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Cover: Tom Grindberg & Pablo Marcos

Secret Origins #9

Dec 1986 · DC · 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP
📊 ~18,190 copies sold its debut month
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“The Secret Origin of the Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy”

This 1986 DC anthology shines a spotlight on two beloved Golden Age heroes — the Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy — alongside the Golden Age Flash, with cover art by Tom Grindberg and Pablo Marcos bringing all three characters to vivid life. The cover itself is a treat: a large, dramatic close-up of a determined hero dominates the background, while the Star-Spangled Kid in his patriotic red-white-and-blue costume and the Flash in his scarlet-and-gold suit dash forward with energy and purpose, and young Stripesy joins the action as well. A bold banner announces that the Star-Spangled Kid has since become Skyman, adding an extra layer of intrigue to what's already a rich dive into DC's Golden Age legacy.

writer Roy Thomas · artist George Tuska · inker Jerry Acerno · colorist Carl Gafford · letterer David Cody Weiss · cover Tom Grindberg, Pablo Marcos

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writer Roy Thomas
colorist Carl Gafford
cover pencils Tom Grindberg
cover inks Pablo Marcos

Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers

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In 1940, Jay Garrick gains the power of speed after inhaling "hard water fumes" in a college lab accident. As the Flash, he rescues the kidnapped father of Joan Williams.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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