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Issue Details

Issue #24
Published March 1988
Cover Price 1.25
Pages 52
Editing Roy Thomas

Cover Details

Characters Dr. Fate; Blue Devil
Genre Superhero
Pencils K. S. Wilson (signed)
Inks Sam De la Rosa (signed)

19 page Blue Devil story "The All-True, Previously Recorded, Publicly Known, Heretofore Fully Revealed Secret Origin of the Blue Devil"

Characters Cain; Jerry; Jerry's brother and sister; Dan Cassidy; Nebiros; Charley; Wayne; Znarg; Sharon; Marla; Norm; Superman (cameo); The Trickster (cameo)
Synopsis Cain shows some kids the true story of the Blue Devil by drawing the dream images from Dan Cassidy and showing them on their TV instead of the video of the Blue Devil movie they were going to watch.
Genre Superhero
Script Gary Cohn; Dan Mishkin
Pencils Ty Templeton
Inks Ty Templeton
Colors Shelley Eiber
Letters Stig
Editing Mark Waid
Notes Narrated by Cain, of the House of Secrets.

19 page Dr. Fate story "The Secret Origin of Dr. Fate"

Characters Wotan; Nabu; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Sven Nelson; Inza Cramer; Thomas Frawley; Apes of Ishtar; Charon
Synopsis Tells the history of the creation of Dr. Fate and his first few meetings with Wotan and Inza Cramer.
Genre occult; superhero
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Michael Bair
Inks Bob Downs
Colors Julianna Ferriter
Letters Helen Vesik
Editing Mark Waid (editorial consultant)
Notes Based on the first few stories from More Fun.

2 page Secret Behind The Origins Dept. letters page "Secret Admirers"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes; The Atom [Al Pratt]
Synopsis Information on the two stories in this issue and additional history of Dr. Fate.
Script Peter Sanderson; Roy Thomas
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from: Charles J. Sperling; John Q. Gerdes; Gary Thompson; Robert "the Emperor", along with a thumbnail of the cover for Secret Origins #25 rendered in black-and-white.