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Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes TPB (trade paperback), 1976 - Published in both hardbound and paperback editions, this book features an impressive collection of mostly golden and silver age stories. These include the origins of
Superman (
Action Comics #1),
Batman (
Detective Comics #33),
Wonder Woman (
Wonder Woman #1), Captain Marvel (
Whiz Comics #1),
Plastic Man (
Police Comics #1), golden age
Flash (
Flash Comics #1), silver age
Flash (
Showcase #4, art by
Joe Kubert), golden age
Green Lantern (
All-American Comics #16) silver age
Green Lantern (
Showcase #22), golden age
Hawkman (
Flash Comics #1), silver age
Hawkman and
Hawkgirl (
Brave and the Bold #34, art by Kubert), golden age
Atom (
All-American Comics #19), silver age Atom (
Showcase #34), golden age Green Arrow and silver age
Green Arrow (
Adventure Comics #256, art by
Jack Kirby).
Neal Adams somehow manages to fit all the bronze age heroes on a brand new cover. Elegantly drawn and perfectly composed, the figures radiate out from a central spotlight. Other artists in this book include Carmine Infantino, Curt Swan, Bob Kane, Charles Moulton, Jack Cole, Vince Colletta and Gil Kane.
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