What came before 52?

I read the issue they have on here and it’s really interesting but I feel like I’m missing a lot. Is there some event that shows what happened before it?

Flashpoint. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_52

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Infinite Crisis was the event that lead to 52.

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Got it, Infinite Crisis is what I need to read!

Only about 70 years of previous continuity that has been thrown in the trash at least twice since the 80s

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52 and New 52 are two different things. 52 was 5 years before New 52, with Flashpoint being the more relevant story to New 52

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Yup. I shouldn’t have assumed it was the new 52.

All covered here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publication_history_of_DC_Comics_crossover_events

Would love to see all of these events as curated series.

Infinite Crisis led into 52, and there were four simultaneous miniseries that led into Infinite Crisis.

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51 came before

52 is low key one of the most important pre-flashpoint events

It all starts with Crisis on infinite Earths, followed by Zero Hour. Those give the basics on how the Multiverse crisises started.