52

    (DC, 2006–2007)
™ and ©2006 DC Comics, Inc.

After the events of Infinite Crisis, most DC stories jumped ahead one year and readers were left to piece together what they missed. 52 is the exception. Here, immediately after the Crisis events, we learn what has happened to the world during the “One Year Later” phase of DC history. With one issue per week (an ambitious goal in itself) events unfold and seldom-seen heroes step forward to take up the jobs left undone. Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman may be gone, but the world still needed heroes. Some lived, some died, but the universe as we now know it goes on… at least until the next crisis.

52 includes, among other things, backstories on the history of the DC universe along with brief updates on the current origins of many characters that hopefully filled in some of the gaps that always occur when a comic book universe is remade. Rumor has it that this refiguring of the DC universe is one of the tightest conceived yet.

— Ron Black
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  • 1
    #1
    May 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Joe Bennett
    DC Comics 52: Week One
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  • 1/B
    #1 Variation B
    2006 convention exclusive giveaway Cover B by J.G. Jones
    May 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Joe Bennett
    Available to those who attended the DC Nation Panel and that redeemed a ticket at the DC booth; DC Comics 52: Week One; Limited to 1 per ticket per person; Limited to 10,000
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  • 2
    #2
    May 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, Dan Jurgens  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Joe Bennett, Dan Jurgens
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    #3
    May 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, Dan Jurgens  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Joe Bennett, Dan Jurgens
    Death of Terra-Man, Indicia Says July 2006
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    #4
    May 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, Dan Jurgens  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Joe Bennett, Dan Jurgens
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    #5
    Cover by J.G. Jones
    Jun 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, Dan Jurgens  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Chris Batista, Dan Jurgens
    Covers by J.G. Jones
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    #6
    Cover by J.G. Jones
    Jun 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, Dan Jurgens  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Joe Bennett, Dan Jurgens
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    #7
    Jun 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, Dan Jurgens  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Ken Lashley, Dan Jurgens
    1st appearance Katherine Kane
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  • 8
    #8
    Cover credits Norm Rapmund but interior credits Andy Lanning
    Jun 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, Dan Jurgens  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Eddy Barrows, Dan Jurgens
    Adam Strange; Animal Man; Booster Gold; Ralph Dibny; Starfire; Steel
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    #9
    Jul 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, Dan Jurgens  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Shawn Moll, Dan Jurgens
    1st appearance of Batwoman (Kathy Kane); Indicia Says September 2006
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    #10
    Jul 2006
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    #11
    Jul 2006
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    Indicia Says September 2006
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  • 12
    #12
    Jul 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Eddy Barrows, Adam Hughes
    1st Appearance Isis (Adrianna Tomaz); Origin of Wonder Woman
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  • 13
    #13
    Aug 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Todd Nauck, Kevin Nowlan
    Origin of Elongated Man; Indicia Says October 2006
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  • 14
    #14
    Aug 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Dale Eaglesham, Eric Powell
    Origin of Metamorpho
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    #15
    Aug 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Shawn Moll, Jon Bogdanove
    Death of Booster Gold (Michael Carter); Origin of Steel (John Henry Iron)
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    #16
    Aug 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Joe Bennett, J.G. Jones
    Origin of Black Adam (Teth-Adam); Wedding of Black Adam & Isis
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    #17
    Aug 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Chris Batista
    Death of Devilance the Pursuer; Origin of Lobo
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    #18
    Sep 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Eddy Barrows, Joe Bennett
    1st appearance of Daniel Jon Carter; Origin of Question (Vic Sage); Week Eighteen
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    #19
    Sep 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Pat Olliffe, Brian Bolland
    Origin of Animal Man (Buddy Baker)
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    #19 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by J.G. Jones
    Sep 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Pat Olliffe, Brian Bolland
    Origin of Animal Man (Buddy Baker)
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    #20
    Sep 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Chris Batista, Kevin Nowlan
    Origin of Adam Strange
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    #21
    Sep 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Joe Bennett
    1st appearance Infinity Inc.; Death of Trajectory (Eliza Harmon)
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    #22
    Oct 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Eddy Barrows, Ivan Reis
    1st appearance Jon Standing Bear; Origin of Green Lantern
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    #23
    Oct 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Drew Johnson, Jerry Ordway
    1st appearance of Osiris (Amon Tomaz); Origin of Wildcat (Ted Grant)
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    #24
    Oct 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Phil Jimenez, Dan Jurgens
    Death of Super-Chief; Origin of Booster Gold (Michael Carter)
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    #25
    Oct 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Joe Bennett, Dale Eaglesham, Phil Jimenez, Pat Olliffe, George Pérez
    Death of Mirage; Origin of Nightwing (Dick Grayson)
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    #26
    Nov 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Pat Olliffe, Joe Bennett
    1st appearance of Sobek; Origin of Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders); Origin of Hawkman (Carter Hall)
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    #27
    Nov 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Shawn Moll, Howard Chaykin
    Origin of Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance)
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    #28
    Nov 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Drew Johnson, Dale Eaglesham
    Origin of Catman (Thomas Blake)
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    #29
    Nov 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Chris Batista
    1st appearance of Jade (Nicki Jones)
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  • 30
    #30
    Nov 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Joe Bennett, Duncan Rouleau
    Origin of Metal Men
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    #31
    Dec 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Chris Batista, Freddie E. Williams II
    Death of Captain Comet (Adam Blake); Origin of Robin
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  • 32
    #32
    Dec 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Mark Waid, Greg Rucka  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Pat Olliffe, Cully Hamner
    1st Appearance of Riddler’s Daughter; 1st Appearance of Son of Frankenstein; 1st Appearance of Talon; Origin of Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)
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    #33
    Dec 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Joe Prado, Tom Derenick, Tom Mandrake
    Origin of Martian Manhunter (J’onn J’onzz)
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  • 34
    #34
    Dec 2006
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Joe Bennett, Brian Bolland
    Death of Persuader (Cole Parker); Origin of Zatanna
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    #35
    Jan 2007
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Phil Jimenez, Dan Jurgens
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  • 36
    #36
    Jan 2007
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Jamal Igle, Adam Hughes
    Death of Animal Man (Buddy Baker); Origin of Power Girl (Karen Starr)
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  • 37
    #37
    Jan 2007
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Pat Olliffe, Jamal Igle
    Origin of Firestorm (Jason Rusch); Skeets eats the Phantom Zone; Supernova’s identity revealed
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  • 38
    #38
    Jan 2007
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Joe Bennett, Phil Jimenez
    Origin of Red Tornado (Android)
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  • 39
    #39
    Jan 2007
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Andy Smith, Ethan Van Sciver
    Origin of Mr. Terrific (Michael Holt)
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  • 40
    #40
    Feb 2007
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Chris Batista
    Steel vs Luthor
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  • 41
    #41
    Feb 2007
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Joe Benitez
    Origin of Starfire (Koriand’r)
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  • 42
    #42
    Feb 2007
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Darick Robertson, Scott McDaniel
    Death of Elongated Man (Ralph Dibny); Origin of Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)Appearance
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  • 43
    #43
    Feb 2007
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Dan Jurgens, Ethan Van Sciver
    Death of Osiris (Amon Tomaz); Origin of Plastic Man
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  • 44
    #44
    Mar 2007
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Eddy Barrows
    Death of Isis; Black Adam kills 3 of 4 Horsemen
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  • 45
    #45
    Mar 2007
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Chris Batista, Jamal Igle
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  • 46
    #46
    Mar 2007
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Pat Olliffe, Andy Kubert
    Origin of Batman (Bruce Wayne); Black Adam vs Mad Scientists
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  • 47
    #47
    Mar 2007
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Karl Kerschl
    Origin of the Teen Titans
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  • 48
    #48
    Apr 2007
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Darick Robertson, Nicola Scott
    Origin of the Birds of Prey
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  • 49
    #49
    Apr 2007
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Eddy Barrows, Don Kramer
    Death of Chung Tzu; Origin of the Justice Society America
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  • 50
    #50
    Apr 2007
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Justiniano
    Death of Yeti; Black Adam is now a bad guy; Black Adam vs Everybody
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  • 51
    #51
    Apr 2007
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Joe Bennett, Ivan Reis
    Origin of Justice League America
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  • 52
    #52
    Wraparound cover by J.G. Jones
    May 2007
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    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Mike McKone, Justiniano, Eddy Barrows, Chris Batista, Pat Olliffe
    52 universes revealed to exist; Final Issue
    17 copies from $0.80
  • 52/A
    #52 Variation A
    Diamond Comics Distributors 25th Anniversary Edition with Cover A by J.G. Jones
    Jul 2007
    W: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen, Mike McKone, Justiniano, Eddy Barrows, Chris Batista, Pat Olliffe, Darick Robertson
    Final Issue
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