Appearing in "A Year in the Life"
Featured Characters:
Booster Gold 
- Daniel Carter/Supernova Supernova (First appearance as Supernova)
- Rip Hunter
Supporting Characters:
- John Henry Irons (Flashback and main story)
- Kathy Kane
- Natasha Irons
- Question (Renée Montoya) (Flashback and main story)
- Red Tornado
- Skeets
- Will Magnus
Adversaries:
Other Characters:
- Adam Strange (Appears in flashback and main story) (Cameo)
- Alexander Luthor (Appears in flashback and main story) (Cameo)
- Animal Man (Appears in flashback and main story) (Cameo)
- Batman (Cameo)
- Beautia Sivana
- Black Adam (Appears in flashback and main story) (Cameo)
- Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)
- Chang Tzu (Appears in flashback and main story) (Cameo)
- Checkmate
- Alan Scott
- Mister Terrific (Cameo)
- Bruno Mannheim (Appears in flashback and main story) (Cameo)
- Doctor Sivana, Jr.
- Elongated Man (Flashback and main story) (Appears as a ghost or apparition)
- Flash (Jay Garrick) (Cameo)
- Georgia Sivana
- Isis (Appears in flashback and main story) (Cameo)
- J'onn J'onzz (Appears in flashback and main story) (Cameo)
- Jean Loring (Possessed by Eclipso (New Earth)) (Appears in flashback and main story) (Cameo)
- Lady Quark (Appears in flashback and main story) (Cameo)
- Lex Luthor (Appears in flashback and main story) (Cameo)
- Lobo (Appears in flashback and main story) (Cameo)
- Magnificus Sivana
- Mallory Kimball
- Vic Sage (Appears in flashback and main story) (Cameo)
- Sarge Steel
- Starfire (Appears in flashback and main story) (Cameo)
- Sue Dibny (Appears as a ghost or apparition)
- Superboy (Appears in flashback and main story) (Cameo)
- Superboy-Prime (Appears in flashback and main story) (Cameo)
- Superman (Cameo)
- Venus Sivana
- Wonder Woman (Cameo) also as Diana Prince
- Earth-2
- Justice Society Infinity (Cameo)
- Atom (Cameo)
- Doctor Fate (Cameo)
- Flash (Jay Garrick of Earth-2) (Cameo)
- Green Lantern (Alan Scott of Earth-2) (Cameo)
- Huntress (Cameo)
- Jade (Cameo)
- Obsidian (Cameo)
- Power Girl (Behind the scenes)
- Robin (Cameo)
- Superman (Behind the scenes)
- Wonder Woman of Earth-2 (Cameo)
- Justice Society Infinity (Cameo)
- Earth-3
- Crime Society (Cameo)
- Johnny Quick (Cameo)
- J'onn J'onzz of Earth-3 (Cameo)
- Owlman (Cameo)
- Power Ring (Cameo)
- Super-Woman (Cameo)
- Ultraman (Cameo)
- Crime Society (Cameo)
- Earth-4
- Blue Beetle (Dan Garrett) (Cameo)
- Captain Atom (Cameo)
- Judo Master (Cameo)
- Nightshade (Cameo)
- Question (Vic Sage of Earth-4) (Cameo)
- Peacemaker (Cameo)
- Earth-5
- Marvel Family (Cameo)
- Captain Marvel (Cameo)
- Captain Marvel, Jr. (Cameo)
- Dudley Marvel (Cameo)
- Mary Marvel (Cameo)
- Mr. Tawky Tawny (Cameo)
- Mister Atom (Cameo)
- Marvel Family (Cameo)
- Earth-10
- JLAxis (Cameo)
- Overman (Cameo)
- Brunhilde (Cameo)
- Green Lantern of Earth-10 (Cameo)
- Flash of Earth-10 (Cameo)
- Freedom Fighters (Cameo)
- JLAxis (Cameo)
- Earth-17
- Atomic Knights (Cameo)
- Earth-22
- Earth-50
- Daemonites (Cameo)
- Gen 13 (Cameo)
- Burnout (Cameo)
- Caitlin Fairchild (Cameo)
- Freefall (Cameo)
- WildC.A.T.s (Cameo)
- Grifter (Cameo)
- Maul (Cameo)
- Mister Majestic (Cameo)
- Voodoo (Cameo)
- Zealot (Cameo)
Locations:
- Phantom Zone
- Multiverse/Timestream
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "A Year in the Life"
- Synopsis not yet written
Notes
- Final issue of the series. This issue shipped on May 2nd, 2007 (July by indicia).
- Although Skeets' metal frame is destroyed in this issue, his hard drive is downloaded into a Responsometer. A Responsometer is a miniature implant that provides the Metal Men with their personality and memories.
Trivia
- The ticker-tape at the bottom of the cover reads, "The year without Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman is over..."
- This issue features a wrap-around cover.
- Special thanks is credited to editor Stephen Wacker.
- The cover to this issue is a re-imagining of the cover to Week 1.
- Sobek makes a cameo appearance as a pair of alligator skin boots.
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- 52: The Comic
- 52 article/interview with editor Stephen Wacker
- 52 series index at the Grand Comics Database