Contents 1 Appearing in "Liminal Times" 2 Synopsis for "Liminal Times" 3 Appearing in "The Origin of Nightwing" 4 Synopsis for "The Origin of Nightwing" 5 Notes 6 Trivia 7 Related Articles 8 See Also 9 Recommended Reading 10 Links and References

Appearing in "Liminal Times"

Featured Characters:

• Black Adam
• Infinity, Inc

• Everyman
• Fury (Erik Storn)
• Matrix (Sierra) (First appearance)
• Nuklon (Gerome McKenna)
• Skyman (Jacob Colby)
• Starlight

Supporting Characters:

•  Alan Scott 
• Captain Marvel, Jr.
• Isis (Adrianna Tomaz)
• Mary Marvel
• Michael Holt
• Osiris (Amon Tomaz)
• Ralph Dibny
• Will Magnus

Villains:

• Bruno Mannheim

• In attendance at Bruno Mannheim's gathering of Gotham criminals (see Trivia, below):
  
• Kite-Man (Deceased)
• Magpie
• Mirage (Dies)
• Sewer King (Deceased)
• The Squid
•  Ventriloquist 
• Lamelle
• Rawson (Dies)
• Unidentified villian

• Chang Tzu (First appearance)
•  Felix Faust  (flashback and main story)
• Icicle (Cameron Mahkent)
• Sabbac (Ishamel Gregor)
•  T.O. Morrow 
• Tigress (Artemis Crock)

Other Characters:

• Behind the Scenes:

• Captain Marvel
• Stargirl (Courtney Whitmore)
• Obsidian
• Jade

• Bous3dra (First appearance)
• Choronzon (flashback only)
• Count Marisius (First appearance)
• Etrigan (flashback only)
• Justice League of America (flashback only)

• Aquaman (Orin/Arthur Curry)
• Batman (Bruce Wayne)
• Green Arrow (Ollie Queen)
• Flash (Barry Allen)
• Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
• Martian Manhunter
• Snapper Carr
• Superman (Kal-El/Clark Kent)
• Wonder Woman

• Klarion and Teekl (flashback only)
• Neron (flashback only)
• Tala (flashback only)

Locations:

• Massachusetts

• Boston

• Gotham City
• New York City
• Oolong Island

Items:

• Helmet of Nabu

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for "Liminal Times"

Day 1: In Gotham City, Bruno Mannheim makes a play to establish Intergang's control over the city by gathering the local crime bosses together and killing those who will not join him.

Day 3: In Boston, Captain Marvel, Jr. and Mary Marvel have difficulty batting Sabbac until the Black Marvel Family comes to their aid: Black Adam, Isis, and Osiris.

In a mystical realm, the Helmet of Nabu shows Ralph Dibny the soul of Felix Faust, which is wasting after he sold it too many times.

In New York, a bank robbery during the Halloween Parade by Icicle and Tigress is stopped by Infinity, Inc., along with their newest member, Matrix. Nearby, Alan Scott talks to Michael Holt about his offer to join Checkmate.

Day 4: On Oolong Island, Will Magnus angrily tells T.O. Morrow that he refuses to work for Intergang. Meanwhile, Mannheim arrives on the island, where he is informed by Chang Tzu that the Four Horsemen, weapons for use in Kahndaq, are ready.

Appearing in "The Origin of Nightwing"

Featured Characters:

• Nightwing (Dick Grayson)

Supporting Characters:

• Batman (Bruce Wayne)

Villains:

• None

Other Characters:

• Monitor
• Haly's Circus

Locations:

• Gotham City

• Batcave

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Synopsis for "The Origin of Nightwing"

The origin of Nightwing is revealed.

Notes

• This issue shipped on October 25th, 2006.

• In Week 24, Icicle is among the candidates for the new Suicide Squad, suggesting he's currently incarcerated. He may have just recently escaped, as he is free to attempt a bank robbery in this issue.

Trivia

• In this issue, Icicle and Tigress rob a back called "1st Wheeler-Nicholson," a reference to Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, the man who founded National Periodical Publications, which would later become DC Comics, in 1935.

• About the characters appearing at Bruno Mannheim's gathering of Gotham criminals:

• Lamelle and Rawson appeared in Detective Comics #515.
• Magpie appeared in The Man of Steel #3 and Batman #401.
• Sewer King's first comic book appearance is in this issue; the character originated on Batman: The Animated Series.
• The Squid appeared, and was killed, in Detective Comics 524, an event that was apparently retconned by Infinite Crisis to allow for his appearance here.
• Mirage first appeared in Detective Comics #511.
• Kite-Man first appeared in Batman #133.
• The villian seated to the right of Sewer King is not yet identified. Can anyone identify him?

• As might be expected, this issue shows us that superheroes are popular inspirations for Halloween costumes in the DC Universe. Among the trick-or-treaters can be seen a lil' Flash, a lil' Frankenstein, a lil' Captain Marvel, a lil' Wonder Woman, a lil' Black Lightening and a lil' Supergirl.

• The ticker-tape at the bottom of the cover reads, "Goblins, Ghouls and Green Lantern!... Meet the Crime Lord of Gotham!... Death of Kite Man... "

Related Articles

• 52
• 52/Gallery
  
  

See Also

• Write your own review of this comic!
• Discuss 52 Vol 1 25 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the 52 series
• Images from 52 Vol 1 25

Recommended Reading

• 52 #1-52
• Countdown #51-0
• World War III #1-4

Links and References

• 52: The Comic
• 52 article/interview with editor Stephen Wacker
• 52 series index at the Grand Comics Database

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