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class="infobox-label">Schedule</th><td class="infobox-data">Monthly</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Format</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ongoing_series" title="Ongoing series">Ongoing series</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Superhero_comics" title="Superhero comics">Superhero</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publication date</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>One-shot:</b><br />Summer 1961<br /><b>Vol. 1</b><br />February–March 1973; October–November 1974<br /><b>Vol. 2</b>:<br />April 1986 – August 1990<br /><b>Vol. 3</b>:<br />June 2014 – May 2015</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of issues</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>One-shot:</b> 1<br /><b>Vol. 1</b>: 7<br /><b>Vol. 2</b>: 50, plus 3 <i>Annual</i>s and 1 <i>Special</i><br /><b>Vol. 3</b>: 11</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Editor(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Roy_Thomas" title="Roy Thomas">Roy Thomas</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Mark_Waid" title="Mark Waid">Mark Waid</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="#Collected_editions">Collected editions</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i>Secret Origins</i></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free 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href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-930289-50-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-930289-50-1">0-930289-50-1</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Secret Origins</b></i> is the title of several <a href="/wiki/Comic_book" title="Comic book">comic book</a> series published by <a href="/wiki/DC_Comics" title="DC Comics">DC Comics</a> which featured the <a href="/wiki/Origin_story" title="Origin story">origin stories</a> of the publisher's various characters. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publication_history">Publication history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secret_Origins&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Publication history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Secret Origins</i> was first published as a <a href="/wiki/One-shot_(comics)" title="One-shot (comics)">one-shot</a> in 1961 and contained only reprinted material.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The title became an ongoing reprint series in February–March 1973 which ran for seven issues and ended in October–November 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The title was used on various compilations of origin stories, including <i><a href="/wiki/Limited_Collectors%27_Edition" title="Limited Collectors' Edition">Limited Collectors' Edition</a></i> #C-39: <i>Secret Origins Super-Villains</i> (October–November 1975)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and #C-45: <i>More Secret Origins Super-Villains</i> (June–July 1976)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as <i><a href="/wiki/DC_Special_Series" title="DC Special Series">DC Special Series</a></i> #10 (1978)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 19 (Fall 1979).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its most well-known incarnation was a 50-issue series that ran from April 1986 to August 1990,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> plus three <i>Annual</i>s<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and one <i>Special</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Typically, an issue would clarify the <a href="/wiki/Crisis_on_Infinite_Earths" title="Crisis on Infinite Earths">Post-<i>Crisis</i></a> origins of a number of characters,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> usually two as most of the issues were double-sized, i.e. 48 pages. <a href="/wiki/Roy_Thomas" title="Roy Thomas">Roy Thomas</a> was the initial writer/editorial consultant on the series; later issues were overseen by <a href="/wiki/Mark_Waid" title="Mark Waid">Mark Waid</a>. Two more <i>Special</i>s followed in 1998 and 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2004, it returned to the all-reprint format with a <i>Weird Secret Origins</i> special featuring <a href="/wiki/Doctor_Fate" title="Doctor Fate">Doctor Fate</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Spectre_(DC_Comics_character)" title="Spectre (DC Comics character)">Spectre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Animal_Man" title="Animal Man">Animal Man</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Enchantress_(DC_Comics)" title="Enchantress (DC Comics)">Enchantress</a>, <a href="/wiki/Metamorpho" title="Metamorpho">Metamorpho</a>, <a href="/wiki/Congorilla" title="Congorilla">Congorilla</a>, <a href="/wiki/El_Diablo_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="El Diablo (comics)">El Diablo</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Bizarro_World" title="Bizarro World">Bizarro World</a>. </p><p>A new monthly incarnation focusing on characters in <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_52" title="The New 52">The New 52</a></i>, launched in April 2014 with a June <a href="/wiki/Cover_date" title="Cover date">cover date</a>. The first issue featured the origins of <a href="/wiki/Superman" title="Superman">Superman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Supergirl" title="Supergirl">Supergirl</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Dick_Grayson" title="Dick Grayson">Dick Grayson</a> version of <a href="/wiki/Robin_(character)" title="Robin (character)">Robin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This series was cancelled as of issue #11 (May 2015)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on sale in March 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characters_featured_in_the_1986–1990_series"><span id="Characters_featured_in_the_1986.E2.80.931990_series"></span>Characters featured in the 1986–1990 series</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secret_Origins&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Characters featured in the 1986–1990 series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>#1</b> (April 1986): The <a href="/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Comics" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Age of Comics">Golden Age</a> <a href="/wiki/Superman_(Earth-Two)" title="Superman (Earth-Two)">Superman</a>; this was intended as a tribute to the original version of the character, as the latter-day version of Superman was being concurrently introduced by <a href="/wiki/John_Byrne_(comics)" title="John Byrne (comics)">John Byrne</a> in the <i><a href="/wiki/The_Man_of_Steel_(comic_book)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Man of Steel (comic book)">Man Of Steel</a></i> miniseries; art by Golden Age Superman artist <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Boring" title="Wayne Boring">Wayne Boring</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Ordway" title="Jerry Ordway">Jerry Ordway</a>.</li> <li><b>#2</b> (May 1986): The <a href="/wiki/Blue_Beetle" title="Blue Beetle">Blue Beetle</a>, both the Dan Garrett and Ted Kord versions; art by <a href="/wiki/Gil_Kane" title="Gil Kane">Gil Kane</a>.</li> <li><b>#3</b> (June 1986): <a href="/wiki/Captain_Marvel_(DC_Comics)" title="Captain Marvel (DC Comics)">Captain Marvel</a> credited by the <i>Shazam!</i> title; a retelling of the story from <i>WHIZ Comics</i> #2, albeit updated to the modern day. Much of this was changed in the <i><a href="/wiki/Legends_(comics)" title="Legends (comics)">Legends</a></i> crossover. Thomas himself would <a href="/wiki/Retroactive_continuity" title="Retroactive continuity">retcon</a> this some months later in <i><a href="/wiki/Captain_Marvel_(DC_Comics)#Captain_Marvel_in_the_late_1980s" title="Captain Marvel (DC Comics)">SHAZAM! The New Beginning</a></i>, all of which was changed again by Jerry Ordway in his <a href="/wiki/Graphic_novel" title="Graphic novel">graphic novel</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Power_of_Shazam!" title="The Power of Shazam!">The Power of Shazam!</a></i>.</li> <li><b>#4</b> (July 1986): <a href="/wiki/Firestorm_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Firestorm (comics)">Firestorm</a> (Ronnie Raymond).</li> <li><b>#5</b> (August 1986): the original <a href="/wiki/Crimson_Avenger_(Lee_Travis)" title="Crimson Avenger (Lee Travis)">Crimson Avenger</a>; art by <a href="/wiki/Gene_Colan" title="Gene Colan">Gene Colan</a>.</li> <li><b>#6</b> (September 1986): <a href="/wiki/Halo_(DC_Comics)" title="Halo (DC Comics)">Halo</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Outsiders_(comics)" title="Outsiders (comics)">Outsiders</a>; the Golden Age <a href="/wiki/Batman_(Earth-Two)" title="Batman (Earth-Two)">Batman</a>. This was the first double-sized issue.</li> <li><b>#7</b> (October 1986): <a href="/wiki/Guy_Gardner_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guy Gardner (comics)">Guy Gardner</a>; the Golden Age <a href="/wiki/Sandman_(Wesley_Dodds)" title="Sandman (Wesley Dodds)">Sandman</a></li> <li><b>#8</b> (November 1986): <a href="/wiki/Shadow_Lass" title="Shadow Lass">Shadow Lass</a>; <a href="/wiki/Doll_Man" title="Doll Man">Doll Man</a>.</li> <li><b>#9</b> (December 1986): The original <a href="/wiki/Star-Spangled_Kid" title="Star-Spangled Kid">Star-Spangled Kid</a> (Skyman) and <a href="/wiki/Stripesy" class="mw-redirect" title="Stripesy">Stripesy</a>; the Golden Age <a href="/wiki/Flash_(Jay_Garrick)" title="Flash (Jay Garrick)">Flash</a>.</li> <li><b>#10</b> (January 1987): The <a href="/wiki/Phantom_Stranger" title="Phantom Stranger">Phantom Stranger</a>. This was a <i><a href="/wiki/Legends_(comics)" title="Legends (comics)">Legends</a></i> tie-in that related four possible origins for the character; one by Mike Barr and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Aparo" title="Jim Aparo">Jim Aparo</a> was a variation on the <a href="/wiki/Wandering_Jew" title="Wandering Jew">Wandering Jew</a> myth, while another by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Moore" title="Alan Moore">Alan Moore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joe_Orlando" title="Joe Orlando">Joe Orlando</a> postulated that the Stranger was a fallen angel.</li> <li><b>#11</b> (February 1987): the Golden Age <a href="/wiki/Hawkman_(Carter_Hall)" title="Hawkman (Carter Hall)">Hawkman</a>; <a href="/wiki/Power_Girl" title="Power Girl">Power Girl</a>. Both stories presented have since been retconned, with Power Girl's backstory having been redefined by <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Johns" title="Geoff Johns">Geoff Johns</a> in the pages of <i>JSA Classified</i>, which served as part of the buildup to <i><a href="/wiki/Infinite_Crisis" title="Infinite Crisis">Infinite Crisis</a></i>.</li> <li><b>#12</b> (March 1987): The <a href="/wiki/Challengers_of_the_Unknown" title="Challengers of the Unknown">Challengers of the Unknown</a>; <a href="/wiki/Fury_(DC_Comics)" title="Fury (DC Comics)">Fury</a>.</li> <li><b>#13</b> (April 1987): <a href="/wiki/Dick_Grayson" title="Dick Grayson">Nightwing</a> (art by <a href="/wiki/Erik_Larsen" title="Erik Larsen">Erik Larsen</a>); <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Thunder#Original_version" title="Johnny Thunder">Johnny Thunder and his Thunderbolt</a>; the Whip.</li> <li><b>#14</b> (May 1987): <a href="/wiki/Suicide_Squad" title="Suicide Squad">Suicide Squad</a>. Another <i>Legends</i> tie-in, it served as a prequel to the later series and was written by that series' writer, <a href="/wiki/John_Ostrander" title="John Ostrander">John Ostrander</a>.</li> <li><b>#15</b> (June 1987): The <a href="/wiki/Spectre_(DC_Comics_character)" title="Spectre (DC Comics character)">Spectre</a>; <a href="/wiki/Deadman_(DC_Comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Deadman (DC Comics)">Deadman</a>.</li> <li><b>#16</b> (July 1987): <a href="/wiki/Hourman" title="Hourman">Hourman</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Warlord_(DC_Comics)" title="Warlord (DC Comics)">Warlord</a>; <a href="/wiki/%27Mazing_Man" title="'Mazing Man">'Mazing Man</a>.</li> <li><b>#17</b> (August 1987): <a href="/wiki/Adam_Strange" title="Adam Strange">Adam Strange</a>; <a href="/wiki/Doctor_Occult" title="Doctor Occult">Doctor Occult</a>.</li> <li><b>#18</b> (September 1987): The Golden Age Green Lantern (<a href="/wiki/Alan_Scott" title="Alan Scott">Alan Scott</a>); the <a href="/wiki/Creeper_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Creeper (comics)">Creeper</a>.</li> <li><b>#19</b> (October 1987): <a href="/wiki/Uncle_Sam_(comics)" title="Uncle Sam (comics)">Uncle Sam</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Guardian_(DC_Comics)" title="Guardian (DC Comics)">Guardian</a>.</li> <li><b>#20</b> (November 1987): <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Gordon" title="Barbara Gordon">Batgirl</a>; <a href="/wiki/Doctor_Mid-Nite" title="Doctor Mid-Nite">Doctor Mid-Nite</a>.</li> <li><b>#21</b> (December 1987): <a href="/wiki/Jonah_Hex" title="Jonah Hex">Jonah Hex</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Black_Condor" title="Black Condor">Black Condor</a>.</li> <li><b>#22</b> (January 1988): the <a href="/wiki/Manhunters_(DC_Comics)" title="Manhunters (DC Comics)">Manhunters</a>. This was a tie-in with <i><a href="/wiki/Millennium_(comics)" title="Millennium (comics)">Millennium</a></i> as was the subsequent issue, and aligned the various histories of the characters with the <a href="/wiki/Manhunter_(comics)" title="Manhunter (comics)">Manhunter</a> name together.</li> <li><b>#23</b> (February 1988): the <a href="/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Universe" title="Guardians of the Universe">Guardians of the Universe</a> written by <a href="/wiki/Todd_Klein" title="Todd Klein">Todd Klein</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Floronic_Man" title="Floronic Man">Floronic Man</a> written by <a href="/wiki/Rick_Veitch" title="Rick Veitch">Rick Veitch</a>.</li> <li><b>#24</b> (March 1988): <a href="/wiki/Doctor_Fate" title="Doctor Fate">Doctor Fate</a>; <a href="/wiki/Blue_Devil_(DC_Comics)" title="Blue Devil (DC Comics)">Blue Devil</a>. Mark Waid became editor beginning with this issue.</li> <li><b>#25</b> (April 1988): The <a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Super-Heroes" title="Legion of Super-Heroes">Legion of Super-Heroes</a> (now apocryphal); the Golden Age <a href="/wiki/Atom_(Al_Pratt)" title="Atom (Al Pratt)">Atom</a>.</li> <li><b>#26</b> (May 1988): <a href="/wiki/Black_Lightning" title="Black Lightning">Black Lightning</a>; <a href="/wiki/Miss_America_(DC_Comics)" title="Miss America (DC Comics)">Miss America</a>.</li> <li><b>#27</b> (June 1988): <a href="/wiki/Zatanna" title="Zatanna">Zatanna</a>, her father <a href="/wiki/Zatara" title="Zatara">Zatara</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Doctor_Mist" title="Doctor Mist">Doctor Mist</a>.</li> <li><b>#28</b> (July 1988): <a href="/wiki/Midnight_(DC_Comics)" title="Midnight (DC Comics)">Midnight</a> art by Gil Kane; <a href="/wiki/Nightshade_(DC_Comics)" title="Nightshade (DC Comics)">Nightshade</a> art by <a href="/wiki/Rob_Liefeld" title="Rob Liefeld">Rob Liefeld</a>. Nightshade's origin doubled as an introduction/backdrop to a three-issue <i>Suicide Squad</i> story arc where she returned to her place of origin to save her brother.</li> <li><b>#29</b> (August 1988): The <a href="/wiki/Atom_(Ray_Palmer)" title="Atom (Ray Palmer)">Atom</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Red_Tornado_(Golden_Age)" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Tornado (Golden Age)">Red Tornado</a> (Ma Hunkel; this was <a href="/wiki/Sheldon_Mayer" title="Sheldon Mayer">Sheldon Mayer</a>'s last comic book story); <a href="/wiki/Tex_Thompson" title="Tex Thompson">Mr. America</a> (a.k.a. the Americommando).</li> <li><b>#30</b> (September 1988): <a href="/wiki/Plastic_Man" title="Plastic Man">Plastic Man</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Elongated_Man" title="Elongated Man">Elongated Man</a>.</li> <li><b>#31</b> (October 1988): The <a href="/wiki/Justice_Society_of_America" title="Justice Society of America">Justice Society of America</a>. A full-length story, and Roy Thomas' last contribution to the series, excluding the Grim Ghost story in #42.</li> <li><b>#32</b> (November 1988): The <a href="/wiki/Justice_League" title="Justice League">Justice League of America</a>. In a full-length story by <a href="/wiki/Keith_Giffen" title="Keith Giffen">Keith Giffen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peter_David" title="Peter David">Peter David</a>, the Justice League is formed by <a href="/wiki/Green_Lantern" title="Green Lantern">Green Lantern</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hal_Jordan" title="Hal Jordan">Hal Jordan</a>), the <a href="/wiki/Flash_(Barry_Allen)" title="Flash (Barry Allen)">Flash (Barry Allen)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aquaman" title="Aquaman">Aquaman</a>, the Martian Manhunter and the Black Canary. Superman and Batman were not founding members, and <a href="/wiki/Wonder_Woman" title="Wonder Woman">Wonder Woman</a>'s revised continuity precluded her from the same. The events depicted were later expanded upon in <i>JLA: Year One</i> and <i>JLA: Incarnations</i>.</li> <li><b>#33</b> (December 1988): <a href="/wiki/Fire_(comics)" title="Fire (comics)">Fire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ice_(character)" title="Ice (character)">Ice</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mister_Miracle" title="Mister Miracle">Mister Miracle</a>. This and the subsequent two issues dealt with the members of Justice League International.</li> <li><b>#34</b> (Winter 1988): <a href="/wiki/Captain_Atom" title="Captain Atom">Captain Atom</a>, <a href="/wiki/G%27nort" title="G'nort">G'nort</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rocket_Red" title="Rocket Red">Rocket Red</a>.</li> <li><b>#35</b> (Holiday 1988): <a href="/wiki/Booster_Gold" title="Booster Gold">Booster Gold</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maxwell_Lord" title="Maxwell Lord">Maxwell Lord</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Martian_Manhunter" title="Martian Manhunter">Martian Manhunter</a> rendered apocryphal by events and revelations in J'onn J'onnz' later solo series.</li> <li><b>#36</b> (January 1989): Green Lantern (<a href="/wiki/Hal_Jordan" title="Hal Jordan">Hal Jordan</a>) story by <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Priest_(comic_book_writer)" title="Christopher Priest (comic book writer)">Jim Owsley</a>; <a href="/wiki/Poison_Ivy_(character)" title="Poison Ivy (character)">Poison Ivy</a> story by <a href="/wiki/Neil_Gaiman" title="Neil Gaiman">Neil Gaiman</a>.</li> <li><b>#37</b> (February 1989): The <a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Substitute_Heroes" title="Legion of Substitute Heroes">Legion of Substitute Heroes</a>; the original <a href="/wiki/Doctor_Light_(Arthur_Light)" title="Doctor Light (Arthur Light)">Doctor Light</a>.</li> <li><b>#38</b> (March 1989): The <a href="/wiki/Green_Arrow" title="Green Arrow">Green Arrow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roy_Harper_(character)" title="Roy Harper (character)">Speedy</a>.</li> <li><b>#39</b> (April 1989): <a href="/wiki/Animal_Man" title="Animal Man">Animal Man</a> story by <a href="/wiki/Grant_Morrison" title="Grant Morrison">Grant Morrison</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Man-Bat" title="Man-Bat">Man-Bat</a>.</li> <li><b>#40</b> (May 1989): The <a href="/wiki/Gorillas_in_comics" class="mw-redirect" title="Gorillas in comics">all-gorilla</a> issue, spotlighting <a href="/wiki/Congorilla" title="Congorilla">Congorilla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detective_Chimp" title="Detective Chimp">Detective Chimp</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Gorilla_Grodd" title="Gorilla Grodd">Gorilla Grodd</a>.</li> <li><b>#41</b> (June 1989): The <a href="/wiki/Rogues_(comics)" title="Rogues (comics)">Flash's Rogues Gallery</a> - the <a href="/wiki/Weather_Wizard" title="Weather Wizard">Weather Wizard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heat_Wave_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Heat Wave (comics)">Heat Wave</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Trickster_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Trickster (comics)">Trickster</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Pied_Piper_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pied Piper (comics)">Pied Piper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Captain_Boomerang" title="Captain Boomerang">Captain Boomerang</a> and <a href="/wiki/Captain_Cold" title="Captain Cold">Captain Cold</a>.</li> <li><b>#42</b> (July 1989): <a href="/wiki/Phantom_Girl" title="Phantom Girl">Phantom Girl</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Gay_Ghost" title="Gay Ghost">Gay Ghost</a>/Grim Ghost.</li> <li><b>#43</b> (August 1989): The original <a href="/wiki/Hawk_and_Dove" title="Hawk and Dove">Hawk and Dove</a>; <a href="/wiki/Cave_Carson" title="Cave Carson">Cave Carson</a>; <a href="/wiki/Chris_KL-99" title="Chris KL-99">Chris KL-99</a>.</li> <li><b>#44</b> (September 1989): <a href="/wiki/Clayface" title="Clayface">Clayface</a> I, II, III and IV. This issue gave background information for a story arc that appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/Detective_Comics" title="Detective Comics">Detective Comics</a></i> #604-607 entitled <i>The Mud Pack</i>.</li> <li><b>#45</b> (October 1989): <a href="/wiki/Blackhawk_(DC_Comics)" title="Blackhawk (DC Comics)">Blackhawk</a>; <a href="/wiki/El_Diablo_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="El Diablo (comics)">El Diablo</a>.</li> <li><b>#46</b> (December 1989): The headquarters of the Silver Age Justice League of America (story by Grant Morrison), the New Titans' <a href="/wiki/Titans_Tower" class="mw-redirect" title="Titans Tower">Titans Tower</a>, and the 'rocketship clubhouse' of the Legion of Super Heroes. Arm Fall Off Boy makes his first appearance.</li> <li><b>#47</b> (February 1990): Deceased Legionnaires <a href="/wiki/Ferro_Lad" title="Ferro Lad">Ferro Lad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karate_Kid_(character)" title="Karate Kid (character)">Karate Kid</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chemical_King" title="Chemical King">Chemical King</a>.</li> <li><b>#48</b> (April 1990): <a href="/wiki/Ambush_Bug" title="Ambush Bug">Ambush Bug</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stanley_and_His_Monster" title="Stanley and His Monster">Stanley and His Monster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rex_the_Wonder_Dog" title="Rex the Wonder Dog">Rex the Wonder Dog</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Trigger_Twins" title="Trigger Twins">Trigger Twins</a>.</li> <li><b>#49</b> (June 1990): <a href="/wiki/Bouncing_Boy" title="Bouncing Boy">Bouncing Boy</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Newsboy_Legion" title="Newsboy Legion">Newsboy Legion</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Silent_Knight" title="Silent Knight">Silent Knight</a>.</li> <li><b>#50</b> (August 1990): a 96-page last issue. This consisted of a <a href="/wiki/Prose" title="Prose">prose</a> retelling of <a href="/wiki/Robin_(character)" title="Robin (character)">Dick Grayson</a>'s first encounter with Batman by <a href="/wiki/Dennis_O%27Neil" title="Dennis O'Neil">Dennis O'Neil</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_P%C3%A9rez" title="George Pérez">George Pérez</a>; the first meeting of the Golden and Silver Age <a href="/wiki/Flash_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flash (comics)">Flashes</a> story by Grant Morrison; how <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Thunder#Western_version" title="Johnny Thunder">Johnny Thunder (the western hero)</a> came to be; the definitive history of the <a href="/wiki/Black_Canary" title="Black Canary">Black Canary</a>; and the stories behind the <a href="/wiki/Dolphin_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dolphin (comics)">Dolphin</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Space_Museum_(comics)" title="Space Museum (comics)">Space Museum</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Annuals_and_Specials"><i>Annual</i>s and <i>Special</i>s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secret_Origins&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Annuals and Specials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><i>Annual</i> #1</b> (1987): the <a href="/wiki/Doom_Patrol" title="Doom Patrol">Doom Patrol</a> art by <a href="/wiki/John_Byrne_(comics)" title="John Byrne (comics)">John Byrne</a>; <a href="/wiki/Captain_Comet" title="Captain Comet">Captain Comet</a>.</li> <li><b><i>Annual</i> #2</b> (1988): The second and third Flashes (<a href="/wiki/Flash_(Barry_Allen)" title="Flash (Barry Allen)">Barry Allen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wally_West" title="Wally West">Wally West</a>).</li> <li><b><i>Annual</i> #3</b> (1989): the <a href="/wiki/Teen_Titans" title="Teen Titans">Teen Titans</a>. This was an anniversary tribute with contributions from <a href="/wiki/George_P%C3%A9rez" title="George Pérez">George Pérez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Grummett" title="Tom Grummett">Tom Grummett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Irv_Novick" title="Irv Novick">Irv Novick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Cockrum" title="Dave Cockrum">Dave Cockrum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Maguire_(artist)" title="Kevin Maguire (artist)">Kevin Maguire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Colleen_Doran" title="Colleen Doran">Colleen Doran</a>. It also included five pages of <i><a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Who_in_the_DC_Universe" title="Who's Who in the DC Universe">Who's Who</a></i> entries on <a href="/wiki/Bette_Kane" title="Bette Kane">Flamebird</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Eagle_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Eagle (comics)">Golden Eagle</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Bumblebee_(DC_Comics)" title="Bumblebee (DC Comics)">Bumblebee</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Mal_Duncan" title="Mal Duncan">Herald</a>, the Antithesis and the <a href="/wiki/Mister_Twister_(comics)" title="Mister Twister (comics)">Gargoyle</a>.</li> <li><b><i>Special</i> #1</b> (1989): the <a href="/wiki/Penguin_(character)" title="Penguin (character)">Penguin</a> by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Grant_(writer)" title="Alan Grant (writer)">Alan Grant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sam_Kieth" title="Sam Kieth">Sam Kieth</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Riddler" title="Riddler">Riddler</a> by Neil Gaiman, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Wagner" title="Matt Wagner">Matt Wagner</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Mireault" title="Bernie Mireault">Bernie Mireault</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Two-Face" title="Two-Face">Two-Face</a> by <a href="/wiki/Mark_Verheiden" title="Mark Verheiden">Mark Verheiden</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pat_Broderick" title="Pat Broderick">Pat Broderick</a>.</li></ul> <p>Additionally, there was a belated <i>Secret Origins 80-Page Giant</i> issued in 1998 (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-56389-440-8" title="Special:BookSources/1-56389-440-8">1-56389-440-8</a>), that focused on the members of <a href="/wiki/Young_Justice" title="Young Justice">Young Justice</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Secret_Origins_collected_edition"><i>Secret Origins</i> collected edition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secret_Origins&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Secret Origins collected edition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some issues of the second series were collected in a <a href="/wiki/Trade_paperback_(comics)" title="Trade paperback (comics)">trade paperback</a> along with other material and some original work in 1989 called <i>Secret Origins</i>, but the official title, as stated in the book's <a href="/wiki/Indicia_(publishing)" title="Indicia (publishing)">indicia</a>, is given as <i>Secret Origins of The World's Greatest Super-Heroes</i> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0930289501" title="Special:BookSources/0930289501">0930289501</a>). The focus was on DC's major characters: the origins of the Justice League of America (from #32), the Flash (Barry Allen, from <i>Secret Origins Annual</i> #2); Green Lantern (Hal Jordan, from #36); J'onn J'onnz, the Martian Manhunter (from #35); and Superman (from <i>The Man of Steel</i> #6). There was also an all-new retelling of Batman's origins, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Man_Who_Falls" title="The Man Who Falls">Batman: The Man Who Falls</a></i>, by Dennis O'Neil and <a href="/wiki/Dick_Giordano" title="Dick Giordano">Dick Giordano</a>; this story later served as a cited inspiration for the <a href="/wiki/2005_in_film" title="2005 in film">2005 film</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Begins" title="Batman Begins">Batman Begins</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-genesis_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-genesis-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><i><b>Showcase Presents: Blue Beetle</b></i> includes <i>Secret Origins</i> #2 (<i>Blue Beetle: Echoes Of Future Past!</i>). 590 pages. January 2015. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781401251475" title="Special:BookSources/9781401251475">9781401251475</a></li> <li><i><b>Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Vol. 2</b></i> includes <i>Secret Origins</i> #6 (<i>The Secret Origin Of Batman</i>). 208 pages. February 2007. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781401212148" title="Special:BookSources/9781401212148">9781401212148</a></li> <li><i><b>Batman: Legends Of The Dark Knight - Marshall Rogers</b></i> includes <i>Secret Origins</i> #6 (<i>The Secret Origin Of Batman</i>). 484 pages. November 2011. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781401232276" title="Special:BookSources/9781401232276">9781401232276</a></li> <li><i><b>Last Days Of The Justice Society Of America</b></i> includes <i>Secret Origins</i> #7 (<i>The Secret Origin Of The Golden Age Sandman</i>), #9 (<i>The Secret Origin Of The Star-Spangled Kid And Stripesy & The Secret Origin Of The Golden Age Flash</i>), #11 (<i>The Secret Origin Of The Golden Age Hawkman</i>), #13 (<i>The Secret Origin Of Johnny Thunder</i>), #15 (<i>The Secret Origin Of The Spectre</i>), #16 (<i>The Secret Origin Of The Golden Age Hourman</i>), #18 (<i>The Secret Origin Of The Golden Age Green Lantern</i>), #20 (<i>The Secret Origin Of Dr. Mid-Nite</i>), #24 (<i>The Secret Origin Of Dr. Fate</i>), #25 (<i>The Secret Origin Of The Golden Age Atom</i>) and #31 (<i>The Secret Origin Of The Justice Society Of America</i>). 336 pages. May 2017. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781401267339" title="Special:BookSources/9781401267339">9781401267339</a></li> <li><i><b>The Phantom Stranger Omnibus</b></i> includes <i>Secret Origins</i> #10 (<i>The Secret Origin Of The Phantom Stranger</i>). 1248 pages. August 2023. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781779506030" title="Special:BookSources/9781779506030">9781779506030</a></li> <li><i><b>DC Universe by Alan Moore</b></i> includes <i>Secret Origins</i> #10 (<i>Footsteps</i>). 464 pages. April 2013. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781401233402" title="Special:BookSources/9781401233402">9781401233402</a></li> <li><i><b>Nightwing: Old Friends, New Enemies</b></i> includes <i>Secret Origins</i> #13 (<i>The Secret Origin Of Nightwing</i>). 156 pages. August 2013. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781401240455" title="Special:BookSources/9781401240455">9781401240455</a></li> <li><i><b>Suicide Squad: Trial By Fire</b></i> includes <i>Secret Origins</i> #14 (<i>The Secret Origin Of The Suicide Squad</i>). 229 pages. February 2011. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781401230050" title="Special:BookSources/9781401230050">9781401230050</a></li> <li><i><b>Deadman Omnibus</b></i> includes <i>Secret Origins</i> #15 (<i>Death Like A Crown</i>). 944 pages. December 2020. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781779504883" title="Special:BookSources/9781779504883">9781779504883</a></li> <li><i><b>Doom Patrol: The Bronze Age Omnibus</b></i> includes <i>Secret Origins Annual</i> #1 (<i>The Secret Origin Of The Doom Patrol</i>). 1056 pages. November 2019. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781401298838" title="Special:BookSources/9781401298838">9781401298838</a></li> <li><i><b>The Flash: A Celebration Of 75 Years</b></i> includes <i>Secret Origins Annual</i> #2 (<i>The Unforgiving Minute</i>). 480 pages. April 2015. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781401251789" title="Special:BookSources/9781401251789">9781401251789</a></li> <li><i><b>Justice League International Omnibus Vol. 3</b></i> includes <i>Secret Origins</i> #33, 34 and 35. 1448 pages. May 2024. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781779525642" title="Special:BookSources/9781779525642">9781779525642</a></li> <li><i><b>DC Universe by Neil Gaiman</b></i> includes <i>Secret Origins</i> #36 (<i>Pavane</i>) and <i>Secret Origins Special</i>. 224 pages. October 2016. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781401264888" title="Special:BookSources/9781401264888">9781401264888</a></li> <li><i><b>Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters Saga Omnibus Vol. 1</b></i> includes <i>Secret Origins</i> #38 (<i>Sometimes A Fool Notion</i>). 1527 pages. September 2020. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781779502568" title="Special:BookSources/9781779502568">9781779502568</a></li> <li><i><b>Animal Man: Origin Of The Species</b></i> includes <i>Secret Origins</i> #39 (<i>The Myth Of The Creation</i>). 224 pages. July 2002. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781563898907" title="Special:BookSources/9781563898907">9781563898907</a></li> <li><i><b>JLA by Grant Morrison Omnibus</b></i> includes <i>Secret Origins</i> #46 (<i>Ghosts Of Stone</i>). 1486 pages. November 2020. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781779504999" title="Special:BookSources/9781779504999">9781779504999</a></li> <li><i><b>Showcase Presents: Ambush Bug</b></i> includes <i>Secret Origins</i> #48 (<i>The Secret Origin Of Ambush Bug</i>). 488 pages. March 2009. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781401221805" title="Special:BookSources/9781401221805">9781401221805</a></li> <li><i><b>Tales Of The Batman: Alam Brennert</b></i> includes <i>Secret Origins</i> #50 (<i>Unfinished Business</i>). 187 pages. July 2016. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781401263492" title="Special:BookSources/9781401263492">9781401263492</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characters_featured_in_the_2014–15_series"><span id="Characters_featured_in_the_2014.E2.80.9315_series"></span>Characters featured in the 2014–15 series</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secret_Origins&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Characters featured in the 2014–15 series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>#1</b> (June 2014): <a href="/wiki/Superman" title="Superman">Superman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robin_(character)" title="Robin (character)">Robin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dick_Grayson" title="Dick Grayson">Dick Grayson</a>), <a href="/wiki/Supergirl" title="Supergirl">Supergirl</a></li> <li><b>#2</b> (July 2014): <a href="/wiki/Batman" title="Batman">Batman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aquaman" title="Aquaman">Aquaman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Starfire_(Koriand%27r)" class="mw-redirect" title="Starfire (Koriand'r)">Starfire</a></li> <li><b>#3</b> (August 2014): <a href="/wiki/Green_Lantern" title="Green Lantern">Green Lantern</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hal_Jordan" title="Hal Jordan">Hal Jordan</a>), <a href="/wiki/Batwoman" title="Batwoman">Batwoman (Kate Kane)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red_Robin_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Robin (comics)">Red Robin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tim_Drake" title="Tim Drake">Tim Drake</a>)</li> <li><b>#4</b> (September 2014): <a href="/wiki/Harley_Quinn" title="Harley Quinn">Harley Quinn</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Green_Arrow" title="Green Arrow">Green Arrow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Damian_Wayne" title="Damian Wayne">Damian Wayne</a></li> <li><b>#5</b> (October 2014): <a href="/wiki/Cyborg_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cyborg (comics)">Cyborg</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Red_Hood" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Hood">Red Hood</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jason_Todd" title="Jason Todd">Jason Todd</a>), <a href="/wiki/Mera_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mera (comics)">Mera</a></li> <li><b>#6</b> (December 2014): <a href="/wiki/Wonder_Woman" title="Wonder Woman">Wonder Woman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deadman_(DC_Comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Deadman (DC Comics)">Deadman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sinestro" title="Sinestro">Sinestro</a></li> <li><b>#7</b> (January 2015): The <a href="/wiki/Flash_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flash (comics)">Flash</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Huntress_(DC_Comics)" title="Huntress (DC Comics)">Huntress</a>, <a href="/wiki/Superboy" title="Superboy">Superboy</a></li> <li><b>#8</b> (February 2015): <a href="/wiki/Dick_Grayson" title="Dick Grayson">Grayson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Animal_Man" title="Animal Man">Animal Man</a>, <a href="/wiki/Katana_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Katana (comics)">Katana</a></li> <li><b>#9</b> (March 2015): The <a href="/wiki/Swamp_Thing" title="Swamp Thing">Swamp Thing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Power_Girl" title="Power Girl">Power Girl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Green_Lantern" title="Green Lantern">Green Lantern</a> (<a href="/wiki/John_Stewart_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Stewart (comics)">John Stewart</a>)</li> <li><b>#10</b> (April 2015): <a href="/wiki/Batgirl" title="Batgirl">Batgirl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Firestorm_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Firestorm (comics)">Firestorm</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poison_Ivy_(character)" title="Poison Ivy (character)">Poison Ivy</a></li> <li><b>#11</b> (May 2015): The <a href="/wiki/Black_Canary" title="Black Canary">Black Canary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guy_Gardner_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guy Gardner (comics)">Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Constantine" title="John Constantine">John Constantine</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Collected_editions_2014–15_series"><span id="Collected_editions_2014.E2.80.9315_series"></span>Collected editions 2014–15 series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secret_Origins&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Collected editions 2014–15 series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Secret Origins Volume 1</i> - collects <i>Secret Origins</i> (vol. 3) #1-4 (Feb. 2015)</li> <li><i>Secret Origins Volume 2</i> - collects <i>Secret Origins</i> (vol. 3) #5-11 (Aug. 2015)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Secret_Origins_of_Super-Heroes"><i>Secret Origins of Super-Heroes</i></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secret_Origins&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Secret Origins of Super-Heroes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During <i><a href="/wiki/52_(comics)" title="52 (comics)">52</a></i>, Weeks 12 through 51 featured two-page origins of various superheroes, written by <a href="/wiki/Mark_Waid" title="Mark Waid">Mark Waid</a>. The origins featured were: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li>Week 12: <a href="/wiki/Wonder_Woman" title="Wonder Woman">Wonder Woman</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 13: The <a href="/wiki/Elongated_Man" title="Elongated Man">Elongated Man</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 14: <a href="/wiki/Metamorpho" title="Metamorpho">Metamorpho</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 15: <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Irons" class="mw-redirect" title="John Henry Irons">Steel</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 16: <a href="/wiki/Black_Adam" title="Black Adam">Black Adam</a><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 17: <a href="/wiki/Lobo_(DC_Comics)" title="Lobo (DC Comics)">Lobo</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 18: The <a href="/wiki/Question_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Question (comics)">Question</a><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 19: <a href="/wiki/Animal_Man" title="Animal Man">Animal Man</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 20: <a href="/wiki/Adam_Strange" title="Adam Strange">Adam Strange</a><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 22: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Jordan" title="Hal Jordan">Green Lantern</a><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 23: <a href="/wiki/Wildcat_(DC_Comics)" title="Wildcat (DC Comics)">Wildcat</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 24: <a href="/wiki/Booster_Gold" title="Booster Gold">Booster Gold</a><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 25: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Grayson" title="Dick Grayson">Nightwing</a><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 26: <a href="/wiki/Hawkman_(Carter_Hall)" title="Hawkman (Carter Hall)">Hawkman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hawkgirl" title="Hawkgirl">Hawkgirl</a><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 27: The <a href="/wiki/Black_Canary" title="Black Canary">Black Canary</a><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 28: The <a href="/wiki/Catman_(DC_Comics)" title="Catman (DC Comics)">Catman</a><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 30: The <a href="/wiki/Metal_Men" title="Metal Men">Metal Men</a><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li>Week 31: <a href="/wiki/Robin_(Tim_Drake)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robin (Tim Drake)">Robin</a><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 32: The <a href="/wiki/Blue_Beetle_(Jaime_Reyes)" title="Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)">Blue Beetle</a><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 33: The <a href="/wiki/Martian_Manhunter" title="Martian Manhunter">Martian Manhunter</a><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 34: <a href="/wiki/Zatanna" title="Zatanna">Zatanna</a><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 36: <a href="/wiki/Power_Girl" title="Power Girl">Power Girl</a><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 37: <a href="/wiki/Firestorm_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Firestorm (comics)">Firestorm the Nuclear Man</a><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 38: The <a href="/wiki/Red_Tornado" title="Red Tornado">Red Tornado</a><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 39: <a href="/wiki/Mister_Terrific_(Michael_Holt)" title="Mister Terrific (Michael Holt)">Mr. Terrific</a><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 41: <a href="/wiki/Starfire_(Koriand%27r)" class="mw-redirect" title="Starfire (Koriand'r)">Starfire</a><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 42: The <a href="/wiki/Green_Arrow" title="Green Arrow">Green Arrow</a><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 43: <a href="/wiki/Plastic_Man" title="Plastic Man">Plastic Man</a><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 46: <a href="/wiki/Batman" title="Batman">Batman</a><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 47: The <a href="/wiki/Teen_Titans" title="Teen Titans">Teen Titans</a><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 48: The <a href="/wiki/Birds_of_Prey_(comic_book)" class="mw-redirect" title="Birds of Prey (comic book)">Birds of Prey</a><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 49: The <a href="/wiki/Justice_Society_of_America" title="Justice Society of America">Justice Society of America</a><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Week 51: The <a href="/wiki/Justice_League" title="Justice League">Justice League of America</a><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Secret_Origins_of_Super-Villains"><i>Secret Origins of Super-Villains</i></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secret_Origins&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Secret Origins of Super-Villains"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beginning with #37, each issue of <i><a href="/wiki/Countdown_to_Final_Crisis" title="Countdown to Final Crisis">Countdown</a></i> featured the origins of a supervillain, written by <a href="/wiki/Scott_Beatty" title="Scott Beatty">Scott Beatty</a>. The origins are: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li>#37: <a href="/wiki/Poison_Ivy_(character)" title="Poison Ivy (character)">Poison Ivy</a><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#36: <a href="/wiki/Deathstroke" title="Deathstroke">Deathstroke the Terminator</a><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#35: <a href="/wiki/Parallax_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Parallax (comics)">Parallax</a><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#34: <a href="/wiki/Lex_Luthor" title="Lex Luthor">Lex Luthor</a><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#33: The <a href="/wiki/Riddler" title="Riddler">Riddler</a><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#32: <a href="/wiki/Eclipso" title="Eclipso">Eclipso</a><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#31: The <a href="/wiki/Joker_(character)" title="Joker (character)">Joker</a><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#30: <a href="/wiki/General_Zod" title="General Zod">General Zod</a><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#29: The <a href="/wiki/Penguin_(character)" title="Penguin (character)">Penguin</a><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#28: The <a href="/wiki/Trickster_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Trickster (comics)">Trickster</a><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Pied_Piper_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pied Piper (comics)">Pied Piper</a><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#27: <a href="/wiki/Two-Face" title="Two-Face">Two-Face</a><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#25: <a href="/wiki/Killer_Frost" title="Killer Frost">Killer Frost</a><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#24: <a href="/wiki/DeSaad" title="DeSaad">DeSaad</a><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#23: <a href="/wiki/Mister_Mxyzptlk" title="Mister Mxyzptlk">Mr. Mxyzptlk</a><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#22: <a href="/wiki/Deadshot" title="Deadshot">Deadshot</a><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#21: <a href="/wiki/Granny_Goodness" title="Granny Goodness">Granny Goodness</a><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#20: <a href="/wiki/Mister_Mind" title="Mister Mind">Mr. Mind</a><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#19: The <a href="/wiki/Scarecrow_(DC_Comics)" title="Scarecrow (DC Comics)">Scarecrow</a><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li>#18: <a href="/wiki/Doctor_Light_(Arthur_Light)" title="Doctor Light (Arthur Light)">Dr. Light</a><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#17: The <a href="/wiki/Monarch_(comics)" title="Monarch (comics)">Monarch</a><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#16: <a href="/wiki/Sinestro" title="Sinestro">Sinestro</a><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#15: <a href="/wiki/Doomsday_(DC_Comics)" title="Doomsday (DC Comics)">Doomsday</a><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#14: <a href="/wiki/Gorilla_Grodd" title="Gorilla Grodd">Gorilla Grodd</a><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#13: The <a href="/wiki/Hank_Henshaw" title="Hank Henshaw">Cyborg Superman</a><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#12: <a href="/wiki/Circe_(character)" title="Circe (character)">Circe</a><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#11: <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Grundy_(character)" title="Solomon Grundy (character)">Solomon Grundy</a><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#10: <a href="/wiki/Harley_Quinn" title="Harley Quinn">Harley Quinn</a><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#9: <a href="/wiki/Black_Manta" title="Black Manta">Black Manta</a><sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#8: <a href="/wiki/Bizarro" title="Bizarro">Bizarro</a><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#7: <a href="/wiki/Bane_(DC_Comics)" title="Bane (DC Comics)">Bane</a><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#6: <a href="/wiki/Felix_Faust" title="Felix Faust">Felix Faust</a><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#5: <a href="/wiki/Mr._Freeze" title="Mr. Freeze">Mr. Freeze</a><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#4: <a href="/wiki/Ra%27s_al_Ghul" title="Ra's al Ghul">Ra's al Ghul</a><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#3: <a href="/wiki/Amazo" title="Amazo">Amazo</a><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>#2: <a href="/wiki/Darkseid" title="Darkseid">Darkseid</a><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_media">Other media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secret_Origins&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Other media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Super_Friends">Super Friends</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secret_Origins&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Super Friends"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <i><a href="/wiki/Challenge_of_the_Superfriends" title="Challenge of the Superfriends">Challenge of the Superfriends</a></i> episode "Secret Origins of the Super Friends", the <a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Doom" title="Legion of Doom">Legion of Doom</a> learn of the Secret Origins of <a href="/wiki/Superman" title="Superman">Superman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wonder_Woman" title="Wonder Woman">Wonder Woman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hal_Jordan" title="Hal Jordan">Green Lantern</a>. This was the second of three times during the course of the <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Friends" title="Super Friends">Super Friends</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Animated_series" title="Animated series">animated series</a> in which Superman's secret origin was shown. </p><p>In this episode, the Legion of Doom attempt to undo their Secret Origins by travelling backward through <a href="/wiki/Time" title="Time">time</a> to change the outcome of events. <a href="/wiki/Priscilla_Rich" class="mw-redirect" title="Priscilla Rich">Cheetah</a> competed in the tournament on <a href="/wiki/Paradise_Island" title="Paradise Island">Paradise Island</a>, and she defeated Princess Diana, and therefore she became Wonder Woman instead. <a href="/wiki/Lex_Luthor" title="Lex Luthor">Lex Luthor</a> prevented <a href="/wiki/Hal_Jordan" title="Hal Jordan">Hal Jordan</a> from getting the <a href="/wiki/Green_Lantern_Ring" class="mw-redirect" title="Green Lantern Ring">Green Lantern Ring</a> from <a href="/wiki/Abin_Sur" title="Abin Sur">Abin Sur</a> by stealing it himself, thereby becoming the "Green Luthor". As for Superman, the <a href="/wiki/Hall_of_Doom" class="mw-redirect" title="Hall of Doom">Hall of Doom</a> knocked the <a href="/wiki/Kryptonian" title="Kryptonian">Kryptonian</a> <a href="/wiki/Rocket" title="Rocket">Rocket</a> off course, so that it didn't land on <a href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth</a>, but rather another planet that was under a <a href="/wiki/Red_supergiant" title="Red supergiant">red sun</a>, thereby preventing him from getting super powers and growing up to become Superman. However, the other <a href="/wiki/Justice_League" title="Justice League">Justice League</a> members learn of the Legion's scheme, and they go back in time to set history straight. </p><p>The episode "History of Doom" showcased the Secret Origin of <a href="/wiki/Lex_Luthor" title="Lex Luthor">Lex Luthor</a>, which depicts Luthor as a farm boy in <a href="/wiki/Smallville,_Kansas" class="mw-redirect" title="Smallville, Kansas">Smallville</a> and a friend of <a href="/wiki/Superboy" title="Superboy">Superboy</a>, just as it was in the <a href="/wiki/Pre-Crisis" class="mw-redirect" title="Pre-Crisis">Pre-Crisis</a> <a href="/wiki/DC_Comics" title="DC Comics">comic books</a> at that time that were set on <a href="/wiki/Earth-One" title="Earth-One">Earth-One</a>. The same episode also shows the Secret Origins of <a href="/wiki/Apache_Chief" title="Apache Chief">Apache Chief</a> and <a href="/wiki/Giganta" title="Giganta">Giganta</a>, whose origins apparently tied together. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Batman" title="Batman">Batman</a>'s Secret Origin wasn't revealed until <i><a href="/wiki/The_Super_Powers_Team:_Galactic_Guardians" title="The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians">The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians</a></i> episode <i>The Fear</i>, which tells the tale of how <a href="/wiki/Joe_Chill" title="Joe Chill">Joe Chill</a> killed his <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Wayne" title="Thomas Wayne">par</a><a href="/wiki/Martha_Wayne" title="Martha Wayne">ents</a> and how as a result, he became Batman, but he had yet to overcome his fear of <a href="/wiki/Crime_Alley" class="mw-redirect" title="Crime Alley">Crime Alley</a>, a fear that his enemy <a href="/wiki/Scarecrow_(DC_Comics)" title="Scarecrow (DC Comics)">the Scarecrow</a> would exploit. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secret_Origins&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Secret_Files_and_Origins" title="Secret Files and Origins">Secret Files and Origins</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secret_Origins&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.comics.org/series/1471"><i> </i>Secret Origins<i> one-shot</i></a> at the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Comics_Database" title="Grand Comics Database">Grand Comics Database</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.comics.org/series/2104"><i> </i>Secret Origins<i></i></a> at the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Comics_Database" title="Grand Comics Database">Grand Comics Database</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSacksDallas2014" class="citation book cs1">Sacks, Jason; Dallas, Keith (2014). <i>American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s</i>. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 114. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1605490564" title="Special:BookSources/978-1605490564"><bdi>978-1605490564</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=American+Comic+Book+Chronicles%3A+The+1970s&rft.pages=114&rft.pub=TwoMorrows+Publishing&rft.date=2014&rft.isbn=978-1605490564&rft.aulast=Sacks&rft.aufirst=Jason&rft.au=Dallas%2C+Keith&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASecret+Origins" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.comics.org/issue/68954">"<i>Limited Collectors' Edition</i> #C-39"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Grand_Comics_Database" title="Grand Comics Database">Grand Comics Database</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Limited+Collectors%27+Edition+%23C-39&rft.pub=Grand+Comics+Database&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comics.org%2Fissue%2F68954&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASecret+Origins" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.comics.org/issue/68959">"<i>Limited Collectors' Edition</i> #C-45"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Grand_Comics_Database" title="Grand Comics Database">Grand Comics Database</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Limited+Collectors%27+Edition+%23C-45&rft.pub=Grand+Comics+Database&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comics.org%2Fissue%2F68959&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASecret+Origins" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.comics.org/issue/31908">"<i>DC Special Series</i> #10"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Grand_Comics_Database" title="Grand Comics Database">Grand Comics Database</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=DC+Special+Series+%2310&rft.pub=Grand+Comics+Database&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comics.org%2Fissue%2F31908&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASecret+Origins" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.comics.org/issue/33806">"<i>DC Special Series</i> #19"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Grand_Comics_Database" title="Grand Comics Database">Grand Comics Database</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=DC+Special+Series+%2319&rft.pub=Grand+Comics+Database&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comics.org%2Fissue%2F33806&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASecret+Origins" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.comics.org/series/3166"><i> </i>Secret Origins<i> vol. 2</i></a> at the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Comics_Database" title="Grand Comics Database">Grand Comics Database</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.comics.org/series/3377"><i> </i>Secret Origins Annual<i></i></a> at the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Comics_Database" title="Grand Comics Database">Grand Comics Database</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.comics.org/series/3819"><i> </i>Secret Origins Special<i></i></a> at the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Comics_Database" title="Grand Comics Database">Grand Comics Database</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFManningDolan2010" class="citation book cs1">Manning, Matthew K.; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1980s". <i>DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle</i>. London, United Kingdom: <a href="/wiki/Dorling_Kindersley" class="mw-redirect" title="Dorling Kindersley">Dorling Kindersley</a>. p. 218. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7566-6742-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7566-6742-9"><bdi>978-0-7566-6742-9</bdi></a>. <q>The heroes of the DC Universe got a little more exposed thanks to the new ongoing effort <i>Secret Origins</i>, a title offering new interpretations to the backgrounds of some of comics' biggest icons.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=1980s&rft.btitle=DC+Comics+Year+By+Year+A+Visual+Chronicle&rft.place=London%2C+United+Kingdom&rft.pages=218&rft.pub=Dorling+Kindersley&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-0-7566-6742-9&rft.aulast=Manning&rft.aufirst=Matthew+K.&rft.au=Dolan%2C+Hannah%2C+ed.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASecret+Origins" class="Z3988"></span> <span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: </span><span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">|first2=</code> has generic name (<a href="/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#generic_name" title="Help:CS1 errors">help</a>)</span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment">CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list" title="Category:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list">link</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.comics.org/series/5994"><i> </i>Secret Origins 80-Page Giant<i></i></a> at the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Comics_Database" title="Grand Comics Database">Grand Comics Database</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.comics.org/series/10200"><i> </i>Secret Origins of Super-Villains 80-Page Giant<i></i></a> at the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Comics_Database" title="Grand Comics Database">Grand Comics Database</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSunu2014" class="citation web cs1">Sunu, Steve (January 13, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=50240">"Exclusive: DC's <i>Secret Origins</i> & Tomasi's <i>Batman Vs. Bane</i> To Debut in April"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Comic_Book_Resources" title="Comic Book Resources">Comic Book Resources</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140712085611/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=50240">Archived</a> from the original on July 12, 2014.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Comic+Book+Resources&rft.atitle=Exclusive%3A+DC%27s+Secret+Origins+%26+Tomasi%27s+Batman+Vs.+Bane+To+Debut+in+April&rft.date=2014-01-13&rft.aulast=Sunu&rft.aufirst=Steve&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.comicbookresources.com%2F%3Fpage%3Darticle%26id%3D50240&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASecret+Origins" class="Z3988"></span> Archive requires scrolldown</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.comics.org/series/80309"><i> </i>Secret Origins<i> vol. 3</i></a> at the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Comics_Database" title="Grand Comics Database">Grand Comics Database</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKamen2014" class="citation magazine cs1">Kamen, Matt (December 16, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-12/16/dc-cancellations">"DC Comics cancels half its line from March 2015"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Wired_UK" title="Wired UK">Wired UK</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150908083204/http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-12/16/dc-cancellations">Archived</a> from the original on September 8, 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Wired+UK&rft.atitle=DC+Comics+cancels+half+its+line+from+March+2015&rft.date=2014-12-16&rft.aulast=Kamen&rft.aufirst=Matt&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farchive%2F2014-12%2F16%2Fdc-cancellations&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASecret+Origins" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-genesis-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-genesis_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation audio-visual cs1"><a href="/wiki/Dan_DiDio" title="Dan DiDio">DiDio, Dan</a> (Vice President of DC Comics), <a href="/wiki/David_S._Goyer" title="David S. Goyer">Goyer, David S.</a> (Co-writer), <a href="/wiki/Paul_Levitz" title="Paul Levitz">Levitz, Paul</a> (President - <a href="/wiki/DC_Comics" title="DC Comics">DC Comics</a>), <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Nolan" title="Christopher Nolan">Nolan, Christopher</a> (Director), Schreck, Bob (Batman Editor - DC Comics) (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485650/"><i>Genesis of the Bat</i></a> (DVD featurette).</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Genesis+of+the+Bat&rft.date=2006&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt0485650%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASecret+Origins" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Waid" title="Mark Waid">Waid, Mark</a> (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Adam_Hughes" title="Adam Hughes">Hughes, Adam</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Hughes, Adam (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Wonder Woman" <i><a href="/wiki/52_(comics)" title="52 (comics)">52</a></i>, no. 12 (September 2006 [July 26, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nowlan" title="Kevin Nowlan">Nowlan, Kevin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Nowlan, Kevin (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Elongated Man" <i>52</i>, no. 13 (October 2006 [August 2, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Eric_Powell_(comics)" title="Eric Powell (comics)">Powell, Eric</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Powell, Eric (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Metamorpho, the Element Man" <i>52</i>, no. 14 (October 2006 [August 9, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Jon_Bogdanove" title="Jon Bogdanove">Bogdanove, Jon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Bogdanove, Jon (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Steel" <i>52</i>, no. 15 (October 2006 [August 16, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/J._G._Jones" title="J. G. Jones">Jones, J. G.</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Jones, J. G. (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Black Adam" <i>52</i>, no. 16 (October 2006 [August 23, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Keith_Giffen" title="Keith Giffen">Giffen, Keith</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Jadson, Jack (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Lobo" <i>52</i>, no. 17 (October 2006 [August 30, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Joe_Bennett_(artist)" title="Joe Bennett (artist)">Bennett, Joe</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Bennett, Joe (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of the Question" <i>52</i>, no. 18 (November 2006 [September 6, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Brian_Bolland" title="Brian Bolland">Bolland, Brian</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Mardon, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Animal Man" <i>52</i>, no. 19 (November 2006 [September 13, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Nowlan, Kevin (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Nowlan, Kevin (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Adam Strange" <i>52</i>, no. 20 (November 2006 [September 20, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Ivan_Reis" title="Ivan Reis">Reis, Ivan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Albert, Oclair (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Green Lantern" <i>52</i>, no. 22 (December 2006 [October 4, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Ordway" title="Jerry Ordway">Ordway, Jerry</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Ordway, Jerry (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Wildcat" <i>52</i>, no. 23 (December 2006 [October 11, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Dan_Jurgens" title="Dan Jurgens">Jurgens, Dan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), <a href="/wiki/Andy_Lanning" title="Andy Lanning">Lanning, Andy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Booster Gold" <i>52</i>, no. 24 (December 2006 [October 18, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/George_P%C3%A9rez" title="George Pérez">Pérez, George</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Pérez, George (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Nightwing" <i>52</i>, no. 25 (December 2006 [October 25, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Bennett, Joe (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Jose, Ruy (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Hawkman and Hawkgirl" <i>52</i>, no. 26 (January 2007 [November 1, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Howard_Chaykin" title="Howard Chaykin">Chaykin, Howard</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Chaykin, Howard (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Black Canary" <i>52</i>, no. 27 (January 2007 [November 8, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Dale_Eaglesham" title="Dale Eaglesham">Eaglesham, Dale</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), <a href="/wiki/Art_Thibert" title="Art Thibert">Thibert, Art</a> (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Catman" <i>52</i>, no. 28 (January 2007 [November 15, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Duncan_Rouleau" title="Duncan Rouleau">Rouleau, Duncan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Rouleau, Duncan (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of the Metal Men" <i>52</i>, no. 30 (January 2007 [November 29, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Williams_II" title="Freddie Williams II">Williams II, Freddie</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Williams II, Freddie (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Robin" <i>52</i>, no. 31 (February 2007 [December 6, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Cully_Hamner" title="Cully Hamner">Hamner, Cully</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Hamner, Cully (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Blue Beetle" <i>52</i>, no. 32 (February 2007 [December 13, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Tom_Mandrake" title="Tom Mandrake">Mandrake, Tom</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Mandrake, Tom (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Martian Manunter" <i>52</i>, no. 33 (February 2007 [December 20, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Bolland, Brian (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Bolland, Brian (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Zatanna" <i>52</i>, no. 34 (February 2007 [December 27, 2006]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Hughes, Adam (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Hughes, Adam (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Power Girl" <i>52</i>, no. 36 (March 2007 [January 10, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Igle" title="Jamal Igle">Igle, Jamal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Champagne, Keith (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Firestorm the Nuclear Man" <i>52</i>, no. 37 (March 2007 [January 17, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Phil_Jimenez" title="Phil Jimenez">Jimenez, Phil</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Lanning, Andy (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Red Tornado" <i>52</i>, no. 38 (March 2007 [January 24, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Ethan_Van_Sciver" title="Ethan Van Sciver">Van Sciver, Ethan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Van Sciver, Ethan (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Mr. Terrific" <i>52</i>, no. 39 (March 2007 [January 31, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Joe_Benitez" title="Joe Benitez">Benitez, Joe</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Benitez, Joe (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Starfire" <i>52</i>, no. 41 (April 2007 [February 14, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Scott_McDaniel" title="Scott McDaniel">McDaniel, Scott</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Owens, Andy (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Green Arrow" <i>52</i>, no. 42 (April 2007 [February 21, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Van Sciver, Ethan (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Van Sciver, Ethan (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Plastic Man" <i>52</i>, no. 43 (April 2007 [February 28, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Andy_Kubert" title="Andy Kubert">Kubert, Andy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Kubert, Andy (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Batman" <i>52</i>, no. 46 (May 2007 [March 21, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Karl_Kerschl" title="Karl Kerschl">Kerschl, Karl</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Kerschl, Karl (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of the Teen Titans" <i>52</i>, no. 47 (May 2007 [March 28, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Nicola_Scott" title="Nicola Scott">Scott, Nicola</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), <a href="/wiki/Doug_Hazlewood" title="Doug Hazlewood">Hazlewood, Doug</a> (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of the Birds of Prey" <i>52</i>, no. 48 (June 2007 [April 7, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Don_Kramer" title="Don Kramer">Kramer, Don</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), <a href="/wiki/Michael_Bair" title="Michael Bair">Bair, Michael</a> (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of the Justice Society of America" <i>52</i>, no. 49 (June 2007 [April 11, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Waid, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Reis, Ivan (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Albert, Oclair (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of the Justice League of America" <i>52</i>, no. 51 (June 2007 [April 25, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Scott_Beatty" title="Scott Beatty">Beatty, Scott</a> (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/St%C3%A9phane_Roux_(comics)" title="Stéphane Roux (comics)">Roux, Stéphane</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Roux, Stéphane (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Poison Ivy" <i><a href="/wiki/Countdown_to_Final_Crisis" title="Countdown to Final Crisis">Countdown</a></i>, no. 37 (October 2007 [August 15, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-51">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Tony_Daniel" title="Tony Daniel">Daniel, Tony</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Glapion, Jon (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Deathstroke the Terminator" <i>Countdown</i>, no. 36 (October 2007 [August 22, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Reis, Ivan (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Albert, Oclair (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Parallax" <i>Countdown</i>, no. 35 (October 2007 [August 29, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-53">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Andy_Clarke_(comics)" title="Andy Clarke (comics)">Clarke, Andy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Clarke, Andy (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Lex Luthor" <i>Countdown</i>, no. 34 (November 2007 [September 5, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-54">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Kramer, Don (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Kramer, Don (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of the Riddler" <i>Countdown</i>, no. 33 (November 2007 [September 12, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-55">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Phil_Winslade" title="Phil Winslade">Winslade, Phil</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Winslade, Phil (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Eclipso" <i>Countdown</i>, no. 32 (November 2007 [September 19, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-56">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Bolland, Brian (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Bolland, Brian (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of the Joker" <i>Countdown</i>, no. 31 (November 2007 [September 26, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-57">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Gary_Frank_(comics)" title="Gary Frank (comics)">Frank, Gary</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Sibal, Jonathan (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of General Zod" <i>Countdown</i>, no. 30 (December 2007 [October 3, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-58"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-58">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), McDaniel. Scott (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Owens, Andy (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of the Penguin" <i>Countdown</i>, no. 29 (December 2007 [October 10, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-59"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-59">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Van Sciver, Ethan (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Van Sciver, Ethan (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of the Trickster" <i>Countdown</i>, no. 28 (December 2007 [October 17, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-60"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-60">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Van Sciver, Ethan (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Van Sciver, Ethan (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of the Pied Piper" <i>Countdown</i>, no. 28 (December 2007 [October 17, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-61"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-61">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Mark_Chiarello" title="Mark Chiarello">Chiarello, Mark</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Chiarello, Mark (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Two-Face" <i>Countdown</i>, no. 27 (December 2007 [October 24, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Igle, Jamal (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Champagne, Keith (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Killer Frost" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 25 (January 2008 [November 7, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-63"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-63">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Walt_Simonson" title="Walt Simonson">Simonson, Walt</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Simonson, Walt (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Desaad" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 24 (January 2008 [November 14, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-64"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-64">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Baker" title="Kyle Baker">Baker, Kyle</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Baker, Kyle (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Mr. Mxyzptlk" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 23 (January 2008 [November 21, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-65"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-65">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Williams II, Freddie (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Williams II, Freddie (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Deadshot" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 22 (January 2008 [November 28, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-66"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-66">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Bogdanove, Jon (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Bogdanove, Jon (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Granny Goodness" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 21 (February 2008 [December 5, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-67"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-67">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Bennett, Joe (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Jadson, Jack (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Mr. Mind" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 20 (February 2008 [December 12, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-68"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-68">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Kelley_Jones" title="Kelley Jones">Jones, Kelley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Jones, Kelley (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of the Scarecrow" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 19 (February 2008 [December 19, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-69"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-69">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Howard_Porter_(artist)" title="Howard Porter (artist)">Porter, Howard</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Porter, Howard (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Dr. Light" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 18 (February 2008 [December 26, 2007]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-70"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-70">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Scott_Kolins" title="Scott Kolins">Kolins, Scott</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Kolins, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Monarch" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 17 (March 2008 [January 2, 2008]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-71"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-71">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Pasarin" class="mw-redirect" title="Fernando Pasarin">Pasarin, Fernando</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Pasarin, Fernando (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Sinestro" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 16 (March 2008 [January 9, 2008]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-72"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-72">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Bogdanove, Jon (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Bogdanove, Jon (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Doomsday" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 15 (March 2008 [January 16, 2008]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-73"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-73">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Adams_(comics)" title="Arthur Adams (comics)">Adams, Arthur</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Adams, Arthur (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Gorilla Grodd" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 14 (March 2008 [January 23, 2008]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-74"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-74">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Reis, Ivan (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Albert, Oclair (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Cyborg" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 13 (March 2008 [January 30, 2008]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-75"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-75">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Lopresti" title="Aaron Lopresti">Lopresti, Aaron</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Lopresti, Aaron (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Circe" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 12 (April 2008 [February 6, 2008]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-76"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-76">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Mandrake, Tom (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Mandrake, Tom (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Solomon Grundy" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 11 (April 2008 [February 13, 2008]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-77"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-77">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Timm" title="Bruce Timm">Timm, Bruce</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Timm, Bruce (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Harley Quinn" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 10 (April 2008 [February 20, 2008]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-78"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-78">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Mike_Norton" title="Mike Norton">Norton, Mike</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Ramos, Rodney (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Black Manta" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 9 (April 2008 [February 27, 2008]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-79"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-79">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Doug_Mahnke" title="Doug Mahnke">Mahnke, Doug</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Mahnke, Doug (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "This Am Unsecret Origin of Bizarro!" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 8 (May 2008 [March 5, 2008]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-80"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-80">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Graham_Nolan" title="Graham Nolan">Nolan, Graham</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Nolan, Graham (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Bane" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 7 (May 2008 [March 12, 2008]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-81"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-81">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Saiz, Jesus (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Saiz, Jesus (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Felix Faust" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 6 (May 2008 [March 19, 2008]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-82"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-82">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Derenick&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tom Derenick (page does not exist)">Derenick, Tom</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Faucher, Wayne (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Mr. Freeze" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 5 (May 2008 [March 26, 2008]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-83"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-83">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Chiang" title="Cliff Chiang">Chiang, Cliff</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Chiang, Cliff (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Ra's al Ghul" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 4 (June 2008 [April 2, 2008]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-84"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-84">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), Mahnke, Doug (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Mahnke, Doug (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). "The Origin of Amazo" <i>Countdown to Final Crisis</i>, no. 3 (June 2008 [April 9, 2008]).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-85"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-85">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beatty, Scott (<a href="/wiki/Script_(comics)" title="Script (comics)">w</a>), <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Sook" title="Ryan Sook">Sook, Ryan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penciller" title="Penciller">p</a>), Sook, Ryan (<a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">i</a>). 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title="Superman/Batman">Batman/Superman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Incorporated" title="Batman Incorporated">Batman Incorporated</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_The_Dark_Knight" title="Batman: The Dark Knight">Batman: The Dark Knight</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batwing_(DC_Comics)" title="Batwing (DC Comics)">Batwing</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batwoman" title="Batwoman">Batwoman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Birds_of_Prey_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Birds of Prey (comics)">Birds of Prey</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blackhawks_(DC_Comics)" title="Blackhawks (DC Comics)">Blackhawks</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Beetle_(Jaime_Reyes)#The_New_52" title="Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)">Blue Beetle</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Captain_Atom#The_New_52" title="Captain Atom">Captain Atom</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Catwoman_(comic_book)" title="Catwoman (comic book)">Catwoman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Constantine_(comic_book)" title="Constantine (comic book)">Constantine</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/DC_Universe_Presents" title="DC Universe Presents">DC Universe Presents</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deathstroke" title="Deathstroke">Deathstroke</a></i> <ul><li>vol. 2</li> <li>vol. 3</li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Demon_Knights" title="Demon Knights">Demon Knights</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Detective_Comics" title="Detective Comics">Detective Comics</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dial_H" title="Dial H">Dial H</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Earth-Two" title="Earth-Two">Earth 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Flash_(comic_book)" title="The Flash (comic book)">The Flash</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Frankenstein,_Agent_of_S.H.A.D.E." class="mw-redirect" title="Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.">Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/G.I._Combat" title="G.I. Combat">G.I. Combat</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dick_Grayson" title="Dick Grayson">Grayson</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Green_Arrow" title="Green Arrow">Green Arrow</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Green_Lantern_(comic_book)" title="Green Lantern (comic book)">Green Lantern</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Green_Lantern_Corps" title="Green Lantern Corps">Green Lantern Corps</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Green_Lantern:_New_Guardians" title="Green Lantern: New Guardians">Green Lantern: New Guardians</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Grifter_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Grifter (comics)">Grifter</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Harley_Quinn_(comic_book)" title="Harley Quinn (comic book)">Harley Quinn</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hawk_and_Dove" title="Hawk and Dove">Hawk and Dove</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I%E2%80%A6Vampire" title="I…Vampire">I…Vampire</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Infinity-Man" title="Infinity-Man">Infinity Man</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Forever_People" title="Forever People">Forever People</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Justice_League" title="Justice League">Justice League</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Justice_League_3000" title="Justice League 3000">Justice League 3000</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Justice_League_Dark" title="Justice League Dark">Justice League Dark</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Justice_League_International" title="Justice League International">Justice League International</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Justice_League#The_New_52" title="Justice League">Justice League of America</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Justice_League_of_America%27s_Vibe" class="mw-redirect" title="Justice League of America's Vibe">Justice League of America's Vibe</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Justice_League_United" title="Justice League United">Justice League United</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Katana_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Katana (comics)">Katana</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Klarion_the_Witch_Boy" title="Klarion the Witch Boy">Klarion</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Larfleeze" title="Larfleeze">Larfleeze</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Legion_Lost" title="Legion Lost">Legion Lost</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Super-Heroes" title="Legion of Super-Heroes">Legion of Super-Heroes</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lobo_(DC_Comics)" title="Lobo (DC Comics)">Lobo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Men_of_War_(comics)" title="Men of War (comics)">Men of War</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mister_Terrific_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mister Terrific (comics)">Mister Terrific</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/New_Suicide_Squad" class="mw-redirect" title="New Suicide Squad">New Suicide Squad</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nightwing" title="Nightwing">Nightwing</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/OMAC_(comics)" title="OMAC (comics)">O.M.A.C.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Hood_and_the_Outlaws" title="Red Hood and the Outlaws">Red Hood and the Outlaws</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Lantern_Corps" title="Red Lantern Corps">Red Lanterns</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Resurrection_Man_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Resurrection Man (comics)">Resurrection Man</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Savage_Hawkman" class="mw-redirect" title="The Savage Hawkman">The Savage Hawkman</a></i></li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Secret Origins</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Secret_Six_(comics)" title="Secret Six (comics)">Secret Six</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sinestro" title="Sinestro">Sinestro</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Spangled_War_Stories" title="Star Spangled War Stories">Star-Spangled War Stories Featuring G.I. Zombie</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Static_(DC_Comics)" title="Static (DC Comics)">Static Shock</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stormwatch_(comics)" title="Stormwatch (comics)">Stormwatch</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Suicide_Squad" title="Suicide Squad">Suicide Squad</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Superboy_(comic_book)" title="Superboy (comic book)">Superboy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Supergirl_(comic_book)" title="Supergirl (comic book)">Supergirl</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Superman_(comic_book)" title="Superman (comic book)">Superman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Superman/Wonder_Woman" title="Superman/Wonder Woman">Superman/Wonder Woman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Superman_Unchained" title="Superman Unchained">Superman Unchained</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Swamp_Thing_(comic_book)" title="Swamp Thing (comic book)">Swamp Thing</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sword_of_Sorcery" title="Sword of Sorcery">Sword of Sorcery</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Talon_(Court_of_Owls)" class="mw-redirect" title="Talon (Court of Owls)">Talon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Team_7" title="Team 7">Team 7</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Teen_Titans" title="Teen Titans">Teen Titans</a></i> <ul><li>vol. 4</li> <li>vol. 5</li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Firestorm_(character)" title="Firestorm (character)">The Fury of Firestorm the Nuclear Men</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Green_Team:_Teen_Trillionnaires" class="mw-redirect" title="Green Team: Teen Trillionnaires">Green Team: Teen Trillionnaires</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Movement_(comics)" title="The Movement (comics)">The Movement</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ravagers_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Ravagers (comics)">The Ravagers</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Threshold_(DC_Comics)" title="Threshold (DC Comics)">Threshold</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Trinity_of_Sin:_Pandora" class="mw-redirect" title="Trinity of Sin: Pandora">Trinity of Sin: Pandora</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Trinity_of_Sin:_Phantom_Stranger" class="mw-redirect" title="Trinity of Sin: Phantom Stranger">Trinity of Sin: Phantom Stranger</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Voodoo_(Wildstorm)" title="Voodoo (Wildstorm)">Voodoo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wonder_Woman_(comic_book)" title="Wonder Woman (comic book)">Wonder Woman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Worlds%27_Finest" title="Worlds' Finest">Worlds' Finest</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Miniseries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Damian_Wayne#Other_versions" title="Damian Wayne">Damian: Son of Batman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Convergence_(comics)" title="Convergence (comics)">Convergence</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Forever_Evil" title="Forever Evil">Forever Evil</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Forever_Evil#ARGUS" title="Forever Evil">A.R.G.U.S.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Arkham_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Arkham War">Arkham War</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rogues_Rebellion" class="mw-redirect" title="Rogues Rebellion">Rogues Rebellion</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Human_Bomb" title="Human Bomb">Human Bomb</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Huntress_(Helena_Wayne)" title="Huntress (Helena Wayne)">The Huntress</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Legion:_Secret_Origin" class="mw-redirect" title="Legion: Secret Origin">Legion: Secret Origin</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/My_Greatest_Adventure" title="My Greatest Adventure">My Greatest Adventure</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/National_Comics_(series)" title="National Comics (series)">National Comics</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Night_Force" title="Night Force">Night Force</a></i></li> <li><i><a 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Story arcs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Night_of_the_Owls" class="mw-redirect" title="Night of the Owls">Night of the Owls</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Culling_(comics)" title="The Culling (comics)">The Culling</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Death_of_the_Family" class="mw-redirect" title="Death of the Family">Death of the Family</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/H%27El_on_Earth" title="H'El on Earth">H'El on Earth</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Throne_of_Atlantis" title="Throne of Atlantis">Throne of Atlantis</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Batman:_Zero_Year" title="Batman: Zero Year">Zero Year</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Trinity_War" title="Trinity War">Trinity War</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Forever_Evil" title="Forever Evil">Forever Evil</a>" <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Forever_Evil:_Blight" title="Forever Evil: Blight">Blight</a>"</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Superman:_Doomed" title="Superman: Doomed">Superman: Doomed</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Robin_War" title="Robin War">Robin War</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Darkseid_War" title="Darkseid War">Darkseid War</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible uncollapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Post-imprint_(June_2015_–_August_2017)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Post-imprint (June 2015 – August 2017)</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ongoing<br />series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Action_Comics" title="Action Comics">Action Comics</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aquaman" title="Aquaman">Aquaman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batgirl" title="Batgirl">Batgirl</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_(comic_book)" title="Batman (comic book)">Batman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Beyond_(comics)" title="Batman Beyond (comics)">Batman Beyond</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Superman/Batman" title="Superman/Batman">Batman/Superman</a></i></li> <li><i><a 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Academy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gotham_Academy:_Second_Semester" class="mw-redirect" title="Gotham Academy: Second Semester">Gotham Academy: Second Semester</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gotham_by_Midnight" class="mw-redirect" title="Gotham by Midnight">Gotham by Midnight</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dick_Grayson" title="Dick Grayson">Grayson</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Green_Arrow" title="Green Arrow">Green Arrow</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Green_Lantern_(comic_book)" title="Green Lantern (comic book)">Green Lantern</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Harley_Quinn_(comic_book)" title="Harley Quinn (comic book)">Harley Quinn</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Justice_League" title="Justice League">Justice League</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Justice_League_3001" class="mw-redirect" title="Justice League 3001">Justice League 3001</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Justice_League#The_New_52" title="Justice League">Justice League of America</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Justice_League_United" title="Justice League United">Justice League United</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lobo_(DC_Comics)" title="Lobo (DC Comics)">Lobo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Martian_Manhunter" title="Martian Manhunter">Martian Manhunter</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Midnighter_(2015_comic_book)" title="Midnighter (2015 comic book)">Midnighter</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/New_Suicide_Squad" class="mw-redirect" title="New Suicide Squad">New Suicide Squad</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Omega_Men" title="Omega Men">The Omega Men</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Hood/Arsenal" title="Red Hood/Arsenal">Red Hood/Arsenal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Robin:_Son_of_Batman" class="mw-redirect" title="Robin: Son of Batman">Robin: Son of Batman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Secret_Six_(comics)" title="Secret Six (comics)">Secret Six</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sinestro" 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