Dates
- Cover date
- January 1989
- On sale
- November 24, 1988
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #36 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07098931766601
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Creators
Stories
- The Secret Origin of Green Lantern · 18 pages
Years ago, a young man named Chip observed a critical moment in Green Lantern's life. Today, when Hal Jordan comes looking to apply for a job with him, Chip realizes that Hal is Green Lantern, though he doesn't yet know his name. While GL, lonely and needing a friend, considers taking Chip into his confidence, he takes Chip on an intersteller trip and tells him how he got the ring.
- A Piece of the Pie · Thomas Kalmaku · 6 pages
Thomas tells his children how he met Hal Jordan and how he figured out that Hal was Green Lantern.
- Pavane · Poison Ivy · 14 pages
The imprisoned Poison Ivy is interviewed for potential placement in the Suicide Squad program.
Reprinted in
Secret Origins of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes (1990), Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? The Deluxe Edition (2009), Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (2010), Batman Arkham: Poison Ivy (2016), The DC Universe by Neil Gaiman Deluxe Edition (2016), The DC Universe by Neil Gaiman (2018), Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? The Deluxe Edition (2020 Edition) (2020), DC Heroes & Villains Collection (2021)