52 #12 [Direct Sales]
(September 2006)

DC, 2006 Series
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Price
2.50 USD; 3.50 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
weekly
On-sale Date
2006-07-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941252438 01211
Editing
Stephen Wacker (editor); Jann Jones (assistant); Harvey Richards (assistant); Dan DiDio (executive editor)

Issue Notes

The publication date is in the indicia; the on-sale date is on the cover.
This issue has variants:

Meet Isis! Has She Stolen the Heart of Black Adam? (Table of Contents)

52 / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. G. Jones
Inks
J. G. Jones
Colors
Alex Sinclair
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
She's beautiful & powerful! Jealous?!... Montoya questions the Question... Wonder Girl revealed...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Isis; Black Adam
Reprints

Mighty (Table of Contents: 1)

52 / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Geoff Johns; Grant Morrison; Greg Rucka; Mark Waid
Pencils
Keith Giffen (breakdowns); Eddy Barrows
Inks
Rob Stull
Colors
David Baron
Letters
Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For the most part, I don't mind not being a cop anymore.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Question [Vic Sage]; Ralph Dibny; Renée Montoya; Captain Maggie Sawyer; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Isis [Adrianna Tomaz]; Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark]; Black Adam
Synopsis
Black Adam takes Adrianna to visit Captain Marvel on the Rock of Eternity to offer her the power of Isis and she accepts. Ralph confronts Wonder Girl, and asks to help in the Cult's ritual. The Question and Montoya prepare to follow their leads to Kahndaq.
Reprints

The Origin of Wonder Woman (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Adam Hughes
Inks
Adam Hughes
Colors
Laura Martin
Letters
Nick Napolitano
Editing
Stephen Wacker (editor); Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For centuries, the race of warrior women known as the Amazons secluded themselves on the remote island of Themyscira.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana]; Cheetah [Barbara Minerva]; Hippolyta
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Special thanks to Mark Chiarello. The Origin of Wonder Woman. Includes profile with "Powers and Weapons", "Essential Storylines", and "Alliances".

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

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

Script
Dan DiDio
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Hot List: Batman 655; 52 12; Hawkgirl 54

[Various] (Table of Contents: 4)

advertisement / 12 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

[inside front] Powerade; [5] What's Your Secret Identity? sweepstakes; [7] Pontiac; [11] got milk?; [13] U S Army Reserve; [17] Dungeons & Dragons (game); [19] In house - Rush City; [21] Super Dragonball Z (game); [25] V for Vendetta (DVD); [27] abovetheinfluence.com (PSA); [inside back] Zwipe; [back] Dodge

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Meet Isis! Has She Stolen the Heart of Black Adam?
    52
  2. 1. Mighty
    52
  3. 2. The Origin of Wonder Woman
    The Origin of...
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    DC Nation
  5. 4. [Various]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Erik Braley
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Mark Gordon
  • John Greb
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore