| Unofficial Secret Origins Special Index |
SECRET ORIGINS SPECIAL #1
Cover Date: 1989
Cover Price: $2.00
Cover Credits:
Art: Brian Bolland (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Neil Gaiman |
| Pencils | Mike Hoffman |
| Inks | Kevin Nowlan |
| Colors | Tom McCraw |
| Lettering | Todd Klein |
| Editing | Mark Waid |
Feature Character(s):
Guest Appearance(s):
Other Character(s):
- Steve Jones (first appearance; a muck-raking sensationalist talk-show host; dies)
- Nat, Kathy and Helene (Steve Jones' assistants; first appearance for all three)
- Nehemiah "Knuckles" O'Rourke (first appearance; Penguin's former muscle)
Comment(s):
- This story is a framing sequence for all the stories in this issue.
Credits:
| Story | Alan Grant |
| Art | Sam Kieth |
| Colors | Tom McCraw |
| Lettering | Albert De Guzman |
| Editing | Mark Waid |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Other Character(s):
- Nehemiah "Knuckles" O'Rourke (narrator of this story to Steve Jones; Penguin's muscle; next in the first story in this issue)
- "Sharkey" (first appearance; a criminal who tormented Penguin as a youth)
Credits:
| Story | Neil Gaiman |
| Pencils | Bernie Mireault (as BEM) |
| Inks | Matt Wagner |
| Colors | Joe Matt |
| Lettering | Bernie Mireault |
| Editing | Mark Waid |
Feature Character(s):
- Riddler (last in Black Orchid #2; next in Batman: Riddler - The Riddle Factory)
Other Character(s):
- Steve Jones,Nat, Kathy and Helene (interview Eddie Nigma)
Credits:
| Story | Mark Verheiden |
| Pencils | Pat Broderick |
| Inks | Dick Giordano |
| Colors | Tom McCraw |
| Lettering | Agustin Mas |
| Editing | Mark Waid |
Feature Character(s):
- Two-Face (also in flashbacks)
- Gilda Dent (called Grace in this story; also in flashback)
Villain(s):
- Perry Dalton (first appearance; in flashback only)
Other Character(s):
- Steve Jones,Nat, Kathy and Helene (interview Gilda Dent)
Comment(s):
- This story takes place eight years after Dent becomes Two-Face.