Secret Origins, #5 Newsstand
Published: August 1986
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Characters
- The Crimson (mainstream Universe)
- Lee Travis (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Pencils: Gene Colan
- Inks: Mike Gustovich
The Crimson Avenger
Storyline
In 1938, Newspaper publisher Lee Travis attends a Halloween party and foils robbers who dressed as aliens to take advantage of civilian panic during the broadcast of the Orson Welles radio broadcast of the War of the Worlds.
Characters
- The Crimson (mainstream Universe) [Origin]
- Wing How (mainstream Universe)
- Sally Stevens (mainstream Universe)
- Lee Travis (mainstream Universe)
- Claudia Barker (death)
- Amos P. Vangilder
- Mrs. Vangilder
- Bill Dock
- Orson Welles
- Martians (four costumed criminals)
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
- Script: Dann Thomas
- Pencils: Gene Colan
- Inks: Mike Gustovich
- Colors: Carl Gafford
- Letters: David Cody Weiss
- Editing: Roy Thomas
- Editing: Robert Greenberger
Story Notes
Previously unrevealed origin of the Crimson Avenger. Features the Crimson Avenger in his original mystery man style. This story takes place on October 30, 1938, during Orson Welles' radio broadcast of War of the Worlds.
Guest Meanwhile...
Credits
- Script: Liv Albert
Detective Comics #22 (1)
Characters
- The Crimson Avenger (mainstream Universe)
- Lee Travis (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Pencils: Jim Chambers
- Pencils: Krzysztof Garula
- Inks: Jim Chambers
- Inks: Krzysztof Garula
Featuring The Secret Origin of Secret Origins
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
Story Notes
Letters from Steve Smith, Raul Wrona, John K. Austin, Neil Ahlquist, Neal Alhadeff, and Paul Emrath.