Secret Origins #43 [Direct]
(August 1989)

DC, 1986 Series
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Price
1.50 USD; 1.85 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1989-06-22
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Mark Waid (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Cave Carson; Hawk and Dove / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paris Cullins
Inks
Paris Cullins
Colors
?
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Hawk; Dove; Cave Carson

Indexer Notes

Cover inks credit from solicitation.

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Bonds (Table of Contents: 1)

Hawk and Dove / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Barbara Kesel; Karl Kesel
Pencils
Trevor Von Eeden; John Koch
Inks
Ian Akin; Brian Garvey
Colors
Helen Vesik
Letters
Janice Chiang
Job Number
G-4905
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hawk [Hank Hall]; Dove [Don Hall]; Mr. Merino; Barter; Terataya; Tcharr; Dove [Dawn Granger]
Synopsis
Barter searches for the origin of Hawk and Dove.
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Indexer Notes

Recap of the original team, as well as the new team.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Mr. Bubble / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Adventures Inside Earth (Table of Contents: 3)

Cave Carson / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Wayne
Pencils
Timothy Truman
Inks
Timothy Truman
Colors
Helen Vesik
Letters
Tim Harkins
Job Number
G-3707
Genre
adventure
Characters
Cave Carson; Bulldozer Smith; Christie Madison; Johnny Blake; Adolf Hitler (cameo)
Synopsis
Cave Carson uses stolen technology to build his mole machine.
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The Saga of Chris KL-99 (Table of Contents: 4)

Chris KL-99 / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Joey Cavalieri
Pencils
John Workman
Inks
John Workman
Colors
Bob LeRose
Letters
John Workman
Job Number
G-4899
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Chris KL-99 [Christopher Columbus Ambler]
Synopsis
Christopher Ambler, the first child born in space, is taken by an alien race.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Mark Waid
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-3778

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Brie Millington and Roger D. Case.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Cave Carson; Hawk and Dove
  2. 1. Bonds
    Hawk and Dove
  3. 2. ["Mr. Bubbles Tub Tales"]
    Mr. Bubble
  4. 3. Adventures Inside Earth
    Cave Carson
  5. 4. The Saga of Chris KL-99
    Chris KL-99
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Secret Admirers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Denys Howard
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
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