52 #27 [Direct Sales]
(January 2007)

DC, 2006 Series
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Price
2.50 USD; 3.50 CAD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
weekly
On-sale Date
2006-11-08
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941252438 02711
Editing
Michael Siglain (editor); Stephen Wacker (editor); Harvey Richards (Assistant); Jeanine Schaefer (Assistant)

Issue Notes

Publication date in indicia; on-sale date on cover.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

52 / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. G. Jones (signed)
Inks
J. G. Jones (signed)
Colors
Alex Sinclair (signed as Sinc)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spectre; Eclipso [Jean Loring]
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The Past Best Hope (Table of Contents: 1)

52 / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Geoff Johns; Grant Morrison; Greg Rucka; Mark Waid
Pencils
Keith Giffen (breakdowns); Shawn Moll
Inks
Mariah Benes; Ruy José; Nelson; Rodney Ramos; Prentis Rollins
Colors
Pete Pantazis
Letters
Pat Brosseau
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ralph Dibny; Renée Montoya; Question [Vic Sage]; Richard Dragon; Aristotle Rodor; Spectre; Sue Dibny; Waverider; Eclipso [Jean Loring]; Skeets; Time Commander
Synopsis
Week twenty-seven finds Ralph approaching the Spectre for a boon, Waverider getting caught between Rip Hunter and Skeets, and Montoya getting revelations about Charlie and Gotham.
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Indexer Notes

Includes the apparent death of Time Commander.

The Origin of Black Canary (Table of Contents: 2)

The Origin of... / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Howard Chaykin
Inks
Howard Chaykin
Colors
Pete Pantazis
Letters
Nick Napolitano
Editing
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (Assistant); Jeanine Schaefer (Assistant)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Canary [Dinah Laurel Lance]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Deathstroke
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

DC Nation / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dan DiDio
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
Hot List: Green Arrow 68; Green Lantern Corps 6; Tales of the Unexpected 2

[Various] (Table of Contents: 4)

advertisement / 19 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
[inside front,20] Superman Returns (DVD); [5] In house -- Rush City; [6] Superman DVD collections; [9] Myst Online; [11] Sam & Max: Season 1 (game); [13] Gametap; [17] Batman Beyond and Justice League Unlimited (DVD); [19] Magic: The Gathering (game); [21] Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (DVD); [22] Justice League: Heroes (game); [26-27] Final Fantasy V Advance; [32] Children of Mana; [33] Magical Starsign; [35] Time Spies; [36] Masters of American Comics; [inside back] Destroy All Humans! 2; [back] Dodge
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    52
  2. 1. The Past Best Hope
    52
  3. 2. The Origin of Black Canary
    The Origin of...
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    DC Nation
  5. 4. [Various]
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