Secret Origins #17 [Direct]
(August 1987)

DC, 1986 Series
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Price:
1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia Publisher:
DC Comics, Inc.
Brand:
DC
Editing:
Roy Thomas; Greg Weisman
Format:
Color; Standard Modern Age US; Saddle-Stitched (#50 Squarebound); Ongoing

Issue Notes

This issue has variants.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Adam Strange; Dr. Occult / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Kevin Nowlan (signed)
Inks:
Kevin Nowlan (signed)
Colors:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero; Occult
Characters:
Adam Strange; Dr. Occult

The Secret Origin of Adam Strange (Table of Contents)

Adam Strange / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gerry Conway
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Tony deZuniga
Colors:
Joe Orlando
Letters:
David Cody Weiss
Job Number:
G-1764

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction
Characters:
Adam Strange; Alanna; Sardath; Eternals
Synopsis:
Adam Strange is transported to Rann where he meets Alanna and Sardath and saves the planet.

Indexer Notes

Recap of Showcase #17.


The Secret Origin of Dr Occult (Table of Contents)

Dr Occult / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Roy Thomas; E. Nelson Bridwell (co-plot)
Pencils:
Howard Simpson
Inks:
Bob Lewis
Colors:
Carl Gafford
Letters:
Agustin Mas

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Characters:
Zator; The Seven; Doctor Occult [Richard Occult]; Rose Psychic; Cult of the Wolf (cameo); The Lord of Life (cameo); The Spectral Killer (cameo); Koth
Synopsis:
After rescuing two babies from a Satanic cult, Zator raises them and trains them in the ways of the occult.

Indexer Notes

Recap of the original adventures, brought up-to-date.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Roy Thomas
Letters:
typeset
Job Number:
L-2762

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Fred L. DeBoom, Neil Ahlquist, Steve Feldon, Ed Koziarski and Rick C. Moore.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Meanwhile... / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Dick Giordano
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Obituary for E. Nelson Bridwell.

Inside back cover.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Secret Origin of Adam Strange
    Adam Strange
  2. 2. The Secret Origin of Dr Occult
    Dr Occult
  3. 3. [no title indexed]
    Secret Admirers
  4. 4. [no title indexed]
    Meanwhile...
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Per Sandell
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jerry Hillegas
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bob Klein
  • Gregory Fischer