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Issue: Secret Origins Annual #1
Publication Date: August 1987
 
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Is Variant Variant: Canadian
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/26/1987
Volume:
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893169175
Price: $2.85 CAD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
4 (2 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Robert Greenberger; Roy Thomas
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from DC Releases #39.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched (#1-2); squarebound (#3)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
Credits
John Byrne; Ed Hannigan (sketch)
John Byrne
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Subject Matter
superhero
The Doom Patrol; Captain Comet
Doom Patrol [Robotman [Cliff Steele]; Chief; Elasti-Girl; Negative Man; Negative Woman; Celsius; Tempest [Joshua Clay]]; Captain Comet
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Miscellaneous
1
The Secret Origin of the Doom Patrol

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Paul Kupperberg
John Byrne
John Byrne
Carl Gafford
Albert DeGuzman
Robert Greenberger
Subject Matter
superhero
The Doom Patrol
Doom Patrol [Robotman [Cliff Steel]; Negative Woman; Chief [Niles Caulder] (flashback); Celsius (flashback); Negative Man (flashback); Elasti-Girl (flashback); Mento (flashback, cameo); Beast Boy [Changeling; Gar Logan] (flashback, cameo); Tempest [Joshua Clay] (flashback)]; General Immortus (flashback, cameo); Brain (flashback, cameo); Monsieur Mallah (flashback, cameo); Madame Rouge (flashback, cameo); Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man (flashback, cameo); Garguax (flashback, cameo); Captain Zahl (flashback, cameo); Dr. Will Magnus (flashback, cameo); The Cossack (flashback, cameo); Reactron (flashback, cameo); Power Girl (flashback, cameo); Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (flashback, cameo); Starfire (flashback, cameo); Robin [Dick Grayson] (flashback, cameo)
When Robotman returns to the old Doom Patrol headquarters in Midway City, he is attacked by government agents commanded by Negative Woman. Both heroes recount the team's history.
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Recaps the first Doom Patrol's origin and career, and the origin and early days of the second version with Tempest, Negative Woman and Celsius. This story leads into Doom Patrol #1.
Presenting... The Doom Patrol

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Joey Cavalieri
Steve Lightle
Gary Martin
Carl Gafford
Typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
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Miscellaneous
5
Text article about the history of the Doom Patrol and the upcoming comic. Presents art from the yet to be published issue #1 as well as the cover.
The Secret Origin of Captain Comet

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Roy Thomas
Ron Harris
Bruce Patterson
Gene D'Angelo
Jean Simek
Robert Greenberger (coordinating editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Comet
Captain Comet; Professor Emery Zackro; Betty; Moose; Harun
In 1951, Captain Comet fights the last of an alien race intent on taking over Earth while Professor Zackro recalls Captain Comet's origin.
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Based on stories in Strange Adventures #9-10

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