Secret Origins #35 [Direct]
([Holiday] 1988)

DC, 1986 Series
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Price
1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1988-10-20
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Mark Waid

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Justice League International / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jerry Ordway
Inks
Ty Templeton
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League International [Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Booster Gold]; Maxwell Lord
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The covers of #33-35 form one image.

From the Depths (Table of Contents: 1)

Booster Gold / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Jurgens
Pencils
Dan Jurgens
Inks
Tim Dzon
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
Agustin Mas

Job Number
G-4426
Genre
superhero
Characters
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Booster Gold; Snake Eyes (flashback); Mrs. Carter (flashback); Michelle Carter [Goldstar] (flashback); Skeets (flashback, cameo); Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Superman (cameo); Manhunter (cameo)
Synopsis
Booster tells Blue Beetle his origin.
Reprints
Keywords
Legion flight ring; Rip Hunter's time machine; Space Museum

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

Secret Admirers / letters page / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Charles J. Sperling (two letters), Craig Butler, Sidney Mellon, Roger D. Case, Brett Barham, Erich Mees, Steve Mack.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Martian Manhunter / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Verheiden
Pencils
Ken Steacy
Inks
Ken Steacy
Colors
Ken Steacy
Letters
Typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I just couldn't sleep.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'Onn J'Onzz]; Dr. Erdel
Synopsis
A former associate of John Jones' suddenly wakes up and realizes that he once knew his friend was the Martian Manhunter.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Coloring credit confirmed with Ken Steacy, March 2008.

Climbing Back Out (Table of Contents: 4)

Maxwell Lord / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Loren Fleming; Keith Giffen (plot)
Pencils
Eduardo Barreto; Keith Giffen (breakdowns)
Inks
Eduardo Barreto
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Todd Klein

Job Number
G-3818
Genre
superhero
Characters
Maxwell Lord; Oberon; Booster Gold (flashback; cameo); Black Canary (flashback; cameo); Martian Manhunter (flashback; cameo); Green Lantern [Guy Gardner] (flashback; cameo); Mister Miracle (flashback; cameo); Rocket Red (flashback; cameo); Batman (flashback; cameo); Captain Atom (flashback; cameo)
Synopsis
Maxwell Lord tells Oberon how he became rich and powerful.

Indexer Notes

Shows the origin of the Justice League International.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Justice League International
  2. 1. From the Depths
    Booster Gold
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Secret Admirers
  4. 3. ["I just couldn't sleep."]
    Martian Manhunter
  5. 4. Climbing Back Out
    Maxwell Lord
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Denys Howard
  • Roy Lyons
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore