Secret Origins
#47
[Direct]
(February 1990)
DC,
1986 Series
- Price
- 1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD; 0.70 GBP
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1989-12-21
- 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
The history of the three Legionaires who died in action.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Chemical King; Ferro Lad; Karate Kid]
Indexer Notes
There are more Legionnaires shown on the cover as tiny images that are not listed in the character field.
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...In Memory Yet Green...
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 12 pages
- Job Number
- G-5278
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Ferro Lad [Andrew Nolan]; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy; Light Lass; Mon-El; Princess Projectra; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5]; Ordo; Myla; Rikk; Luiza Karamonte; Andrew Douglas Nolan (cameo); Douglas Nolan
- Synopsis
- Three children rent videos of their favorite action movie star Ferro Lad, one turns out to be a documentary of the real Ferro Lad.
The Thorned Path
Karate Kid / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Tom Bierbaum; Mary Bierbaum
- Pencils
- Mike Parobeck
- Inks
- Paul Fricke
- Colors
- Tom McCraw
- Letters
- John Workman
- Job Number
- G-5309
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Karate Kid; Bouncing Boy; Duo Damsel; Matter-Eater Lad]; Toshiaki White Crane; Black Dragon; Valentina Armorr; Kashikoi Kashu; Noriko; Hideo; Shogun Ryo
- Synopsis
- Karate Kid thinks over his past and rethinks his leadership style after being elected Legion leader.
The Unique Properties of Condo Arlik
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 13 pages
- Job Number
- G-4993
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Chemical King; Invisible Kid; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Wildfire; Phantom Girl; Shrinking Violet; Ultra Boy; Star Boy; Dream Girl; Timber Wolf; Colossal Boy; Chameleon Boy; Shadow Lass; Light Lass]; Darvon Arlik; Deregon
- Synopsis
- Invisible Kid takes Condo Arlik from his self-imposed exile in a lab to the outside world and teaches him how to control his powers and eventually become a Legionnaire.
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Secret Admirers / letters page / 2 pages
- Job Number
- L-3883
Indexer Notes
Includes letters from Rachel Schneider, Bruce Bender, Hurrican Heeran and Jacob Gilbert.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes -
1.
...In Memory Yet Green...
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes -
2.
The Thorned Path
Karate Kid -
3.
The Unique Properties of Condo Arlik
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes -
4.
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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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