52 Vol 1 24



Just Imagine


 * "Hello, room service? Send up a plot and three pages of dialogue right away!  The weekly grind is tearin' me apart!  Fifty-two!!"
 * --Ambush Bug

Summary
Volume: 1 Issue: 24 Month: December Year: 2006

Credits
Editor: Stephen Wacker Assistant Editors: Harvey Richards and Jeanine Schaefer Writers: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, and Mark Waid Cover Artists: J.G. Jones and Alex Sinclair Breakdowns: Keith Giffen Penciller: Phil Jimenez Inker: Andy Lanning Colorist: David Baron Letterer: Pat Brosseau

Synopsis
Cast of Characters: Oliver Queen, Elliot S! Maggin, Firestorm (Jason Rusch), Super-Chief (Jon Standing Bear), Bulleteer, Firehawk, Ambush Bug, Martian Manhunter, Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) (flashback), Maxwell Lord (flashback), Socialist Red Guardsman, Shaolin Robot, Immortal Man in Darkness, Accomplished Perfect Physician, Ghost Fox Killer, Thundermind, August General, Isis (Adrianna Tomaz), Black Adam, Osiris (Amon Tomaz), Martin Stein, Gladiator Giant, Dynamole, Crimson Ghost, Immortal Bald-Man-in-Armor, Fireface, Poledancer, Jack of All Trades, E.S. Pete, Tornado Ninja, Lady Liberty, Skeets, Flying Stag, Doctor Fate (Helmet of Nabu), Ralph Dibny, Jonathan Horne, Amanda Waller, Atom-Smasher, Booster Gold (backup feature). First Appearances: Gladiator Giant, Dynamole, Crimson Ghost, Immortal Bald-Man-in-Armor, Fireface, Poledancer, Jack of All Trades, E.S. Pete, Tornado Ninja, Lady Liberty. Final Appearances: Super-Chief (Jon Standing Bear). Synopsis: Day 1: Oliver Queen, while talking to the press about his mayor candidacy in Star City, receives a call on his Justice League communicator from Firestorm, asking him to join the latest version of the Justice League. The new team includes Super-Chief, Bulleteer, Firehawk, and Ambush Bug. Queen declines.

Day 2: In Happy Harbor, the Martian Manhunter reflects on his success in destroying Checkmate by infiltrating the government while he sculpts a memorial to fallen Justice League members.

Day 3: Black Adam, Isis, and Osiris speak to members of the Great Ten in China about the dissolution of their alliance with Kahndaq. August General is angered and blames Adam's change of heart on Isis.

Day 6: The new Justice League enters their first battle: fighting pirates and cyborgs sent through time by Skeets. They are joined by dozens of new heroes created in Lex Luthor's Everyman Project. Skeets incinerates many of the heroes with powerful ray beams, including Super-Chief. As he dies, Super-Chief briefly enters a paradise, where the Manitou Stone is taken by Flying Stag and given to Ralph Dibny.

Day 7: The Martian Manhunter, in his guise as the Secretary of State, learns of Checkmate's reorganization into the United Nations.

In Belle Reve, Amanda Waller approaches Atom-Smasher about selecting a team to join him in confronting Black Adam.