52 #22 [Direct Sales]
(December 2006)

DC, 2006 Series
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Price
2.50 USD; 3.50 CAD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
weekly
On-sale Date
2006-10-04
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941252438 02211
Editing
Stephen Wacker (editor); Harvey Richards (Assistant); Jeanine Schaefer (Assistant)

Issue Notes

Publication date is in indicia; on-sale date is on cover.
This issue has variants:

Magnus: Robot Hunted! (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
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Will Magnus; Dr. Sivana's Omnibot
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Burial Ground (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
Alex Sinclair
Letters
Ken Lopez
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Metal Men: Mercury; Platinum (dismantled)
Mercy Graves; Lex Luthor; Dr. Will Magnus; Saganowahna / Super-Chief [Flying Stag] (cameo in flashback); Jon Standing Bear (first appearance); Steel [John Henry Irons]; Supernova [Michael Jon Carter]; Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark] (on video recording); Metal Men imitations [Iron imitation; Lead imitation; Platinum imitation]; Alasdair; Mr. Ferry; Dennis Laughlin; David Magnus (Will's brother, on phone); Mr. Strauss; Jon Standing Bear's grandfather (first appearance and death); Dr. Sivana's Omnibot
Synopsis
Week Twenty-two finds Lex Luthor obsessing on who he is sure Supernova is, Jon Standing Bear arrives in Metropolis to reluctantly fulfill an ancient call, Steel meets a disgruntled project Everyman participant, and Doc Magnus gets another visit from the government.
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Keywords
Manitou Stone

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Jon Standing Bear.

The Origin of Green Lantern (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Ivan Reis
Inks
Oclair Albert
Colors
Alex Sinclair
Letters
Ken Lopez
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (death); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (origin); Green Lantern [John Stewart] (cameo); eleven unidentified Green Lanterns Corps members (cameos)
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

[Various] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

advertisement / 20 pages (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Magnus: Robot Hunted!
    52
  2. 1. Burial Ground
    52
  3. 2. The Origin of Green Lantern
    The Origin of...
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    DC Nation
  5. 4. [Various]
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  • Steve Dasinger
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mark Gordon
  • John Greb
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
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