Secret Origins Part I

The first DC reprint comic was Superman Annual 1 in summer 1960. There were 21 other annuals published through summer 1964. The annuals were separately numbered by character. The ninth Superman annual was advertised as such but was published as 80 Page Giant 1. This series ended with number 89 in fall 1971 giving a total of 111 in this group. Twenty-three were Superman and 22 Batman. There were 12 other sub-groups, ranging from 10 Lois Lane to one Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

One of the smaller sub-groups was Secret Origins. There were two, the first in 1961 and the second, called More Secret Origins, published in March 1965 as 80 Page Giant 8. Thirteen origin stories were reprinted, although one with the Challengers of the Unknown was only partial.

The dates for the original publication of the stories ranged from 1955 to 1962 with eight from 1959 to 1962. None are older than six years when reprinted. This is the common pattern with the annuals and giants. Very few reprints date from the 1940s.

Secret Origins Annual 1

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More Secret Origins Giant 8

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