DC Super-Stars Vol 1 17

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 Legion of Super-Heroes: "The Secret of the Quintile Crystal"

Featured Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes

Supporting Characters:

R.J. Brande

Antagonists:

Lord Lorval

Other Characters:

Science Police

Locations:

Legion Clubhouse

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 Huntress: "From Each Ending... A Beginning!"

Featured Characters:

Batman
Catwoman (Dies)

Supporting Characters:

James Gordon
Huntress (Helena Wayne) (daughter of Batman and Catwoman) (First appearance) (Origin)

Antagonists:

"Silky" Cernak (a former member of Catwoman's gang) (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

Flash (Jay Garrick) (Cameo)
Flash (Barry Allen) (Cameo)
Robin (Flashback only)

Locations:

Gotham City (Earth-Two)
- Gotham City Civic Center
- Wayne Manor

Items:

Huntress' Crossbow (First appearance)

Vehicles:

Synopsis for Huntress: "From Each Ending... A Beginning!"

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Notes

"From Each Ending... A Beginning!"
- This story is the first appearance of the Huntress. The Huntress will soon become a member of the Justice Society of America and an associate of Infinity, Inc. She appears next in All-Star Comics #69 (published concurrently with this issue). All-Star Comics #69 is sometimes credited as Huntress' first appearance, but she actually appears for the first time in this issue (this is open for debate, based on actual "on sale" dates).
- According to several sources, All-Star Comics #69 was released for sale to the public on August 23, 1977 and this issue, DC Super-Stars 17 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 100% certain.
- 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 Huntress concept sketch of the Huntress by artist Joe Staton. It's right before the story begins.
- This story is reprinted in The Huntress: Darknight Daughter and in the Batman in the Seventies trade paperbacks. It is also reprinted in Catwoman: A Celebration of 75 Years.

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Appearing in Green Arrow: "The Origin of Green Arrow "

Synopsis for Green Arrow: "The Origin of Green Arrow "