| Unofficial Secret Files & Origins Guide to the DC Universe 2000 Index |
SECRET FILES & ORIGINS GUIDE TO THE DC UNIVERSE 2000 #1
Cover Date: March 2000
Cover Price: $6.95
Cover Credits:
Pencils: Darick Robertson
Inks: John Dell
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Credits:
| Story | Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning |
| Pencils | Scot Eaton |
| Inks | Ray Kryssing, Doug Hazlewood |
| Lettering | Bill Oakley |
| Colors | Carla Feeny |
| Color separations | Digital Chameleon |
| Editing | Tony Bedard, Maureen McTigue |
Feature Character(s):
- Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
Guest Star(s):
Villain(s):
- Major Lutwidge (last in Young Justice Secret Files #1)
- Doctor Charles (last in Young Justice Secret Files #1)
- H.I.V.E.
- Mad Hatter
- Amazo 2000 (first appearance, destroyed)
Guest Appearance(s):
- Aquaman
- Argent
- Arsenal IV
- Artemis
- Atom Smasher II
- Azrael V
- Batgirl III
- Batman
- Big Barda
- Black Canary II
- Blue Beetle II
- Captain Marvel
- Captain Marvel Jr.
- Cyborg
- Damage
- Doctor Fate IV
- Firehawk
- Firestorm
- Flash I
- Flash III
- Flash IV
- Hawkgirl II
- Hitman
- Huntress II
- Impulse
- Jade
- Martian Manhunter
- Mary Marvel
- Max Mercury
- Mera
- Nightwing II
- Orion
- Plastic Man
- Power Girl
- Resurrection Man
- Robin III
- Secret
- Sentinel
- Starfire III
- Star-Spangled Kid II
- Steel III
- Strange Visitor
- Superboy
- Supergirl II
- Superman
- Tempest II
- Tiger-Man II
- Troia
- Vulko
- Warrior
- Wildcat II
- Wonder Girl II
- Wonder Woman
- Zauriel
Comment(s):
- This story is quite possibly apocryphal, as the make-up of the Justice League, combined with the presence of both Flash III and IV is mind-bogglingly impossible.
Synopsis: - Green Lantern is contacted by Major Lutwidge of the D.E.O. who tells him that Bedlam has escaped and may be inhabiting the body of a super-hero - they need him to scan various heroes and transmit the data to them, so that they can check. After GL has checked out numerous heroes, he is tipped off that this is not a sanctioned D.E.O. project - Bedlam is still safe. He heads back and discovers that Lutwidge and his colleagues are actually programming a new Amazo with all these abilities, but as GL had not scanned himself, he is able to defeat this android with abilities it is unaware of.
Credits:
- Eliot Brown (script)
- Eliot Brown (art)
- Tom McCraw (colors)
- Maureen McTigue and Tony Bedard (edits)
Comment(s):
- The Metropolis skyline as it appears post-Brainiac-13 upgrade.
Credits:
- Eliot Brown (script)
- Eliot Brown (art)
- Tom McCraw (colors)
- Maureen McTigue and Tony Bedard (edits)
Comment(s):
- The rebuilt skyline of Gotham City.
Credits:
| Story | Jim Alexander |
| Pencils | Michael Collins |
| Inks | Claude St. Aubin |
| Colors | Tom McCraw |
| Editing | Maureen McTigue, Tony Bedard |
Feature Character(s):
- unnamed residents of Gotham City and Metropolis
Synopsis: - Residents of Gotham and Metropolis reveal what they think of the other city, and the difference between them - which is a simple matter of night and day.
Credits:
- Eliot Brown (script)
- Eliot Brown (art)
- Digital Chameleon (colors)
- Maureen McTigue and Tony Bedard (edits)
Comment(s):
- A map of the DC earth, with various locations which may be potential trouble sources located and explained, from various American cities, to rogue nations.
Credits:
| Story | Dan Curtis Johnson |
| Pencils | J.H. Williams III |
| Inks | Mick Gray |
| Lettering | Comicraft |
| Colors | Tom McCraw |
| Color separations | Digital Chameleon |
| Editing | Maureen McTigue, Tony Bedard |
Comment(s):
- A day in the life of the D.E.O., dealing with various threats in various ways.
Credits:
| Story | Scott Beatty |
| Pencils | Drew Johnson |
| Inks | Rich Faber |
| Lettering | Bill Oakley |
| Colors | Tom McCraw |
| Color separations | Digital Chameleon |
| Editing | Maureen McTigue, Tony Bedard |
Feature Character(s):
- Damage
- Argent
- Pat Dugan (last in Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #14; next in Young Justice: Sins of Youth #1)
- Star-Spangled Kid II
- Old Justice:
- Merry, Woman of 1000 Gimmicks
- Dan, the Dyna-Mite (between Young Justice #17 and #19)
- Doiby Dickles
- Thorndyke (in between young Justice #17 and #19)
- Cyclone Kids
- Mortimer 'Dinky' Hibbert
- 'Sisty' Hibbert
Synopsis:
- Damage takes Argent to see Valhalla Cemetery, where fallen heroes are commemorated. Here they run into other heroes, plus Old Justice.
Credits:
| Story | Ben Raab |
| Pencils | Adam Hughes |
| Inks | Jason Martin |
| Lettering | Ken Lopez |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon |
| Editing | Maureen McTigue, Tony Bedard |
Feature Character(s):
- Arsenal IV
- Changeling
- Damage
- Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
Synopsis: - Damage and Changeling discuss chat-up lines, but Arsenal demonstrates that he has the ultimate babe magnet - a photo of his daughter.
Credits:
| Story | Scott Beatty |
| Art | Cully Hamner |
| Lettering | Kurt Hathaway |
| Colors | Tom McCraw |
| Color separations | Digital Chameleon |
| Editing | Maureen McTigue, Tony Bedard |
Feature Character(s):
Other Character(s):
- Mr. Imanor (an alien preparing to leave Earth)
Synopsis: - Director Bones of the D.E.O. is given a briefing on the many aliens living on Earth, and the threat they may one day pose.
Credits:
| Story | Jay Faerber |
| Art | Darick Robertson |
| Lettering | Larry Young |
| Colors | Tom McCraw |
| Color separations | Digital Chameleon |
| Editing | Maureen McTigue, Tony Bedard |
Feature Character(s):
- Ray Palmer (last in Day of Judgment #5; next in JLA #40)
Other Character(s):
- Booster Gold
- Steel III
- Firehawk (last in Chase #4; next in Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #174)
- Firestorm
- Power Girl
- Ray II
Synopsis: - Atom gives a class in super-hero fundamentals, but finds that the younger heroes there are not too good at either concentrating or lateral thinking.
Credits:
| Story | Keith Champagne |
| Art | Sergio Carriello |
| Lettering | Kurt Hathaway |
| Colors | Tom McCraw |
| Color separations | Digital Chameleon |
| Editing | Maureen McTigue, Tony Bedard |
Feature Character(s):
- Blue Beetle II
Synopsis: - Blue Beetle investigates some of the high-tech facilities around, from S.T.A.R. Labs and Cadmus to Waynetech and Lexcorp.
Credits:
| Story | Scott Beatty |
| Pencils | Gus Vasquez |
| Inks | Claude St. Aubin |
| Lettering | Ken Lopez |
| Colors | Tom McCraw |
| Color separations | Digital Chameleon |
| Editing | Maureen McTigue, Tony Bedard |
Feature Character(s):
- Metal Men:
- Gold (last in Superboy Vol. 3 #65; next in Identity Crisis #1)
- Lead (last in Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #8; next in Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day #1)
- Iron (last in Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #8; next in Superman: The Man of Steel #127)
- Mercury (last in Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #8; next in JLA/JSA: Virtue & Vice)
- Tin (last in Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #8; next in Enginehead #1)
- Platinum (last in Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #8; next in Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #174)
- Veridium (last in Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #8; next in JLA: Our Worlds at War #1)
Villain(s):
Guest Appearance(s):
- Hourman III (last in Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #8; next in JLA #38)
- Cyborg
- Superman
- Booster Gold
- Steel III
- Red Tornado II (last in Action Comics #763; next in Young Justice #18)
- Robotman II (last in Totems; next in JLA/JSA: Virtue & Vice)
- Atom II
Synopsis: - The Metal Men help to ensure that all the robots, androids and armour-wearers of the world are unaffected by the B-13 upgrade in Metropolis.
Credits:
- Robert Greenberger and Phil Jimenez (script)
- Maureen McTigue and Tony Bedard (edits)
Comment(s):
- A timeline of major events over the last 12 years - the modern age of super-heroes.
Credits:
Comment(s):
Scott Beatty (text - JLA, Young Justice, Team Superman, Batman's Allies, Aquaman's Royal Court, Amazon Allies, Green Lanterns, The Flash Family) Bryan Hitch (pencils - JLA) Paul Neary (inks - JLA) Laura DePuy (colors - JLA) Todd Nauck (pencils - Young Justice) Lary Stucker (inks - Young Justice) Tom McCraw (colors - Young Justice, Team Superman, Batman's Allies, Aquaman's Royal Court, Amazon Allies, The Titans, Orion and the New Gods, Green Lanterns, The Flash Family) Mike McKone (pencils - Team Superman) Andy Lanning (inks - Team Superman) Dale Eaglesham (pencils - Batman's Allies) Danny Miki (inks - Batman's Allies) Steve Epting (pencils, inks - Aquaman's Royal Court) Matthew Clark (pencils - Amazon Allies) Ray Snyder (inks - Amazon Allies) Geoff Johns & David Goyer (text - JSA) Stephen Sadowski (pencils - JSA) Michael Bair (inks - JSA) John Kalisz (colors - JSA, Creature Commandos) Jay Faerber (text - The Titans) Phil Jimenez (pencils, inks - The Titans) Walter Simonson (text, pencils, inks - Orion and the New Gods) Darryl Banks (pencils - Green Lanterns) Greg Adams (inks - Green Lanterns) Paul Pelletier (pencils - The Flash Family) Doug Hazelwood (inks - The Flash Family) Timothy Truman (text - Creature Commandos) Scot Eaton (pencils - Creature Commandos) Ray Kryssing (inks - Creature Commandos) Digital Chameleon (separations) Maureen McTigue & Tony Bedard (edits) Comment: Profile pages of all the major groupings of characters in the current DC Universe.