52 #49 [Direct Sales]

(June 2007)

Spider-Man 2.1 (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Columbia Pictures / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Eve of Destruction (Table of Contents: 2)

52 / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Geoff Johns (credited); Grant Morrison (credited); Greg Rucka (credited); Mark Waid (credited)

Pencils

Keith Giffen (credited) (breakdowns); Eddy Barrows (credited)

Inks

Eddy Barrows (credited); Dan Green (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited); Eddy Barrows (credited)

Colors

David Baron (credited)

Letters

Rob Leigh (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How much?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Metal Men: Gold; Iron; Lead; Dr. Will Magnus; Mercury; Tin
Justice Society of America: Atom Smasher [Albert Rothstein]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Mister Terrific [Michael Holt]; Power Girl [Kara Zor-L]; Stargirl [Courtney Whitmore]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]
Black Adam [Teth-Adam]; Doctor Death [Dr. Karl Helfern]; I.Q. [Ira Quimby]; T. O. Morrow; Dr. Sivana; Chang Tzu; Great Ten [August General in Iron; Socialist Red Guardsman; Thundermind; Accomplished Perfect Physician (cameo); Celestial Archer (cameo); Ghost Fox Killer (cameo)]; Jade [Nicki Jones]; Nuklon [Gerome McKenna];

Universe

DC : mainstream

Synopsis

Week forty-nine finds the Justice Society trying to breach Oolong Island to rescue Black Adam, the Great Ten running interference, and Will Magnus unveiling his side projects.

Reprints

• in 52 (DC, 2007 series) #4 (2007 [January 2008])
• in 52 (Panini Brasil, 2007 series) #13 (julho de 2008)
• in The 52 Omnibus (DC, 2012 series) (2012 [January 2013])
• in 52 (DC, 2016 series) #2 (2016 [February 2017])
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection Premiumband (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #7 - 52 - Teil 2
• in Black Adam: Rise and Fall of an Empire (DC, 2022 series) ([November] 2022)

Keywords

Metropolis; Oolong Island

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

abovetheinfluence.com / public service announcement / 1.5 pages (report information)

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Page 5 and bottom of page 7.

The Greatest Stories Ever Told (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

DC Comics / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Dead High, It's a Killer School. (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Penguin Young Readers Group / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Go head to head with the Marvel Universe (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Konami; Upper Deck / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

It Takes Brains to Control the Mindless (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Wizards of the Coast / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Lightning Saga (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Batman Black and White (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

DC Direct / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Discover the Hidden Secrets of 1 Year Later (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Origin of the Justice Society of America (Table of Contents: 12)

Justice Society of America; The Origin of... / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Waid (credited)

Pencils

Don Kramer (credited)

Inks

Michael Bair (credited)

Colors

Alex Sinclair (credited)

Letters

Rob Leigh (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

They were the first super-team -- icons of the Golden Age of Heroes, brought together to protect America during a time of global war.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America: Atom [Al Pratt]; Citizen Steel [Nathan Heywood]; Cyclone [Maxine Hunkel]; Damage [Grant Emerson]; Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Hawk-Man [Carter Hall]; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Hourman [Rick Tyler]; Liberty Belle [Jesse Chambers]; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Obsidian [Todd Rice]; Power Girl [Kara Zor-L]; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Star-Spangled Kid [Courtney Whitmore]; Starman [Thom Kallor]; Jakeem Thunder; Thunderbolt; Wildcat [Ted Grant]
Justice League [JL]: Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]
Black Adam [Teth-Adam]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Sandman [Sandy Hawkins]

Universe

DC : mainstream

Reprints

• in 52 (Panini Brasil, 2007 series) #12 (junho de 2008)
• in DC Universe: Origins (DC, 2010 series) (2009 [April 2010])
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection Premiumband (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #7 - 52 - Teil 2

DC Nation: #56 (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Frank Miller (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

got milk? (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

American Milk Producers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)