History Awesome / FiftyTwo

--->'''Sivana''': Don't bother resisting. You're trapped. ''Forever''.

* Week #15: A down on his luck ComicBook/BoosterGold makes a truly epic come-back as a true hero when he lifts a damaged nuclear submarine to save Metropolis. [[spoiler:Then it explodes. Supernova flies up to save Booster and catches... [[HeroicSacrifice a skeleton]]]].

* Week #35: The [[BlackComedy "Rain of the Supermen"]], an example of just how petty and scary Luthor can be. [[spoiler:He turns off the powers of almost everyone who'd gotten them from the Everyman Project, sending thousands of superheroes falling to their deaths just to spite Supernova]].
** Which is then topped by Supernova [[spoiler: saving all of the bystanders by ''teleporting all of them to the city limits''.]]

---> '''Supernova''': Don't be absurd. Right now, those are the safest people in town. Or rather,'' ''[[spoiler: out of town]].
* Week #37: The utterly amazing [[TheReveal Reveal]] of Supernova's true identity: [[spoiler:it's '''[[ComicBook/BoosterGold BOOSTER GOLD]]!''' Who was last seen 22 weeks ago, when he [[HeroicSacrifice died saving]] Metropolis from an exploding nuclear submarine. Which was a FakingTheDead plot using TimeTravel and his future corpse (something he'd rather not dwell on by the way). Whose fall-from-grace and rivalry with Supernova was an utterly brilliant display of ObfuscatingStupidity. Who has worked behind the scenes with Rip Hunter this entire time in order to stop "Skeets"]].
** And after that [[spoiler:Skeets, possessed by ''you'll find out who later in the series'', '''eats the Phantom Zone''']].
* Week #40: Steel's battle with Luthor [[spoiler:who had just been [[PowersAsPrograms given the powers of Superman]]]]. Steel keeps on fighting even after his armor is destroyed and Luthor pierces him in the side with his own hammer! And it ends with Steel ''kicking Luthor's ass''.

* Week #42 is ''almost'' (there are two pages of Renee Montoya) entirely dedicated to the conclusion of Ralph Dibny's mysterious spirit journey in order to resurrect his dead wife, guided by the helmet of Dr. Fate. His arc ends with him preparing the ritual to finally bring his wife back to life, when he suddenly [[spoiler:shoots the helmet off his head with a magic pistol, causing it to rebound of the wall and reveal its true identity as the evil sorcerer Felix Faust. Faust has spent months on a GambitRoulette to get Ralph to [[DealWithTheDevil sell his soul to Neron]]. And Ralph knew it, ''the whole time'', and completely OutGambitted Faust]]. And ''then he tops that'' when he [[spoiler:pulls a ThanatosGambit on Neron, DC's resident Lord of the Underworld, imprisoning Neron and Faust in the Tower of Fate for all eternity]].
--->[[spoiler:'''Faust''']]: You... You knew it was me...? How...?
--->'''Ralph''': Because, [[spoiler:Faust]]...

*** This issue was mostly written by Creator/DanDiDio, it's a rare example of {{executive meddling}} that works. And as maligned as [=DiDio=] is (his nickname is "[=DiDiot=]") he got this right.
* Week #46: The battle between Black Adam and the mad scientist think tank. On one side, you have a superpowered mass murderer who's [[RoaringRampageofRevenge royally pissed]] after finding out that [[spoiler:the mad scientists built the living weapons of mass destruction that killed his new family. He has also just killed every man, woman and child in the country of Bialya]]. On the other side, you have a bunch of nerdy {{Mad Scientist}}s with ridiculous inventions. [[spoiler:''The mad scientists win'']].

* Week #49: Dr. Will Magnus' role in [[spoiler:taking the thinktank down]]: after his anti-depressants are confiscated from him, Magnus becomes one of the most hyper-productive members of the team. [[spoiler:But because he's a ''good'' MadScientist, he uses the rebuilt Metal Men to undermine every evil mad scientist working there pretty much single-handedly]]. And he [[spoiler:kills their leader, Chang Tzu]].

* Week #50: The event that was dubbed in-universe "WorldWarIII". It can be summarized as: "[[spoiler:Black Adam takes on '''everyone''']]". Both a CMOA for [[spoiler:Black Adam, who takes on pretty much every superhero in the DCU]] and for [[spoiler:everyone brave enough to go up against a PhysicalGod on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge]].
** The true "moment" in this book occurs in a splash panel a little over midway through, where you literally see [[spoiler: the superheroes of the DCU coming at Black Adam from all angles, and Black Adam just standing there, in a pose of utter defiance. Pure, unadulterated awesome.]]

** The gloriously comic-booky finish where [[spoiler:ComicBook/BoosterGold, his identical ancestor Daniel, his ''son'' Rip Hunter and Skeets save [[TheMultiverse the entire multiverse]] from a giant insect that eats time... with a football pass]].
** There's also [[spoiler:a ghostly Ralph Dibny appearing with a detectivish "Hmm..." expression on his face when he starts to solve a supernatural mystery, next to his amused wife ("Honey, your nose is twitching again..."), proving that not even ''death'' can stop Ralph and Sue Dibny, Ghost Detectives!]].
** The final pages. Kate Kane is recovering from a stab wound, and the wall of her room lights up. [[spoiler: Cut to the exterior of the building lit up by the Bat-signal, and then to Renee Montoya, the all-new Question, waiting by the lamp.]]

--->'''Supernova''': ''Kent, what's he '''doing'''?''
--->'''Clark Kent''': ''More than... My '''god'''... More than I ever thought he could...''

---> '''Reporter''': "''Supernova, Ami Soon, Channel Five! Is that your idea of saving the city--'''vaporizing''' ten thousand '''innocent bystanders?'''''"
---> '''Supernova''': "''Don't be absurd. Right now, those are the safest people in town. Or rather,'' ''[[spoiler: out of town]].''"

--->[[spoiler:'''Faust''']]: ''You... You knew it was me...? How...?''
--->'''Ralph''': ''Because, [[spoiler:Faust]]...''

---> '''Will Magnus''': "''You shouldn't have taken away my meds. I told you I do '''crazy''' things without my meds.''"

*** The best part is just ''how'' Ralph figured it all out.
--->[[spoiler:'''Faust''']]: ''B-but I cast every single warding spell! You couldn't...''
--->'''Ralph''': ''Because you forgot the first thing a detective does with a piece of evidence.'' '''[[spoiler:You check. For. Fingerprints.]]'''

** "Only Luthor would be sick enough to make 'Look! Up in the sky!' a threat. And that is why he WILL be stopped."

* Week #35: The [[BlackComedy "Rain of the Supermen"]], an example of just how petty and scary Luthor can be. [[spoiler:He turns off the powers of almost everyone who'd gotten them from the Everyman Project, sending thousands of superheroes falling to their deaths just to spite Supernova (who he thinks is Superman)]].

-->'''TheQuestion:''' [[AndTheAdventureContinues Are you ready?]]

* Week #42 is ''almost'' (there are two pages of Renee Montoya) entirely dedicated to the conclusion of Ralph Dibny's mysterious spirit journey in order to resurrect his dead wife, guided by the helmet of Dr. Fate. His arc ends with him preparing the ritual to finally bring his wife back to life, when he suddenly [[spoiler:shoots the helmet off his head with a magic pistol, causing it to rebound of the wall and reveal its true identity as the evil sorcerer Felix Faust. Faust has spent months on a GambitRoulette to get Ralph to [[DealWithTheDevil sell his soul to Neron]]. And Ralph knew it, ''the whole time'', and completely OutGambitted Faust]]. And ''then he tops that'' when he [[spoiler:pulls ThanatosGambit on Neron, DC's resident Lord of the Underworld imprisoning Neron and Faust in the Tower of Fate for all eternity]].

--->'''Ralph''': '''...I'm a detective.''

* Week #52: The gloriously comic-booky finish where [[spoiler:ComicBook/BoosterGold, his identical ancestor Daniel, his ''son'' Rip Hunter and Skeets save [[TheMultiverse the entire multiverse]] from a giant insect that eats time... with a football pass]].
** There's also [[spoiler:a ghostly Ralph Dibny appearing with a detectivish "Hmm..." expression on his face when he starts to solve a supernatural mystery, next to his amused wife ("Honey, your nose is twitching again..."), proving that not even ''death'' can stop a truly great detective]].

* Week #52: The gloriously comic-booky finish where [[spoiler:ComicBook/BoosterGold, his ancestor and Skeets save [[TheMultiverse the entire multiverse]] from a giant insect that eats time... with a football pass]].

** Week #52: The gloriously comic-booky finish where [[spoiler:ComicBook/BoosterGold, his ancestor and Skeets save [[TheMultiverse the entire multiverse]] from a giant insect that eats time... with a football pass]].

** Week #37: The utterly amazing [[TheReveal Reveal]] of Supernova's true identity: [[spoiler:it's '''[[ComicBook/BoosterGold BOOSTER GOLD]]!''' Who was last seen 22 weeks ago, when he [[HeroicSacrifice died saving]] Metropolis from an exploding nuclear submarine. Which was a FakingTheDead plot using TimeTravel and his future corpse (something he'd rather not dwell on by the way). Whose fall-from-grace and rivalry with Supernova was an utterly brilliant display of ObfuscatingStupidity. Who has worked behind the scenes with Rip Hunter this entire time in order to stop "Skeets"]].

* Week #35: The "Reign of the Supermen", an example of just how petty and scary Luthor can be. [[spoiler:He turns off the powers of almost everyone who'd gotten them from the Everyman Project, sending thousands of superheroes falling to their deaths just to spite Supernova (who he thinks is Superman)]].

* ''ComicBook/FiftyTwo'' had a bunch of them:
** Week #10: When Perry White questions his effectiveness and threatens to fire him, a de-powered Clark Kent takes a page from his wife's playbook and throws himself out the window to get an interview with Supernova.
** Week #15: A down on his luck ComicBook/BoosterGold makes a truly epic come-back as a true hero when he lifts a damaged nuclear submarine to save Metropolis. [[spoiler:Then it explodes. Supernova flies up to save Booster and catches... [[HeroicSacrifice a skeleton]]]].

** Week #35: The "Reign of the Supermen", an example of just how petty and scary Luthor can be. [[spoiler:He turns off the powers of almost everyone who'd gotten them from the Everyman Project, sending thousands of superheroes falling to their deaths just to spite Supernova (who he thinks is Superman)]].
*** Which is then topped by Supernova [[spoiler: saving all of the bystanders by ''teleporting all of them to the city limits''.]]

*** And after that [[spoiler:Skeets, possessed by ''you'll find out who later in the series'', '''eats the Phantom Zone''']].
** Week #40: Steel's battle with Luthor [[spoiler:who had just been [[PowersAsPrograms given the powers of Superman]]]]. Steel keeps on fighting even after his armor is destroyed and Luthor pierces him in the side with his own hammer! And it ends with Steel ''kicking Luthor's ass''.
*** "Only Luthor would be sick enough to make 'Look! Up in the sky!' a threat. And that is why he WILL be stopped."
** Week #42 is ''almost'' (there are two pages of Renee Montoya) entirely dedicated to the conclusion of Ralph Dibny's mysterious spirit journey in order to resurrect his dead wife, guided by the helmet of Dr. Fate. His arc ends with him preparing the ritual to finally bring his wife back to life, when he suddenly [[spoiler:shoots the helmet off his head with a magic pistol, causing it to rebound of the wall and reveal its true identity as the evil sorcerer Felix Faust. Faust has spent months on a GambitRoulette to get Ralph to [[DealWithTheDevil sell his soul to Neron]]. And Ralph knew it, ''the whole time'', and completely OutGambitted Faust]]. And ''then he tops that'' when he [[spoiler:pulls ThanatosGambit on Neron, DC's resident Lord of the Underworld imprisoning Neron and Faust in the Tower of Fate for all eternity]].

** Week #46: The battle between Black Adam and the mad scientist think tank. On one side, you have a superpowered mass murderer who's [[RoaringRampageofRevenge royally pissed]] after finding out that [[spoiler:the mad scientists built the living weapons of mass destruction that killed his new family. He has also just killed every man, woman and child in the country of Bialya]]. On the other side, you have a bunch of nerdy {{Mad Scientist}}s with ridiculous inventions. [[spoiler:''The mad scientists win'']].
** Week #49: Dr. Will Magnus' role in [[spoiler:taking the thinktank down]]: after his anti-depressants are confiscated from him, Magnus becomes one of the most hyper-productive members of the team. [[spoiler:But because he's a ''good'' MadScientist, he uses the rebuilt Metal Men to undermine every evil mad scientist working there pretty much single-handedly]]. And he [[spoiler:kills their leader, Chang Tzu]].

** Week #50: The event that was dubbed in-universe "WorldWarIII". It can be summarized as: "[[spoiler:Black Adam takes on '''everyone''']]". Both a CMOA for [[spoiler:Black Adam, who takes on pretty much every superhero in the DCU]] and for [[spoiler:everyone brave enough to go up against a PhysicalGod on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge]].
*** The true "moment" in this book occurs in a splash panel a little over midway through, where you literally see [[spoiler: the superheroes of the DCU coming at Black Adam from all angles, and Black Adam just standing there, in a pose of utter defiance. Pure, unadulterated awesome.]]

*** There's also [[spoiler:a ghostly Ralph Dibny appearing with a detectivish "Hmm..." expression on his face when he starts to solve a supernatural mystery, next to his amused wife ("Honey, your nose is twitching again..."), proving that not even ''death'' can stop a truly great detective]].