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Secret Origins Vol. 2 33

SECRET ORIGINS VOL. 2 #33

Cover Date: December 1988
Cover Price: $1.50

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Jerry Ordway
Inks: Ty Templeton


Story: "Escapism" (15 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMike Carlin
PencilsDon Heck
InksKlaus Janson (upper tier only)
LetteringAlbert De Guzman
ColorsTom Ziuko
EditingMark Waid

Feature Character(s):

Mister Miracle II (tells origin in flashbacks)
Oberon (tells origin in flashbacks)

Supporting Character(s):

Big Barda (also in flashbacks in upper and lower tiers)

Villain(s):

Granny Goodness (in flashbacks to Scott Free's youth)
Steel Hand (in flashbacks to Oberon's youth; an Intergang kingpin)

Other Character(s):

Makki (first appearance; school mate in Scott Free's past; dies)
Himon (in flashback to Scott Free's youth)
Metron (in flashback to Scott Free's youth)
Mister Miracle I (Ted Brown; in flashbacks to Oberon's early life; dies in flashback)

Comment(s):

There are two separate stories; the upper tier of panels is Mister Miracle's remembrances and the lower tier is Oberon's.


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Second Story: "The Spy Who Blew Me Up" (3 Pages)

Credits:

StoryTom Bierbaum, Mary Bierbaum
PencilsChuck Austen
InksGary Martin
LetteringTodd Klein
ColorsTom Ziuko
EditingMark Waid

Feature Character(s):

Fire (also as Green Flame) (Beatriz Bonita Da Costa; childhood and origin in flashback; see Comments)

Villain(s):

Menino Do Diablo (first appearance; gun runner and son of Dom Diablo; see Comments)

Other Character(s):

Dom Diablo (first appearance; club owner in Brazil; see Comments)
Mr. Fundo (first appearance; head of the Espionage Network of Brazil; see Comments)

Comment(s):

Given that Beatriz was trying to sell this story as a movie and more recent facts that contradict this story have come to light, many portions, if not all of it, may be fictitious.


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Third Story: "200 Years of Solitude" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGerard Jones
PencilsJim Valentino
InksEduardo Barreto
LetteringTodd Klein
ColorsTom Ziuko
EditingMark Waid

Feature Character(s):

Ice Maiden II (Tora Olafsdotter; first chronological appearance; joins the Global Guardians soon after this story)

Other Character(s):

Rod Shoendiesnt (first appearance; metahuman researcher)
Gustave (first appearance; agent for Norwegian government)
Olaf, Lord of the Ice Folk (first appearance; Tora's father)
Tora's unnamed mother (first appearance)

Comment(s):

Recent revelations may mean that many, if not all, of the facts of this story are fictitious.


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