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SECRET ORIGINS VOL. 2 #29
Cover Date: August 1988
Cover Price: $1.50
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Keith S. Wilson
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Credits:
| Story | Roger Stern |
| Pencils | Dwayne Turner |
| Inks | Keith S. Wilson |
| Colors | Nansi Hoolahan |
| Lettering | Todd Klein |
| Editing | Mark Waid |
Feature Character(s):
- Atom II (last in Sword of the Atom Special #3; tells origin in flashbacks; next in flashback in Power of the Atom #1)
Supporting Character(s):
- Princess Laethwen (last in Sword of the Atom Special #3; tells origin in flashbacks; next in flashback in Power of the Atom #1)
- Voss (last in Sword of the Atom Special #2; next in flashback in Power of the Atom #1)
Villain(s):
- Outlanders (first appearance; non-city dwelling tiny savages; most die)
Other Character(s):
- Eddie Thayer (first appearance in flashback; as a boyhood friend to Ray Palmer)
- Ted Ralston (in flashback; as a mentor to young Ray Palmer)
- Jean Loring (first chronological appearance in flashback to Showcase #34; also in later flashbacks)
Comment(s):
- Ray Palmer reveals having done espionage work for the CIA as the Atom in this story.
Credits:
| Story | Sheldon Mayer |
| Art | Sheldon Mayer |
| Colors | Anthony Tollin |
| Lettering | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
- Red Tornado I (shop owner and neighborhood mom)
Supporting Character(s):
Credits:
| Plot | Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas |
| Story | Roy Thomas |
| Art | Mike Harris |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Lettering | David Cody Weiss |
| Associate editing | Mark Waid |
Feature Character(s):
- Mr. America/Americommando I (Harry "Tex" Thompson; freelance investigator; takes identity of Mr. America and joins OSS as Americommando in this story; also takes on the identity of SS Officer Otto Riker)
Guest Star(s):
- Johnny Quick (also in flashback in Young All-Stars #27; next in Young All-Stars #30)
- Liberty Belle (also in flashback in Young All-Stars #27; next in Young All-Stars #30)
- Tarantula (also in flashback in Young All-Stars #27; next in Young All-Stars #30)
- Firebrand II (behind the scenes; appears in Young All-Stars #27 at the same time; next in Young All-Stars #30)
Supporting Character(s):
- Fatman (Bob Daley; Tex's investigative partner; takes on identity of Fatman in this story)
- NY Special Prosecutor Maloney (Tex and Bob's boss)
Villain(s):
- Nazi saboteurs (Pringle named)
Other Character(s):
- President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (recruits Mr. America for the OSS)
- Fala (President Roosevelt's dog)
- Secretary of War Stimson (also in flashback in Young All-Stars #27)
Comment(s):
- Tex Thompson becomes Mr. America on November 25, 1940. He takes on the Americommando name in June 1942.
- Portions of this story are shown in flashback in Young All-Stars #27; Fatman is present in that flashback, but not in this portion.