52 #1 [Direct Sales]

(July 2006)

Golden Lads & Lasses Must... (Table of Contents: 1)

52 / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Geoff Johns; Grant Morrison; Greg Rucka; Mark Waid

Pencils

Keith Giffen (breakdowns); Joe Bennett

Inks

Ruy José

Colors

Alex Sinclair

Letters

Nick Napolitano

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ralph, you're breaking up.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Booster Gold; Question [Vic Sage]; Ralph Dibny; Renée Montoya; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Skeets; Bart Allen; Beast Boy [Garfield Logan]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Clark Kent; Fire; Firehawk [Lorraine Reilly]; Flash [Jay Barrick]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Jimmy Olsen; J'Onn J'Onzz; Metamorpho [Rex Mason]; Ray [Ray Terrill]; Steel [Natasha Irons]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Black Adam; Dr. Sivana; Mammoth; Argent (cameo); Aquagirl [Lorena Marquez] (cameo); Aquaman [Arthur Curry; Orin] (cameo); Blue Devil [Daniel Cassidy] (cameo); Bulleteer [Alix Harrower] (cameo); Chief (cameo); Detective Chimp (cameo); Director Bones (cameo); Doctor Light [Kimiyo Hoshi] (cameo); Doctor Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross] (cameo); Empress (cameo); Enchantress [June Moon] (cameo); Frankenstein (cameo); Geo Force [Brion Markov] (cameo); Grace Choi (cameo); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (cameo); Green Arrow [Connor Hawke] (cameo); Gypsy (cameo); Hourman [Rick Tyler] (cameo); Huntress [Helena Bertinelli] (cameo); Jakem Thunder (cameo); Katana (cameo); Klarion (cameo); Manhattan Guardian [Jake Jordan] (cameo); Mera (cameo); Mister Mind (cameo); Mister Miracle [Shilo Norman] (cameo); Mister Terrific [Michael Holt] (cameo); Negative Man [Larry Trainor] (cameo); Nightmaster [Jim Rook] (cameo); Nightwing [Dick Grayson or Jason Todd (see Notes)] (cameo); Plastic Man (cameo); Power Girl (cameo); Ragman [Rory Regan] (cameo); Red Star (cameo); Robotman [Cliff Steele] (cameo); S.T.R.I.P.E. [Pat Dugan] (cameo); Sasha Bordeaux (cameo); Stargirl [Courtney Whitmore] (cameo); Tazmanian Devil (cameo); Thunder [Anissa Pierce] (cameo); Thunderbolt (cameo); Sand [Sandy Hawkins] (cameo); Vixen (cameo); Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark] (cameo); Zatanna (cameo); Zauriel (cameo)

Synopsis

During the first seven days of 52 ground work is laid with the focal characters. Ralph Dibny hits rock bottom with the destruction of his home. Renée Montoya takes solace in the bottom of a bottle. Steel involves himself endlessly in rescue operations. The Question begins looking for answers. Black Adam secures his position in his homeland. Booster Gold returns to the public eye and the sponsors' bottom lines. Along the way is a memorial for the fallen, a mysterious message for Ralph, a hero losing her toys, and the abduction of Doctor Sivana.

Reprints

• in 52 (Panini Brasil, 2007 series) #1 (julho de 2007)
• in 52 (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)
• in 52 (ECC Ediciones, 2012 series) #1 (Octubre 2012)
• in The 52 Omnibus (DC, 2012 series) (2012 [January 2013])
• in 52 (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([August] 2016)
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection Premiumband (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #6 - 52 - Teil 1
• in Black Adam: Rise and Fall of an Empire (DC, 2022 series) ([November] 2022) [pp. 14-16 only]

Indexer Notes

There are two continuity hiccups of note at the memorial: 1) the inclusion of the members of Shadowpact seems at odds with the events from Shadowpact (2006) #1; and 2) it is unclear who is in attendance as Nightwing. It may be Dick, who had left with Batman and Robin for a "year away" at the end of Infinite Crisis (2006) #7, or Jason Todd, who was revealed to have co-opted the identity sometime during that year in Nightwing (1996) #118.

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Script

Dan DiDio

Colors

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Letters

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Indexer Notes

Hot List: 52 #1; Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis #42; Checkmate #2

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Synopsis

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