DC Super Stars #17

(November-December 1977)

Secret Origins of Super-Heroes (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes; Huntress; Green Arrow / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Levitz

Pencils:

Jim Aparo

Inks:

Jim Aparo

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jim Aparo

Job Number:

J-4891

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (Earth-1); Huntress [Helena Wayne]

[Origin of Green Arrow] (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Denny O'Neil

Pencils:

Mike Grell

Inks:

Bruce Patterson

Colors:

Liz Berube

Letters:

Ben Oda

Job Number:

J-4894

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (of Earth-1, origin retold)

Reprints:

• in Supermann (Semic, 1977 series) #7/1978 (uke 38 1978)
• in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #23 (July 1982)
which is reprinted
• in Batman (Editora Abril, 1987 series) #16 (Dezembro 1988) [original title: Green Arrow]

Indexer Notes

Origin recap occurring before the events of Oliver Queen losing his fortune to John DeLeon.

The Secret of the Quintile Crystal! (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack C. Harris

Pencils:

Juan Ortiz

Inks:

Bob Smith

Colors:

Liz Berube

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-4871

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad] (origin retold); Superman (cameo); R. J. Brande; Lord Lorval (villain); Science Police

Synopsis:

Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, and Saturn Girl relate to Superman one of their first cases as the Legion before he joined as Superboy involving the Quintile Crystal. After telling their tale, they meet up with the same Science Police officer who was involved alongside them in that case.

Secret Origins of Secret Origins (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Levitz

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

L-784

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Creation of this issue.

[Huntress Concept Art] (Table of Contents)

Huntress / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Joe Staton (concept sketch); Joe Orlando (cover design)

Inks:

Joe Staton (concept sketch); Joe Orlando (cover design)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Huntress [Helena Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Staton's original sketch of the Huntress and rough and pencilled versions of the cover.

From Each Ending ...A Beginning! (Table of Contents)

Huntress / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Levitz

Pencils:

Joe Staton

Inks:

Bob Layton

Colors:

Anthony Tollin

Letters:

Ben Oda

Job Number:

J-4849

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Huntress [Helena Wayne] (origin); Batman (Earth-2); Catwoman (Earth-2, dies); Flash [Barry Allen] (flashback); Flash [Jay Garrick] (flashback); Robin (Earth-2, flashback); Silky Cernak (villain); Commissioner Gordon (Earth-2, cameo)

Synopsis:

The Golden Age Batman retires from crimefighting after accidentally killing his wife Selina Kyle Wayne, the former Catwoman, when she is blackmailed into committing one more job by a former associate, Silky Chernak. As a result, Selina and Bruce's daughter, Helena, becomes the Huntress and vows to fight crime like her father did and brings Silky to justice.

Reprints:

• in Wundergirl (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #13/1980 (1980)
• in Batman in the Seventies (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] ([December] 1999)
• in Huntress: Darknight Daughter (DC, 2006 series) #[nn] (2006)

Indexer Notes

Origin and first appearance of the Helena Wayne Huntress, who simultaneously first appears in this issue and All-Star Comics (DC, 1976 series) #69, both released August 24, 1977.