Story: "World War III - Book One: A Call to Arms" (23 Pages)

Credits:

Keith Champagne (plot, script)
Pat Olliffe (pencils)
Drew Geraci (inks)
Ken Lopez (letters)
Hi-Fi (colors)
Elisabeth V. Gehrlein (assistant edits)
Peter Tomasi and Michael Siglain (edits)

Feature Characters:

Martian Manhunter (also in flashback following 52 #24 and preceding main story), Firestorm III (last in 52 #33)
Firehawk (last in flashback in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man Vol. 2 #30; also merged with Firestorm)
Captain Marvel
Mary Marvel
Captain Marvel, Jr. (all three in between 52 #45 and #50)
Aquaman (last in 52 #39)
Troia (last in 52 #11/2)
Robotman II (last in 52 #1)
Bumblebee (last in flashback in 52 #5)
Elasti-Girl
Negative Man (both last in Infinite Crisis #7)
Mento (last in Infinite Crisis #6)
Vox III (last in 52 #5; all six as the Doom Patrol; all six next in 52 #50)
Doctor Mid-Nite II (last in 52 #38; next in World War III: Book Three)
Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
Flash I
Power Girl
Stargirl
Wildcat (all five in between 52 #49 and 52 #50; latter six as the Justice Society of America)

Guest Stars:

Rocket Red Brigade (one member last in 52 #10)
Father Time
Silent Majority
The Bride (last in Seven Soldiers #1)
Nightwing II (Jason Todd; last in ???)
Freedom Beast (last in Day of Vengeance: Infinite Crisis Special #1)
Jet II
Manticore II (chronologically earliest appearance of both; all three as the Global Guardians; latter two next in 52 #50)

Supporting Characters:

Guardians of the Universe (last in 52 #31)
Perry White (last in 52 #10)
Lois Lane (last in 52 #33; behind the scenes)
James Gordon (last in 52 #33)
Harvey Bullock
Harvey Dent, Amanda Waller (last in 52 #45)
King Faraday (last in ???; next in Book Three)

Villains:

Black Adam (next in 52 #50; also in flashback in between pages of 52 #45), Joker
Captain Cold
Deathstroke (all three last in Infinite Crisis #7)
Batgirl III (last in Batgirl #73)

Comment: This story takes place during 52 #50, Day 1. Story continues from 52 #49 and continues in the following issue.

Synopsis: