Secret Origins 80-Page Giant #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of December, 1998.
Synopsis for "Decisions"
Secret meets with Red Tornado and they discuss what it means to be a hero by examining the origins of several teenage superheroes. At the end of their talk, Secret is inspired to become a hero, and takes off to set up a rescue mission with the help of Young Justice.
Appearing in "Decisions"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Young Justice (Flashback only)
Antagonists:
- Department of Extranormal Operations (Flashback only)
- Killa (Flashback only)
- Knockout (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
Locations:
- Rhode Island
- New York (Flashback only)
- Adirondack Mountains
- Adirondack Mountains
Synopsis for "Actual Reality"
While avoiding some bullies, Bart Allen and Carol Bucklen get stuck in a barrel of tar. While trying to free themselves, Bart tells Carol how he was born in the future and raised in a virtual reality to match his hyper-accelerated aging.
Appearing in "Actual Reality"
Featured Characters:
- Impulse (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Bullies
Other Characters:
- Flash (Barry Allen) (Flashback only)
- Iris Allen (Flashback only)
- Flash (Wally West) (Flashback only)
- Max Mercury (Flashback only)
Locations:
- Alabama
- 30th Century (Flashback only)
Synopsis for "Superboy! Secrets! Origin! This One's Got 'Em All!"
While Superboy trains, members of Project Cadmus discuss how he was cloned and is permanently stuck in the body of a 16-year-old.
Appearing in "Superboy! Secrets! Origin! This One's Got 'Em All!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Doomsday (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Lois Lane (Flashback only)
- Superman (Flashback only)
- Project Cadmus (Flashback only)
Locations:
- Mount Curtiss
- Metropolis (Flashback only)
Items:
Synopsis for "Little Wing"
Looking to get away from the pressures of his life, Tim Drake visits Dick Grayson and recounts to him how he deduced his secret identity and became the next Robin.
Appearing in "Little Wing"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Batman (Flashback only)
Antagonists:
- Azrael (Flashback only)
- Cluemaster (Flashback only)
- Czonk (Flashback only)
- The General (Flashback only)
- Joker (Flashback only)
- Killer Croc (Flashback only)
- Lynx (Flashback only)
- Penguin (Flashback only)
- Scarecrow (Flashback only)
- Two-Face (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Alfred Pennyworth (Flashback only)
- Flying Graysons (In a photograph only)
- John Grayson (In a photograph only)
- Mary Grayson (In a photograph only)
- Jack Drake (Flashback only)
- Janet Drake (Flashback only)
Locations:
- New York
- Gotham City (Flashback only)
Synopsis for "Daddy's Little Vigilante"
Stephanie Brown became the Spoiler to help take down her father, the Cluemaster. But Stephanie is now pregnant, and has to put her superhero career on hold.
Appearing in "Daddy's Little Vigilante"
Featured Characters:
- Stephanie Brown (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Batman (Flashback only)
- Crystal Brown (Flashback only)
- Nightwing (Flashback only)
- Robin (Flashback only)
Antagonists:
- Cluemaster (Flashback only)
- Lynx (Flashback only)
- Chubb (Flashback only)
- Monsoon (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Argent (Flashback only)
- Gotham City Police Department (Flashback only)
- Green Arrow (Connor Hawke) (Flashback only)
- Huntress (Flashback only)
Locations:
- Gotham City (Flashback and main story)
Synopsis for "Truth is Stranger"
Cassie Sandsmark spots a boy drawing superheroes in class, so she tells him the story of Wonder Girl, and how she was endowed with powers from Zeus thanks to her close association with Wonder Woman.
Appearing in "Truth is Stranger"
Featured Characters:
- Wonder Girl (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Cole
- Donna Troy (Flashback only)
- Georgia
- Helena Sandsmark (Flashback only)
- Wonder Woman (Flashback only)
- Zeus (Flashback only)
Antagonists:
- Dark Angel (Flashback only)
- Doomsday (Flashback only)
- Merlin (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Etrigan (Flashback only)
Locations:
Items:
Synopsis for "Shafted"
Cissie King-Jones tells a school counselor how her mother forced her into becoming a superhero. To the counselor's dismay, their talk only inspires Arrowette to strive harder to prove she can be a better hero in her mom's absence.
Appearing in "Shafted"
Featured Characters:
- Arrowette (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Bonnie King (Flashback only)
- Bernell Jones (Dies in flashback)
- Green Arrow (Flashback only)
- Marcy Money
- Millie King (Flashback only)
- Speedy (Flashback only)
Antagonists:
- Domino Gang (Flashback only)
- Spazz (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Hal Jordan of Evergreen Insurance (Flashback only)
- Impulse (Flashback only)
- Max Mercury (Flashback only)
Locations:
- Pennsylvania
- Alabama (Flashback only)
- Star City (Flashback only)
Items:
Trivia
- Stephanie Brown has a poster of Jay and Silent Bob.