52 (comics)
52 is a weekly American comic book limited series published by DC Comics that debuted on May 10, 2006, one week after the conclusion of the Infinite Crisis miniseries. The series was written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, and Mark Waid, with layouts by Keith Giffen. 52 also led into a few limited series spin-offs.
| 52 | |
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Cover of 52 Week 1 (May 10, 2006). Art by J. G. Jones. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Weekly |
| Format | Limited series |
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| Publication date | May 2006 – May 2007 |
| No. of issues | 52 |
| Main character(s) | Adam Strange Animal Man Batwoman Black Adam Booster Gold Ralph Dibny Lex Luthor Will Magnus Bruno Mannheim Renee Montoya Question Starfire Steel Science Squad Infinity, Inc. |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen |
| Artist(s) | Joe Bennett Chris Batista Eddy Barrows Todd Nauck Keith Giffen Ruy Jose Jack Jadson Darick Robertson Ken Lashley Phil Jimenez Dan Jurgens Justiniano Mike McKone Jamal Igle Dale Eaglesham Covers: J. G. Jones Alex Sinclair (colors) |
| Collected editions | |
| Volume 1 | ISBN 1-4012-1353-7 |
| Volume 2 | ISBN 1401213642 |
| Volume 3 | ISBN 1401214436 |
| Volume 4 | ISBN 140121486X |
52 consists of 52 issues, published weekly for one year, each issue detailing an actual week chronicling the events that took place during the missing year after the end of Infinite Crisis. The series covers much of the DC Universe, and several characters whose disparate stories interconnect. The story is directly followed by the weekly limited series Countdown to Final Crisis. It was the first weekly series published by DC Comics since the short-lived anthology Action Comics Weekly from 1988 to 1989.