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2[September] 1988
$2.00; 2.70 CAD; 0.80 GBP

Secret Origins Annual #2

DC · [September] 1988 · on sale 1988-05-12

First appearance: PunchFirst appearance: The Separated Man2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Secret Origins Annual (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
[September] 1988
Key date
1988-09-00
On-sale date
1988-05-12
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$2.00; 2.70 CAD; 0.80 GBP
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Punch - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Separated Man - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino, Mike Collins; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Todd KleinBarry Allen, The Flash, The Flash, Wally West
1The Unforgiving Minutecomic story24script: William Messner-Loebs, Rudyard Kipling; pencils: Mike Collins; inks: Frank McLaughlin, Donald Simpson; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Albert De GuzmanBarry Allen, Aqualad, Changeling, Cyborg, The Flash, The Flash, Garth, Dick Grayson, Roy Harper, Jericho, Koriand'r, Garfield Logan, Nightwing, Punch First
2-cartoon0.67pencils: Carmine Infantino
3Mystery of the Human Thunderboltcomic story31script: Robert Loren Fleming; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: GasparAbra Kadabra, Citizen Abra, Barry Allen, Henry Allen, Nora Allen, The Anti-Monitor, Batman, Captain Boomerang, Captain Cold, Ralph Dibny, Roscoe Dillon, The Elongated Man, The Flash, The Flash

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 2.00 USD; barcode 07098931691185
Canadianprice 2.70 CAD; barcode 07098931691185

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Secret Origins of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-50-1		1990On eBay ›
Flash: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5178-9		2015On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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