Issue Details

Issue	#52
Published	May 2010
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	2.99 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Eddie Berganza; Adam Schlagman (associate)

Cover Details - "You were expecting someone else?!"

Characters	Sinestro [White Lantern]
Genre	super-hero
Pencils	Doug Mahnke (signed)
Inks	Christian Alamy (signed)
Colors	Randy Mayor

1 page advertisement "Chosen by destiny, six must choose between saving mankind, and saving themselves."

Synopsis	An advertisement for Square Enix's computer game, "Final Fantasy XIII"
Notes	inside front cover.

24 page Green Lantern story "Life Blood"

Characters	Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Killowog; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Sinestro [White Lantern]; Ion; Parallax; Nekron; Indigo Lantern
Synopsis	John Stewart's team of Lantern's manage to stop Xanshi from coming to earth and Sinestro assumes the White Lantern mantle.
Genre	super-hero
Script	Geoff Johns
Pencils	Doug Mahnke
Inks	Christian Alamy; Doug Mahnke; Rececca Buchman; Keith Champagne
Colors	Randy Mayor; Gabe Eltaeb; Carrie Strachan
Letters	Rob Leigh
Notes	Story continues in Blackest Night (DC, 2009 series) #8.

2 page advertisement "Dante's Inferno"

Synopsis	An advertisement for EA's computer game, "Dante's Inferno."
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 11 and 12 of the Green Lantern story.

3 page advertisement "Keeping it Fresh"

Synopsis	An advertisement for Colgate's "Max Fresh" mini-breath strips.
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 12 and 13 of the Green Lantern story.

1 page advertisement "Everquest II Sentinel's Fate"

Synopsis	An advertisement for Sony Online Entertainment's computer game, "Everquest II Sentinel's Fate."
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 13 and 14 of the Green Lantern story.

1 page advertisement "One of the Country's Best Comic Conventions!"

Synopsis	An advertisement for the 2010 Wondercon.
Notes	This advertisement follows the final page of the Green Lantern story.

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "Wondercon"

Synopsis	An in-house promotional advertisement touting DC's participation in the 2010 Wondercon.
Script	Ian Sattler
Letters	typeset

1 page advertisement "Ever tried riding an iceberg down a lava flow?"

Synopsis	An advertisement for Wrigley's Solstice chewing gum.
Notes	inside back cover

1 page advertisement "I want you to create games"

Synopsis	An advertisement for Nintendo's "Do it Yourself!" game creation contest.
Notes	back cover