''Secret Origins'' is the title of several

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series published by

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which featured the

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of the publisher's various characters.

Publication history

''Secret Origins'' was first published as a

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in 1961 and contained only reprinted material. The title became an ongoing reprint series in February–March 1973 which ran for seven issues and ended in October–November 1974. The title was used on various compilations of origin stories, including ''

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'' #C-39: ''Secret Origins Super-Villains'' (October–November 1975) and #C-45: ''More Secret Origins Super-Villains'' (June–July 1976) as well as ''

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'' #10 (1978) and 19 (Fall 1979). Its most well-known incarnation was a 50-issue series that ran from April 1986 to August 1990, plus three ''Annual''s and one ''Special''. Typically, an issue would clarify the Post-''Crisis'' origins of a number of characters, usually two as most of the issues were double-sized, i.e. 48 pages.

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was the initial writer/editorial consultant on the series; later issues were overseen by

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. Two more ''Special''s followed in 1998 and 1999. In 2004, it returned to the all-reprint format with a ''Weird Secret Origins'' special featuring

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, the

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, the Enchantress,

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, and the

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. A new monthly incarnation focusing on characters in ''

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'', launched in April 2014 with a June

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. The first issue featured the origins of

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and the

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version of

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. This series was cancelled as of issue #11 (May 2015) on sale in March 2015.

Characters featured in the 1986–1990 series

* #1 (April 1986): The

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; this was intended as a tribute to the original version of the character, as the latter-day version of Superman was being concurrently introduced by John Byrne in the '' Man Of Steel'' miniseries; art by Golden Age Superman artist

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and

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. * #2 (May 1986): The

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. * #3 (June 1986): Captain Marvel credited by the ''Shazam!'' title; a retelling of the story from ''WHIZ Comics'' #2, albeit updated to the modern day. Much of this was changed in the ''

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'' crossover, Thomas himself would

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this some months later in '' SHAZAM! The New Beginning'', all of which was changed again by Jerry Ordway in his

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''. * #4 (July 1986):

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(Ronnie Raymond). * #5 (August 1986): the original

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; art by

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. * #6 (September 1986):

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; the Golden Age

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. This was the first double-sized issue. * #7 (October 1986):

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; the Golden Age

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* #8 (November 1986):

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;

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. * #9 (December 1986): The original

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(Skyman) and

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; the Golden Age

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. * #10 (January 1987): The

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. This was a ''

'' tie-in that related four possible origins for the character; one by Mike Barr and

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was a variation on the

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myth, while another by

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and

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postulated that the Stranger was a fallen angel. * #11 (February 1987): the Golden Age

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;

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. Both stories presented have since been retconned, with Power Girl's backstory having been redefined by

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in the pages of ''JSA Classified'', which served as part of the buildup to ''

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''. * #12 (March 1987): The

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; Fury. * #13 (April 1987):

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(art by

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); Johnny Thunder and his Thunderbolt; the Whip. * #14 (May 1987):

Suicide Squad The Suicide Squad is an antihero/supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first version of the Suicide Squad debuted in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #25 (September 1959) and the second and modern version, cre ...

. Another ''Legends'' tie-in, it served as a prequel to the later series and was written by that series' writer,

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. * #15 (June 1987): The

;

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. * #16 (July 1987):

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. * #17 (August 1987):

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;

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. * #18 (September 1987): The Golden Age Green Lantern (

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); the Creeper. * #19 (October 1987):

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; the

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. * #20 (November 1987):

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;

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. * #21 (December 1987):

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; the

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. * #22 (January 1988): the Manhunters. This was a tie-in with ''

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'' as was the subsequent issue, and aligned the various histories of the characters with the Manhunter name together. * #23 (February 1988): the

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written by

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; the

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written by

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. * #24 (March 1988):

; Blue Devil. Mark Waid became editor beginning with this issue. * #25 (April 1988): The

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(now apocryphal); the Golden Age

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. * #26 (May 1988):

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;

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. * #27 (June 1988):

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, her father

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, and

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. * #28 (July 1988):

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art by Gil Kane;

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art by

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. Nightshade's origin doubled as an introduction/backdrop to a three-issue ''Suicide Squad'' story arc where she returned to her place of origin to save her brother. * #29 (August 1988): The

; the

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(Ma Hunkel; this was

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's last comic book story); Mr. America (a.k.a. the Americommando). * #30 (September 1988):

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; the

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. * #31 (October 1988): The

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. A full-length story, and Roy Thomas' last contribution to the series, excluding the Grim Ghost story in #42. * #32 (November 1988): The

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. In a full-length story by

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and

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, the Justice League is formed by

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(

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), the

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, the Martian Manhunter and the Black Canary. Superman and Batman were not founding members, and

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's revised continuity precluded her from the same. The events depicted were later expanded upon in ''JLA: Year One'' and ''JLA: Incarnations''. * #33 (December 1988):

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and

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. This and the subsequent two issues dealt with the members of Justice League International. * #34 (Winter 1988):

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G'nort G'nort (pronunciation: "nort") Esplanade G'neesmacher is a character appearing in DC Comics. He is a member of the Green Lantern Corps and later a Darkstar and a member of the Justice League Antarctica. He resembles an anthropomorphic dog and is g ...

and

Rocket Red Rocket Red (russian: Ракетно-Красный, Raketno-Krasnyy) is a fictional character and comic book superhero from the DC Comics universe. Created by Steve Englehart and Joe Staton, he first appeared in ''Green Lantern Corps '' #208 (Janu ...

. * #35 (Holiday 1988):

Booster Gold Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Dan Jurgens, the character first appeared in ''Booster Gold'' #1 (February 1986) and has been a member of the Justice League. ...

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, and the

Martian Manhunter The Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Joseph Samachson and designed by artist Joe Certa, the character first appeared in the story "The Manhunter from Mars" ...

rendered apocryphal by events and revelations in J'onn J'onnz' later solo series. * #36 (January 1989): Green Lantern (

) story by

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; Poison Ivy story by

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. * #37 (February 1989): The

Legion of Substitute Heroes Legion of Substitute Heroes is a group of fictional characters in the future of the DC Comics universe. The "Subs", as they are often called, are a group of rejected applicants to the Legion of Super-Heroes who band together, hoping to prove to th ...

; the original Doctor Light. * #38 (March 1989): The

Green Arrow Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 in November 1941. His secret identity, real name is Olive ...

and

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. * #39 (April 1989):

story by

Grant Morrison Grant Morrison, MBE (born 31 January 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. Their work is known for its nonlinear narrative A narrative, story, or tale is any account of a series of related events or experiences, w ...

; the

Man-Bat Man-Bat (Dr. Robert Kirkland "Kirk" Langstrom) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Introduced in ''Detective Comics'' #400 (June 1970) as an enemy of the superhero Batman, the character belongs to t ...

. * #40 (May 1989): The all-gorilla issue, spotlighting

Detective Chimp Detective Chimp is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. A common chimpanzee who wears a deerstalker hat (à la Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional sleuth Sherlock Holmes), Detective Chimp has superhuman-leve ...

, and

Gorilla Grodd Gorilla Grodd is a supervillain character appearing in American comic books and other media published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of The Flash. The character was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, and first appeared in ''Th ...

. * #41 (June 1989): The Flash's Rogues Gallery - the

Weather Wizard Weather Wizard (Mark Mardon) is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Weather Wizard made his first live appearance in the television series ''The Flash'', played by actor Liam McIntyre, who played Mark Mardon. He appeare ...

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, the

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, the

Pied Piper The Pied Piper of Hamelin (german: der Rattenfänger von Hameln, also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin) is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany. The legend dates back to ...

Captain Boomerang Captain Boomerang is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, who respectively serve as enemies to both the Barry Allen and Wally West versions of the Flash. Created by writer John Broome and arti ...

and

Captain Cold Captain Cold (Leonard Snart) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the leader of the Rogues, a loose criminal association, as well as the older brother of Golden Glider. An adversary of the various su ...

. * #42 (July 1989):

Phantom Girl Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo) is a superhero appearing in books published by DC Comics, and is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries. In the Post-'' Zero Hour'' continuity, she is known as Apparition. She has the power ...

; the

Gay Ghost The Gay Ghost (later renamed the Grim Ghost, not to be confused with Grim Ghost) is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics universe whose first appearance was in ''Sensation Comics'' #1 (January 1942), published by one DC's predecessor companies, ...

/Grim Ghost. * #43 (August 1989): The original

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;

Cave Carson Calvin "Cave" Carson is a fictional character that appeared in stories published by DC Comics. Carson, a spelunker, first appeared in '' Brave and the Bold'' #31 (September 1960); he was created by France Herron and Bruno Premiani. Publication h ...

; Chris KL-99. * #44 (September 1989):

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I, II, III and IV. This issue gave background information for a story arc that appeared in ''

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'' #604-607 entitled ''The Mud Pack''. * #45 (October 1989):

Blackhawk Black Hawk and Blackhawk may refer to: Animals * Black Hawk (horse), a Morgan horse that lived from 1833 to 1856 * Common black hawk, ''Buteogallus anthracinus'' * Cuban black hawk, ''Buteogallus gundlachii'' * Great black hawk, ''Buteogallus urub ...

;

. * #46 (December 1989): The headquarters of the Silver Age Justice League of America (story by Grant Morrison), the New Titans'

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, and the 'rocketship clubhouse' of the Legion of Super Heroes. Arm Fall Off Boy makes his first appearance. * #47 (February 1990): Deceased Legionnaires

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and

Chemical King Chemical King is the name of two characters in the DC Comics universe. The first was Mr. Lambert, who was murdered under the direction of Alfred Stryker in " The Case of the Chemical Syndicate", the feature story of ''Detective Comics'' #27. The s ...

. * #48 (April 1990):

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Stanley and His Monster Stanley and His Monster was an American comic-book humor feature and later series from DC Comics, about a boy who has a monster as his companion instead of a dog. Created by writer Arnold Drake and artist Win Mortimer, Winslow Mortimer as a backu ...

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, and the

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. * #49 (June 1990):

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, the

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, and the

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. * #50 (August 1990): a 96-page last issue. This consisted of a

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retelling of

's first encounter with Batman by

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and

George Pérez George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' and ''The Avengers (co ...

; the first meeting of the Golden and Silver Age

es story by Grant Morrison; how Johnny Thunder (the western hero) came to be; the definitive history of the

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; and the stories behind the

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and the Space Museum.

''Annual''s and ''Special''s

* ''Annual'' #1 (1987): the

Doom Patrol Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has appe ...

art by John Byrne; Captain Comet. * ''Annual'' #2 (1988): The second and third Flashes (Flash (Barry Allen), Barry Allen and Wally West). * ''Annual'' #3 (1989): the Teen Titans. This was an anniversary tribute with contributions from

, Tom Grummett, Irv Novick, Dave Cockrum, Kevin Maguire (artist), Kevin Maguire and Colleen Doran. It also included five pages of ''Who's Who in the DC Universe, Who's Who'' entries on Bette Kane, Flamebird, the Golden Eagle (comics), Golden Eagle, the Bumblebee (DC Comics), Bumblebee, the Mal Duncan, Herald, the Antithesis and the Mister Twister (comics), Gargoyle. * ''Special'' #1 (1989): the Penguin (character), Penguin by Alan Grant (writer), Alan Grant and Sam Kieth, the Riddler by Neil Gaiman, Matt Wagner and Bernie Mireault, and Two-Face by Mark Verheiden and Pat Broderick. Additionally, there was a belated ''Secret Origins 80-Page Giant'' issued in 1998 (), that focused on the members of Young Justice.

''Secret Origins'' collected edition

Some issues of the second series were collected in a Trade paperback (comics), trade paperback along with other material and some original work in 1989 called ''Secret Origins'', but the official title, as stated in the book's Indicia (publishing), indicia, is given as ''Secret Origins of The World's Greatest Super-Heroes'' (). The focus was on DC's major characters: the origins of the Justice League of America (from #32), the Flash (Barry Allen, from ''Secret Origins Annual'' #2); Green Lantern (Hal Jordan, from #36); J'onn J'onnz, the Martian Manhunter (from #35); and Superman (from ''The Man of Steel'' #6). There was also an all-new retelling of Batman's origins, ''The Man Who Falls, Batman: The Man Who Falls'', by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Giordano; this story later served as a cited inspiration for the 2005 in film, 2005 film ''Batman Begins''. *Showcase Presents: Blue Beetle includes Secret Origins # 2 (Blue Beetle: Echoes Of Future Past!). 590 pages. January 2015. *Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Vol. 2 includes Secret Origins # 6 (The Secret Origin Of Batman). 208 pages. February 2007. *Batman: Legends Of The Dark Knight - Marshall Rogers includes Secret Origins # 6 (The Secret Origin Of Batman). 484 pages. November 2011. *Last Days Of The Justice Society Of America includes Secret Origins # 7 (The Secret Origin Of The Golden Age Sandman), 9 (The Secret Origin Of The Star-Spangled Kid And Stripesy & The Secret Origin Of The Golden Age Flash), 11 (The Secret Origin Of The Golden Age Hawkman), 13 (The Secret Origin Of Johnny Thunder), 15 (The Secret Origin Of The Spectre), 16 (The Secret Origin Of The Golden Age Hourman), 18 (The Secret Origin Of The Golden Age Green Lantern), 20 (The Secret Origin Of Dr. Mid-Nite), 24 (The Secret Origin Of Dr. Fate), 25 (The Secret Origin Of The Golden Age Atom) and 31 (The Secret Origin Of The Justice Society Of America). 336 pages. May 2017. *The Phantom Stranger Omnibus includes Secret Origins # 10 (The Secret Origin Of The Phantom Stranger). 1248 pages. August 2023. *DC Universe by Alan Moore includes Secret Origins # 10 (Footsteps). 464 pages. April 2013. *Nightwing: Old Friends, New Enemies includes Secret Origins # 13 (The Secret Origin Of Nightwing). 156 pages. August 2013. *Suicide Squad: Trial By Fire includes Secret Origins # 14 (The Secret Origin Of The Suicide Squad). 229 pages. February 2011. *Deadman Omnibus includes Secret Origins # 15 (Death Like A Crown). 944 pages. December 2020. *Doom Patrol: The Bronze Age Omnibus includes Secret Origins Annual # 1(The Secret Origin Of The Doom Patrol). 1056 pages. November 2019. *The Flash: A Celebration Of 75 Years includes Secret Origins Annual # 2 (The Unforgiving Minute). 480 pages. April 2015. *Justice League International Omnibus Vol. 3 includes Secret Origins #33, 34 and 35. 1448 pages. May 2024. *DC Universe by Neil Gaiman includes Secret Origins # 36 (Pavane) and Secret Origins Special. 224 pages. October 2016. *Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters Saga Omnibus Vol. 1 includes Secret Origins # 38 (Sometimes A Fool Notion). 1527 pages. September 2020. *Animal Man: Origin Of The Species includes Secret Origins # 39 (The Myth Of The Creation). 224 pages. July 2002. *JLA by Grant Morrison Omnibus includes Secret Origins # 46 (Ghosts Of Stone). 1486 pages. November 2020. *Showcase Presents: Ambush Bug includes Secret Origins # 48 (The Secret Origin Of Ambush Bug). 488 pages. March 2009. *Tales Of The Batman: Alam Brennert includes Secret Origins # 50 (Unfinished Business). 187 pages. July 2016.

Characters featured in the 2014–15 series

* #1 (June 2014):

(

* #2 (July 2014): Batman,

, Starfire (Koriand'r), Starfire * #3 (August 2014):

(

), Batwoman, Batwoman (Kate Kane), Red Robin (comics), Red Robin (Tim Drake) * #4 (September 2014): Harley Quinn, the

, Damian Wayne * #5 (October 2014): Cyborg (comics), Cyborg, the Red Hood (Jason Todd), Mera (comics), Mera * #6 (December 2014):

, Sinestro * #7 (January 2015): The

, the Huntress (DC Comics), Huntress, Superboy * #8 (February 2015): Dick Grayson, Grayson,

, Katana (comics), Katana * #9 (March 2015): The Swamp Thing,

(John Stewart (comics), John Stewart) * #10 (April 2015): Batgirl,

, Poison Ivy * #11 (May 2015): The

, Guy Gardner (comics), Green Lantern (Guy Gardner), John Constantine

Collected editions 2014–15 series

* ''Secret Origins Volume 1'' - collects ''Secret Origins'' (vol. 3) #1-4 (Feb. 2015) * ''Secret Origins Volume 2'' - collects ''Secret Origins'' (vol. 3) #5-11 (Aug. 2015)

''Secret Origins of Super-Heroes''

During ''52 (comics), 52'', Weeks 12 through 51 featured two-page origins of various superheroes, written by

. The origins featured were: * Week 12:

* Week 13: The

* Week 14:

* Week 15: John Henry Irons, Steel * Week 16: Black Adam * Week 17: Lobo (DC Comics), Lobo * Week 18: The Question (comics), Question * Week 19:

* Week 20:

* Week 22: Hal Jordan, Green Lantern * Week 23: Wildcat (DC Comics), Wildcat * Week 24:

* Week 25:

* Week 26:

and Hawkgirl * Week 27: The

* Week 28: The Catman (DC Comics), Catman * Week 30: The Metal Men * Week 31: Robin (Tim Drake), Robin * Week 32: The Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes), Blue Beetle * Week 33: The

* Week 34:

* Week 36:

* Week 37: Firestorm (comics), Firestorm the Nuclear Man * Week 38: The Red Tornado * Week 39: Mister Terrific (Michael Holt), Mr. Terrific * Week 41: Starfire (Koriand'r), Starfire * Week 42: The

* Week 43:

* Week 46: Batman * Week 47: The Teen Titans * Week 48: The Birds of Prey (comic book), Birds of Prey * Week 49: The

* Week 51: The

''Secret Origins of Super-Villains''

Beginning with #37, each issue of ''Countdown to Final Crisis, Countdown'' featured the origins of a supervillain, written by Scott Beatty. The origins are: * #37: Poison Ivy * #36: Deathstroke, Deathstroke the Terminator * #35: Parallax (comics), Parallax * #34: Lex Luthor * #33: The Riddler * #32: Eclipso * #31: The Joker (character), Joker * #30: General Zod * #29: The Penguin (character), Penguin * #28: The

and the

* #27: Two-Face * #25: Killer Frost * #24: DeSaad * #23: Mister Mxyzptlk, Mr. Mxyzptlk * #22: Deadshot * #21: Granny Goodness * #20: Mister Mind, Mr. Mind * #19: The Scarecrow (DC Comics), Scarecrow * #18: Doctor Light (Arthur Light), Dr. Light * #17: The Monarch (comics), Monarch * #16: Sinestro * #15: Doomsday (DC Comics), Doomsday * #14:

* #13: The Hank Henshaw, Cyborg Superman * #12: Circe (character), Circe * #11: Solomon Grundy (character), Solomon Grundy * #10: Harley Quinn * #9: Black Manta * #8: Bizarro * #7: Bane (DC Comics), Bane * #6: Felix Faust * #5: Mr. Freeze * #4: Ra's al Ghul * #3: Amazo * #2: Darkseid

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Characters featured in the 1986–1990 series

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Characters featured in the 2014–15 series

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See also

References

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