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52 #3
Cover Date: July 2006
Cover Price: $2.50
Publication Date: 2006-05-24
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Cover Credits:
Art: J.G. Jones (signed)
Colors: Alex Sinclair
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Credits:
| Story | Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid |
| Breakdown pencils | Keith Giffen |
| Pencils | Joe Bennett |
| Inks | Ruy Jose |
| Lettering | Pat Brosseau |
| Colors | Alex Sinclair |
| Assistant editing | Jann Jones, Harvey Richards |
| Editing | Stephen Wacker |
Feature Character(s):
- Black Adam (in between issues #1 and #6)
- Steel III (last in issue #1)
- Booster Gold
Guest Star(s):
- Power Girl (in between issues #1 and #35)
Supporting Character(s):
- Skeets
- Natasha Irons (last in issue #1)
- Lois Lane (in between issues #1 and #5)
- Maggie Sawyer (last in Gotham Central #40; next in issue #5)
- Josie Mac (last in Gotham Central #40; next in ???)
Villain(s):
- Lex Luthor (last in Infinite Crisis #7; next in issue #5)
- Terra-Man (last in Superman Vol. 2 #187; dies; next, behind the scenes, in Blackest Night #1)
- Rough House (last in Action Comics #758; last appearance)
- Noose (last in Action Comics #758; last appearance)
- Intergang
- Shockwave (last in Action Comics #818; next in Teen Titans Vol. 3 #56)
- Mister Mind (last in issue #1)
- Alexander Luthor, Jr. (last in Infinite Crisis #7; deceased; next, behind the scenes, in Blackest Night #1)
- Mr. Akteon (first appearance; one of the owners of Akteon-Holt, a pharmaceutical company)
- Mister Mind (behind the scenes)
Other Character(s):
- Detective Jiang (first appearance; an officer of the GCPD)
- Wallis (first appearance; an officer of the GCPD)
- Agent Rodgers (first appearance; a secret service agent)
- Doctor Kala Avasti (first appearance; a doctor at S.T.A.R. Labs; next in issue #8)
Comment(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- 52 #1 (July 2007)
- The 52 Omnibus (2012 [January 2013])
- 52 #1 ([August] 2016)
- Black Adam: Rise and Fall of an Empire ([November] 2022) [pp. 2-5, 8-10, 18-20 only]
Solicitation:
- Black Adam lays down an ultimatum for his home of Kahndaq and John Henry Irons investigates the dead body of Lex Luthor with the help of...Lex Luthor?! Week 3 of the DC Comics series by superstar writers Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid!
Credits:
| Story | Dan Jurgens |
| Layout pencils | Dan Jurgens |
| Lettering | Nick J. Napolitano |
| Colors | Guy Major, Jeromy Cox |
| Editing | Eddie Berganza, Ivan Cohen, Jeanine Schaefer |
Feature Character(s):
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Superboy of Earth-1
- Krypto of Earth-1
- Adam Strange
- Atom I
- Atom II
- Batgirl I
- Batman
- Blue Devil
- Creeper
- Doctor Fate I
- Flash I
- Flash II
- Flash III (also as Kid Flash)
- Geo-Force
- Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
- Green Arrow
- Hawk I
- Dove I
- Hawkman of Earth-1
- Jade
- Martian Manhunter
- Metamorpho
- Warlord
- Wonder Woman of Earth-1
- Chief
- Elasti-Girl
- Robotman II
- Nightwing (also in flashback as Robin)
- Chameleon
- Cyborg
- Raven VI
- Speedy
- Starfire III
- Bouncing Boy of Earth-1
- Brainiac 5 of Earth-1
- Chameleon Boy of Earth-1
- Colossal Boy of Earth-1
- Cosmic Boy of Earth-1
- Duo Damsel of Earth-1
- Dream Girl of Earth-1
- Element Lad of Earth-1
- Invisible Kid of Earth-1
- Lightning Lad of Earth-1
- Light Lass of Earth-1
- Mon-El of Earth-1
- Phantom Girl of Earth-1
- Saturn Girl of Earth-1
- Starboy of Earth-1
- Sun Boy of Earth-1
- Timber Wolf of Earth-1
- Wildfire of Earth-1
- Darkseid
- Orion
- Monitor
- Anti-Monitor
Comment(s):
- Troia learns of the History of the DC Universe through Harbinger's orb. All characters' shown in the history lesson except for Troia will be listed as cameo appearances.
- Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.