52 #25 [Direct Sales]

(December 2006)

Liminal Times (Table of Contents: 1)

52 / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Geoff Johns; Grant Morrison; Greg Rucka; Mark Waid

Pencils

Keith Giffen (breakdowns); Joe Bennett; Dale Eaglesham; Phil Jimenez; Patrick Olliffe

Inks

Drew Geraci; Ruy José; Andy Lanning; Art Thibert

Colors

Alex Sinclair

Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Black Adam; Ralph Dibny; Isis; Captain Marvel, Jr; Everyman [Hannibal Bates]; Fury [Erik Storn]; Michael Holt [Mister Terrific]; Will Magnus; Mary Marvel; Matrix; Nuklon [Gerome McKenna]; Osiris; Alan Scott [Green Lantern]; Skyman [Jacob Colby]; Starlight [Natasha Irons]; Chang Tzu; Felix Faust; Icicle [Cameron Mahkent]; Bruno Mannheim; Mirage; T.O. Morrow; Neron; Sabbac [Ishamel Gregor]; Tigress [Artemis Crock]; Etragin (cameo); Kite Man (cameo); Klarion (cameo); Magpie (cameo); Morgan le Fay (cameo); Squid (cameo); Ventriloquist (cameo)

Synopsis

Week twenty-five Mannheim lays out his plans for Gotham, Sabbac runs afoul of five Marvels, Ralph is shown the high price of magic, strings gather for Checkmate, and Oolong Island's master surfaces.

Reprints

• in 52 (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([September] 2007)
• in 52 (Panini Brasil, 2007 series) #7 (janeiro de 2008)
• in 52 (ECC Ediciones, 2012 series) #2 (Diciembre 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. 4-8, 19-20 only]

Indexer Notes

Includes the death of Kite Man and Mirage. First appearance of Matrix.

The Origin of Nightwing (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Mark Waid

Pencils

George Pérez

Inks

George Pérez

Colors

Alex Sinclair

Letters

Phil Balsman

Editing

Stephen Wacker (editor); Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Monitor [Zip Hermuz]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson] (featured); Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• in 52 (Panini Brasil, 2007 series) #7 (janeiro de 2008)
• in DC Universe: Origins (DC, 2010 series) (2009 [April 2010])
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection Premiumband (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #6 - 52 - Teil 1

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

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

Colors

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Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Hot List: Action Comics 844; Justice 8; Seven Soldiers 1

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advertisement / 20 pages (report information)

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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