Superman Secret Files and Origins #1 is an issue of the series Superman Secret Files and Origins (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1998.
Synopsis for "Who... is Superman?"
Batman goes undercover as an old classmate of Clark Kent's named Gordon Selkirk. He visits Clark's parents and casually carries on a conversation with them, in the hopes of learning how Clark came to be the person that he is today.
Appearing in "Who... is Superman?"
Featured Characters:
- Superman Blue (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Batman
- Jonathan Kent (Flashback and main story)
- Martha Kent (Flashback and main story)
Other Characters:
- Agent Liberty (Flashback only)
- Bizarro (Flashback only)
- Bloodsport (Flashback only)
- Brainiac (Milton Fine) (Flashback only)
- Conduit (Flashback only)
- Cyborg Superman (Flashback only)
- Doomsday (Flashback only)
- Eradicator (Flashback only)
- Host (Flashback only)
- Jor-El (Flashback only)
- Justice League (Flashback only)
- Kelex (Flashback only)
- Kelor (Flashback only)
- Lana Lang (Flashback only)
- Lara Lor-Van (Flashback only)
- Lex Luthor (Flashback only)
- Lois Lane (Flashback only)
- Perry White (Flashback only)
- Peter Ross (Flashback only)
- Skyhook (Flashback only)
- Steel (Flashback only)
- Superboy (Flashback only)
- Thaddeus Killgrave (Flashback only)
Locations:
- Batcave
- Krypton (Flashback only)
- Metropolis (Flashback only)
- Daily Planet (Flashback only)
- Smallville, Kansas
Items:
- Green Kryptonite (Flashback only)
- Kryptonian Birthing Matrix (Flashback only)
Vehicles:
- Kryptonian Rocket (Flashback only)
- USS Constitution (Flashback only)
Synopsis for "Feature: Jimmy Olsen's Past Lives"
Appearing in "Feature: Jimmy Olsen's Past Lives"
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Synopsis for "Feature: Daily Planet"
Appearing in "Feature: Daily Planet"
Featured Characters:
- Lex Luthor (In a photograph only)
- Lois Lane (Mentioned only)
- Mayor Frank Berkowitz (In a photograph only)
- Ron Troupe (Mentioned only)
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Synopsis for Feature: Whitty Banter's "Super 8"
Appearing in Feature: Whitty Banter's "Super 8"
Featured Characters:
- Superman (Mentioned only)
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Synopsis for "Feature: National Whisper"
Appearing in "Feature: National Whisper"
Featured Characters:
- Millennium Giants (In a photograph only)
- Superman Blue (In a photograph only)
- Wonder Woman (In a photograph only)
Synopsis for "Guided Tour: Superman's Fortress"
Appearing in "Guided Tour: Superman's Fortress"
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Antagonists:
- Eradicator (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- General Zod (Statue only)
- Jor-El (Statue only)
- Lara Lor-Van (Statue only)
- Quex-Ul (Statue only)
- Zaora (Statue only)
Locations:
- Fortress of Solitude
- Phantom Zone (Flashback only)
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Synopsis for "Lost Pages: Who Watched Metropolis During Superman's Honeymoon?"
Batman gathers together a team of heroes and pledges to watch over Metropolis while Clark and Lois celebrate their honeymoon.
Appearing in "Lost Pages: Who Watched Metropolis During Superman's Honeymoon?"
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Other Characters:
- Oracle (Behind the scenes)
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Items:
Vehicles:
- Camelot 3000
Synopsis for "Lost Pages: What Happened During Lois & Clark's Honeymoon?"
Appearing in "Lost Pages: What Happened During Lois & Clark's Honeymoon?"
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Synopsis for "Timeline: Superman"
Appearing in "Timeline: Superman"
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Synopsis for "Feature: Ace of Clubs Menu"
A Bibbo's Ace o' Clubs In-universe advertisement, complete with menu and Bibbo's handmade "coolrrections".
Appearing in "Feature: Ace of Clubs Menu"
Featured Characters:
- Bibbo Bibbowski (Mentioned only)
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Synopsis for "Profile Pages"
Appearing in "Profile Pages"
Featured Characters:
- Clark Kent
- Daily Planet
- Guardian
- Jimmy Olsen
- Jonathan Kent
- Lois Lane
- Martha Kent
- Metropolis Special Crimes Unit
- Perry White
- Scorn
- S.T.A.R. Labs
- Superman Red/Superman Blue
See Also
- Cover gallery for the Superman Secret Files and Origins series
- Images from Superman Secret Files and Origins Vol 1 1
Recommended Reading
- Superman Recommended Reading
- Action Comics (Volume 1)
- Action Comics (Volume 2)
- Adventures of Superman (Volume 1)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
- Batman/Superman: World's Finest (Volume 1)
- DC Comics Presents (Volume 1)
- Superman (Volume 1)
- Superman (Volume 2)
- Superman (Volume 3)
- Superman (Volume 4)
- Superman (Volume 5)
- Superman/Batman (Volume 1)
- Superman Confidential (Volume 1)
- Superman: Son of Kal-El (Volume 1)
- Superman: The Man of Steel (Volume 1)
- Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (Volume 1)
- Superman/Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 1)
