CATALOG RECORD

Secret Origins #41

DC · Series began 1986 · June 1989

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Dates

Cover date: June 1989
On sale: April 20, 1989
Pages: 52

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #41 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.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07098931766606
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Creators

pencils: Mike Mignola, Paris Cullins, Grant Miehm, Howard Simpson, Ian Carr, Trevor Von Eeden, Don Simpsoninks: Mike Mignola, Tim Dzon, Ian Akin, Brian Garvey, Anthony Van Bruggen, Kevin Branch, Trevor Von Eeden, Don Simpsonscript: Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohncolors: Helen Vesikletters: Janice Chiang, Don Simpson

Stories

A Rogue by Any Other Name, Chapter 1 · Flash's Rogues' Gallery · 7 pages
A man with no memories enters the shop of Paul Gambi, a Central City tailor to the super-villains, who decides to help the man try to remember by recounting the origins of some of the Flash's Rogues.
A Rogue by Any Other Name, Chapter 2: The Trickster · Flash's Rogues' Gallery · 5 pages
Paul Gambi tells the origin of circus performer turned villain, the Trickster.
A Rogue by Any Other Name, Chapter 3: The Pied Piper · Flash's Rogues' Gallery · 6 pages
Paul Gambi tells the origin of the spoiled rich Pied Piper. Trickster calls on the Piper for help.
A Rogue by Any Other Name, Chapter 4: Captain Cold and Heat Wave · Flash's Rogues' Gallery · 7 pages
Paul Gambi tells the origins of petty thief Captain Cold and pyromaniac Heat Wave. After Heat Wave performs a heroic act, he and Captain Cold join up with Trickster and Piper.
A Rogue by Any Other Name, Chapter 5: Captain Boomerang and the Weather Wizard · Flash's Rogues' Gallery · 4 pages
Paul Gambi tells the origins of criminal inventor Captain Boomerang and two-bit burglar Weather Wizard. Upon hearing of the super-hero, Flash, the mysterious stranger finally remembers who he is.
A Rogue by Any Other Name, Chapter 6: Rally Round the Rogues! · Flash's Rogues' Gallery · 9 pages
The Rogues, having received a telepathic message from Solovar, arrive at Paul Gambi's shop to stop Gorilla Grodd.

Publisher’s description

The second Flash's Rogues Gallery gets together for a final felonious mission, wherein we learn the secret origins of Captain Cold, Heat Wave, Pied Piper, Trickster, Weather Wizard, and Captain Boomerang.