(February-March 1973)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.20 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- On-sale date:
- 1972-12-21
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- DC [circle]
- Editing:
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Modern Age U.S.
- Paper Stock:
- Newsprint
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
[untitled]
Secret Origins; Superman; Batman; Flash / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Nick Cardy
- Inks:
- Nick Cardy
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- N-562
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Batman; Jor-El (inset); Lara (inset); Thomas Wayne (inset); Martha Wayne (inset); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset); Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders] (inset); The Gentleman Ghost [aka The Ghost] (inset)
[The Secret Origin of Superman]
Secret Origins; Superman / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils:
- Joe Shuster
- Inks:
- Joe Shuster
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Joe Shuster
- Job Number:
- N-545
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent] (introduction, origin)
- Reprints:
-
from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #1 (June 1938)
-
[The Secret Origin of Batman]
Secret Origins; Batman / comic story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane
- Inks:
- Bob Kane
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- N-544
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin); Thomas Wayne (death, flashback); Martha Wayne (death, flashback); Joe Chill (unnamed)
- Reprints:
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #33 (November 1939) [first two pages]
-
Indexer Notes
Writer is Bill Finger, according to Indexer Notes for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #33; previously credited to Gardner Fox. Reprint is untitled.
The Ghost
Secret Origins; Hawkman / comic story / 9 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bob Kanigher
- Pencils:
- Joe Kubert
- Inks:
- Joe Kubert
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- N-547
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; The Gentleman Ghost (introduction, villain)
- Reprints:
- from Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #88 (October 1947)
-
[no title indexed]
Secrets of Secret Origins / text article / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- N-575
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Discussion of the various origin stories.
Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!
Secret Origins; Flash / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bob Kanigher
- Pencils:
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks:
- Joe Kubert
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- N-546
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Flash [Barry Allen] (introduction, origin); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (on a comic book cover); Iris West (introduction); The Turtle Man (villain)
- Reprints:
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #4 (September-October 1956)
-
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
[untitled]
Secret Origins; Superman; Batman; Flash -
1.
[The Secret Origin of Superman]
Secret Origins; Superman -
2.
[The Secret Origin of Batman]
Secret Origins; Batman -
3.
The Ghost
Secret Origins; Hawkman -
4.
[no title indexed]
Secrets of Secret Origins -
5.
Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!
Secret Origins; Flash
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- Steve Jenner
- Jerry Hillegas
- R. J. Roper
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- Matthew Head
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