52 #13 [Direct Sales]
(October 2006)

DC, 2006 Series
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Price
2.50 USD; 3.50 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
weekly
On-sale Date
2006-08-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941252438 01311
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:

[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
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The resurrection of Sue Dibny!... Isis and Adam: Just friends... or more?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Metamorpho [Rex Mason]; Zauriel
Reprints
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Haystack (Table of Contents: 1)

52 / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Geoff Johns; Grant Morrison; Greg Rucka; Mark Waid
Pencils
Keith Giffen (breakdowns); Todd Nauck
Inks
Marlo Alquiza
Colors
Alex Sinclair
Letters
Nick Napolitano (credited as Nick J. Napolitano)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Born are we under the heavenly starshine of Rao...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ralph Dibny; Devem; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Isis [Andrianna Tomaz]; Metamorpho [Rex Mason]; Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark]; Zauriel; Black Adam
Synopsis
Ralph brings some friends with him to the Cult's ritual... with less than good results. Black Adam and Isis pursue their mission to rescue her brother.
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The Origin of Elongated Man (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Kevin Nowlan
Inks
Kevin Nowlan
Colors
Kevin Nowlan
Letters
Nick Napolitano (credited as Nick J. Nap)
Editing
Stephen Wacker; Harvey Richards
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Growing up in the tiny burg of Waymore, Nebraska, gawky Ralph Dibny-- a born detective-- never stopped looking for that which he found every day:
Genre
superhero
Characters
Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
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Indexer Notes

Includes profile with "Powers and Weapons" and "Essential Storylines".

[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: Creeper 1; Jonah Hex 10; JLA: Classified 26

[Various] (Table of Contents: 4)

advertisement / 12 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

[inside front] Beerfest; [5] Dungeons & Dragons (game); [7] V for Vendetta (DVD); [9] got milk?; [13] Zwipe; [15] In house - Rush City; [18-19] truth (PSA); [21] Gojira (DVD, 1/2 page) and In house - Absolute Dark Knight (1/2 page); [27] abovetheinfluence.com (PSA); [inside back] Oxy; [back] Dodge

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["The resurrection of Sue Dibny!... Isis and Adam: Just friends... or more?"]
    52
  2. 1. Haystack
    52
  3. 2. The Origin of Elongated Man
    The Origin of...
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    DC Nation
  5. 4. [Various]
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