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Publisher: DC

Title: 80 Page Giant Magazine
Issue: 8
Page Count: 84
Publish Date: March 1965
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G08 - 80 Page Giant Secret Origins
Owner: Par2ch

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Story Title: More Secret Origins - cover
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:Justice League of America [Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; The Flash [Barry Allen]]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Superbaby [Clark Kent]


Story Title: More Secret Origins Table of Contents - table of contents
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The Origin of the Justice League! - comic story
Features:Justice League of America
Pages:25
Genre:superhero
Characters:Justice League of America [Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Snapper Carr; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]] (origin); Queen Hippolyta; Amazons of Paradise Island (flashback); aliens from Appellax (villains, flashback)
Synopsis:The Justice League of America uses the occasion of its third anniversary to tell Snapper Carr and Green Arrow about the formation of the League, involving the discovery of strange meteors that nearly doomed them forever. When seven meteors are sent to Earth by aliens from the planet Appellax, six superheroes of our world individually overcome the beings that emerge from them. They then come together to combat the seventh menace and vow to form the Justice League of America.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Silly Putty
Pages:0.33


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:The Flash
Pages:0.33
Genre:superhero


Story Title: Just Imagine! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Justice League of America
Pages:0.33
Genre:superhero


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Hasbro's G. I. Joe
Pages:1


Story Title: 10 Issues of Your Favorite Magazine for Only $1.00 - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:2
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Friends Across the Seas - public service announcement
Pages:1
Genre:advocacy
Synopsis:School children from around the world discuss letters from their pen-pals (promoting 1965 as International Cooperation Year).


Story Title: Birth of the Atom! - comic story
Pages:9.67
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Atom [Ray Palmer] (scientist, introduction, origin); Jean Loring (attorney, introduction); un-named students
Synopsis: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. To his surprise, he is not destroyed as he becomes a human atom, and the lens later returns him to normal size.


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:0.33
Genre:superhero


Story Title: Origins of Legendary Heroes - text article
Pages:2
Letters:typeset
Genre:history
Synopsis:Mini biographies of legendary heroes through the ages.


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Pages:0.5
Genre:humor
Synopsis:Pete's Dad takes over Pete's model racing car track until Pete puts up a sign saying "Turnpike Toll 25¢."


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:The Testor Corporation
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: How Aquaman Got His Powers! - comic story
Pages:6.67
Genre:superhero
Characters:Aquaman [Arthur Curry] (Origin); Atlanna (Tom's wife, death, flashback); Tom Curry (Arthur's father, flashback); Commander Haskel
Synopsis:Aquaman stops the U.S. Navy from testing atomic depth charges and recounts his origin to Commander Haskel.


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Aquaman
Pages:0.33
Genre:superhero


Story Title: The Man from Robin's Past - comic story
Features:Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Pages:7.67
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (origin re-told); The Flying Graysons (Dick's parents, both die, flashback); Sando (circus friend of Dick's); Sando's son; Limey Lou (villain, fence); Lou's gang (villains, jewel thieves)
Synopsis:When stolen goods are found in the quarters of Sando the Strongman, a friend of the Grayson family who looked after Dick after his parents were murdered, Batman and Robin have to prove his innocence.


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Detective Comics; Batman
Pages:0.33
Genre:superhero


Story Title: The Origin of Flash's Masked Identity! - comic story
Pages:7
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (on a Golden Age cover that Barry Allen is holding); Dr. Bailey (Jay's physician); art thieves (villains)
Synopsis:Barry muses to himself, while reading a Golden Age issue of Flash Comics, of what it would be like if the Scarlet Speedster would operate maskless rather than as he now does.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Norton Products
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The Story of Superman's Life! - comic story
Pages:12.67
Genre:superhero
Characters:Superman [Clark Kent] (origin retold in detail); Jor-El; Zor-El (Jor-El's brother); Lara; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Krypto; Kal-El; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Perry White; Lex Luthor (villain)
Synopsis:Recap of Superman's life beginning with his escape from the destruction of Krypton, through his adoption and raising by the Kents, his training and career as Superboy, up to his leaving Smallville for Metropolis and joining the Daily Planet after the deaths of his adoptive parents.


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:World's Finest Comics
Pages:0.33
Genre:superhero


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Astroforce
Pages:1


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:American Body Building Club
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Task Force
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


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