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SECRET ORIGINS VOL. 2 #38
Cover Date: March 1989
Cover Price: $1.50
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Mike Grindberg
Inks: Dick Giordano
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Credits:
| Story | Mike Grell |
| Pencils | Hannibal King |
| Inks | Dick Giordano, Arne Starr |
| Lettering | John Costanza |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Editing | Mark Waid |
Feature Character(s):
- Oliver Queen (story shows his first criminal capture before becoming Green Arrow; next in Green Arrow: The Wonder Year #1)
Villain(s):
- Lester "The Gooch" Norton (first appearance; robber at a March of Dimes charity costume ball)
Other Character(s):
- Howard Hill (first appearance; former Hollywood stuntman and archer)
- Wilson (first appearance; Oliver Queen's butler)
Comment(s):
- Queen states he was on the island for "eleven weeks".
- It is not known how later revelations about Green Arrow's origins or early career contradict this story.
Credits:
| Story | Elliot S. Maggin |
| Pencils | John Koch |
| Inks | John Nyberg |
| Colors | Helen Vesik |
| Lettering | Tim Harkness |
| Editing | Mark Waid |
Feature Character(s):
- Roy Harper (reminisces with his daughter while reading a magazine article about his life)
Guest Star(s):
- Green Arrow (in flashbacks; see Comments)
- Dinah Lance (in flashbacks)
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; in flashbacks)
- Teen Titans (Robin I, Aqualad, Kid Flash I, Wonder Girl I, Beast Boy, Bumblebee in brief flashback)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Cheshire (in flashbacks)
Other Character(s):
- Brave Bow (in flashback; Roy's adoptive Navajo father; dies)
Comment(s):
- Green Arrow is shown in his later costume all through this story; he acquires it after he loses his fortune.