Secret Origins, #1 Newsstand
Published: April 1986
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Issue Contents:
Characters
- Superman [Kal-L
- Clark Kent]
- Spectre
- Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]
- Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
- Flash [Jay Garrick]
- Huntress [Helena Wayne]
Credits
- Pencils: Jerry Ordway
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Jerry Ordway
- Letters: Alex Jay
Story Notes
Image in crystal ball is reprinted from page 19 of main story and is an homage to the cover of [gcd_link_story](6720).
The Secret Origin of the Golden-Age Superman
Storyline
Rocketed to Earth-Two from the exploding planet Krypton, Kal-L grows up to become Superman. He makes his public debut in 1938, trying to prevent the execution of an innocent woman.
Characters
- Superman [Kal-L
- Clark Kent]
- Jor-L
- Lara Jor-L
- John Kent
- Mary Kent
- George Taylor
- Lois Lane
- Butch Mason
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Jerry Ordway
- Colors: Gene D'Angelo
- Letters: David Cody Weiss
Story Notes
Retelling of the stories in Action Comics #1 and Superman #1.
Credits
- Script: Dick Giordano
Superman
Characters
- Superman [Kal-L
- Clark Kent]
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
- Pencils: Joe Shuster
- Pencils: Paul Cassidy
- Pencils: John Sikela
- Inks: Ed Dobrotka
- Inks: John Sikela
- Inks: Leo Nowak
Story Notes
Previously unpublished artwork. Wayne Boring provided information as to who did what.
Featuring The Secret Origin of Secret Origins
Storyline
Letters page explains why series was created post-Crisis. Roy Thomas goes into details how odd numbered issues would cover Golden Age origins, while the even numbered ones would follow the more silver/modern age origins. Gives brief history behind Golden Age Superman, and the writers and artists associated with him, including this issue's artist Wayne Boring.
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Wayne Boring
Story Notes
Last Wayne Boring artwork before his passing.