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Issue Details

Issue #42
Published April [February 21] 2007
Cover Price 2.50 USD/2.99 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (Assistant); Jeanine Schaefer (Associate)
Notes Second date is the cover date.

Cover Details

Genre Superhero
Pencils J G Jones
Inks J G Jones
Colors Alex Sinclair
Notes Second date is the cover date.

20 page 52 story "Trigger Effect"

Characters Ralph Dibny; Renée Montoya; Fire; Felix Faust; Neron
Synopsis Week forty-two finds Renée seeing her new face and Ralph coming to an end of his quest with an old foe's masquerade revealed.
Genre Superhero
Script Geoff Johns; Grant Morrison; Greg Rucka; Mark Waid
Pencils Keith Giffen (Breakdowns); Darick Robertson
Inks Darick Robertson
Colors David Baron
Letters Rob Leigh
Notes Includes the apparent death of Ralph Dibny and the revelation that Faust had been posing as the Helmet of Fate.

2 page The Origin of... story "The Origin of Green Arrow"

Characters Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Doctor Light [Arthur Light]
Genre Superhero
Script Mark Waid
Pencils Scott McDaniel
Inks Andy Owens
Colors Alex Sinclair
Letters Travis Lanham

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Script Dan Didio
Letters Typeset

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