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52 #37

Cover Date: March 2007
Cover Price: $2.50
Publication Date: 2007-01-17

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


Story: "How to Win a War in Space" (20 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGeoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid
Breakdown pencilsKeith Giffen
PencilsPat Olliffe
InksDrew Geraci
ColorsAlex Sinclair
LetteringTravis Lanham
Assistant editingHarvey Richards
Associate editingJeanine Schaefer
EditingMichael Siglain

Feature Character(s):

Adam Strange (next in issue #41)
Starfire III (next in issue #41)
Animal Man (comes back to life; next in issue #43)
Supernova (revealed to be Booster Gold; also in flashback following issue #6 and preceding issue #7, and in flashback following issue #15 and preceding issue #8; next in World War III: Book Two)

Guest Star(s):

Rip Hunter (also in flashback following flashback in issue #52 and preceding issue #36)
Lobo (next in issue #51)
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; in between issues #33 and #51)
Green Arrow (last in issue #33)
Black Canary II (last in flashback in Birds of Prey #95; next in Birds of Prey #92)

Supporting Character(s):

Fishy (next in issue #51)
Skeets (next in issue #51)

Villain(s):

Mister Mind (next in issue #51)

Guest Appearance(s):

Yellow Aliens (last in Animal Man #24; next in issue #43)
General Zod (last in ???; next in Action Comics #845)
Ursa (last in ???; next in Action Comics #845)
Non (last in ???; next in Action Comics #845)
"Christopher Kent" (last in ???; not yet named; next in Action Comics #844)

Comment(s):

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

Story Reprinted in:

52 #3 ([November] 2007)
The 52 Omnibus (2012 [January 2013])
52 #2 (2016 [February 2017])

Solicitation:

The Bottle City of Kandor is under attack...by Skeets, and at long last, the identity of Supernova is revealed. Meanwhile, back in space, the surviving members of the lost heroes hold a funeral for a friend—but was it a bit premature?


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Second Story: "The Origin of Firestorm, the Nuclear Man" (2 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMark Waid
PencilsJamal Igle
InksKeith Champagne
ColorsAlex Sinclair
LetteringTravis Lanham
Assistant editingHarvey Richards
Associate editingJeanine Schaefer
EditingMichael Siglain

Feature Character(s):

Firestorm III

Guest Star(s):

Firehawk

Supporting Character(s):

Martin Stein
Alvin Rusch
Mick Wong

Comment(s):

This is a retelling of Firestorm's origin.

Story Reprinted in:

DC Universe: Origins (2009 [April 2010])


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