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SECRET ORIGINS VOL. 2 #26
Cover Date: May 1988
Cover Price: $1.25
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Cover Credits:
Art: Kevin Nowlan
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Credits:
| Story | Tony Isabella |
| Art | Greg Brooks |
| Lettering | Carrie Spiegle |
| Colors | Nansi Hoolahan |
| Editing | Mark Waid |
Feature Character(s):
- Black Lightning (last in Outsiders Vol. 1 #28; retells origin in flashback; next in Invasion! #3)
Supporting Character(s):
- Peter Gambi (an old mentor to Jefferson Pierce; designs and creates Black Lightning costume and belt; in flashback)
Villain(s):
- The 100 (in flashback; a gang; Mr. Joey Toledo, Manny; Roscoe named)
- Tobias Whale (in flashback; leader of the Metropolis branch of The 100; next in Black Lightning Vol. 1 #3)
Other Character(s):
- Mr. Chapin (principal at Garfield High School; in flashback)
- Earl Clifford (student at Garfield High;, dies; in flashback)
- Lynn Pierce (Jefferson Pierce's ex-wife; no actual appearance; on telephone with Jeff)
Comment(s):
- This story retells the story from Black Lightning Vol. 1 #1.
Credits:
| Plot | Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas |
| Story | Roy Thomas |
| Art | Grant Miehm |
| Lettering | Jean Simek |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Associate editing | Mark Waid |
Feature Character(s):
- Miss America (first chronological appearance; a secretary for the New York City edition of the Daily Star; next Young All-Stars #12)
Guest Star(s):
- Freedom Fighters:
- Uncle Sam (invites Miss America to join the Freedom Fighters; next in flashback in All-Star Squadron #32)
- Neon the Unknown
- Magno (in flashback only; last in Smash Comics #21/8)
- Red Torpedo
- Invisible Justice
- Hourman
Supporting Character(s):
- Jeff Healy (first chronological appearance; a low level FBI agent; hires Joan Dale as his secretary)
Villain(s):
- various Nazis and sympathizers (first chronological appearance for all; Heinrich and Ramon named)
Other Character(s):
- Agent X (first appearance; an agent for Project M)
- Professor Mazursky (first appearance?; head of Project M; next in Young All-Stars #12)
Comment(s):
- This story retells events from the Miss America stories in Military Comics #1-7 and the flashback in All-Star Squadron #32 with new details.
- This story takes place from late spring to December 7, 1941.