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SECRET ORIGINS VOL. 2 #19
Cover Date: October 1987
Cover Price: $1.25
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Jack Kirby, Murphy Anderson
Inks: Murphy Anderson
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Credits:
| Story | Len Wein |
| Art | Murphy Anderson |
| Colors | Shelly Eiber |
| Lettering | Milt Snapinn |
Feature Character(s):
- Uncle Sam (first modern appearance; the embodiment of the American Spirit; next in National Comics Vol. 1 #2; see Comment)
Supporting Character(s):
- Buddy (first chronological appearance; a young orphan, last name Smith?; next in National Comics Vol. 1 #2)
Villain(s):
- The Black Legion (first chronological appearance; a pro-Nazi paramilitary organization)
- Scar (first chronological appearance; head of the Black Legion)
Other Character(s):
- Samuel (first chronological appearance; a patriot in 1777 who gives up his existence to give Uncle Sam a physical form)
- Samuel (first chronological appearance; a patriot in 1940 who gives up his existence to give Uncle Sam a physical form)
Comment(s):
- This story retells the stories from National Comics Vol. 1 #1, #5 and Uncle Sam Quarterly #1 with new details.
- This story is also told in Spectre Vol. 3 #38 with new details.
Credits:
| Plot | Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas |
| Story | Roy Thomas |
| Pencils | Arvell Jones |
| Inks | Greg Theakson |
| Colors | Julianna Ferriter |
| Lettering | Helen Vesik, Jean Simek |
Feature Character(s):
- Guardian I (a rookie policeman; also in flashback to childhood; appears in All-Star Squadron Annual #1 and Star Spangled Comics #7 between panels; next in Star Spangled Comics #8; see Comment)
- Newsboy Legion
- Big Words (Anthony Rodriguez; next in Star Spangled Comics #8)
- Tommy (Thomas Thompkins; next in Star Spangled Comics #8)
- Gabby (John Gabrielli; next in Star Spangled Comics #8)
- Scrapper (Patrick MacGuire; next in Star Spangled Comics #8)
Villain(s):
- Frankie the Fence (first appearance; a crooked businessman)
- Chip Carder (first appearance; a gangster and smuggler)
Other Character(s):
- Wildcat II (also in All-Star Squadron Annual #1, flashback only)
- Atom I (also in All-Star Squadron Annual #1, flashback only)
- Green Lantern (Alan Scott; also in All-Star Squadron Annual #1, flashback only)
- Joe Morgan (also as Nat Milligan; in All-Star Squadron Annual #1, flashback only)
Comment(s):
- This story is a retelling of the story from Star Spangled Comics #7 and a flashback to All-Star Squadron Annual #1 with new details.
- The events related in this story take place in early January, 1942.