Unofficial Secret Origins Giant Index

SECRET ORIGINS GIANT #1

Cover Date: Summer 1961
Cover Price: $0.25
Publication Date: 1961-06-15

TITLE INDEX

Cover Credits:
Art: Jack Kirby (Challengers vignette), Joe Certa (Martian Manhunter vignette), Lee Elias (Green Arrow vignette)
Pencils: Dick Sprang (Batman, Superman vignette), Gil Kane (Adam Strange and Green Lantern vignettes), Carmine Infantino (Flash vignette), Ross Andru (Wonder Woman vignette)
Inks: Stan Kaye (Batman, Superman vignette), Bernard Sachs (Adam Strange vignette), Joe Giella (Green Lantern vignette), Joe Kubert (Flash vignette), Mike Esposito (Wonder Woman vignette)

Story (reprint): "The Origin of The Superman-Batman Team" (12 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Editing

Julius Schwartz, Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Batman

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from World's Finest Comics #94 (May-June 1958)

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Second Story (reprint): "Secret of the Eternal City!" (15 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Editing

Julius Schwartz, Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Adam Strange

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Showcase #17 (November-December 1958)

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Third Story (reprint): "The Planet of Doomed Men" (15 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Editing

Julius Schwartz, Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Green Lantern Vol. 2 #1 (July-August 1960)

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Fourth Story (reprint): "The Secrets of the Sorcerer's Box!" (6 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Editing

Julius Schwartz, Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Challengers of the Unknown

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Showcase #6 (January-February 1957)

Comment(s):

Reprints first six pages only.

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Feature: "Origin of Green Arrow and Speedy" (1 Pages)

Credits:

Jack Schiff (script)

Lee Elias (art)

typeset (letters)

Julius Schwartz and Jack Schiff (edits)

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow

Speedy

Comment(s):

One page recap of Green Arrow and Speedy's Silver Age origins.

Fifth Story (reprint): "Secret Origin of Wonder Woman" (13 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Editing

Julius Schwartz, Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Wonder Woman

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Wonder Woman #105 (April 1959)

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Sixth Story (reprint): "The Strange Experiments of Dr. Erdel" (6 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Editing

Julius Schwartz, Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Martian Manhunter

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Detective Comics #225 (November 1955)

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Seventh Story (reprint): "Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!" (12 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Editing

Julius Schwartz, Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Flash

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Showcase #4 (September-October 1956)

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