| Secret Origins Super-Villains | |
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| Limited Collectors' Edition | |
| Title: | Secret Origins Super-Villains |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Cover price: | $1.00 |
| Cover date: | October-November, 1975 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Cover artists: | Dick Giordano |
| Cover inker: | Dick Giordano |
| Cover colorist: | Sol Harrison |
| Editors: | E. Nelson Bridwell |
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| Next: | Limited Collectors' Edition C-40 |
"Secret Origins, Super-Villains" is issue #C-39 of the DC Comics super-size title, Limited Collectors' Edition. This volume reprints classic tales from various DC titles revolving around the origin stories of classic bad guys. This volume boasts a cover illustrated by Dick Giordano and shipped with an October-November, 1975 cover date. It carries a cover price of $1.00 per copy (US).
"The Man Behind the Red Hood!"[]
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- The Joker
- Earl Benson
Minor characters
- Dean Chalmers
- Jimmy Kale
- Paul Wong
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
Vehicles
"How Luthor Met Superboy!"[]
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
Organizations
- Kent family
- House of El
Races
Locations
Items
Powers
"The Coldest Man on Earth!"[]
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
"The Origin of Dr. Sivana"[]
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
"The Origin of Terra-Man"[]
Appearances[]
Featured characters
- Terra-Man, Tobias Manning
Supporting characters
- Nova
Villains
- Jess Manning
- The Collector
Minor characters
- None
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
Miscellaneous
Powers
Notes & Trivia[]
- "The Man Behind the Red Hood!" was originally printed in Detective Comics #168.
- "How Luthor Met Superboy!" was originally printed in Adventure Comics #271.
- "The Coldest Man on Earth!" was originally printed in Showcase #8.
- "The Origin of Dr. Sivana" was originally printed in Whiz Comics #15.
- "The Origin of Terra-Man" was originally printed in Superman #249.
- Total page count: 68 pages.
- Although Wonder Woman and the Cheetah appear on the cover to this issue, the only appear on the interior in a text article called "Super-Heroes and Their Arch-Enemies", and as part of a table-top diorama.
Recommended Reading[]
- Action Comics Vol 1
- Adventure Comics Vol 1
- Adventures of Captain Marvel Vol 1
- Batman Vol 1
- Flash Vol 1
- Whiz Comics Vol 1