Secret Origins (1973 DC 1st Series) comic books graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $219.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #1618510018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.57) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Supergirl from Krypton!", script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; Superman spies a crashing rocket and discovers his cousin Supergirl; She tells him how Argo City survived the destruction of Krypton and how her father sent her to Earth when the inhabitants of Argo City were threatened by Kryptonite poisoning; reprinted from Action Comics #252. "SOS Green Lantern!", script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella; Hal Jordan is selected by the power ring of Abin Sur to become a Green Lantern; reprinted from Showcase #22. "Birth of the Atom!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; Scientist Palmer is experimenting with his reducer lens to try and reduce objects in size without blowing them up, all without success; However, when he, Jean and students are trapped in a cave-in, he decides to use the lens on himself and save the others before he is destroyed; He becomes a human atom; reprinted from Showcase #34. Two half-page text features about the origins of this issue's stars. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $69.99 Paper: White Label #4620682013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.10) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Origin of the Spectre, Part 1", script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; Jim Corrigan, hard-boiled detective, gets inside information on a job to be pulled by Gat Benson, and, while trying to stop the theft, is captured and murdered; However, a voice from heaven tells Corrigan that his battle against crime is not over, so he is restored to life with amazing powers, which he plans to use against Benson and save the life of Clarice; reprinted from More Fun Comics #52. "The Origin of the Spectre, Part 2," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; After murdering Corrigan, Benson and his thugs decide to kill the witness, Clarice, but before they can do this, a wraith-like Corrigan appears before them to exact justice; reprinted from More Fun Comics #53. One-page text feature on the history of the Legion of Super-Heroes by Paul Levitz. Letter to the editor from comic writer Bob Rozakis. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.