(April-May 1973)

DC, 1973 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1973-02-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [circle]
Editing
E. Nelson Bridwell

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #93.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Atom; Green Lantern; Supergirl / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Superman (inset); Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (inset)
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The Supergirl from Krypton! (Table of Contents: 1)

Supergirl / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger (original)
Job Number
N-606
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (introduction, first appearance, origin); Zor-El (introduction, flashback); Miss Hart (introduction); Superboy (on a poster)
Synopsis
Superman spies a crashing rocket and discovers his cousin Supergirl. She tells him how Argo City survived the destruction of Krypton and how her father sent her to Earth when the inhabitants of Argo City were threatened by Kryptonite poisoning. Superman sets her up in Midvale Orphanage so she can adjust to life on Earth.
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1 -- Supergirl (Table of Contents: 2)

Secrets of Secret Origins / text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters
typeset
Job Number
N-635
Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl
Synopsis
Changes in the Supergirl mythos.

SOS Green Lantern! (Table of Contents: 3)

Green Lantern / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Job Number
N-624
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (intro, origin); Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (intro)
Synopsis
Hal Jordan is selected by the power ring of Abin Sur to become a Green Lantern.
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Birth of the Atom! (Table of Contents: 4)

The Atom / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
N-623
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Atom [Ray Palmer] (intro, origin); Jean Loring (intro)
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2 -- Green Lantern and The Atom (Table of Contents: 5)

Secrets of Secret Origins / text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters
typeset
Job Number
635-A
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]
Synopsis
Green Lantern's and Atom's origins discussed.
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Atom; Green Lantern; Supergirl
  2. 1. The Supergirl from Krypton!
    Supergirl
  3. 2. 1 -- Supergirl
    Secrets of Secret Origins
  4. 3. SOS Green Lantern!
    Green Lantern
  5. 4. Birth of the Atom!
    The Atom
  6. 5. 2 -- Green Lantern and The Atom
    Secrets of Secret Origins
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