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52May 2010
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Green Lantern #52

DC · May 2010 · on sale 2010-03-24

First appearance: Ion2 variantsStoryline: Blackest Night
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Identification plate

Series
Green Lantern (DC, 2005 series)
Issue
#52
Publication date
May 2010
Key date
2010-05-00
On-sale date
2010-03-24
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$2.99
Pages
36
Barcode
76194124438905211

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ion - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Geoff Johns; pencils: Doug Mahnke; inks: Christian Alamy; colors: Randy MayorSinestro
2Life Bloodcomic story24script: Geoff Johns; pencils: Doug Mahnke; inks: Christian Alamy, Doug Mahnke, Rebecca Buchman, Keith Champagne; colors: Randy Mayor, Gabe Eltaeb, Carrie Strachan; letters: Rob LeighGreen Lantern, Green Lantern, Ion First, Hal Jordan, Nekron, Parallax, Sinestro, John Stewart
7"Wondercon"in-house column1script: Ian Sattler

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Shane Davis Coverbarcode 76194124438905221
Newsstandprice 2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD; barcode 07098930750652

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Blackest Night: Green Lantern #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-2786-9		2010On eBay ›
Blackest Night: Green Lantern #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-2952-8		2011On eBay ›
Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-5526-8		2015On eBay ›
Absolute Blackest Night #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4073-8		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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