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| Number |
2 |
| Volume |
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| No Volume |
No |
| Display Volume With Number |
No |
| Indicia Publisher |
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| Indicia Publisher Not Printed |
Printed |
| Brand |
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| No Brand |
No |
| Publication Date |
April-May 1973 |
| Key Date |
1973-04-10 |
| Year On Sale |
None |
| Month On Sale |
None |
| Day On Sale |
None |
| On Sale Date Uncertain |
No |
| Indicia Frequency |
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| No Indicia Frequency |
No |
| Price |
0.20 USD |
| Page Count |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 25.66) |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
| Editing |
E. Nelson Bridwell |
| No Editing |
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| Notes |
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| Keywords |
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| Reprint Links |
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Sequence 0
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Added
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| Sequence Number |
0 |
| Title |
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| Unofficial Title? |
No |
| Type |
cover |
| Feature |
Supergirl; Green Lantern; Atom |
| Genre |
Superhero |
| Job Number |
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| Script |
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| No Script |
X |
| Pencils |
Nick Cardy |
| No Pencils |
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| Inks |
Nick Cardy |
| No Inks |
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| Colors |
? |
| No Colors |
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| Letters |
? |
| No Letters |
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| Editing |
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| No Editing |
X |
| Page Count |
1 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
| Characters |
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| Synopsis |
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| Reprint Notes |
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| Notes |
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| Keywords |
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| Reprint Links |
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Sequence 1
| Field |
Added
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| Sequence Number |
1 |
| Title |
The Supergirl from Krypton! |
| Unofficial Title? |
No |
| Type |
comic story |
| Feature |
Supergirl |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Job Number |
|
| Script |
Otto Binder |
| No Script |
|
| Pencils |
Al Plastino |
| No Pencils |
|
| Inks |
Al Plastino |
| No Inks |
|
| Colors |
? |
| No Colors |
|
| Letters |
? |
| No Letters |
|
| Editing |
Mort Weisinger (original) |
| No Editing |
|
| Page Count |
8 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
| Characters |
Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (introduction, first appearance, origin); Zor-El (introduction); Miss Hart (introduction) |
| Synopsis |
Superman spies a crashing rocket and discovers his cousin Supergirl. She tells him how Argo City survived the destruction of Krypton and how her father sent her to Earth when the inhabitants of Argo City were threatened by Kryptonite poisoning. Superman sets her up in Midvale Orphanage so she can adjust to life on Earth. |
| Reprint Notes |
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 (May 1959)
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| Notes |
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Sequence 2
| Field |
Added
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| Sequence Number |
2 |
| Title |
Secrets of Secret Origins - 1 |
| Unofficial Title? |
No |
| Type |
text article |
| Feature |
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| Genre |
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| Job Number |
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| Script |
E. Nelson Bridwell |
| No Script |
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| Pencils |
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| No Pencils |
X |
| Inks |
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| No Inks |
X |
| Colors |
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| No Colors |
X |
| Letters |
Typeset |
| No Letters |
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| Editing |
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| No Editing |
X |
| Page Count |
0.33 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
| Characters |
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| Synopsis |
Changes in the Supergirl mythos. |
| Reprint Notes |
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| Notes |
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| Keywords |
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| Reprint Links |
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Sequence 3
| Field |
Added
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| Sequence Number |
3 |
| Title |
SOS. Green Lantern |
| Unofficial Title? |
No |
| Type |
comic story |
| Feature |
Green Lantern |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Job Number |
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| Script |
John Broome |
| No Script |
|
| Pencils |
Gil Kane |
| No Pencils |
|
| Inks |
Joe Giella |
| No Inks |
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| Colors |
? |
| No Colors |
|
| Letters |
? |
| No Letters |
|
| Editing |
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| No Editing |
X |
| Page Count |
6 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
| Characters |
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (intro, origin); Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (intro) |
| Synopsis |
Hal Jordan is selected by the power ring of Abin Sur to become a Green Lantern. |
| Reprint Notes |
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #22 (September-October 1959)
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| Notes |
origin & 1st appearance Silver Age Green Lantern |
| Keywords |
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| Reprint Links |
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Sequence 4
| Field |
Added
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| Sequence Number |
4 |
| Title |
Secrets of Secret Origins - 2 |
| Unofficial Title? |
No |
| Type |
comic story |
| Feature |
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| Genre |
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| Job Number |
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| Script |
E. Nelson Bridwell |
| No Script |
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| Pencils |
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| No Pencils |
X |
| Inks |
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| No Inks |
X |
| Colors |
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| No Colors |
X |
| Letters |
Typeset |
| No Letters |
|
| Editing |
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| No Editing |
X |
| Page Count |
0.33 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
| Characters |
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| Synopsis |
Green Lantern's and Atom's origins discussed. |
| Reprint Notes |
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| Notes |
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| Keywords |
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| Reprint Links |
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Sequence 5
| Field |
Added
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| Sequence Number |
5 |
| Title |
Birth of the Atom |
| Unofficial Title? |
No |
| Type |
comic story |
| Feature |
Atom |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Job Number |
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| Script |
Gardner Fox |
| No Script |
|
| Pencils |
Gil Kane |
| No Pencils |
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| Inks |
Murphy Anderson |
| No Inks |
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| Colors |
? |
| No Colors |
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| Letters |
? |
| No Letters |
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| Editing |
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| No Editing |
X |
| Page Count |
10 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
| Characters |
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| Synopsis |
|
| Reprint Notes |
- From Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #34 (September-October 1961)
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| Notes |
Origin & 1st appearance Silver Age Atom. |
| Keywords |
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| Reprint Links |
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