| Unofficial Secret Origins Annual Vol. 2 Index |
SECRET ORIGINS ANNUAL VOL. 2 #1
Cover Date: 1987
Cover Price: $2.00
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ed Hannigan (signed)
Inks: John Byrne (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Paul Kupperberg |
| Art | John Byrne |
| Lettering | Albert De Guzman |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Editing | Robert Greenberger |
Feature Character(s):
- Cliff Steele (last in Teen Titans Spotlight #9; also in flashbacks to origins and times with both Doom Patrols; next in Doom Patrol Vol. 2 #1)
- Doom Patrol:
- Chief (in flashbacks to origins and times with the Doom Patrol)
- Negative Man (in flashbacks to origins and times with the Doom Patrol)
- Elasti-Girl (in flashbacks to origins and time with the Doom Patrol)
- Tempest I (in flashbacks to origins and times with the Doom Patrol)
- Celsius (in flashback to origins and times with the Doom Patrol)
Supporting Character(s):
- Valentina Vostok (last in Phantom Stranger Vol. 3 #4; also in flashbacks to her origins and times with the Doom Patrol; next in Doom Patrol Vol. 2 #1)
Villain(s):
- Brotherhood of Evil (in flashbacks)
- General Immortus (in flashback)
- Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man (in brief flashback)
- Garguax (in brief flashback)
- The Cossack (in brief flashback)
- Reactron (in brief flashback)
Other Character(s):
- Mento (in brief flashback)
- Beast Boy (in flashbacks)
- Will Magnus (in brief flashback)
- Power Girl (in brief flashback; see Comments)
- Superman (in brief flashback)
- Teen Titans (in brief flashback)
- Task Force X agents (first appearance; Team Alpha named)
Comment(s):
- This issue also contains a five page recap of the history of the Doom Patrol and previews of the upcoming series (Volume 2).
- In flashback, Power Girl is shown instead of the Pre-Crisis Supergirl.
Credits:
- Joey Cavalieri (script)
Feature Character(s):
Comment(s):
- This is a five-page text piece on the Doom Patrol with art from the new Doom Patrol series.
Credits:
| Plot | Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas |
| Story | Roy Thomas |
| Pencils | Ron Harris |
| Inks | Bruce D. Patterson |
| Lettering | Jean Simek |
| Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
| Editing | Robert Greenberger |
Feature Character(s):
- Captain Comet (Adam Blake; origin shown in flashback)
Supporting Character(s):
- John Blake (Adam Blake's father; in flashback)
- Martha Blake (Adam Blake's father; in flashback)
- Professor Emery Zackro (Adam Blake's college instructor and mentor; a physicist and anthropologist)
Villain(s):
- Harun (first appearance; leader of the Astur)
- The Astur (first appearance; an alien race extracting Earth's oxygen; deceased; also in flashback)
Other Character(s):
- Betty (a schoolmate of Adam's; in flashback)
- Ed (first appearance; a reporter)
- Jim (first appearance; a police officer)
Comment(s):
- This story takes place in 1951, after the Justice Society has disbanded.
- This story is a retelling of the Captain Comet stories from Strange Adventures Vol. 1 #9 and #10 with new details.
- Adam is 20 years old, so the Comet (named Comet X in DC Comics Presents) passes near Earth in 1931.