Supreme #42

(September 1996)

The Supreme Story of the Year... Part 2! (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

Todd Klein

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Letters credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.

Secret Origins (Table of Contents: 2)

Supreme / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Moore (credited)

Pencils

Joe Bennett (credited) (pp. 1-3, 12-13, 22-24)

Inks

Norm Rapmund (credited) (pp. 1-3, 12-13, 22-24)

Colors

Steve Oliff (credited); Olyoptics (credited) (color separation)

Letters

Todd Klein (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

From the diary of Ethan Crane...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Diana Dane; Darius Dax (in the body of Judy Jordan); Bill Friday; Judy Jordan (possessed by Darius Dax); Supreme [Ethan Crane]; Lucas Tate; Hilda (first appearance)

Synopsis

As Ethan Crane, Supreme returns to the small town he grew up in, trying to jog his memory. In flashbacks, we learn of some of the more memorable times he had in Littlehaven.

Reprints

• in Supreme (Panini Deutschland, 2000 series) #1
• in Supreme (Panini France, 1998 series) #1 (août 1998)
• in Supreme (Checker, 2002 series) #[1] - The Story of the Year (2002)
• in Supreme (Dolmen Editorial, 2003 series) #1 ([Mayo] 2003)

Indexer Notes

Framing sequence on pages 1-3, 12-13, and 22-24.

Blurb on the last page of #41 reads "Next: Littlehaven," but page 2 of this issue seems to give "Secret Origins" as a title, prominently featured on a street sign.

In order to explain his youthful appearance, Ethan Crane tells Judy Jordan that he is Ethan Junior, the son of her childhood friend.

The Origin of Supreme! (Table of Contents: 3)

Supreme / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Moore (credited)

Pencils

Rick Veitch (credited) (pp. 4-11)

Inks

Rick Veitch (credited) (pp. 4-11)

Colors

Steve Oliff (credited); Olyoptics (credited) (color separation)

Letters

Todd Klein (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

One morning many years ago...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sally Crane (first appearance); Darius Dax (first appearance); Judy Jordan (first appearance); Kid Supreme [Ethan Crane] (first appearance, origin); Radar, the Hound Supreme (first appearance, origin); Supreme [Ethan Crane] (origin); Supremite [Ethan Crane] (first appearance, origin); Joseph Crane (Ethan's father, first appearance); Joanne Crane (Ethan's mother, first appearance); Professor Erwin Wells (first appearance); Master Meteor (mentioned only); Korgo the Space-Bully (mentioned only);

Keywords

Citadel Supreme; supremium

The Hoaxers from Beyond History! (Table of Contents: 4)

Supreme / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Moore (credited)

Pencils

Rick Veitch (credited) (pp. 14-21)

Inks

Rick Veitch (credited) (pp. 14-21)

Colors

Steve Oliff (credited); Olyoptics (credited) (color separation)

Letters

Todd Klein (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Help me, Kid Supreme...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The League of Infinity: Boy Achilles (first appearance, also poses as Kid Supreme); Futuregirl [Zayla Zarn] (first appearance); Giganthro (first appearance); Young Bill Hickok (first appearance); Kid Supreme [Ethan Crane] (joins the League of Infinity); Witch Wench [Vivienne] (first appearance)
Darius Dax; Judy Jordan; Supreme [Ethan Crane]; Professor Erwin Wells; Dino Man (statue); Minotaur (statue); the Tomorrow Tyrant (statue); Morganna La Fey (statue)

Keywords

supremium; tremendroid

Indexer Notes

While on a tour of the Time Tower, Kid Supreme sees his older self sixty years in the future. This same scene is shown from Supreme's perspective in Supreme (Awesome, 1997 series) #52B (September 1997).