Secret Origins #11 [Direct]

(February 1987)

Ancient Histories (Table of Contents: 1)

Power Girl / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Kupperberg (credited)

Pencils

Mary Wilshire (credited)

Inks

Mary Wilshire (credited)

Colors

Carl Gafford (credited)

Letters

Albert DeGuzman (credited as Albert De Guzman)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

They really love me, don't they?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Power Girl [Kara Zor-L]; Superman [Kal-L] (cameo); Zor-L (cameo); Allura (cameo); Jor-L (cameo); Anti-Monitor (cameo); Arion; Khater; Mara; Lady Chian (cameo); Wyynde (cameo); Garn Daanuth

Synopsis

Power Girl learns of her origin from the mystic mage Arion.

Reprints

• in DC Especial (Editora Abril, 1989 series) #8 (Julho 1991)
• in Power Girl (DC, 2006 series) ([August] 2006)

Keywords

Atlantis; Krypton; Metropolis

Indexer Notes

This is the "Post Crisis" origin, where Power Girl is shown to be descended from Arion of Atlantis. This was later revealed to be a deception during the Infinite Crisis storyline and her origin was returned to the original origin.

The Secret Origin of the Golden Age Hawkman (Table of Contents: 2)

Hawkman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (credited)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell (credited)

Inks

Tony DeZuniga (credited)

Colors

Carl Gafford (credited)

Letters

Mary DeZuniga (credited)

Editing

Roy Thomas (credited) (creative editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

"Hyksos," usually rendered in English as "The Shepherd Kings," is the name given by the Greek historian Manetho to Asiatic invaders who, in the 17th century B.C., conquered Egypt and founded the 15th Dynasty.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hawkman [Carter Hall; Prince Khufu]; Ko-Lar; Shiera Sanders; Hath-Set [Dr. Anton Hastor]

Synopsis

Carter Hall discovers he is the reincarnation of Prince Khufu and goes to rescue Shiera from the reincarnation of Hath-Set.

Reprints

• in Last Days of the Justice Society of America (DC, 2017 series) ([July] 2017)

Keywords

Egypt

Indexer Notes

Taken primarily from the story in Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #1.

Superman's Other Creators (Table of Contents: 3)

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dick Giordano (signed as Dick (extra kerning))

Pencils

? (photo)

Inks

? (photo)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Secret Admirers / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (credited); Robert Greenberger (credited as Bob Greenberger)

Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-2571

Indexer Notes

Letters from Neil Ahlquist, J. Blocher, T.E. Pouncey, David W. Sparks, Joseph Duffy, and Kevin Lawless.