DC Super-Stars #14 Secret Origins of Super-Villains (DC, 1977) CBCS NM/MT 9.8 White pages....

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Sold: Nov 27, 2016

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Publisher: DC, 1977

About DC Super Stars #14

Jim Aparo cover. Rich Buckler art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Secret Origins of Super-Villains

Characters: Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Dr. Light [Arthur Light]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Gorilla Grodd

Pencils: Jim Aparo [as JA.] (signed)

Inks: Jim Aparo [as JA.] (signed)

Colors: Tatjana Wood

Letters: Joe Letterese

Notes: Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

STORY DETAILS

(5 Stories)

Title: G-- As in Guardians, Green Lantern, and Gorilla Grodd!

Characters: Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Guardians of The Universe; a Dryg; Gorilla Grodd; Solovar; Calorians (gorillas); Calorians (primitives); Carol Ferris; Tom Kalmaku (cameo)

Synopsis: The Guardians reveal to Hal his unremembered encounter with Grodd, and how Hal is responsible for transporting Gorilla City to Earth from Calor. The encounter occured before the first meeting of Flash and Grodd.

Pages: 14.000

Script: Bob Rozakis (credited)

Pencils: Rich Buckler (credited)

Inks: Bob Layton (credited)

Letters: Bill Morse (credited)

Notes: References Green Lantern #1 and The Flash #106.

Title: The Origin of Brainiac

Characters: Brainiac

Synopsis: Recounts the first meeting of Brainiac and Superman.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Paul Levitz

Pencils: Curt Swan

Inks: George Klein

Letters: typeset

Notes: Text with single panel illustration from some past issue of Superman.

Title: The Secret Origin of Two-Face-- Double Take!

Characters: Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; David Davis; doctor at Arkham Asylum; Batman (flashback cameo); Boss Maroni (dies)

Synopsis: David Davis, detective on the case that resulted in Harvey Dent's disfigurement, gets Dent to help him finish the case against Boss Maroni. Maroni gets the jump on them and attempts to kill them both, but Harvey Dent's decision coin deflects the bullet, killing Maroni.

Pages: 10.000

Script: Jack C. Harris (credited)

Pencils: Ed Davis (credited)

Inks: Joe Rubinstein (credited)

Letters: Ben Oda

Notes: References Teen Titans #48. Officer David Davis is drawn to resemble actor Humphrey Bogart, and the scene with Batman shows a theater marquee with Bogart's name.

Title: The Origin of the Shark

Characters: Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Shark

Synopsis: Recounts the first meeting of Green Lantern and The Shark.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Jack C. Harris

Pencils: Gil Kane

Inks: Sid Greene

Letters: typeset

Notes: Text with single panel illustration from some past issue of Green Lantern.

Title: Let There Be Dr. Light!

Characters: Doctor Light [Arthur Light]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; unnamed Thanagaran

Synopsis: Arthur Light steals Thanagaran technology and adapts it to create his light-based weapons before he has to retreat from Hawkman, who returns the stolen item.

Pages: 9.000

Script: Paul Kupperberg (credited)

Pencils: Dick Ayers (credited)

Inks: Jack Abel (credited)

Notes: Hawkman's headgear does not have the distinctive ear wings he would later adopt.

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