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Cover: K. S. Wilson & Sam de la Rosa

Secret Origins #24

Mar 1988 · DC · 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP

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In this 1988 installment of Secret Origins, writer Gary Cohn and Dan Mishkin, with art by Ty Templeton, deliver a fresh take on the Blue Devil’s past as Cain reveals the truth through vivid dream images drawn on a TV screen—replacing the movie the kids had planned to watch. The story unfolds with a surreal, intimate twist, grounding the character’s origin in a moment of unexpected revelation. Cover by K. S. Wilson and Sam de la Rosa captures the eerie, dreamlike tone of the tale.

Contains 2 stories

The All-True, Previously Recorded, Publicly Known, Heretofore Fully Revealed Secret Origin of the Blue Devil

19 pp · Superhero

CainJerryJerry's brother and sisterDan CassidyNebirosCharleyWayneZnargSharonMarlaNormSuperman (cameo)The Trickster (cameo)

In this 1988 tale from *Secret Origins* #24, Cain shares the real story of the Blue Devil with a group of kids by projecting Dan Cassidy’s dream images onto their TV—replacing the movie they were expecting to see. It’s a quiet, revealing moment that turns a shared screen into a portal to a truth long hidden.

The Secret Origin of Dr. Fate

19 pp · Superhero

WotanNabuDr. Fate [Kent Nelson]Sven NelsonInza CramerThomas FrawleyApes of IshtarCharon

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Full credits

writer Gary Cohn

writer Dan Mishkin

artist, inker Ty Templeton

colorist Shelley Eiber

letterer Stig

cover pencils K. S. Wilson

cover inks Sam de la Rosa

Reprints

Reprinted in Last Days of the Justice Society of America #[nn] (2017)

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