Secret Origins
#3
[Direct]
(June 1986)
- Price:
- 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- On-sale date:
- 1986-03-13
- Indicia Publisher:
- DC Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- DC
- Editing:
- Robert Greenberger; Roy Thomas (creative editor)
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern Age US; Saddle-Stitched (#50 Squarebound); Ongoing
Issue Notes
This issue has variants.
On sale date from Meanwhile column in this issue "(Week of...)".
[Secret Origin of Captain Marvel]
Captain Marvel / comic story / 22 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils:
- Jerry Bingham
- Inks:
- Steve Mitchell
- Colors:
- Carl Gafford
- Letters:
- David Cody Weiss
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Shazam; Sterling Morris; Dr. Sivana
- Synopsis:
- Young Billy Batson is led to a cavern beneath a Fawcett City subway station and meets the wizard Shazam, who gives Billy the power to transform into Captain Marvel whenever he speaks the wizard's name. His first mission as a super-hero is to stop Dr. Sivana from destroying the United States Radio system.
Indexer Notes
Adaptation of the story from Whiz Comis #1.
[no title indexed]
Guest Meanwhile / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Mark Evanier
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Article by Mark Evanier about breaking into the comic biz.
Indexer Notes
Also includes the comics on sale the week of March 13th, 1986.
The Secret Origin of Secret Origins
text article / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Roy Thomas
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Article about the history of Captain Marvel .
Indexer Notes
Also includes a small ad for Lords of the Ultrarealm.
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
[Secret Origin of Captain Marvel]
Captain Marvel -
2.
[no title indexed]
Guest Meanwhile -
3.
The Secret Origin of Secret Origins
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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