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Secret Origins #9
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The Secret Origin of the Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy
Skyman [Sylvester PembertonStar-Spangled Kid]Infinity, Inc. (cameo) [Brainwave, Jr.NuklonJadeObsidianNorthwindHourman [Rick Tyler]Wildcat [Yolanda Montez]Dr. Midnight [Beth Chapel]Fury [Lyta Hall]]Seven Soldiers of Victory (flashback, cameo) [Green ArrowSpeedyShining KnightVigilanteCrimson Avenger]Nebula Man (flashback, cameo)Justice Society of America (flashback, cameo) [Hawkman [Carter Hall]Wildcat [Ted Grant]Flash [Jay Garrick]Green Lantern [Alan Scott]Power Girl]
In this 1986 tale from *Secret Origins* #9, Skyman recounts the unlikely beginning of his partnership with Stripesy—how they first crossed paths while stopping a dangerous sabotage plot during a Fourth of July celebration. The story captures the spark of their teamwork, set against the backdrop of wartime tension and a city on the edge of celebration.
The Secret Origin of the Golden Age Flash
Flash [Jay Garrick] (flashback)Joan Williams (flashback)Major Williams (flashback)Sieur Satan (flashback)Justice Society of America (flashback, cameo) [Atom [Al Pratt]Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Spectre [Jim Corrigan]Hawkman [Carter Hall]Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]Green Lantern [Alan Scott]Hourman [Rex Tyler]]Flash [Wally West] (flashback, cameo)Flash [Barry Allen] (flashback, cameo)
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Full credits
writer Roy Thomas
artist George Tuska
inker Jerry Acerno
colorist Carl Gafford
letterer David Cody Weiss
cover pencils Tom Grindberg
cover inks Pablo Marcos
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Reprinted in Last Days of the Justice Society of America #[nn] (2017), Batman #87
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