Secret Origins, #10 Canadian
Published: January 1987
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Issue Contents:
Four Mysterious Geneses
Characters
- The Phantom Stranger (mainstream Universe)
Story Notes
Legends Spin-Off Chapter 6. Artwork is an homage to the woodcut print [Another World II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Another_World.jpg), also known as Other World II, by [M. C. Escher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._C._Escher).
Tarry Till I Come Again
"To each his destiny -- to each his fate."
Storyline
The Phantom Stranger was originally the Wandering Jew in the time of Jesus Christ.
Characters
- King Arthur
- Jesus Christ (mainstream Universe)
- Nero
- The Phantom Stranger
- Queen Guinevere
- Mrs. Harmon
- Father Knox
- Rebecca (death)
Credits
- Script: Mike W. Barr
- Pencils: Jim Aparo
- Inks: Jim Aparo
- Colors: Tom Ziuko
- Letters: Jim Aparo
At Last! The Greatest Hero in Comics by the Greatest Talent in Comics!
Story Notes
House ad for Superman (1987 series) #1, Action Comics (1938 series) #584, and Adventures of Superman (1987 series) #424.
...And Men Shall Call Him Stranger
"Some men seek to understand themselves,"
Storyline
In ancient times, the lone survivor of his town's destruction commits suicide, but is sent back to Earth by angels to aid others with no memories of his past.
Characters
- The Phantom Stranger
- Joshua
Credits
- Script: Paul Levitz
- Pencils: José Luis García-López
- Inks: José Luis García-López
- Colors: Tatjana Wood
- Letters:
Revelations
"The words I hear were formed by mouths long dead."
Storyline
In the future, the Phantom Stranger tries to stop scientist from seeking the creation of the universe. When the universe is destroyed, the scientist becomes the Phantom Stranger at the beginning of creation.
Characters
- The Phantom Stranger
- Dr. Alt
Credits
- Script: Dan Mishkin
- Pencils: Ernie Colón
- Inks: Pablo Marcos
- Colors: Carl Gafford
- Letters: Neal MacDonald
Footsteps
"Blunting the sharp pebbles of memory with ten thousand years of footsteps,"
Storyline
The Phantom Stranger is a fallen, wingless angel.
Characters
- Asmodeus (mainstream Universe)
- Jason Blood (mainstream Universe)
- Etrigan the Demon (mainstream Universe)
- The Phantom Stranger
- Satan (mainstream Universe)
- Otis
- Leviathan (angel, flashback)
- Josh
Credits
- Script: Alan Moore
- Pencils: Joe Orlando
- Inks: Joe Orlando
- Colors: Joe Orlando
- Letters: Bob Lappan
Legends Cross-Overs
Story Notes
House ad for Justice League of America (1960 series) #258, Secret Origins (198 series) #10, and The Fury of Firestorm (1982 eries) #55.
What Has Matt Wagner Done to the Demon?
Story Notes
House ad for The Demon (1987 series).