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Secret Origins Vol. 2 30

SECRET ORIGINS VOL. 2 #30

Cover Date: September 1988
Cover Price: $1.50

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Cover Credits:
Art: Ty Templeton


Story: "The Home Stretch" (19 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGerard Jones
PencilsTy Templeton
InksGrant Miehm
LetteringTim Harkins
ColorsJulianna Ferriter
EditingMark Waid

Feature Character(s):

Elongated Man (last in Adventures of Superman #442; also in flashbacks to childhood and early career preceding Flash #112; next in Power of the Atom #5)

Guest Star(s):

Wally West (also in flashbacks)

Supporting Character(s):

Sue Dibny (last in Justice League of America #257; also in flashbacks; next in Power of the Atom #5)

Other Character(s):

Flash II (in flashbacks)
Ken Dibny (first appearance; Ralph's older brother and mayor of Waymore, Nebraska)
Uncle Jake (first appearance; Ralph's uncle)

Comment(s):

Ralph turns 30 in this story, his brother Ken is 35.


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Second Story: "The Secret Origin of Plastic Man" (19 Pages)

Credits:

PlotRoy Thomas, Dann Thomas
StoryRoy Thomas
PencilsStephan DeStephano
InksPaul Fricke
LetteringJean Simek
ColorsLiz Berube
EditingMark Waid

Feature Character(s):

Plastic Man (Patrick "Eel" O'Brian; former criminal, becomes FBI agent)

Supporting Character(s):

Woozy Winks (Plas' best friend)

Villain(s):

Skizzle Shanks and his gang (first appearance for all; Melvin, Rocco and Wilbur named)

Other Character(s):

Brother Willis (first appearance; a friar at Rest-Haven)
Burp the Twerp (the greatest hero of them all... would i lie?)

Comment(s):

Portions of this story are told directly to the reader, breaking the "fourth wall".


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