Issue Description

Week 37, Day 1.

Kandor.

The bottle city of Kandor is under attack. Skeets has found Supernova and Rip Hunter, who are hiding in the Kryptonian city. Supernova goes out to confront Skeets, and unmasks himself as - Booster Gold! Booster Gold, who everyone though was dead was actually Supernova, the superhero he had pretended to detest.

Booster reveals that he had known what Skeets was up to for weeks, and that he had orchestrated the entire thing to get him off his trail. Rip Hunter revealed that he had the solution, but needed Booster to help him gather materials for his device. Booster realized that he couldn't get the things he needed together when he was under the constant surveillance of Skeets, so he faked his death with the help of Hunter's time travel capabilities.

It turns out that Booster and Hunter were trying to build something that could beat Skeets, and took advantage of the advanced technology of Kandor to do so. Rip Hunter appears and reveals that the device he came up with comes from Superman's Phantom Zone Projector, and attempts to suck Skeets into the dreaded Phantom Zone. Skeets, however, is too powerful for them and devours the zone and all of its inhabitants, who peers out from Skeet's visor. With no choice left, Hunter and Booster flee, with Skeets in hot pursuit.

Week 37, Day 4.

Star City.

Hal Jordan, Black Canary and Green Arrow are trying to repair the devastated Star City. Black Canary has taken some time off of the Birds of Prey to learn some new skills in the East, and asks Ollie to accompany her. Ollie says he would, but only if they can stop and search for Ralph Dibny on the way. Canary reveals that everyone has been searching for Ralph, but no one can find him and she leaves alone.

Week 37, Day 5.

Lobo presides over the funeral of Animal Man, who perished in the battle with Lady Styx. Once the service is over, Lobo, Starfire and Adam Strange leave Animal Man on a hunk of drifting space rock and continue on their quest to get back to Earth. As soon as they leave, however, Animal Man wakes up, screaming "Don't leave me!!!" into the empty space that surrounds him. Suddenly, two yellow aliens appear before him, saying "and so it begins."

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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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