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CATALOG RECORD

Secret Origins Special #1

DC · Series began 1989 · [October] 1989

Dates

Cover date
[October] 1989
On sale
August 17, 1989
Pages
68

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #1 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 07098931696695

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Brian Bolland, Mike Hoffman, Sam Kieth, Bernie Mireault, Pat Broderickinks: Brian Bolland, Kevin Nowlan, Sam Kieth, Matt Wagner, Dick Giordanoscript: Neil Gaiman, Alan Grant, Mark Verheidencolors: Tom McCraw, Joe Mattletters: Todd Klein, Albert DeGuzman, Bernie Mireault, Agustin Más

Stories

  • Original Sins · 11 pages

    Batman tried to stop a production of a documentary film that portrays the human side of Gotham City's villains.

  • The Killing Peck · 18 pages

    The Penguin springs a criminal from prison transport to exact revenge for childhood bullying.

  • When Is a Door · 10 pages

    Steve Jones and his film crew interview the Riddler about his beginnings in the giant prop warehouse.

  • Untitled · 16 pages

    Grace Dent tells the origin of Two-Face to interviewer Steve Jones.

Reprinted in

Batman: Featuring Two-Face and the Riddler (1995), The DC Universe by Neil Gaiman Deluxe Edition (2016), The DC Universe by Neil Gaiman (2018), DC Heroes & Villains Collection (2021), Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? The Deluxe Edition (2009), Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? The Deluxe Edition (2020 Edition) (2020), Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (2010), Batman vs. Two-Face (2008), Two-Face: A Celebration of 75 Years (2017), The Penguin Special (2024)

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