Secret Origins, #23 Newsstand
Published: February 1988
Cover
Reviews
Posts About This Issue
No discussions yet.
Issue Contents:
Millennium Week 6
1 page
superhero
Characters
- The Floronic Man (mainstream Universe)
- Jason Woodrue (mainstream Universe)
- Guardians of the Universe
Credits
- Pencils: Ed Hannigan
- Inks: Stephen R. Bissette
The Secret Origin of the Guardians of the Universe
Story 1
21 pages
superhero
"Since his beginnings, man has probed the question of age."
Storyline
Herupa and Nadia relate the history of the Guardians and the Zamorans to those that were selected to make up the New Guardians.
Characters
- The Anti-Monitor (mainstream Universe)
- Arisia (mainstream Universe)
- Blindside (mainstream Universe)
- Blue Beetle (mainstream Universe)
- Ch'p (mainstream Universe)
- Betty Clawman (mainstream Universe)
- Gregorio de la Vega (mainstream Universe)
- Eddore (mainstream Universe)
- Extraño (mainstream Universe)
- The Floronic Man (mainstream Universe)
- Goldface (mainstream Universe)
- Green Lantern (mainstream Universe)
- Green Lantern (mainstream Universe)
- Green Lantern (mainstream Universe)
- Green Lantern (mainstream Universe)
- Green Lantern (mainstream Universe)
- Green Lantern (mainstream Universe)
- Green Lantern (mainstream Universe)
- Green Lantern (mainstream Universe)
- Green Lantern (mainstream Universe)
- Herupa Hando Hu (mainstream Universe)
- Jet (mainstream Universe)
- Hal Jordan (mainstream Universe)
- Karshon (mainstream Universe)
- Keith Kenyon (mainstream Universe)
- Ted Kord (mainstream Universe)
- Krona (mainstream Universe) [Flashback]
- Mobius (mainstream Universe)
- The Monitor (mainstream Universe)
- Mar Novu (mainstream Universe)
- RAM (mainstream Universe)
- Nadia Safir (mainstream Universe)
- Salakk (mainstream Universe)
- The Shark (mainstream Universe)
- Sinestro (mainstream Universe) [Flashback]
- Sonar (mainstream Universe)
- John Stewart (mainstream Universe)
- Tomar-Re (mainstream Universe)
- Katma Tui (mainstream Universe)
- Celia Windward (mainstream Universe)
- Bito Wladon (mainstream Universe)
- Jason Woodrue (mainstream Universe)
- Xax (mainstream Universe)
- Takeo Yakata (mainstream Universe)
- Gurardians of the Universe
- Zamorans
- Manhunters (blue androids)
- Fahsir
- Teisho
- Green Lantern Corps [Green Lantern [Joanqin] (flashback)
- Green Lantern [Yyk] (flashback)]
Credits
- Script: Todd Klein
- Pencils: Ali Naqvi
- Inks: Al Vey
- Colors: Carl Gafford
- Letters: Agustin Más
- Editing: Greg Weisman
Story Notes
This is a Millenium tie-in. There are flashbacks to the Crisis on Infinite Earths.
Story 2
2 pages
Credits
- Script: Peter Sanderson
- Script: Roy Thomas
Story Notes
Includes letters from T.E. Pouncey and checklist of all the DC Golden Age heroes and where they first appeared.
Shine on You Crazy Diamond
Story 3
17 pages
superhero
"I'm not sure when I became a devoted Woodrue watcher..."
Storyline
The Floronic Man tells Killer Croc a "story" that is his history before he escapes from Arkham.
Characters
- The Anti-Monitor (mainstream Universe) [Flashback]
- The Atom (mainstream Universe) [Flashback]
- Batman (mainstream Universe) [Flashback]
- Blockbuster (mainstream Universe)
- Clayface (mainstream Universe)
- Jonathan Crane (mainstream Universe)
- Harvey Dent (mainstream Universe)
- Mark Desmond (mainstream Universe)
- The Floronic Man (mainstream Universe)
- Commissioner Gordon (mainstream Universe)
- Gorilla Grodd (mainstream Universe) [Flashback]
- Green Lantern (mainstream Universe) [Flashback]
- Roger Hayden (mainstream Universe)
- Alec Holland (mainstream Universe)
- Herupa Hando Hu (mainstream Universe)
- Roger Huntoon (mainstream Universe)
- Itty (mainstream Universe)
- Joker (mainstream Universe)
- Waylon Jones (mainstream Universe)
- Hal Jordan (mainstream Universe)
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Killer Croc (mainstream Universe)
- Queen Maya (mainstream Universe) [Flashback]
- Peter Merkel (mainstream Universe)
- The Mist (mainstream Universe) [Flashback]
- Mobius (mainstream Universe)
- The Monitor (mainstream Universe) [Flashback]
- Remoni-Notra / Deborah Camille Darnell (mainstream Universe)
- Mar Novu (mainstream Universe)
- Ray Palmer (mainstream Universe)
- Preston Payne (mainstream Universe)
- Professor Zoom the Reverse-Flash (mainstream Universe)
- Psycho-Pirate (mainstream Universe)
- The Rag Doll (mainstream Universe)
- Nadia Safir (mainstream Universe)
- Scarecrow (mainstream Universe)
- Star Sapphire (mainstream Universe) [Flashback]
- General Sunderland (mainstream Universe) [Flashback]
- Superman (mainstream Universe) [Flashback]
- Swamp Thing (mainstream Universe) [Flashback]
- Eobard Thawne (mainstream Universe)
- Donna Troy (mainstream Universe)
- Deever Tweed (mainstream Universe)
- Dumfree Tweed (mainstream Universe)
- Tweedledee (mainstream Universe)
- Tweedledum (mainstream Universe)
- Two-Face (mainstream Universe)
- Bruce Wayne (mainstream Universe)
- Wonder Girl (mainstream Universe) [Flashback]
- Jason Woodrue (mainstream Universe)
- Grand Dragon
- Doctor Jaeger
Credits
- Script: Rick Veitch
- Pencils: Brett Ewins
- Inks: Brett Ewins
- Colors: Shelley Eiber
- Letters: Agustin Más
- Editing: Greg Weisman
- Editing: Mark Waid