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Secret Origins Vol. 2 1

SECRET ORIGINS VOL. 2 #1

Cover Date: April 1986
Cover Price: $0.75

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jerry Ordway (signed)


Story: "The Secret Origin of the Golden Age Superman" (23 Pages)

Credits:

PlotRoy Thomas, Dann Thomas
StoryRoy Thomas
PencilsWayne Boring
InksJerry Ordway
LetteringDavid Cody Weiss
ColorsGene D'Angelo
EditingRoy Thomas

Feature Character(s):

Superman of Earth-Two

Supporting Character(s):

George Taylor of Earth-Two (editor of the Daily Star)
Lois Lane of Earth-Two (a columnist and reporter for the Daily Star)

Villain(s):

Bea Carroll (a murderess)
Butch ( a gangster)

Other Character(s):

Jor-L of Earth-Two (father of Kal-L; dies)
Lara of Earth-Two (mother of Kal-L; dies)
John Kent of Earth-Two (adoptive father of Kal-L/Clark Kent; dies)
Mary Kent of Earth-Two (adoptive mother of Kal-L/Clark Kent; dies)

Comment(s):

The sun that Krypton-Two orbits is called Nagus-12.
This story is an entry in the Encylopedia Galactica (30th Century Edition).
This story is a retelling of Action Comics #1-2 with new details.
This story is no longer in continuity after the Crisis on Infinite Earths.
Earth-Two (Pre-Crisis) should not be confused with Earth-2 (Post-Infinite Crisis).
According to a newspaper headline, this story takes place late March, 1938.
John and Mary Kent's birth dates are given as 1868 and 1865. Their date of death is 1938.
This issue also contains a page of vinettes drawn by the 1940's Shuster Art Studio, including work by Joe Shuster, Paul Cassidy, John Sikela, Ed Dobrotka and Leo Nowak.


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