Secret Origins
(1961)

Giant-Sized Special

Secret Origins was first published as a one-shot in 1961 and contained only reprinted material.

  • "The Origin Of The Superman/Batman Team"
This story was originally printed in World's Finest (Volume 1) #94.

  • "The Secret Of The Eternal City"
This story was originally printed in Showcase (Volume 1) #17.

  • "Planet Of The Doomed Men"
This story was originally printed in Green Lantern (Volume 2) #1.

  • "The Secret Of The Sorcerer's Box"
This story was originally printed in Showcase (Volume 1) #6. This story is only a partial reprint.

  • "The Secret Origin Of Wonder Woman"
This story was originally printed in Wonder Woman (Volume 1) #105. This story pertains to the Silver Age version of Wonder Woman.

  • "The Strange Experiment Of Dr. Erdel"
This story was originally printed in Detective Comics #225.

  • "Mystery Of The Human Thunderbolt"
This story was originally printed in Showcase (Volume 1) #4. 
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Secret Origins Special Giant Issue (June 1961)

Ongoing series -> Secret Origins (Vol. 1)

The title became an ongoing reprint series in March 1973 which ran for only seven issues and ended in November 1974.
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Secret Origins (Vol. 1) #1 (March 1973)

Secret Origins (Vol. 2)

Secret Origins (Vol. 2) ran for 50 issues (plus three annuals and a special from April 1986 to August 1990. Typically, an issue would clarify the post-Crisis origins of a number of characters, usually two as most of the issues were double-sized, i.e. 48 pages.
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Secret Origins (Vol 2) #1 (April 1986)
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Secret Origins Special #1 (1989)
​Two more specials followed in 1998-1999.

The New 52 -> Secret Origins (Vol. 3)

Secret Origins (Vol. 3) ran for 11 issues, from June 2014 to May 2015.
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Secret Origins (Vol. 3) #1 (June 2014)