This issue went on sale four weeks after its solicited date, with different content than what had been originally solicited (the solicited content ended up in #14). This change was announced by a press release on 2006-09-19. The inset of Terra came from promotional information about the character, and ended up being used as the cover of Terra (DC, 2009 series) #1.
Story-wise, this issue occurs between issues 10 and 11. At Wizard World Los Angeles on 2007-03-17 on a panel, Conner revealed that in the rave scenes Palmiotti and Conner placed many of their real-life friends.
Dan and his editorial staff discuss what they are thankful for this year. Ads for Action Comics #846, Connor Hawke: Dragon's Blood #1, Guy Gardner: Collateral Damage #1, and Hawkgirl #58. Appears on page 34 in this issue.
House ads for: Rush City, and Batman Confidential. Appear in various places in this issue.
Total of 6 one-page and 2 two-page ads for: Superman Returns (DVD, Warner Bros.), Final Fantasy V Advance (video game, Square Enix, 2 pages), Magic the Gathering (card game, Wizards of the Coast), Children of Mana/Magical Starsign (video game, Nintendo, 2 pages), Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (video game, Atari), Do You Have What it Takes to be a Time Spy? maze (books, MirrorStone), Destroy All Humans 2 (video game, THQ), and Killzone Liberation (video game, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe). Appear in various places in this issue.