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STARMAN SECRET FILES #1
April 1998 [$4395]

Cover Credit: Tony Harris (artist)

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Story: "Talking With Ted... Talking With Jack" (22 Pages)

Credits:

James Robinson (plot, script)
Lee Weeks & Phil Jimenez (pencils)
Robert Campanella & Phil Jimenez (inks)
Jon Babcock (letters)
Lee Loughridge (colors)
Archie Goodwin & Dan Thorsland (edits)

Feature Characters:

Starman VII (also in flashbacks; next in Starman Vol. 2 #41)
Ted Knight (also in flashbacks as Starman I; next in Starman Vol. 2 #41),

Supporting Characters:

Sadie Falk (next in Starman 80-Page Giant #1)
Morris (last in issue #39)
David Knight (in flashback)
Sandra Knight (in flashback)

Other Characters:

Billy O'Dare (in flashback)
Professor Davis (co-creator of the gravity rod, in flashback)

Comment: Various other characters appear in static scenes in the reminiscences of Jack and Ted, but do not play any active role or have anything new shown about them.

Synopsis:

Sadie Falk gets Ted to tell her about Jack, while Jack's tattooist gets him to tell him about his father. They each recall the ups and downs of their relationship, but ultimately each is proud of the other.


Second Story: Extract from Shade's Journal (3 Pages)

Credits:

James Robinson (script Archie Goodwin & Dan Thorsland (edits)

Comment: An extract from the Shade's journal wherein he meets up with Jack and Ted Knight to discover their feelings about, and connection with, Opal City.


Profile Pages

Credits:

James Robinson (text)
Tony Harris (pencils - Jack Knight, Ted and David Knight, The Shade, Blue Starman, Mist Family, The O'Dares)
Wade Von Grawbadger (inks - Jack Knight, Ted and David Knight, The Shade, Blue Starman, Mist Family, The O'Dares)
J. H. Williams III (pencils - Other Starmen, Scalphunter)
Mick Gray (inks - Other Starmen, Scalphunter)
Patricia Mulvihill (colors - Jack Knight, Ted and David Knight, The Shade, Blue Starman, Mist Family, The O'Dares)
Lee Loughridge (colors - Other Starmen, Scalphunter)
Archie Goodwin & Dan Thorsland (edits)

Comment: Profiles of all the men who have thus far been known as Starman, plus the Shade, the Mist family, the O'Dare family and Scalphunter.


Feature: Map of Opal City

Credits:

Tony Harris (pencils)
Wade Von Grawbadger (inks)
Archie Goodwin & Dan Thorsland (edits)

Comment: A birds eye view of the centre of Opal City, spotlighting its 1920s architecture.


Feature: Cosmic Rod Blueprint

Credits:

James Robinson (text)
Archie Goodwin & Dan Thorsland (edits)

Comment: A timeline of major events in the lives of the Starmen and those close to them.


Feature: Timeline

Credits:

James Robinson (text)
Tony Harris (text, pencils)
Wade Von Grawbadger (inks)
Archie Goodwin & Dan Thorsland (edits)

Comment: A technical diagram and description of the cosmic rod used by Jack Knight.

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