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'''Secret Origins starring Jonah Hex and Black Condor'''
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'''Secret origins''' was an ongoing comic book series published from [[:Category:1986|1986]]-[[:Category:1990|1990]]. It spanned a total of fifty individual issues as well as three annuals and one special. Unlike [[Comics Secret Origins (Volume 1)|Secret Origins (Volume 1)]], this series did not reprint older material, but provided fresh artistic interpretations of various characters, based upon the framework provided by their original authors. The initial format of the series focused on the history of a single character, alternating issues between characters germane to the Golden Age and those indicative of the modern age. Beginning with [[Secret Origins 6 (Volume 2, 1986)|issue #6]], the title changed to a double-sized format and featured at least two character stories per issue, one Golden Age tale, and one modern tale. Occasionally, the series would alter its format to accommodate multi-title tie-in stories including [[Comics Legends|Legends]] crossover events and [[Comics Millennium|Millennium]] crossover events. With the exception of [[Secret Origins 32 (Volume 2, 1988)|issues 32]]-[[Secret Origins 35 (Volume 2, 1989)|35]], each issue of Secret Origins was a self-contained comic with no lead-ins to previous or later issues. Secret Origins 32-35 was a multi-issue event chronicling the entire career of the Justice League of America and its various members.
 
   
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==Issues==
 
===1-50===
 
*[[Secret Origins 1 (Volume 2, 1986)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #1]]
 
*[[Secret Origins 2 (Volume 2, 1986)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #2]]
 
*[[Secret Origins 3 (Volume 2, 1986)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #3]]
 
*[[Secret Origins 4 (Volume 2, 1986)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #4]]
 
*[[Secret Origins 5 (Volume 2, 1986)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #5]]
 
*[[Secret Origins 6 (Volume 2, 1986)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #6]]
 
*[[Secret Origins 7 (Volume 2, 1986)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #7]]
 
*[[Secret Origins 8 (Volume 2, 1986)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #8]]
 
*[[Secret Origins 9 (Volume 2, 1986)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #9]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 10 (Volume 2, 1987)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #10]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 11 (Volume 2, 1987)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #11]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 12 (Volume 2, 1987)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #12]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 13 (Volume 2, 1987)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #13]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 14 (Volume 2, 1987)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #14]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 15 (Volume 2, 1987)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #15]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 16 (Volume 2, 1987)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #16]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 17 (Volume 2, 1987)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #17]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 18 (Volume 2, 1987)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #18]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 19 (Volume 2, 1987)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #19]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 20 (Volume 2, 1987)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #20]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 21 (Volume 2, 1987)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #21]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 22 (Volume 2, 1988)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #22]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 23 (Volume 2, 1988)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #23]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 24 (Volume 2, 1988)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #24]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 25 (Volume 2, 1988)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #25]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 26 (Volume 2, 1988)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #26]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 27 (Volume 2, 1988)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #27]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 28 (Volume 2, 1988)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #28]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 29 (Volume 2, 1988)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #29]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 30 (Volume 2, 1988)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #30]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 31 (Volume 2, 1988)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #31]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 32 (Volume 2, 1988)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #32]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 33 (Volume 2, 1988)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #33]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 34 (Volume 2, 1988)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #34]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 35 (Volume 2, 1989)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #35]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 36 (Volume 2, 1989)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #36]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 37 (Volume 2, 1989)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #37]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 38 (Volume 2, 1989)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #38]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 39 (Volume 2, 1989)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #39]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 40 (Volume 2, 1989)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #40]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 41 (Volume 2, 1989)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #41]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 42 (Volume 2, 1989)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #42]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 43 (Volume 2, 1989)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #43]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 44 (Volume 2, 1989)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #44]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 45 (Volume 2, 1989)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #45]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 46 (Volume 2, 1989)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #46]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 47 (Volume 2, 1989)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #47]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 48 (Volume 2, 1990)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #48]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 49 (Volume 2, 1990)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #49]]
 
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*[[Secret Origins 50 (Volume 2, 1990)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) #50]]
 
   
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==Summary==
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===Annuals and Specials===
 
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'''Volume:''' 2 <br>
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*[[Secret Origins Annual 1 (Volume 2, 1987)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) Annual #1]]
 
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'''Issue:''' 21 <br>
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*[[Secret Origins Annual 2 (Volume 2, 1988)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) Annual #2]]
 
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'''Month:''' December <br>
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*[[Secret Origins Annual 3 (Volume 2, 1989)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) Annual #3]]
 
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'''Year:''' [[:Category:1987|1987]] <br>
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*[[Secret Origins Special 1 (Volume 2, 1989)|Secret Origins (Volume 2) Special #1]]
 
   
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==Credits==
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'''Editor in Chief:''' [[Julius Schwartz]] <br>
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'''Cover Artists:''' [[Jose Luis Garcia Lopez]] <br>
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'''Editors:''' [[Robert Greenberger]] and [[Greg Weisman]] <br>
   
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==Jonah Hex==
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'''Requiem for a Gunfighter'''
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===Credits===
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'''Head Writer:''' [[Michael Fleisher]] <br>
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'''Pencilers:''' [[Gray Morrow]] <br>
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'''Inkers:''' [[Gray Morrow]]<br>
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'''Colourists:''' [[Bob Le Rose]]<br>
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'''Editors:''' [[Robert Greenberger]] <br>
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===Synopsis===
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'''Cast of Characters:'''
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*[[Jonah Hex]]
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'''First Appearances:''' No first appearances <br>
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'''Final Appearances:''' No final appearances <br>
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'''Synopsis:''' Coming soon <br>
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==Black Condor==
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'''The Secret Origin of Black Condor'''
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===Credits===
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'''Head Writer:''' [[Roy Thomas]] <br>
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'''Pencilers:''' [[Murphy Anderson]] <br>
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'''Inkers:''' [[Gray Morrow]]<br>
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'''Colourists:''' [[Carl Gafford]]<br>
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'''Editors:''' [[Greg Weisman]] and [[Roy Thomas]]<br>
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===Synopsis===
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'''Cast of Characters:'''
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*[[Black Condor (Richard Grey Jr.)]]
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'''First Appearances:''' No first appearances <br>
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'''Final Appearances:''' No final appearances <br>
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'''Synopsis:''' Coming soon <br>
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==Notes==
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* The character of [[Jonah Hex]] was created by [[John Albano]].
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* The character of [[Black Condor (Richard Grey Jr.)|Black Condor]] was created by [[Will Eisner]].
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* Elements of the [[Black Condor]] origin are adapted from original material published in [[Crack Comics 1 (1940)#Black Condor|Crack Comics #1]] and [[Crack Comics 11 (1941)#Black Condor|Crack Comics #11]].
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==Trivia==
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* None
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==Recommended Readings==
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*[[Comics Black Condor|Black Condor]]
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*[[Comics Crack Comics|Crack Comics]]
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*[[Comics Freedom Fighters|Freedom Fighters]]
 
*[[Comics Jonah Hex (Volume 1)|Jonah Hex (Volume 1)]]
 
*[[Comics Jonah Hex (Volume 2)|Jonah Hex (Volume 2)]]
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*[[Comics Jonah Hex and Other Western Tales|Jonah Hex and Other Western Tales]]
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*[[Comics Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm and Such|Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm and Such]]
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*[[Comics Jonah Hex: Shadows West|Jonah Hex: Shadows West]]
 
*[[Comics Secret Origins (Volume 1)|Secret Origins (Volume 1)]]
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==Related Articles==
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* [[Black Condor]]
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==External Links==
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* ''[http://www.comics.org/series.lasso?SeriesID=3166 Secret Origins (Volume 2) series index at the Grand Comics Database]''
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* ''[[Wikipedia:Black Condor|Black Condor article at Wikipedia]]''
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* ''[http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=blackcondor Black Condor biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]''
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* ''[http://www.comics.org/series.lasso?SeriesID=4385 Black Condor series index at the Grand Comics Database]''
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* ''[[Wikipedia:Jonah Hex|Jonah Hex article at Wikipedia]]''
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* ''[http://www.toonopedia.com/jonahhex.htm Jonah Hex page at Toonpedia]''
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* ''[http://www.lonely.geek.nz/jonahhex.html Jonah Hex fan page]''
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* ''[http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=jonahhex Jonah Hex biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]''
   
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==References==
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* [[Black Condor (Richard Grey Jr.)/Appearances|Black Condor appearances list]]
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*[[Who's Who - The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe 2|Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #2]] ''(Black Condor biography page)''
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*[[Who's Who - The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe 11|Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #11]] ''(Jonah Hex biography page)''
   
 
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Revision as of 23:11, 3 May 2006

Secret Origins v

Secret Origins #21

Secret Origins starring Jonah Hex and Black Condor


Summary

Volume: 2
Issue: 21
Month: December
Year: 1987

Credits

Editor in Chief: Julius Schwartz
Cover Artists: Jose Luis Garcia Lopez
Editors: Robert Greenberger and Greg Weisman

Jonah Hex

Requiem for a Gunfighter

Credits

Head Writer: Michael Fleisher
Pencilers: Gray Morrow
Inkers: Gray Morrow
Colourists: Bob Le Rose
Editors: Robert Greenberger

Synopsis

Cast of Characters:

First Appearances: No first appearances
Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Coming soon

Black Condor

The Secret Origin of Black Condor

Credits

Head Writer: Roy Thomas
Pencilers: Murphy Anderson
Inkers: Gray Morrow
Colourists: Carl Gafford
Editors: Greg Weisman and Roy Thomas

Synopsis

Cast of Characters:

First Appearances: No first appearances
Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Coming soon

Notes

  • Elements of the Black Condor origin are adapted from original material published in Crack Comics #1 and Crack Comics #11.

Trivia

  • None

Recommended Readings

  • Black Condor
  • Crack Comics
  • Freedom Fighters
  • Jonah Hex (Volume 1)
  • Jonah Hex (Volume 2)
  • Jonah Hex and Other Western Tales
  • Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm and Such
  • Jonah Hex: Shadows West
  • Secret Origins (Volume 1)

Related Articles

External Links

References

  • Black Condor appearances list
  • Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #2 (Black Condor biography page)
  • Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #11 (Jonah Hex biography page)


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