(March 1988)
- 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
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern Age US; Saddle-Stitched (#50 Squarebound); Ongoing
The All-True, Previously Recorded, Publicly Known, Heretofore Fully Revealed Secret Origin of the Blue Devil
Blue Devil / comic story / 19 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gary Cohn; Dan Mishkin
- Pencils:
- Ty Templeton
- Inks:
- Ty Templeton
- Colors:
- Shelley Eiber
- Letters:
- Stig
- Editing:
- Mark Waid
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Cain; Jerry; Jerry's brother and sister; Dan Cassidy; Nebiros; Charley; Wayne; Znarg; Sharon; Marla; Norm; Superman (cameo); The Trickster (cameo)
- Synopsis:
- Cain shows some kids the true story of the Blue Devil by drawing the dream images from Dan Cassidy and showing them on their TV instead of the video of the Blue Devil movie they were going to watch.
Indexer Notes
Narrated by Cain, of the House of Secrets.
The Secret Origin of Dr. Fate
Dr. Fate / comic story / 19 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils:
- Michael Bair
- Inks:
- Bob Downs
- Colors:
- Julianna Ferriter
- Letters:
- Helen Vesik
- Editing:
- Mark Waid (editorial consultant)
- Job Number:
- G-3270
Content Information
- Genre:
- occult; superhero
- Characters:
- Wotan; Nabu; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Sven Nelson; Inza Cramer; Thomas Frawley; Apes of Ishtar; Charon
- Synopsis:
- Tells the history of the creation of Dr. Fate and his first few meetings with Wotan and Inza Cramer.
Indexer Notes
Based on the first few stories from More Fun.
Secret Admirers
Secret Behind The Origins Dept. / letters page / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Peter Sanderson; Roy Thomas
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- L-3016
Content Information
- Characters:
- Legion of Super-Heroes; The Atom [Al Pratt]
- Synopsis:
- Information on the two stories in this issue and additional history of Dr. Fate.
Indexer Notes
Letters from: Charles J. Sperling; John Q. Gerdes; Gary Thompson; Robert "the Emperor", along with a thumbnail of the cover for Secret Origins #25 rendered in black-and-white.
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
The All-True, Previously Recorded, Publicly Known, Heretofore Fully Revealed Secret Origin of the Blue Devil
Blue Devil -
2.
The Secret Origin of Dr. Fate
Dr. Fate -
3.
Secret Admirers
Secret Behind The Origins Dept.
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Peter Croome
- Per Sandell
- Jerry Hillegas
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Klein
- Gregory Fischer
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