Secret Origins #5 (1973) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Origin of the Spectre	cover	1	pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Gaspar Saladino	The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]
1	The Origin of the Spectre, Part 1	comic story	10	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard Baily	The Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (intro, origin); Clarice Winston; Gat Benson (villain); Wayne Grant
2	The Legion of Super-Heroes	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: Paul Levitz	Legion of Super-Heroes
3	The Origin of the Spectre, Part 2	comic story	10	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard Baily	The Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (origin); Clarice Winston; Gat Benson (villain); Wayne Grant
4	-	letters page	1	script: E. Nelson Bridwell

Collection	Year
The Comic Reader #99	1973	On eBay ›

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Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
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