Secret Origins (1986 - 1990)

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Cover by Karl Kesel."The Not-So Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy" written, penciled, inked and lettered by Ty Templeton and colored by Tom McCraw."The Newsboy Legion Secrets of the Cadmus D.N.A. Project"... View »

Cover by Kevin Maguire and Al Gordon."The Secret Origin of Ambush Bug: We Thought Him Up!" scripted by Robert Louis Loren Stevenson Fleming, plotted and penciled by Keith Van Giffen, inked by Bob The Louvre Lewis,... View »

Cover by Dave Cockrum and Eric Shanower."...In Memory Yet Green..." written by Mike W. Barr, penciled by Curt Swan, inked by Mark Badger, colored by Tom McCraw and lettered by Todd Klein."The Thorned Path... View »

Cover by Eliot Brown."Ghosts of Stone" written by Grant Morrison, penciled by Curt Swan, inked and colored by George Freeman and lettered by Albert De Guzman."Tower In The Sky!" written by Marv Wolfman,... View »

Cover by Murphy Anderson."Citizen Jan" story by Martin Pasko, layouts by Grant Miehm, finished art by Terry Beatty, colored by Helen Vesik and lettered by Janice Chiang and Typeset."Folk Tales" written... View »

Cover by Kevin Nowlan."The Coming of Clayface!" story by Mike W. Barr, penciled by Keith Giffen, inked by Al Gordon, colored by Helen Vesik and lettered by Augustin Mas."The Tragic Though Amusing History of... View »

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Cover by Paris Cullins."Bonds" scripted by Barbara and Karl Kesel, penciled by Trever Von Eeden and John Koch, inked by Akin and Garvey, colored by Helen Vesik and lettered by Janice Chiang."Adventures Inside... View »

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Cover by Bill Wray."Gorillas In Our Midst The Secret Origin of Gorilla City" written by Cary Bates and Greg Weisman, penciled by Carmine Infantino, inked by Mike DeCarlo, colored by Shelley Eiber and lettered by... View »

Discover the origin of the Emerald Archer and his superhero sidekick Speedy! Oliver recalls how he became stranded on the island and what made him decide to become the Green Arrow in the first place.Cover by Tom Grindberg... View »

The elusive Man-Bat is back in town! Batman tries to find a cure once and for all for Langstrom.Cover by Michael Kaluta."The Secret Origin of Man-Bat" written by Jan Strnad, penciled and inked by Kevin Nowlan,... View »

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Secret Origins of Justice League International. First up, Booster Gold's secret origin is revealed in "From the Depths." Also: a look at the Martian Manhunter's past in an untitled tale. And the secret... View »

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Cover by Jerry Ordway and Ty Templeton."The Secret Origin of Mr. Miracle... <<Escapism>> ...and Oberon" written by Mike Carlin, penciled by Don Heck, inked by Art Adams and Klaus Janson, colored by... View »

Cover by Eric Shanower."All Together Now" plotted by Keith Giffen, dialogue by Peter David, penciled and inked by Eric Shanower, colored by Gene D'Angelo, lettered by Gasper and special thanks to William Hernandez."Secrets... View »

A 'post-Crisis', ret-conned re-telling of the origin of the Justice Society of America, previously recounted in 'DC Special #29' in Sept. '77; notable differences include the absences of the now non-existent... View »

Cover by Ty Templeton."The Home Stretch" scripted by Gerard Jones, penciled by Ty Templeton, inked by Grant Miehm, colored by Julianna Ferriter and lettered by Tim Harkins."The Secret Origin of Plastic Man"... View »

Cover by Graham Nolan."The Secret Origins of the Atom" written by Roger Stern, penciled by Dwayne Turner, inked by K. S. Wilson, colored by Nansi Hoolahan and lettered by Todd Klein."'Kind of,' The... View »

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The secret origins of the golden-age Dr. Fate and the Blue Devil. View »

Cover by Stephen Bissette and Ed Hannigan."The Secret Origin of the Guardians of the Universe" written by Todd Klein, penciled by Jonathan Peterson, inked by Al Vey, colored by Carl Gafford and lettered by Agustin... View »

Cover by Walt Simonson."Manhunters" written by Roy and Dann Thomas, penciled by Howard Simpson, inked by Bob Downs, Howard Simpson and Damon Willis, colored by Shelley Eiber and lettered by Jean Simek.Chapter I... View »

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The secret origins of the golden-age Dr. Mid-Nite and Barbra Gordon, Batgirl. View »

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The secret origins of the golden-age Green Lantern and the Creeper. View »

The Secret Origin of Adam Strange; recap of Showcase #17. The Secret Origin of Dr Occult; recap of the original adventures, brought up-to-date. View »

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The secret origins of The Spectre & Deadman. View »

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The secret origins of the golden-age Johnny Thunder, the Whip and Dick Grayson, Nightwing. View »

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Cover by Jim Aparo."Tarry Till I Come Again" written by Mike W. Barr, penciled and inked by Jim Aparo, colored by Tom Ziuko and lettered by Unknown."...and Men Shall call Him Stranger" written by Paul Levitz, penciled and... View »

The secret origins of Jay Garrick, the golden-age Flash and the original Star-Spangled Kid, a.k.a. Skyman. View »

The secret origins of the golden-age Doll Man, member of the Freedom Fighters and Shadow Lass of the Legion of Super-Heroes. View »

A look at the secret origin of Green Lantern Guy Gardner, guest-starring Hal Jordan, wherein the reason for Guy's 'damaged' psyche is revealed.  Plus, the actions of the Phantom of the Fair and the Crimson... View »

The secret origins of the golden-age Batman and member of his 'Earth 1' counterpart's 'Outsiders', Halo. View »

The secret origin of the transformation of Lee Travis, from press baron to the Crimson Avenger. View »

"The Secret Origin of Firestorm, the Nuclear Man" - Prof. Martin Stein looks back on his life: his college life, his marriage and divorce, and the nuclear accident that merged himself with student Ronnie Raymond... View »

Holy Moley! It's the tale of how Billy Batson became Captain Marvel, featuring his first run-in with Doctor Sivana! Based on the classic story by Bill Parker & C.C. Beck published in Whiz Comics (1940) #1. View »

"Echoes of Future Past!" - Origin stories for both the Dan Garrett and Ted Kord versions of the Blue Beetle. View »

The secret origin of the original, golden-age Superman. View »