52 2006 #18 - back issue - $4.00

Week eighteen sees the understated funeral for Booster Gold. Black Adam honors the heroes of the royal wedding, though Montoya wants nothing more than to climb back into a bottle. And the Detective Chimp and Ralph loose a colleague in the Croatoan Society to the Helm of Fate, and the Shadowpact is concerned about its affect on Ralph.

Hot List: Atom 3; Creeper 2; Mystery in Space 1

[inside front] U S Army Reserves; [5,7] got milk?; [9] In house -- Smalville (DVD); [10,22] Back to School Sweepstakes; [13] Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run; [16-17] Dodge; [19] Dungeons & Dragons; [20-21] Heroes (tv); [25] Justice League: Heroes (game); [26-27] Ruch City sweepstakes; [31] Oxy; [32] World Series of Video Games; [35] Tekken: Dark Resurrection; [36] In house -- Mystery in Space; [inside back] Family Guy Video Game; [back] Kryptonite (locks)

The publication date is in the indicia; the on-sale date is on the cover. This release of this issue was delayed one day due to the Labor Day holiday.

• Dismantled - The appearance by the Shadowpact is a continuity glitch that the editor has acknowledged was a error on the part of the creators and editors of 52.
• The Origin of the Question - Includes profile with "Powers and Weapons" and "Essential Storylines".