Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	Summer 1961
Cover Price	0.25
Pages	84
Editing	Julius Schwartz; Jack Schiff
Notes	On Sale Date - June 15th 1961

Cover Details - "A Super-Collection Of The Most Sought-After Stories Ever Published! "

Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Dick Sprang (Batman, Superman); Jack Kirby (Challengers); Gil Kane (Adam Strange and Green Lantern); Joe Certa (Martian Manhunter); Lee Elias (Green Arrow); Carmine Infantino (Flash); Ross Andru (Wonder Woman)
Inks	Stan Kaye (Batman, Superman); Jack Kirby (Challengers); Bernard Sachs (Adam Strange); Joe Giella (Green Lantern); Joe Certa (Martian Manhunter); Lee Elias (Green Arrow); Joe Kubert (Flash); Mike Esposito (Wonder Woman)
Reprinted	from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #94 (May-June 1958) [Superman, Batman & Robin vignette]; from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #53 [Adam Strange vignette]; from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #225 (November 1955) [John Jones vignette]; from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #4 (September-October 1956) [Flash vignette]; from ? [other vignettes]; in Secret Origins Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #1

12 page Superman; Batman; Robin story "The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team"

Genre	Superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	Dick Sprang
Inks	Stan Kaye
Notes	Silver-Age team origin.
Reprinted	from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #94 (May-June 1958)

15 page Adam Strange story "Secret of the Eternal City"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Mike Sekowsky
Inks	Bernard Sachs
Notes	Origin and 1st appearance Adam Strange.
Reprinted	from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #17 (November-December 1958)

15 page Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] story "Planet of the Doomed Men"

Characters	Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (origin recap); The Guardians of the Universe (intro); Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (flashback); Calorians; The Dryg (villain)
Synopsis	Hal Jordan's energy-duplicate is summoned by the Guardians for the first time. After he is returned to Earth the Guardians send him to Calor, a nearby planet, to save the Calorians from the ape-monster Dryg.
Genre	Superhero
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Gil Kane
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Notes	Origin recapped.
Reprinted	From Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #1 (July-August 1960)

6 page Challengers of the Unknown story "The Secrets of the Sorcerer's Box"

Genre	Adventure
Script	Dave Wood
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Roz Kirby; Marvin Stein
Notes	Origin and 1st appearance of Challengers. Partial reprint.
Reprinted	from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #6 (January-February 1957)

1 page Green Arrow; Speedy text story "Origin of Green Arrow and Speedy"

Genre	Superhero
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Lee Elias
Inks	Lee Elias
Notes	Text story with two small illustrations.
Reprinted	in Secret Origins Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #1

13 page Wonder Woman story "Secret Origin of Wonder Woman"

Characters	Wonder Woman
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bob Kanigher
Pencils	Ross Andru
Inks	Mike Esposito
Notes	Silver-Age origin.
Reprinted	from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #105 (April 1959)

6 page John Jones Manhunter from Mars story "The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel"

Characters	J'Onn J'Onzz
Genre	Superhero
Script	Joe Samachson (plot); Jack Miller (script)
Pencils	Joe Certa
Inks	Joe Certa
Notes	Origin and 1st appearance J'Onn J'Onzz.
Reprinted	from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #225 (November 1955)

12 page Flash story "Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt"

Genre	Superhero
Script	Bob Kanigher
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Kubert
Notes	Origin and 1st appearance Flash [Barry Allen].
Reprinted	from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #4 (September-October 1956)