Secret Origins Special #1 (1989) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Gotham City's Vilest Villains!	cover	1	pencils: Brian Bolland; inks: Brian Bolland	Batman (shadow); Riddler; Penguin; Two-Face
1	Original Sins	comic story	11	script: Neil Gaiman; pencils: Mike Hoffman; inks: Kevin Nowlan; colors: Tom McCraw; letters: Todd Klein	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Steve Jones (first appearance); Joker (cameo); John Constantine (cameo)
2	The Killing Peck	comic story	18	script: Alan Grant; pencils: Sam Kieth; inks: Sam Kieth; colors: Tom McCraw; letters: Albert DeGuzman	Penguin (Origin); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Sharkey
3	When Is a Door	comic story	10	script: Neil Gaiman; pencils: BEM; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Joe Matt; letters: Bernie Mireault	Riddler (Origin); Steve Jones
4	-	comic story	16	script: Mark Verheiden; pencils: Pat Broderick; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom McCraw; letters: Agustin Más	Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (Origin); Grace Dent; Steve Jones; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo); Dalton Perry; Boss Maroni (cameo)

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 2.00 USD; 2.50 CAD; barcode 07098931696695

Collection	Year
Batman: Featuring Two-Face and the Riddler #[nn] ISBN 1-56389-198-0	1995	On eBay ›
Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn] ISBN 1-4012-0659-X	2005	On eBay ›
Batman vs. Two-Face #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-1783-9	2008	On eBay ›
Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? The Deluxe Edition #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-2303-8	2009	On eBay ›
Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-2724-1	2010	On eBay ›
The DC Universe by Neil Gaiman Deluxe Edition #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-6488-8	2016	On eBay ›

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