| Issue | #51 |
| Published | April 2010 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 2.99 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Eddie Berganza; Adam Schlagman (associate) |
| Characters | Red Lantern; Star Sapphire [Carol Ferris]; Sinestro; Larfleeze; Indigo Lantern; Saint Walker; Parallax; Black Lantern Spectre |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Doug Mahnke |
| Inks | Christian Alamy |
| Colors | Hi-Fi |
| Notes | Cover sports the "Blackest Night" trade dress. |
| Synopsis | An advertisement from America's Milk Processors, promoting milk consumption, featuring professional basketball player Chauncey Billups of the Denver Nuggets. |
| Notes | inside front cover |
| Characters | Black Hand; Lex Luthor; Larfleeze; Black Lantern Superman; Black Lantern Spectre; Parallax; Star Sapphire [Carol Ferris]; Ganthet; Black Lantern Tempest; Mera; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Atrocitus; Sinestro; Spectre; Wonder Woman; Nekron; Black Lantern Hawkwoman; Black Lantern Hawkman; Black Lantern Firestorm; Black Lantern Martian Manhunter; Black Lantern Green Arrow; Black Lantern Aquaman; Guardians of the Universe |
| Synopsis | Parallax battles the Black Lantern Spectre. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Geoff Johns |
| Pencils | Doug Mahnke |
| Inks | Doug Mahnke |
| Colors | Randy Mayor |
| Letters | Rob Leigh |
| Notes | Story continues in Blackest Night (DC, 2009 series) #7. |
| Synopsis | An advertisement for Sony Online Entertainment's computer game, "Everquest II Sentinel's Fate." |
| Notes | This advertisement is between page 8 of the Green Lantern story and the Blackest Night promotional. |
| Synopsis | An in-house promotional advertisement for DC's "Blackest Night" event, featuring a check-list of titles. |
| Notes | This advertisement is between the Everquest advertisement and page 9 of the Green Lantern story. |
| Synopsis | An advertisement for EA Games' computer game, "Dante's Inferno." |
| Notes | This advertisement is between pages 13 and 14 of the Green Lantern story. |
| Characters | Doc Savage; Monk; Ham; Renny; Spirit; Commissioner Eustace Dolan; Batman |
| Synopsis | Cover and 4 page black and white preview of First Wave (DC, 2010 series) #1. |
| Genre | superhero; adventure |
| Script | Brian Azzarello |
| Pencils | Rags Morales; J.G. Jones |
| Inks | Rags Morales; J.G. Jones |
| Colors | J.G. Jones |
| Letters | Clem Robins |
| Editing | Joey Cavalieri; Chris Conroy (assistant) |
| Notes | This preview follows the final page of the Green Lantern story. |
| Synopsis | An in-house promotional advertisement for The Web (DC, 2009 series) #6. |
| Script | Rachel Gluckstern |
| Letters | typeset |
| Synopsis | An advertisement for Square Enix's computer game, "Supreme Commander 2." |
| Notes | inside back cover |
| Synopsis | An advertisement for the DVD and Blu-ray release of the Warner Brothers' animated film, "Halo Legends," based on the Microsoft computer game. |
| Notes | back cover |