Secret Origins #1
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- Summer 1961
- Page count
- 84
- Cover price
- 25 cents
- Colour
- Black & white
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/16329
Credits
- Editing
- ?
Issue contents
Cover
No title recorded
Cover, 1 page
1Featuring
- Feature
- Superman; Batman; Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
Reprint history
- Based on
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World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #94 (May-June 1958) — Origin of the Superman Batman Team
- Printed in
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Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #98 ([August 1958]) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
- Also printed
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Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #98 ([November 1958?]) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #19 ([February 1961?]) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #179 (October-November 1968) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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Superman and Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1968 series) #4 ([March 1969?]) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #229 (April 1975) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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Batman Album (KG Murray, 1976 series) #34 ([December 1976?])
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Batman Album (KG Murray, 1976 series) #34 ([December 1976?]) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #19 (Fall 1979) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1988 series) ([November] 1988) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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Secret Origins Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) (1998) — The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
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Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007) — Origin of the Superman Batman Team
Notes
Silver-Age team origin.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Adam Strange
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks
- Bernard Sachs
Reprint history
- Based on
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Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #17 (November-December 1958)
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All Star Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #58 ([August 1969?]) — Secret of the Eternal City
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Showcase Presents: Adam Strange (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([August] 2007) — Secret of the Eternal City!
- Printed in
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All Favourites, The 100-Page Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #12 ([March 1959?]) — Secret of the Eternal City!
Notes
Origin and 1st appearance Adam Strange.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (origin recap); The Guardians of the Universe (intro); Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (flashback); Calorians; The Dryg (villain)
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson
Reprint history
- First print
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Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #1 (July-August 1960) — The Planet of Doomed Men
- Also printed
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DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #4 (September-October 1980) — The Planet of Doomed Men
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Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1993 series) #Volume 1 (1993) — The Planet of Doomed Men
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Secret Origins Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) (1998) — The Planet of Doomed Men
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Showcase Presents Green Lantern (DC, 2005 series) #1 (October 2005) — The Planet of Doomed Men (black and white)
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.
Notes
Origin recapped.
4Featuring
- Feature
- Challengers of the Unknown
- Genre
- Adventure
Credits
- Script
- Dave Wood
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Roz Kirby
Marvin Stein
Notes
Origin and 1st appearance of Challengers. Partial reprint.
5Featuring
- Feature
- Green Arrow; Speedy
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Author
- Jack Schiff
- Art
- Lee Elias
Notes
Text story with two small illustrations.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Wonder Woman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman
Credits
- Script
- Bob Kanigher
- Pencils
- Ross Andru
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
Notes
Silver-Age origin.
7Featuring
- Feature
- John Jones Manhunter from Mars
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- J'Onn J'Onzz
Credits
- Script
- Joe Samachson (plot)
Jack Miller (script) - Art
- Joe Certa
Reprint history
- First print
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Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #225 (November 1955) — The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel
- Also printed
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The Big Four (KG Murray, 1956 series) #1 ([1956??]) — The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel
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World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #175 (May 1968) — The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel
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Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #41 ([September 1968?]) — The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel
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World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #226 (November-December 1974) — The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel
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Super Adventure (KG Murray, 1976 series) #72 ([March 1976?]) — The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel
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Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1980 series) (October 1980) — The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel
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Superman (Murray, 1983 series) #1 ([January 1983]) —Superman and Manhunter from Mars — The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel
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DC Silver Age Classics Detective Comics 225 (DC, 1992 series) (1992) — The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel
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Secret Origins Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) (1998) — The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel
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Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 (2007) — The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel
Notes
Origin and 1st appearance J'Onn J'Onzz.
8Featuring
- Feature
- Flash
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Bob Kanigher
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Joe Kubert
Reprint history
- Based on
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Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #4 (September-October 1956) — Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!
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The Hundred Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #3 ([December 1956?]) — Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt
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The Flash (KG Murray, 1975 series) #131 ([June 1976?]) — Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt
- Also printed
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Secret Origins (DC, 1973 series) #1 (February-March 1973) — Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt
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Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (Crown, 1976 series) (1976) — Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!
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The Super Heroes Monthly (Egmont Publishing, 1980 series) v1#8 (May 1981) — Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt
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The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told (DC, 1991 series) (1991) — Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt
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The Essential Showcase 1956-1959 (DC, 1992 series) ([November] 1992) — Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt
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The Flash Archives (DC, 1994 series) #Volume 1 ([June] 1996) — Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!
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Secret Origins Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) (1998) — Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt
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Millennium Edition: Showcase 4 (DC, 2000 series) (January 2000) — Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!
- Printed in
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Showcase Presents: The Flash (DC, 2007 series) #1 (May 2007) — Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!
- Also printed
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Showcase Presents: Showcase (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([September] 2012) — Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!
Notes
Origin and 1st appearance Flash [Barry Allen].
Indicia
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