Secret Origins Annual Replica Edition (1997)

1st printing. Facsimile of the 1961 Secret Origins Annual. NOTE: 1st Print says "First Printing" on inside cover and has $6.95 Canadian price. Including the original house ads,

this classic 80-page Giant is updated with a cover refinished by Jerry Ordway, and the addition of an introduction and full story credits on a gatefold, cardstock cover. Among the stories: "The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team" (WORLD'S FINEST #94); Adam Strange in "Secret of the Eternal City" (SHOWCASE #17); Green Lantern Hal Jordan in "The Planet of Doomed Men" (GREEN LANTERN #1); the original Challengers of the Unknown in "The Secrets of the Sorceror's Box" (SHOWCASE #6); a text piece on the origins of Green Arrow and Speedy; "The Secret Origin of Wonder Woman" (WONDER WOMAN #105); the Martian Manhunter in "The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel!" (DETECTIVE COMICS #225) and the origin of Flash Barry Allen in the classic "Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt" (SHOWCASE #4).

FC, 80 PG.$4.95" Cover price $4.95.