Secret Origins
#2
[Direct]
(May 1986)
- Price:
- 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- DC Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- DC
- Editing:
- Julius Schwartz
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern Age US; Saddle-Stitched (#50 Squarebound); Ongoing
Issue Notes
This issue has variants.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in Justice League [Lega della Giustizia] (Play Press, 1990 series) #5 (Agosto 1990)
- in Justice League [Lega della Giustizia] (Play Press, 1990 series) #6 (Settembre 1990)
[no title indexed]
Blue Beetle / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Ed Hannigan (layouts); Gil Kane (signed)
- Inks:
- Ricardo Villagran (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- S-4791
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett]; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]
Indexer Notes
Pencils credit confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (19 August 2007)
Echoes of Future Past!
Blue Beetle / comic story / 23 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Len Wein
- Pencils:
- Gil Kane
- Inks:
- Gil Kane
- Colors:
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters:
- John Costanza
- Job Number:
- S-4772
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett] (death); Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Luri Hoshid; Kha-Ef-Re; Jarvis Kord; Mr. Thunderbolt (cameo); Mentor the Magnificent (cameo); Praying Mantis-Man (cameo); Red Knight (cameo); Magno-Man (cameo); Mister Crabb (cameo)
- Synopsis:
- Archaeologist Dan Garrett enters the Egyptian tomb of Kha-Ef-Re and finds a sarcophagus with a blue scarab on it. When he touches it, the sprit of the pharoah tells him he will have the power of the Blue Beetle when he says the words: Kaji Dha. Several years later, Garrett's former student, Ted Kord, asks for help in stopping his uncle Jarvis who is building an army of destructive robots. After Garrett apparently dies during the fight, Kord vows to carry on as the next Blue Beetle.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Justice League [Lega della Giustizia] (Play Press, 1990 series) #5 (Agosto 1990) [part 1]
- in Justice League [Lega della Giustizia] (Play Press, 1990 series) #6 (Settembre 1990) [part 2]
Indexer Notes
Ties together the two Charlton characters. This serves as the introduction to the Blue Beetle's new book.
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
The Secret Origin of Secret Origins
text article / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bob Greenberger (credited)
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- S-4790
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- The story behind the multiple Blue Beetles and how he was re-introduced into the DC universe.
Indexer Notes
Also includes previews of the covers of issues 3 and 4.
Editing
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Peter Croome
- Roy Lyons
- Mike Nielsen
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Klein
- Gregory Fischer
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