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Vintage DC Secret Origins lot featuring 6 key issues from 1987&1988. This set highlights fan-favorite heroes with retold backstories post-Crisis on Infinite Earths. Includes Black Lightning, Miss America, Adam Strange, Dr. Occult, Green Lantern (Golden Age), Creeper, Uncle Sam, Guardian, Manhunters, Doom Patrol, and Captain Comet.
Great Bronze/Copper Age DC reading and collectible history with notable creators like John Byrne, Roy Thomas, Len Wein, Gerry Conway, and Carmine Infantino.
Issues in this Lot:
1. Secret Origins #17 (Aug 1987)
Starring Adam Strange and Dr. Occult
• Writers: Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas
• Artists: Carmine Infantino, Michael Bair
• Highlights: Two Golden Age/Science Fiction icons get revised origins.
2. Secret Origins #18 (Sept 1987)
Starring Green Lantern (Golden Age) and The Creeper
• Writers: Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart
• Artists: Mark Beachum, Keith Giffen
• Key: Alan Scott's Golden Age Green Lantern origin retold.
3. Secret Origins #19 (Oct 1987)
Starring Uncle Sam and The Guardian
• Writers: Len Wein, Roy Thomas
• Artists: Murphy Anderson, Jerry Ordway
• Patriotic Golden Age characters' histories spotlighted.
4. Secret Origins Annual #1 (1987)
Starring The Doom Patrol + Captain Comet
• Writer: Paul Kupperberg
• Artist: John Byrne (cover + interiors for Doom Patrol)
• Key: Classic team origin revisited, notable John Byrne work.
5. Secret Origins #22 (Jan 1988) & Millennium Tie-In
Starring the Manhunters
• Writers: Roy Thomas, Mark Evanier
• Artists: Dan Jurgens, Joe Staton
• Special tie-in to DC's Millennium event.
6. Secret Origins #26 (May 1988)
Starring Black Lightning and Miss America
• Writers: Tony Isabella (Black Lightning), Roy Thomas (Miss America)
• Artists: Don Heck, Tom Mandrake
• Highlights: Early retelling of Black Lightning's story, who later became a major DC/TV character.
