Issue Description

Overview

It's the death you never expected in WEEK 15, featuring art by Shawn Moll & Tom Nguyen! Plus, the origin of Metamorpho by Waid & Eric Powell (The Goon)!

Spoilers

Week 15, Days 1, 3, 4, 5.

Metropolis.

Booster Gold's ratings have plummeted, while Supernova has usurped his position as Metropolis' resident superhero. Booster decides he has to do something big to win back the trust and admiration of the public. Skeets goes through historical records, and finds that there will be a nuclear submarine crash in Midtown and Booster decides to investigate.

Shiruta, Kahndaq.

Question and Renee Montoya are in a Kahndaqi prison. Renee is abused and beaten by the prison guards. As she is dragged past Question's prison cell, she finds it empty and begins to worry about her friend. Renee strikes out against the guards when they won't give her any information, and finds that Question's cell is filling with smoke. With the help of Question, she defeats the guards and the two stumble away from the prison.

Metropolis.

Clark Kent finds out that it is Ballostro, a crustacean monster which attaches itself to seacraft, which has caused the submarine to crash in Midtown.

Ballostro is attacking the city, and Booster Gold is simply no match for it. Booster tries to electrocute the creature using the powerline of the monorail, but only succeeds in causing a blackout and more panic.

Supernova arrives on the scene, and he and Booster tussle for superhero supremacy. In a last, desperate bid for greatness Booster uses a forcefield to carry the submarine, which is about to meltdown, into the sky. The submarine explodes and Booster saves the city, but dies in the process. Supernova flies up to catch him, but finds only a charred skeleton in Booster's powersuit.

Plus: The Origin of Steel with Jon Bogdanove

52 (2006)

Publisher

DC Comics

Volume Description

52 was a 52-part limited series, published weekly for one year, chronicling the events that take place during the missing year after the end of Infinite Crisis. None of the DC "Big Three" (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman) are featured in costume in the pages of 52.

While DC had used the weekly format before, (most notably with Action Comics in April 1988), 52 was their first attempt to launch a new title as a weekly. Set in the time between the end of "Infinite Crisis" and the "One Year Later" story lines, 52 dealt with the events of the missing year - a year without Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, The title was masterminded by writers Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid, with Keith Giffen producing art breakdowns. Its weekly publication meant several artists had to handle the art, starting with Joe Bennett on the first four issues. A massive saga, spanning the whole DC Universe (and beyond), 52 introduced several new heroes and villains, including a new Question and Batwoman, before the big reveal of a new multiversse of fifty two realities, each containing an alternate Earth.

The story had a huge impact on the DC Universe, affecting everything from Black Adam's World War III spin off, to Booster Gold's post - 52 reality - spanning adventures. It also led into countdown to final crisis and left the DC Universe a dramatically different place.

Issues #1-13 are collected in 52 Vol 1 TPBIssues #14-26 are collected in 52 Vol 2 TPBIssues #27-39 are collected in 52 Vol 3 TPBIssues #40-52 are collected in 52 Vol 4 TPB

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