52 #50
(June 2007)

DC, 2006 Series
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Price
2.50 USD; 2.99 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
weekly
On-sale Date
2007-04-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941252438 05011
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Michael Siglain (credited) (editor); Harvey Richards (credited) (assistant editor); Jeanine Schaefer (credited) (associate editor)

Issue Notes

Publication date in indicia; on-sale date on cover.

[World War III Begins Here!] (Table of Contents)

52 / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. G. Jones (credited) (signed as JGJones [in box])
Inks
J. G. Jones (credited) (signed as JGJones [in box])
Colors
Alex Sinclair (credited) (signed as Sinc')
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Arsenal [Roy Harper]; Atom Smasher [Albert Rothstein]; Beast Boy [Garfield Logan]; Black Adam [Teth-Adam]; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; The Bulleteer [Alix Harrower]; Bumblebee [Karen Beecher-Duncan]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Firestorm [Jason Rusch]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Metamorpho [Rex Mason]; Mister Terrific [Michael Holt]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Obsidian [Todd Rice]; Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Power Girl [Kara Zor-L]; The Shining Knight; Stargirl [Courtney Whitmore]; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Steel [Natasha Irons]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Wonder Woman [Donna Troy]; August General in Iron
Universe
DC : mainstream
Reprints

Spider-Man 2.1 (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Columbia Pictures / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

World War III (Table of Contents: 2)

52 / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Geoff Johns (credited); Grant Morrison (credited); Greg Rucka (credited); Mark Waid (credited)
Pencils
Keith Giffen (credited) (breakdowns); Justiniano (credited)
Inks
Walden Wong (credited)
Colors
Alex Sinclair (credited)
Letters
Ken Lopez (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stop this. Let me help you. Tell me what you want.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice Society of America: Atom Smasher [Albert Rothstein]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hourman [Rick Tyler]; Liberty Belle [Jesse Chambers]; Mister Terrific [Michael Holt]; Obsidian [Todd Rice]; Power Girl [Kara Zor-L]; Sand [Sandy Hawkins]; Stargirl [Courtney Whitmore]; Jakeem Thunder; Thunderbolt; Wildcat [Ted Grant]
Doom Patrol: Automaton [Cliff Steele]; Beast Boy [Garfield Logan]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]
The Marvel Family: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]
Arsenal [Roy Harper]; Black Adam [Teth-Adam]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; The Bulleteer [Alix Harrower]; Bumblebee [Karen Beecher-Duncan]; Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Firestorm [Jason Rusch]; Geo-Force [Brion Markov]; Gloss [Xiang Po]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Rip Hunter; Madame Xanadu; The Manhattan Guardian [Jake Jordan]; Manticore; Martian Manhunter [J'Onn J'Onzz]; Metamorpho [Rex Mason]; T. O. Morrow; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Offspring [Luke O'Brian]; The Phantom Stranger; Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; S.T.R.I.P.E. [Pat Dugan]; The Shining Knight; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Steel [Natasha Irons]; Tasmanian Devil [Hugh Dawkins]; Vixen [Mari McCabe]; Vox [Mal Duncan]; Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark]; Wonder Woman [Donna Troy]; Zatanna; Zachary Zatara; Nuklon [Gerome McKenna]; Jade [Nicki Jones] (cameo); Jet (cameo); Matrix (cameo); Great Ten [Accomplished Perfect Physician; August General in Iron; Celestial Archer; Ghost Fox Killer; Seven Deadly Brothers; Shaolin Robot; Thundermind; Immortal Man in Darkness (cameo); Socialist Red Guardsman (cameo)]
Universe
DC : mainstream
Synopsis
Week fifty closes out Black Adam's war with the world and reveals Red Tornado's secret to Morrow.
Reprints
Keywords
Australia; Egypt; Rocky Mountains

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

abovetheinfluence.com / public service announcement / 1.5 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Page 5 and bottom of page 7.

Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Volume 1 (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Dead High, It's a Killer School. (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Penguin Young Readers Group / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Go head to head with the Marvel Universe (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Konami; Upper Deck / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

It Takes Brains to Control the Mindless (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Wizards of the Coast / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Lightning Saga (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

As the End Draws Near... (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

DC Nation: #57 (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Frank Miller (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

got milk? (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

American Milk Producers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [World War III Begins Here!]
    52
  2. 1. Spider-Man 2.1
    Columbia Pictures
  3. 2. World War III
    52
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    abovetheinfluence.com
  5. 4. Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Volume 1
    DC Comics
  6. 5. Dead High, It's a Killer School.
    Penguin Young Readers Group
  7. 6. Go head to head with the Marvel Universe
    Konami; Upper Deck
  8. 7. It Takes Brains to Control the Mindless
    Wizards of the Coast
  9. 8. The Lightning Saga
    DC Comics
  10. 9. As the End Draws Near...
    DC Comics
  11. 10. DC Nation: #57
    DC Nation
  12. 11. Frank Miller
    DC Comics
  13. 12. got milk?
    American Milk Producers
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  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
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