Secret Origins, #39 Newsstand
Published: April 1989
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Issue Contents:
Characters
- Animal Man
- Man-Bat
Credits
- Pencils:
- Inks:
The Secret Origin of Man-Bat
"Good Lord!"
Storyline
Kirk Langstrom experiments on himself and turns into Man-Bat.
Characters
- Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Francine Langstrom
- Alfred Pennyworth
- Thomas Wayne (flashback
- cameo)
- Martha Wayne (flashback
- cameo)
Credits
- Script: Jan Strnad
- Pencils: Kevin Nowlan
- Inks: Kevin Nowlan
- Colors: Kevin Nowlan
- Letters: Kevin Nowlan
Story Notes
A significantly amplified version of the origin from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #400.
Batman's Past Is Catching Up With Him
Featuring Batman
Storyline
House ad for "Blind Justice" storyline in Detective Comics and "The Many Deaths Of The Batman" storyline in Batman comics.
Characters
- Batman
Story Notes
Ad is located between pages 4-5 of the story.
The Myth of the Creation
"The reveille, when it sounded, was both unforeseen and loud."
Storyline
As Buddy tries to regain his powers, aliens review his history.
Characters
- Animal Man [Buddy Baker]
- Ellen Baker
- Cliff Baker
- Maxine Baker
Credits
- Script: Grant Morrison
- Pencils: Tom Grummett
- Inks: Doug Hazlewood
- Colors: Helen Vesik
- Letters: Janice Chiang
Story Notes
Leads into Animal Man (DC, 1987 series) #10. This begins to show the dichotomy between the post- and pre-Crisis Animal Man as the fabric of reality begins to unravel.
A Retro-Future Gangster Epic
Featuring Skreemer
Storyline
House ad for mini-series.
Credits
- Pencils: Brett Ewins
- Inks: Brett Ewins
DC Annuals 1989
Featuring DC Comics
"Featuring secrets of the DC Universe"
Storyline
House ad for Blackhawk Annual and Teen Titans Annual.
The Janus Directive
"War Games Within Our Deadliest Organizations"
Storyline
House ad for The Janus Directive storyline in various DC Comics.
Characters
- Suicide Squad
- Manhunter
- Checkmate
- Captain Atom
- Firestorm
"The question as posed on the cover of Strange Adventures #180..."
Credits
- Script: Mark Waid
Story Notes
Includes letters from Jacob Gilber, Charles J. Sperling and Norma McQuaid.