Secret Origins Replica Edition #1

(1998)

Guilty Pleasures Revealed! (Table of Contents)

Secret Origins / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Richard Bruning

Letters:

Typeset

The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team (Table of Contents)

Superman; Batman; Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Dick Sprang

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman; Batman; Robin; Luthor; Powerman.

Reprints:

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #94 (May-June 1958)

Indexer Notes

Silver-Age team origin

Secret of the Eternal City (Table of Contents)

Adam Strange / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

Bernard Sachs

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Science Fiction

Characters:

Adam Strange; Alanna

Reprints:

• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #17 (November-December 1958)

Indexer Notes

Origin and 1st appearance Adam Strange

The Planet of Doomed Men (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (origin recap); The Guardians of the Universe (introduction); Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (flashback); Calorians; The Dryg (villain)

Synopsis:

Hal Jordan's energy-duplicate is summoned by the Guardians for the first time. After he is returned to Earth the Guardians send him to Calor, a nearby planet, to save the Calorians from the ape-monster Dryg.

Reprints:

• from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #1 (July-August 1960)

Indexer Notes

Origin recap.

The Secrets of the Sorcerer's Box (Table of Contents)

Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Wood

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Roz Kirby; Marvin Stein

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Adventure

Characters:

Challengers of the Unknown

Reprints:

• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #6 (January-February 1957)

Indexer Notes

Origin and 1st appearance of Challengers. Partial reprint.

Origin of Green Arrow and Speedy (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow; Speedy / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Lee Elias

Inks:

Lee Elias

Colors:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow; Speedy

Reprints:

• from Secret Origins (DC, 1961 series) #1 (Summer 1961)

Indexer Notes

Text story with two small illustrations.

Secret Origin of Wonder Woman (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Kanigher

Pencils:

Ross Andru

Inks:

Mike Esposito

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Wonder Woman

Reprints:

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #105 (April 1959), #105 (April 1959)

Indexer Notes

Silver-Age origin.

The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel (Table of Contents)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Samachson

Pencils:

Joe Certa

Inks:

Joe Certa

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

J'onn J'onzz

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #225 (November 1955)

Indexer Notes

Origin and 1st appearance J'Onn J'Onzz.

Script (only) attributed to Jack Miller by Rich Morrissey, but disputed by Bob Hughes. Samachson is current DC credit, as seen in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1.

Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Kanigher

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Joe Kubert

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Flash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Jay Garrick](in comic book)

Reprints:

• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #4 (September-October 1956)

Indexer Notes

Origin and 1st appearance Flash