Secret Origins (1973 DC 1st Series) #2
Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Supergirl from Krypton!", script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino;
Superman spies a crashing rocket and discovers his cousin Supergirl; She tells him how Argo City survived the destruction of Krypton and how her father sent her to Earth when the inhabitants of Argo City were threatened by Kryptonite poisoning; reprinted from Action Comics #252. "SOS Green Lantern!", script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella; Hal Jordan is selected by the power ring of Abin Sur to become a Green Lantern; reprinted from Showcase #22. "Birth of the Atom!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; Scientist Palmer is experimenting with his reducer lens to try and reduce objects in size without blowing them up, all without success; However, when he, Jean and students are trapped in a cave-in, he decides to use the lens on himself and save the others before he is destroyed; He becomes a human atom; reprinted from Showcase #34. Two half-page text features about the origins of this issue's stars.
36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.
