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Page Count: 84
Publish Date: October 2004
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Weird Secret Origins 10/04 DC Comics
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Story Title: Six Strange Stories - cover
Pages:1
Genre:fantasy; superhero
Characters:The Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (also inset); Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Congorilla (inset); The Enchantress [June Moone] (inset); El Diablo [Lazarus Lane] (inset); Animal Man [Buddy Baker] (inset)


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


Story Title: The Origin of Dr. Fate - comic story
Pages:6
Genre:fantasy; superhero
Characters:Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson] (origin); Inza Cramer; Nabu (introduction); Sven Nelson (archaeologist, Kent's father, death); a "haunted" man; Nergal, Lord of the Underworld (villain)
Synopsis:In 1920, young Kent Nelson and his father explore the mysteries of the pyramids, there Kent meets Nabu the Wise, an exile from the planet Cilia, who helped build the pyramids. Nabu trains Kent in the mysteries of the universe until Kent assumes the role of Dr. Fate.


Story Title: The Enchantress of Terror Castle - comic story
Pages:8.67
Genre:fantasy
Characters:The Enchantress [June Moone] (girlfriend of Alan's, introduction, origin); Alan Dell (socialite); evil spirit (villain)
Synopsis:June and Alan are invited to a costume ball at an old estate. Suddenly, a gong sounds and a minotaur on a tapestry begins to glow, June falls into a secret passage where she is confronted with a weird figure that informs her that the castle on the estate is occupied by an evil presence that only she can overcome: as The Enchantress!


Story Title: I Was the Man with Animal Powers - comic story
Pages:15.33
Genre:superhero
Characters:Buddy Baker (origin); Ellen (Buddy's fiancee); Roger (Buddy's friend); alien creature (villain)
Synopsis:An alien space ship temporarily gives Buddy Blake animal powers. Animal Man is not named and does not appear in costume in this story.


Story Title: The Tricks of Metamorpho's Trade - comic story
Pages:2
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman (cameo); Metamorpho


Story Title: The Amazing Congorilla! - comic story
Pages:6.5
Genre:jungle; superhero
Characters:Congorilla (gorilla, origin); Congo Bill [William Glenmorgan]; Gloria (actress); Janu the Jungle Boy; Chief Kawolo (death); Mr. Rieger (villain, movie director); Reiger's assistant (villain)
Synopsis:Congo Bill saves the life of tribal Chief Kawolo, who gives him a magic ring that can cause his mind to be exchanged with that of a golden gorilla. Later, a movie crew tries to capture the now-intelligent Congorilla.


Story Title: Call Him Satan-- Call Him Saint! - comic story
Features:El Diablo
Pages:16
Genre:western-frontier
Characters:El Diablo [Lazarus Lane] (bank teller, introduction); Nora Hayes; Albert (bank teller, death); Emma (Albert's wife, mention only); Pop Woods (a gold miner); Adam (Wood's grandson, mention only); Ellie Vickers (Wood's girl, mention only); Wise Owl (Indian); The Hanged Man (villain, death); Hanged Man's gang [Grizzo; others un-named) (villains)
Synopsis:El Diablo helps to save an old gold miner who is mining to financially help out a widowed lady, from being a robbery victim and possibly death. His bigger mission, as it turns out, is the gang behind this attempted robbery: the Hooded Man's Gang.


Story Title: The Origin of the Bizarro World! - comic story
Pages:4
Genre:superhero
Characters:Bizarro World (origin); Superman [Clark Kent]; Bizarro-Superman No. 1; Bizarro-Lois #1; Bizarro-Junior #1; Bizarro-Jimmy; Bizarro-Perry; Bizarro-Lana; Bizarro-Lucy; Bizarro-Krypto; Bizarro-Mr. Mxyzptlk; Bizarro-Luthor


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Pages:10
Genre:fantasy; superhero
Characters:The Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (introduction, origin); Clarice Winston (Jim's girl); Clarice's parents); Wayne Grant (detective); The Voice; Gat Benson (villain); Benson's mob [Louie Snipe; Ricky (death); rest un-named] (villains)
Synopsis: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 job against crime is not over, so he is restored to life with amazing powers, which he plans to use again Benson and save the life of Clarice. 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.


Story Title: The Spectre Strikes - comic story
Pages:10
Genre:fantasy; superhero
Characters:The Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (introduction, origin); Clarice Winston (Jim's girl); Clarice's parents; Wayne Grant (detective); The Voice; Gat Benson (villain); Benson's mob [Louie Snipe; Ricky (death); rest un-named] (villains)
Synopsis: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 job against crime is not over, so he is restored to life with amazing powers, which he plans to use again Benson and save the life of Clarice. 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.


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