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52 #22

Cover Date: December 2006
Cover Price: $2.50
Publication Date: 2006-10-04

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Cover Credits:
Art: J.G. Jones (signed)
Colors: Alex Sinclair


Story: "Burial Ground" (20 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGeoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid
Breakdown pencilsKeith Giffen
PencilsEddy Barrows
InksRob Stull
LetteringKen Lopez
ColorsAlex Sinclair
Assistant editingHarvey Richards, Jeanine Schaefer
EditingStephen Wacker

Feature Character(s):

Steel III (next in issue #26)
Supernova (next in issue #34)

Guest Star(s):

Jon Standing Bear (first appearance; next in issue #24)

Supporting Character(s):

Will Magnus (last in issue #14)
Mercury (in between issues #14 and #39)
Platinum (last in issue #14; inactive; next in Justice League of America Vol. 2 #1)
David Magnus (last in Metal Men Vol. 1 #36; behind the scenes; next in flashback in Metal Men Vol. 3 #4)

Villain(s):

Lex Luthor (next in issue #33)
Mercy (next in issue #33)
Doctor Sivana (behind the scenes)
Omni-Bot (first appearance; a robot created by Dr. Sivana, based on the design of B.O.L.T.S.)

Other Character(s):

Mr. Strauss (first appearance; an employee at LexCorp)
Dennis Laughlin (in between issues #8 and #33)
Jon Standing Bear's grandfather (first appearance; dies)
Mr. Ferry (first appearance)

Location(s):

Earth
United States of America
Metropolis
LexCorp
Metropolis University
Lex Luthor School of International Business Studies
Will Magnus' Lab (location unidentified)

Comment(s):

Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.

Story Reprinted in:

52 #2 ([September] 2007)
The 52 Omnibus (2012 [January 2013])
52 #1 ([August] 2016)
Black Adam: Rise and Fall of an Empire ([November] 2022) [pp. 15-20 only]

Solicitation:

Supernova's presence in Metropolis reveals one of Lex Luthor's true motives behind the Everyman Program, while Doctor Will Magnus faces off against some old friends in a battle for his life and his sanity!


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Second Story: "The Origin of Green Lantern" (2 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMark Waid
ArtJoe Bennett
LetteringNick J. Napolitano
ColorsAlex Sinclair
Assistant editingHarvey Richards
EditingStephen Wacker

Feature Character(s):

Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)

Supporting Character(s):

Abin Sur
Green Lantern (John Stewart)

Comment(s):

This is a retelling of Green Lantern's origin.

Story Reprinted in:

Justice League of America, Special #1 (2009) [October 4]
DC Universe: Origins (2009 [April 2010])
Justice League: Cry for Justice ([August] 2010)
Justice League: Cry for Justice (2010 [August 2011])
Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Ivan Reis (2015 [February 2016])


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