Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	February-March 1973
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.20 USD
Pages	36
Editing	E. Nelson Bridwell

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters	Superman; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Batman; Jor-El (inset); Lara (inset); Thomas Wayne (inset); Martha Wayne (inset); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset); Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders] (inset); The Gentleman Ghost [aka The Ghost] (inset)
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Nick Cardy
Inks	Nick Cardy

1 page Secret Origins; Superman story "The Secret Origin of Superman"

Characters	Superman [Clark Kent] (intro, origin)
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Joe Shuster
Inks	Joe Shuster
Letters	Joe Shuster
Reprinted	from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #1

2 page Secret Origins; Batman story "The Secret Origin of Batman"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin); Thomas Wayne (death, flashback); Martha Wayne (death, flashback)
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Bob Kane
Notes	Writer is Bill Finger, according to Indexer Notes for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #33; previously credited to Gardner Fox. Reprint is untitled.
Reprinted	from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #33

9 page Secret Origins; Hawkman story "The Ghost"

Characters	Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; The Gentleman Ghost (intro, villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	Bob Kanigher
Pencils	Joe Kubert
Inks	Joe Kubert
Reprinted	from Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #88

1 page Secrets of Secret Origins text article

Genre	superhero
Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters	typeset
Notes	Discussion of the various origin stories.

12 page Secret Origins; Flash story "Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!"

Characters	The Flash [Barry Allen] (intro, origin); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (on a comic book cover); Iris West (intro); The Turtle Man (villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	Bob Kanigher
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Kubert
Reprinted	from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #4 (September-October 1956)