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6August 2006
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52 #6

DC · August 2006 · on sale 2006-06-14

First appearance: August General in IronFirst appearance: Fang ZhifuFirst appearance: Yao Fei1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
52 (DC, 2006 series)
Issue
#6
Publication date
August 2006
Key date
2006-08-00
On-sale date
2006-06-14
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$2.50; 3.50 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
76194125243800611

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of August General in Iron - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Accomplished Perfect Physician - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of The Celestial Archer - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Ghost Fox Killer - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Socialist Red Guardsman - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

First appearance of The Seven Deadly Brothers - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Yang Kei-Ying - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Immortal Man-in-Darkness - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of The Mother of Champions - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Wu Mei-Xing - 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-cover1pencils: J. G. Jones; inks: J. G. Jones; colors: Alex SinclairAccomplished Perfect Physician First, August General in Iron First, Black Adam, The Celestial Archer First, Yao Fei First, The Ghost Fox Killer First, Green Lantern, Immortal Man-in-Darkness First, Hal Jordan, Yang Kei-Ying First, Gu Lao First, Wu Mei-Xing First, The Mother of Champions First, Léi Niàn First
1China Syndromecomic story20script: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid; pencils: Keith Giffen, Joe Bennett; inks: Ruy José; colors: Alex Sinclair; letters: Nick J. NapolitanoAccomplished Perfect Physician First, August General in Iron First, Black Adam, Booster Gold, Michael Jon Carter, The Celestial Archer First, The Dragonwing First, Evil Star, Yao Fei First, The Ghost Fox Killer First, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Immortal Man-in-Darkness First, Hal Jordan
2-in-house column1script: Dan DiDio
3History of the DCU: Part 5comic story4script: Dan Jurgens; pencils: Dan Jurgens, Andy Lanning; inks: Andy Lanning; colors: Jeromy Cox, Guy Major; letters: Nick J. Napolitano; editing: Eddie Berganza, Ivan Cohen, Jeanine SchaeferBane, Batman, Batman, Billy Batson, Black Canary, Black Condor, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, The Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Captain Marvel, Michael Jon Carter, Cyborg Superman, Dagon

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07098931022306

Where to read it

CollectionYear
52 #1
ISBN 1-4012-1353-7; 978-1-4012-1353-4		2007On eBay ›
52: The Covers #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-1555-2		2007On eBay ›
The 52 Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3556-7		2013On eBay ›
52 #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6325-6		2016On eBay ›
Black Adam: Rise and Fall of an Empire #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77951-451-6		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q93269644 (Yao Fei), first-appearance property (CC0)

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