DC Super-Stars #17 is an issue of the series DC Super-Stars (Volume 1) with a cover date of December, 1977.
Synopsis for Green Arrow: "The Origin of Green Arrow "
A gunman who was formerly employed by John Deleon, to whom Oliver Queen lost his fortune, holds a woman hostage at gunpoint aboard the deck of a ship. Green Arrow opposes him, seeking the briefcase full of evidence of Deleon's wrongdoings the gunman carries, but the terrorist insists on Green Arrow leaping overboard in return for his releasing the woman. Green Arrow remembers his origin story, how Oliver Queen once fell off another ship, swam to Starfish Island, learned the use of a makeshift bow, and used it to help defeat a band of pirates who landed on his isle. Green Arrow then manages to take out the gunman, though the briefcase is lost in the sea. He decides that the papers within it don't have much meaning to him anymore.
Appearing in Green Arrow: "The Origin of Green Arrow "
Featured Characters:
- Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Unnamed gunman (Single appearance)
- Unnamed pirates (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Unnamed hostage (Single appearance)
- Howard Hill (Mentioned only)
- John Deleon (Mentioned only)
- Long John Silver (Mentioned only)
- Robinson Crusoe (Mentioned only)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Legion of Super-Heroes: "The Secret of the Quintile Crystal"
Superboy learns of the Legion's first case, in which the three original Legionnaires had to recover the Quintile Crystal from an alien ambassador who had stolen it.
Appearing in Legion of Super-Heroes: "The Secret of the Quintile Crystal"
Featured Characters:
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Origin)
- Cosmic Boy (Flashback and main story)
- Lightning Lad (Flashback and main story)
- Saturn Girl (Flashback and main story)
- Superboy
Supporting Characters:
- R.J. Brande (Flashback only)
Antagonists:
- Lord Lorval (First appearance) (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Science Police (Flashback and main story)
- Floyd Marr (A famous star explorer) (Mentioned only)
- Khunds (Mentioned only)
- United Planets (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Pre-Zero Hour 30th Century
- Earth (Flashback and main story)
- Metropolis (Flashback and main story)
- Legion Clubhouse (Flashback only)
- Metropolis (Flashback and main story)
- Space Station Z-7 (Flashback only)
- Braal (Mentioned only)
- Oianus (Mentioned only)
- Titan (Mentioned only)
- Winath (Mentioned only)
- Earth (Flashback and main story)
Items:
- Daily Planet
- Legion Flight Ring
- Quintile Crystal (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
Vehicles:
- Legion Cruiser (Flashback only)
Synopsis for The Huntress: "From Each Ending... A Beginning!"
Appearing in The Huntress: "From Each Ending... A Beginning!"
Featured Characters:
- The Huntress (Helena Wayne) (daughter of the Batman and Catwoman of Earth-Two) (First full appearance) (Origin)
Supporting Characters:
- Batman (Earth-Two) (Flashback and main story)
- Catwoman (Earth-Two) (Flashback only) (Dies)
- Commissioner Gordon (Earth-Two) (Flashback only)
Antagonists:
- "Silky" Cernak (a former member of Catwoman's gang) (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)
Other Characters:
- The Flash (Jay Garrick) (Cameo)
- The Flash (Barry Allen) (Cameo)
- Gotham City Police Department (Flashback and main story)
- Robin (Earth-Two) (Flashback only)
- Justice Society of America (Mentioned only)
- Lois Lane (Earth-Two) (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth-One (Cameo)
- Earth-Two
- 1955
- 1957
- Gotham City
- 1976
- Gotham City
- Gotham Civic Center
- Madagascar (Mentioned only)
- Gotham City
- 1977
- Gotham City
- Gotham Harbor
- Gotham Historical Society
- Gotham City
Items:
- Batrope
- Bat-Signal
- Huntress' Crossbow (First appearance)
Vehicles:
Notes
- This entire comic was reprinted as Facsimile Edition: DC Super-Stars #17.
- "The Origin of Green Arrow" was also reprinted in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #23.
- "The Secret of the Quintile Crystal" was also reprinted in Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 1.
- "From Each Ending... A Beginning!"
- This story is generally considered the first appearance of the Huntress. She appears next in All-Star Comics #69 (published concurrently with this issue). According to several sources, All-Star Comics #69 was released for sale to the public on August 23, 1977 and this issue was released for sale to the public on August 25, 1977; making this issue the second appearance of the Huntress. Without official records from DC Comics, there is no way to be certain which was truly first.
- This story reveals the death of the Earth-Two Catwoman. Chronologically, she appeared last in Superman Family #211 in a story that took place in 1955.
- Flash (Jay Garrick) and Flash (Barry Allen) only appear as cameo headshots used to describe the differences between Earth-One and Earth-Two.
- This story is the first identifiable appearance of "Silky" Cernak, although he presumably appeared, unidentified, in the crowd of henchmen in previous Catwoman stories.
- This issue also includes a one-page concept sketch of the Huntress by artist Joe Staton. It's right before the story begins.
- In addition to the facsimile edition reprint of this issue, this story was reprinted in:
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Green Arrow Recommended Reading
- More Fun Comics (Volume 1): More Fun Comics #73–107
- Adventure Comics (Volume 1): Adventure Comics #246–269
- World's Finest (Volume 1)
- Action Comics (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 1): Detective Comics #521–567
- Green Lantern (Volume 2): Green Lantern (Volume 2) #76–124
- The Flash (Volume 1): The Flash #217–219
- Green Arrow (Volume 1)
- Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters (Volume 1)
- Green Arrow (Volume 2)
- Green Arrow: The Wonder Year (Volume 1)
- Green Arrow (Volume 3)
- Black Canary (Volume 3)
- Green Arrow and Black Canary (Volume 1)
- Connor Hawke: Dragon's Blood (Volume 1)
- Justice League: Rise and Fall
- Green Arrow (Volume 4)
- Green Arrow (Volume 5)
- Green Arrow (Volume 6)
- Event Leviathan
- Justice League (Volume 4) #59-75
- Dark Crisis: Worlds Without a Justice League - Green Arrow
- Green Arrow (Volume 7)
- Green Arrow: Year One (Volume 1)
- Black Canary (Volume 1)
- Black Canary (Volume 2)
- Legion of Super-Heroes Recommended Reading
- Adventure Comics (Volume 1)
- Adventure Comics (Volume 2)
- The Legion (Volume 1)
- Legion Lost (Volume 2)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 2)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 3)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 5)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 6)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 7)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 8)
- Legionnaires (Volume 1)
- Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 1)
- Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 1)
- Huntress Recommended Reading
- Wonder Woman (Volume 1): 271– #321
- Birds of Prey (Volume 1)
- Birds of Prey (Volume 2)
- Huntress: Darknight Daughter
- Huntress (Volume 1)
- Justice League International Special #2
- Huntress (Volume 2)
- Huntress: Year One (Volume 1)
- Batman/Huntress: Cry for Blood (Volume 1)
- Batman: Huntress & Spoiler #1
- Nightwing/Huntress (Volume 1)
- Robin III (Volume 1)
- Huntress (Volume 3)