Secret Origins Annual
#3
[Direct]
([May] 1989)
DC,
1987 Series
- Price
- 2.95 USD; 3.65 CAD; 1.20 GBP
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia Frequency
- annually
- On-sale Date
- 1989-04-06
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Editing
- Mark Waid (editor); Dick Giordano (executive editor)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Teen Titans / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Pérez (signed)
- Inks
- George Pérez (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Teen Titans [Nightwing [Dick Grayson; Robin]; Flash [Wally West; Kid Flash]; Troia [Donna Troy; Wonder Girl]; Aqualad; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Bumblebee; Herald [Mal Duncan]; Lilith; Hawk [Hank Hall]; Dove [Don Hall]; Changeling [Gar Logan; Beast Boy]; Golden Eagle; Flamebird [Bette Kane]; Cyborg; Terra [Tara Markov]; Kole; Robin [Jason Todd]; Jericho; Starfire; Raven; Danny Chase]
- Reprints
-
in The New Teen Titans Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #3 ([July] 2013) - in The New Teen Titans (DC, 2014 series) #14 ([September] 2022)
-
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Pieces of the Puzzle
Teen Titans / comic story / 66 pages
- Script
- George Pérez
- Pencils
- Tom Grummett (pp. 1-3, 63-66); Grant Miehm (pp. 4, 5, 20, 21, 42, 52, 57-62); Irv Novick (pp. 6-11); Michael Bair (pp. 12-14, 25, 33, 50, 51, 53, 54); Trevor Von Eeden (pp. 15-19, 22-24); Dave Cockrum (pp. 26-32); Kevin Maguire (pp. 34-37); M. D. Bright (pp. 38-41); Colleen Doran (pp. 43-49); Dick Giordano (pp. 55-56)
- Inks
- George Pérez (pp. 1-3, 63-66); Anthony Van Bruggen (pp. 4, 5, 20, 21, 42, 52, 57-62); Ty Templeton (pp. 6-11); Michael Bair (pp. 12-14, 25, 33, 50, 51, 53, 54); Trevor Von Eeden (pp. 15-19, 22-24); Larry Mahlstedt (pp. 26-32); Karl Kesel (pp. 34-37); Ian Akin (pp. 38-41); Brian Garvey (pp. 38-41); Romeo Tanghal (pp. 43-49); Dick Giordano (pp. 55-56)
- Colors
- Adrienne Roy
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Job Number
- G-4737
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Teen Titans [Starfire; Lilith; Nightwing [Dick Gryson; Robin]; Kid Flash [Wally West; Flash] (flashback); Aqualad (flashback); Troia [Wonder Girl; Donna Troy]; Speedy [Roy Harper] (flashback); Changeling [Beast Boy; Gar Logan]; Hawk [Hank Hall] (flashback); Dove [Don Hall] (flashback); Herald [Mal Duncan]; Bumblebee; Flamebird [Bette Kane] (flashback); Golden Eagle (flashback); Raven; Cyborg; Terra [Tara Markov] (flashback, cameo); Jericho; Kole (flashback, cameo); Robin [Jason Todd] (flashback, cameo); Danny Chase (flashback, cameo)]; Gargoyle [Mr. Twister; Bromwell Stikk]; Justice League of America [Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback, cameo); Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz] (flashback, cameo); Aquaman (flashback, cameo); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (flashback, cameo); Flash [Barry Allen] (flashback, cameo); Zatanna (flashback, cameo); Hawkman [Katar Hol] (flashback, cameo); Black Canary (flashback, cameo); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (flashback, cameo)]; The Antithesis; Red Star (flashback, cameo); Doctor Light [Arthur Light] (flashback, cameo); Captain Calamity [Mr. Esper] (flashback, cameo); Silas Stone (flashback); Deathstroke the Terminator (flashback, cameo); Trigon (flashback, cameo); Brother Blood (flashback, cameo); Azrael (flashback, cameo); Cheshire (flashback, cameo); Blackfire (flashback, cameo)
- Synopsis
- The Antithesis tries to destroy Dick Grayson in Limbo by having the Gargoyle show him his "failures" with the various incarnations of the Teen Titans.
- Reprints
-
in Super Powers (Editora Abril, 1986 series) #19 (novembro 1990) - in The New Teen Titans Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #3 ([July] 2013)
- in The New Teen Titans (DC, 2014 series) #14 ([September] 2022)
-
Indexer Notes
Recap of the Titan's origins and careers, with first appearances of post-Crisis retcons of Bat-Girl as Flamebird, Mal Duncan as the Herald and Mr. Twister (from the TT's first adventure) as the Gargoyle from Teen Titans (DC, 1966 series) #14.
Flamebird
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flamebird [Bette Kane]
- Reprints
- in Super Powers (Editora Abril, 1986 series) #19 (novembro 1990)
- in Who's Who Omnibus (DC, 2021 series) #1 ([June] 2021)
- in The New Teen Titans (DC, 2014 series) #14 ([September] 2022)
-
Indexer Notes
New post-Crisis retcon of Bat-Girl [Betty Kane].
Golden Eagle
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- in Super Powers (Editora Abril, 1986 series) #19 (novembro 1990)
- in Who's Who Omnibus (DC, 2021 series) #1 ([June] 2021)
- in The New Teen Titans (DC, 2014 series) #14 ([September] 2022)
-
Bumblebee
Who's Who / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- in Super Powers (Editora Abril, 1986 series) #19 (novembro 1990)
- in Who's Who Omnibus (DC, 2021 series) #1 ([June] 2021)
- in The New Teen Titans (DC, 2014 series) #14 ([September] 2022)
-
The Herald
Who's Who / character profile / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- in Super Powers (Editora Abril, 1986 series) #19 (novembro 1990)
- in Who's Who Omnibus (DC, 2021 series) #1 ([June] 2021)
- in The New Teen Titans (DC, 2014 series) #14 ([September] 2022)
-
Indexer Notes
New post-Crisis retcon of Mal Duncan [Hornblower].
The Antithesis
Who's Who / character profile / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- in Who's Who Omnibus (DC, 2021 series) #1 ([June] 2021)
-
Gargoyle
Who's Who / character profile / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Gargoyle [Mr. Twister; Bromwell Stikk]
- Reprints
- in Who's Who Omnibus (DC, 2021 series) #1 ([June] 2021)
-
Happy Anniversary, Titans: Who You Are and How You Came to Be
text article / 1 page
- Reprints
- in Super Powers (Editora Abril, 1986 series) #19 (novembro 1990)
-
Indexer Notes
Article about the publishing history of the Teen Titans.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Teen Titans -
1.
Pieces of the Puzzle
Teen Titans -
2.
Flamebird
Who's Who -
3.
Golden Eagle
Who's Who -
4.
Bumblebee
Who's Who -
5.
The Herald
Who's Who -
6.
The Antithesis
Who's Who -
7.
Gargoyle
Who's Who -
8.
Happy Anniversary, Titans: Who You Are and How You Came to Be
This issue was modified by, among others
- Chris Boyko
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Denys Howard
- Roy Lyons
- Mike Nielsen
- Antonio Pontes Junior
- Jim Van Dore
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