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SECRET ORIGINS VOL. 2 #13
Cover Date: April 1987
Cover Price: $1.25
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Cover Credits:
Art: Pat Broderick
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Credits:
| Story | Dan Mishkin |
| Pencils | Erik Larsen |
| Inks | Mike DeCarlo |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Lettering | John Costanza |
| Editing | Robert Greenberger |
Feature Character(s):
- Nightwing II (in between panels of New Teen Titans Vol. 2 #18, page 11; also in flashback to his fifth birthday and several flashbacks as Robin I)
Villain(s):
- Boss Zucco (in flashback)
- other crooks (in flashback)
Other Character(s):
- Jericho (in between panels of New Teen Titans Vol. 2 #18, page 11)
- Koriand'r (in between panels of New Teen Titans Vol. 2 #18, page 11)
- Karras (in between panels of New Teen Titans Vol. 2 #18, page 11)
- John Grayson (in flashback)
- Mary Grayson (in flashback)
- Harry Haly (in flashback)
- Batman (in flashback)
- Aqualad (in flashback)
- Kid Flash (in flashback)
- Speedy (in flashback)
- Wonder Girl (in flashback)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story takes place on Dick Grayson's 20th birthday. However, this takes place during the Crisis on Infinite Earths, which takes place in July/August, and the story in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #50 states that Dick's birthday is in late October, the 1976 DC Calendar stated it as November 11th and Robin Annual Vol. 2 #4 stated it to be the first day of spring.
Credits:
| Plot | Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas |
| Story | Roy Thomas |
| Art | Mike Gustovich |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Lettering | Agustin Mas |
| Editing | Robert Greenberger |
Feature Character(s):
- Whip III (next in Flash Comics #2)
Supporting Character(s):
- Marisa Dillon (writer and co-owner of the Seguro Sentinel newspaper; next in Flash Comics #2)
- Sam Dillon (Marissa's father; co-owner of the Seguro Sentinel newspaper; next in Flash Comics #2)
- Diablo (Rod Gaynor's horse; next in Flash Comics #2)
- Carlos Fuentez (wrongly accused of killing his boss, becomes The Whip's assistant, next in Flash Comics #2, last name given here)
- Wing Tai (Gaynor's valet; not shown here, but in original story accompanied Rod Gaynor on his cross-country trip)
Villain(s):
- Sheriff Todd (the corrupt sheriff of Seguro)
- Association of Ranchers (Ambrose Green as their leader, shown but not named here)
Other Character(s):
- Padre Demo (keeper of the legend of El Castigo)
- El Castigo (Don Fernando Suarez; the original Whip of the 1840s; in flashback)
Location(s):
- Seguro (somewhere in the American Southwest)
Comment(s):
- This story takes place in late 1939.
- This is essentially a retelling of the Whip story from Flash Comics #1 with new information added.
- Rod Gaynor's full name and ethnic origin is given for the first time in this story.
Credits:
| Plot | Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas |
| Story | Roy Thomas |
| Pencils | Mike Collins |
| Inks | Dave Hunt |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Lettering | Agustin Mas |
| Editing | Robert Greenberger |
Feature Character(s):
- Johnny Thunder (next in Flash Comics #2/4; see Comment)
- Thunderbolt (next in Flash Comics #2/4)
Supporting Character(s):
- Simon B. Thunder (Johnny's father)
- Mildred Thunder (Johnny's mother)
Villain(s):
- The Priests of Bahdnisia (first appearance)
Other Character(s):
- Mr. Gimple (Johnny's boss, first and only appearance)
Comment(s):
- This story takes place from July 7, 1917 to late 1939.
- This story is a retelling of the Johnny Thunder story from Flash Comics #1, with new details added.