52 #30 [Direct Sales]
(January 2007)

DC, 2006 Series
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Price
2.50 USD; 3.50 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
weekly
On-sale Date
2006-11-29
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941252438 03011
Editing
Michael Siglain (editor); Stephen Wacker (editor); Harvey Richards (Assistant); Jeanine Schaefer (Associate)

Issue Notes

Publication date in indicia; on-sale date on 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
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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Dark Knight Down (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
Inks
Joe Bennett; Ruy José
Colors
David Baron
Letters
Phil Balsman
Genre
superhero
Characters
Renée Montoya; Question [Vic Sage]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson; also as Robin]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Abbot; Bane (cameo); Barbara Gordon (cameo); Joker (cameo); Alfred Pennyworth (cameo); Red Hood [Jason Todd; also as Robin] (cameo)
Synopsis
Week thirty finds Batman, Nightwing and Robin in North Africa; Batman retracing his training; and Nightwing and Robin finding a connection to current events in Gotham. The Question's condition is worsening as he and Montoya impose on Kate. Batwoman garners help against Intergang from a recently returned colleague.
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The Origin of the Metal Men (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Duncan Rouleau
Inks
Duncan Rouleau
Colors
Alex Sinclair
Letters
Phil Balsman
Genre
superhero
Characters
Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Will Magnus; Platinum; Tin; Chemo
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Dan DiDio
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
Hot List: 52 30; Batman/The Spirit 1; Flash 6

[Various] (Table of Contents: 4)

advertisement / 12 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
[inside front] Superman Returns (DVD); [7] Myst Online; [9] Sam & Max: Season 1 (game); [11] Gametap; [15] Spider-Man & Spider-Man 2 at Wal-Mart (DVD); [20-21] Final Fantasy V Advance; [23] Killzone Liberation; [26] Children of Mana; [27] Magical Starsign; [inside back] Destroy All Humans! 2; [back] Dodge
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    52
  2. 1. Dark Knight Down
    52
  3. 2. The Origin of the Metal Men
    The Origin of...
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    DC Nation
  5. 4. [Various]
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  • John Greb
  • Jan Roar Hansen
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
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