Secret Origins DC Comics Lot (1987-88): Bronze Age Key Issues

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.