Issue Details

Issue	#53
Published	June 2010
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	2.99 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Eddie Berganza; Adam Schlagman (associate)

Cover Details - "The New Guardians"

Characters	Star Sapphire; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Sinestro; Larfleeze; Atrocitus; Saint Walker; Indigo-1
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Pencils	Doug Mahnke (signed)
Inks	Doug Mahnke (signed)
Colors	Randy Mayor

1 page advertisement "Available Now JustCause2"

Synopsis	An advertisement for Square Enix's computer game, "JustCause2."
Notes	This advertisement is on the inside front cover.

22 page Green Lantern story "The New Guardians Chapter One"

Characters	Hector Hammond; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Star Sapphire [Carol Ferris]; Sinestro; Lex Luthor; Larfleeze; Said; Saint Walker; Atrocitus; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Ganthet
Synopsis	Hal and Carol re-new their relationship as the other Lanterns settle into new lives.
Genre	super-hero; science fiction
Script	Geoff Johns
Pencils	Doug Mahnke
Inks	Christian Alamy; Keith Champagne; Mark Irwin; Doug Mahnke
Colors	Randy Mayor
Letters	Nick J. Napolitano
Notes	Story continues in part in Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors (DC, 2010 series) #1, in Green Lanter Corps (DC, 2006 series) #48, and in Brightest Day (DC, 2010 series) #1.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Ni reh nwo seires ta tsal!"

Synopsis	An in-house promotional advertisement for Zatanna (DC, 2010 series).
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 7 and 8 of the Green Lantern story.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "The future is now!"

Synopsis	An in-house promotional advertisement for Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2010 series).
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 8 and 9 of the Green Lantern story.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "They've been resurrected -- for a reason!"

Synopsis	An in-house promotional advertisement for Brightest Day (DC, 2010 series).
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 9 and 10 of the Green Lantern story.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Who Will Wield the White Light?"

Synopsis	An in-house promotional advertisement for Green Lantern (DC, 2005 series) #53 and Green Lantern Corps (DC, 2006 series) #48.
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 10 and 11 of the Green Lantern story.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "There's something in the forest...something besides the Emerald Archer."

Synopsis	An in-house promotional advertisement for Green Arrow (DC, 2010 series) #1.
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 13 and 14 of the Green Lantern story.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Not even the fastest man alive can outrun everything!"

Synopsis	An in-house promotional advertisement for The Flash (DC, 2010 series) #1.
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 14 and 15 of the Green Lantern story.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "No one remembers Max Lord...except them!"

Synopsis	An in-house promotional advertisement for Justice League: Generation Lost (DC, 2010 series) #1.
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 17 and 18 of the Green Lantern story.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "You don't call 911 -- you call them!"

Synopsis	An in-house promotional advertisement for Birds of Prey (DC, 2010 series) #1.
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 18 and 19 of the Green Lantern story.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Who's hired Deathstroke to find Black Adam?"

Synopsis	An in-house promotional advertisement for Titans: Villains for Hire Special (DC, 2010 series) #1.
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 21 and 22 of the Green Lantern story.

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "Hey, DC Nation!"

Synopsis	An in-house promotional advertisement for Workman's DC Comics Super Heroes and Villains Fandex.
Script	Dan DiDio
Letters	typeset
Notes	This advertisement follows the final page of the Green Lantern story.

1 page advertisement "All of time and space...follow me"

Synopsis	An advertisement for the BBC America television series, "Doctor Who."
Notes	inside back cover.

1 page advertisement "Sworn to protect. Born to kill."

Synopsis	An advertisement for the Namco computer game, "Dead to Rights: Retribution."
Notes	back cover