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Secret Origins Vol. 2 10

SECRET ORIGINS VOL. 2 #10

Cover Date: January 1987
Cover Price: $1.25

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jim Aparo (signed)


Story: "Tarry Till I Come Again" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMike W. Barr
ArtJim Aparo
LetteringJim Aparo
ColorsTom Ziuko
EditingRobert Greenberger

Feature Character(s):

Phantom Stranger (also as Issac; also in flashback; see Comment)

Other Character(s):

Father Knox (first appearance; a priest in a moment of crisis of faith)
Rebeccah (Issac's wife, dies in flashback)
Issac's son (first appearance; dies in flashback)
Jesus of Nazareth (dies in flashback)
God (in flashback)
Mrs. Harmon (first appearance)

Comment(s):

This story is one of four possible origins of The Phantom Stranger. None to date have become canon.
This story occurs during Christmas. The flashback sequence starts in the spring of 33 AD and ends several centuries later.


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Second Story: "..and men shall call him Stranger" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryPaul Levitz
ArtJosé Luis García-López
LetteringGaspar Saladino
ColorsTatjana Wood
EditingRobert Greenberger

Feature Character(s):

Phantom Stranger (also as "a man of the city"; also in flashback; see Comment)

Other Character(s):

an unnamed angel (first appearance; saves the man from a city condemned by God; in flashback)
Joshua (first appearance; the man of the city's son; in flashback)

Comment(s):

This story takes place in an even earlier era than the first story.


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Third Story: "Revelations" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDan Mishkin
PencilsErnie Colón
InksPablo Marcos
LetteringAlbert De Guzman
ColorsCarl Gafford
EditingRobert Greenberger

Feature Character(s):

Phantom Stranger (also as a scientist in the far future; see Comment)

Villain(s):

Dr. Alt (first appearance)

Comment(s):

This story takes place in the far future. The Phantom Stranger dies in this story as he transfers his powers to the scientist who becomes the Phantom Stranger when he journeys back to the Big Bang.


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Fourth Story: "Footsteps" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryAlan Moore
ArtJoe Orlando
LetteringBob Lappan
ColorsJoe Orlando
EditingRobert Greenberger

Feature Character(s):

Phantom Stranger (also as a fallen angel; see Comment)

Other Character(s):

Lucifer (as a rebelling angel, see Comment)
Asmodeus (as a rebelling angel, see Comment)
Leviathian (as a rebelling angel, see Comment)
Etrigan (as a rebelling angel, see Comment)
Josh (leader of the Subway Angels, a neighborhood protective association)
Otis (rebelling member of Subway Angels)
Louie (rebelling member of Subway Angels)
Vince (rebelling member of Subway Angels)

Comment(s):

As it is not known whether or not any of these origins is the true origin of the Phantom Stranger, this story will not be included in the chronology of the other characters in this story.
The flashback portions of this story take place even earlier than the second story.


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