics, published by DC Comics. ... The cover of 52 #10, featuring Supernova. ... Vandal Savage is a fictional character and supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. ... The Monitor was a character created by comic book writer Marv Wolfman and comics artist George Pérez as one of the main characters of DC Comics Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series. ... Specifically in a proscenium theater, the term fourth wall applies to the imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a theater through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. ... Animal Man is a fictional superhero in the DC Universe. ... Cover to The Filth trade paperback. ... A Lazarus pit is a fictional natural phenomena in the Batman comics used most commonly by Ras al Ghul to regenerate his body. ... Hawkgirl is the name of several fictional superheroines in the DC Comics universe. ... Cover to New Gods #1 (1971). ... Fourth World may mean: Fourth World, a term most commonly used to collectively describe notably marginalised or oppressed groups, in particular indigenous peoples, living in Third or First World countries. ...

References

External links

• DC's official website devoted to 52.
• Dan Didio spills on DC's "52" (newsarama.com)
• Crisis Counselling Supplemental Interview with Dan Didio on 52