Secret Origins #2 (1986) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Ed Hannigan, Gil Kane; inks: Ricardo Villagrán	Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett]; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]
1	Echoes of Future Past!	comic story	23	script: Len Wein; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: John Costanza	Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett] (death); Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Luri Hoshid; Kha-Ef-Re; Jarvis Kord; Mr. Thunderbolt (cameo); Mentor the Magnificent (cameo); Praying Mantis-Man (cameo); Red Knight (cameo); Magno-Man (cameo); Mister Crabb (cameo)
2	The Secret Origin of Secret Origins	text article	2	script: Bob Greenberger

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893176605
Canadian	price 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893176605

Collection	Year
Showcase Presents: Blue Beetle #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-5147-5	2015	On eBay ›

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