(April-May 1973)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.20 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- DC
- Editing:
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern Age US; newsprint; saddle-stitched; was ongoing series
The Supergirl from Krypton!
Secret Origins; Supergirl / comic story / 7.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Otto Binder
- Pencils:
- Al Plastino
- Inks:
- Al Plastino
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Editing:
- Mort Weisinger (original)
- Job Number:
- N-606
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (introduction, first appearance, origin); Zor-El (introduction, flashback); Miss Hart (introduction); Superboy (on a poster)
- 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.
- Reprints:
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 (May 1959)
1--Supergirl
Secrets of Secret Origins / text article / 0.33 page
Credits
- Script:
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- N-635
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Supergirl
- Synopsis:
- Changes in the Supergirl mythos.
SOS Green Lantern!
Secret Origins; Green Lantern / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- John Broome
- Pencils:
- Gil Kane
- Inks:
- Joe Giella
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- N-624
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- 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.
- Reprints:
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #22 (September-October 1959)
Birth of the Atom!
Secret Origins; The Atom / comic story / 9.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils:
- Gil Kane
- Inks:
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- N-623
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Atom [Ray Palmer] (intro, origin); Jean Loring (intro)
- Reprints:
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #34 (September-October 1961)
2--Green Lantern and The Atom
Secrets of Secret Origins / text article / 0.33 page
Credits
- Script:
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Letters:
- Typeset
- Job Number:
- 635-A
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]
- Synopsis:
- Green Lantern's and Atom's origins discussed.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Supergirl from Krypton!
Secret Origins; Supergirl -
2.
1--Supergirl
Secrets of Secret Origins -
3.
SOS Green Lantern!
Secret Origins; Green Lantern -
4.
Birth of the Atom!
Secret Origins; The Atom -
5.
2--Green Lantern and The Atom
Secrets of Secret Origins
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- Jerry Hillegas
- Matthew Head
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- Jon Ingersoll
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