Secret Files and Origins
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| "Secret Files and Origins" thematic stories | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Varied |
| Title(s) | Full list |
| Formats | Multiple, thematically linked limited series and one-shot titles. |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | September 1997 – January 2022 |
| Main character(s) | DC Universe |
Secret Files and Origins (abbreviated SF&O) is a series of one-shot comic books and miniseries produced by DC Comics during the late 1990s and 2000s.
Publication history
The books are a combination of origin stories (similar to the earlier Vertigo Secret Files and Origins issues). Some of these one-shots are released to coincide with a new series (such as the first JSA issue), or with a special event (such as the Infinite Crisis issue). Originally the books featured sequential numbering, but from 2003-2006 this was dropped in favor of putting the year of publication in the title (so for example, Aquaman Secret Files and Origins 2003 is the equivalent of Aquaman Secret Files and Origins #2); sequential numbering returned with the release of Green Lantern/Sinestro Corps: Secret Files and Origins #1 in 2007.
Bibliography of Secret Files and Origins issues
| Issue | Profile pages | Issue date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquaman Secret Files and Origins #1 | December 1998 | ||
| Aquaman Secret Files and Origins 2003 | Aquaman, Hagen, the Lady of the Lake, McCaffrey and Sweeney, Mera and Vulko, Rodunn, Tempest, the Thirst | May 2003 | |
| Batgirl Secret Files and Origins #1 | Batgirl ( Cain, Lady Shiva, the Oracle, Sensor and Force 14 |
August 2002 | |
| Batman Secret Files and Origins #1 | Sarah Essen Gordon, Lt. Stan Kitch, Sgt. Harvey Bullock, Tactical Leader Billy Pettit), the Huntress, Nightwing, Robin, the Spoiler |
October 1997 | |
| Batman Secret Files #1 | No profiles | December 2018 | |
| Batman Secret Files #2 | No profiles | September 2019 | City of Bane tie-in issue |
| Batman Secret Files #3 | No profiles | August 2020 | |
| Batman Secret Files: The Signal #1 | No profiles | September 2021 | Released with three different covers |
| Batman Secret Files: Huntress #1 | No profiles | September 2021 | Released with three different covers |
| Batman Secret Files: Clownhunter #1 |
No profiles | October 2021 | Released with three different covers |
| Batman Secret Files: Miracle Molly #1 | No profiles | November 2021 | Released with three different covers; Fear State tie-in issue |
| Batman Secret Files: Peacekeeper-01 #1 | No profiles | December 2021 | Released with three different covers; Fear State tie-in issue |
| Batman Secret Files: The Gardener #1 | No profiles | January 2022 | Released with three different covers; Fear State tie-in issue |
| Batman Allies Secret Files and Origins 2005 | Batgirl, Batman, Catwoman, Nightwing, Onyx , Robin |
August 2005 | |
| Batman: Gotham City Secret Files and Origins #1 | Whisper A'Daire, Organized Crime (Burnley Town Massive (BTM), the Escabedo Cartel, the Lucky Hand Triad, the Mafia, the Odessa Mob), Samsara |
April 2000 | |
| Batman: No Man's Land Secret Files and Origins #1 |
Azrael, Batgirl, the Batsquad (Azrael, Batgirl, Batman, Nightwing, the Oracle, Robin), the Blue Boys (Billy Pettit, Clarence Foley, Harvey Bullock, James Gordon, Mackenzie "Hardback" Bock, Renee Montoya, Sarah Essen Gordon), | December 1999 | |
| Batman Villains Secret Files and Origins #1 | The Answer, Bane, Black Mask, Catwoman, Charaxes, Clayfaces (Clayface I-V), Ferak, the Joker, Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, Ra's al Ghul, the Scarecrow, Two-Face | October 1998 | |
| Batman Villains Secret Files and Origins 2005 | Black Mask, the Daughters of the Demon (, the Scarecrow | July 2005 | |
| Birds of Prey Secret Files and Origins 2003 | Batgirl, the Black Canary, the Huntress, the Oracle | August 2003 | |
| Catwoman Secret Files and Origins #1 | Black Mask, Catwoman, Holly Robinson, Slam Bradley |
November 2002 | |
| Day of Judgment Secret Files and Origins #1 | Deadman, Etrigan the Demon, Dr. Fate (Hector Hall), the Phantom Stranger, the Sentinels of Magic, the Spectre (Hal Jordan), Zatanna |
November 1999 | |
| DCU Heroes Secret Files and Origins #1 | Vext, Wildcat |
February 1999 | |
| DCU Villains Secret Files and Origins #1 | Solaris, the Star Conqueror, Vandal Savage , the Word |
April 1999 | |
| Final Crisis: Secret Files and Origins #1 | No profiles | February 2009 | Released with two different covers |
| Flash Secret Files and Origins #1 | Trickster (James Jesse) |
November 1997 | |
| Flash Secret Files and Origins #2 | Kid Flash (Iris West), the Replicant, Sela Allen |
November 1999 | |
| Flash Secret Files and Origins #3 | Plunder, the Weather Wizard), Tar Pit |
November 2001 | First appearance of Hunter Zolomon |
| Flash Secret Files and Origins 2010 | Abra Kadabra, Trickster (Axel Walker) , the Weather Wizard |
May 2010 | |
| Golden Age Secret Files and Origins #1 | The Crimson Avenger (Lee Travis), the Injustice Society of the World, Johnny Thunder, the Justice Society of America | February 2001 | |
| Green Arrow Secret Files and Origins #1 | Green Arrow II (Connor Hawke), Hard-Traveling Heroes (Connor Hawke and Kyle Rayner, Oliver Queen and Hal Jordan), Mia Dearden, Onomatopoeia, Stanley and His Monster |
December 2002 | |
| Green Lantern Secret Files and Origins #1 | Warrior |
July 1998 | |
| Green Lantern Secret Files and Origins #2 | The Corps, the Dragon, Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner), Green Lantern supporting cast (Guy Gardner, John Stewart, Merayn Dethalis), Jade, Kyle Rayner's parents (Aaron and Maura Rayner), the Rogues Gallery (the Effigy, Fatality, Grayven, Magaan, the Manhunter android, Sonar II), Sentinel | September 1999 | |
| Green Lantern Secret Files and Origins #3 | The Terry Berg |
July 2002 | |
| Green Lantern Secret Files and Origins 2005 | The Parallax , Sinestro |
June 2005 | |
| Green Lantern/Sinestro Corps Secret Files and Origins #1 | The Star Sapphires, Superman-Prime |
February 2008 | |
| Guide to the DC Universe 2000 Secret Files and Origins #1 | The Allies of the Batman (Azrael, Batgirl, Batman, the Huntress, Nightwing, the Oracle, Robin), Amazonian Allies ( Orion and the New Gods, Team Superman (the Eradicator, Steel, Strange Visitor, Superboy, Supergirl, Superman), the Titans, Young Justice |
March 2000 | |
| Guide to the DC Universe 2001-2002 Secret Files and Origins #1 | The Orpheus, the Power Company, the Suicide Squad |
February 2002 | |
| Hawkman Secret Files and Origins #1 | Dr. Fate (Hector Hall), the of Art and History | October 2002 | |
| Hellblazer Vertigo Secret Files and Origins #1 | Zed, Marj and Mercury |
August 2008 | |
| Infinite Crisis Secret Files and Origins 2006 | Alex Luthor (Earth-Three), Lois Lane (Earth-Two), Superboy (Earth-Prime), Superman (Earth-Two) |
April 2006 | |
| Infinite Frontier Secret Files #1 | No profiles | August 2021 | Contains stories that were originally released in digital format prior to the print version[1] |
| JLA Secret Files and Origins #1 | Aquaman, Aztek, Batman, the Flash (Wally West), the Green Arrow (Connor Hawke), Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner), the Injustice Gang of the World, the Key, the Lord of Time, the Martian Manhunter, Superman, Wonder Woman, Zauriel |
September 1997 | |
| JLA Secret Files and Origins #2 | Adam Strange, Big Barda, the Hourman android, the Huntress, the Oracle, Orion, Plastic Man, Prometheus, the Red Tornado, Steel, the Tomorrow Woman, Zauriel | August 1998 | |
| JLA Secret Files and Origins #3 | The Qwsp, the White Martians |
December 2000 | |
| JLA Secret Files and Origins 2004 | Satellite Era), the Red King, the Ultramarine Corps |
November 2004 | |
| JLA in Crisis Secret Files and Origins #1 | Zero Hour: Crisis in Time |
November 1998 | |
| JLA/JSA Secret Files and Origins #1 | The Ancients, Aquaman, Captain Marvel, the Crimson Avenger (Jill Carlyle), Faith, Firestorm, the Hourman (Rick Tyler), Power Girl, the Star-Spangled Kid | January 2003 | |
| Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity - Secret Files | No profiles | September 2020 | Part of the DC Black Label storyline Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity |
| Joker: Last Laugh Secret Files and Origins #1 | December 2001 | The beginning of the storyline Joker: Last Laugh | |
| JSA Secret Files and Origins #1 | The Atom Smasher, the Black Canary, the Dark Lord, Doctor Mid-Nite, Extant, Fate's Legacy (Doctor Fate I (Kent Nelson), Doctor Fate III (Linda Strauss), Fate IV (Jared Stevens), Nabu the Wise), the Flash (Jay Garrick), Hawkgirl, the Hourman, Mister Terrific (Michael Holt), Obsidian, Sand, Sentinel, the Spectre, Starman VII (Jack Knight) , the Star-Spangled Kid, Wildcat, Wonder Woman (Hippolyta) |
August 1999 | |
| JSA Secret Files and Origins #2 | Alexander Montez, Black Adam, Brainwave (Henry King, Jr.), Director Bones, Hawkman and Hawkgirl, the Injustice Society of the World, Jakeem Thunder, Nemesis (Soseh Mykros), Roulette, the Sin Eater, Solomon Grundy, the Ultra-Humanite | September 2001 | |
| Just Imagine...Stan Lee's Secret Files and Origins #1 | Aquaman, Batman, Catwoman, the Church of Eternal Empowerment, the Coming Crisis, Flash, Green Lantern, JLA, the Reverend Dominic Darrk, Robin, the Sandman, Shazam, Superman, Wonder Woman | March 2002 | Part of the storyline Just Imagine...Stan Lee Creating the DC Universe |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Secret Files and Origins #1 | XS |
January 1998 | |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Secret Files and Origins #2 | The Blight, Brainiac 5.1, the Sensor, Thunder |
June 1999 | |
| Legion Secret Files and Origins 3003 | No profiles | January 2004 | |
| Lego Batman Secret Files and Origins | Arkham Asylum, the Batcave, Batman, the Joker, the Penguin and Freeze, Robin and Nightwing, Two-Face | 2006 | Promo comic |
| New Gods Secret Files and Origins #1 | Big Barda and Mortalla, Orion, Takion |
September 1998 | |
| Nightwing Secret Files and Origins #1 | The Amygdala, Bridget Clancy, Hank "Hero" Hogan, John Law a.k.a. the Tarantula, Michael "Mutt" Hogan), Torque |
October 1999 | |
| President Luthor Secret Files and Origins #1 | Luthor's Cabinet (Amanda Waller, Frank Rock, Jefferson Pierce, Major Samuel Lane), Pete Ross and Lana Lang, President Lex Luthor, Talia Head | March 2001 | |
| Silver Age Secret Files and Origins #1 | Injustice League, the Justice League of America, the Metal Men, the Seven Soldiers of Victory (Silver Age) , the Teen Titans |
July 2000 | |
| Starman Secret Files and Origins #1 | The Mist family (the Mist I, the Mist II); the O'Dare family; Scalphunter; the Shade; Starman I (Ted Knight) and Starman VI (David Knight); Starman III (Mikaal Tomas); Starman VII (Jack Knight); Starmen II (Starman of 1951), IV (Prince Gavyn), and V (Will Payton) | April 1998 | |
| Superman Secret Files and Origins #1 | S.T.A.R. Labs, Superman Red/Superman Blue |
January 1998 | |
| Superman Secret Files and Origins #2 | The Superman Robots, the Supermen of America |
May 1999 | |
| Superman Secret Files and Origins 2004 | The Eradicator, | August 2004 | |
| Superman Secret Files and Origins 2005 | Blackrock, the Daily Planet staff (Geraldine "Gerry" Frank, Jimmy Olsen, Josef Schuman, Perry White, Ron Troupe), Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Ruin , Superman |
January 2006 | |
| Superman Secret Files and Origins 2009 #1 | ), Superboy, Supergirl, Superman | October 2009 | |
| Superman/Batman Secret Files and Origins 2003 | Batman, Metallo, President Lex Luthor, Superman, the Superman/Batman "Families" (Batgirl, the Huntress, Krypto, Natasha Irons, Nightwing, Robin, Superboy, Supergirl (Cir-El)), Talia Head | November 2003 | |
| Superman: Metropolis Secret Files and Origins #1 | Rose and the Thorn , S.T.A.R. Labs, Steel, Superman and Lois Lane |
June 2000 | |
| Superman: Our Worlds at War Secret Files and Origins #1 | Alien Allies (Adam Strange, Darkseid, Grayven, Kancer ) |
August 2001 | |
| Superman Villains Secret Files and Origins #1 | The Rock, the Silver Banshee, the Toyman |
June 1998 | |
| Swamp Thing Vertigo Secret Files and Origins #1 | Abby Holland, Agent Orange, Anton Arcane, Barnabas Tookoome, Daphne, Jason Woodrue a.k.a. the Floronic Man, John Constantine, Kudzu, Matthew Cable, Molly Hayes Kilroy, Pilate, the Swamp Thing, Tefé Holland | November 2000 | |
| Team Superman Secret Files and Origins #1 | May 1998 | ||
| Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files and Origins 2003 | Indigo; Kid Flash (Bart Allen); Metamorpho; Nightwing, Jade and Arsenal; Raven; Robin; Starfire; Superboy; Thunder ; Wonder Girl |
December 2003 | |
| Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files and Origins 2005 | Batman and the Outsiders, Blackfire, Brother Blood, Donna Troy, Dr. Light, the Fearsome Five, the Hawk and the Dove (Holly and Dawn Granger), the Ravager, Shift, Speedy (Mia Dearden), Superboy | October 2005 | |
| Titans Secret Files and Origins #1 | Lilith , Raven, Supergirl), Troia |
March 1999 | |
| Titans Secret Files and Origins #2 | Beast Boy, Bushido, Cyborg, Deathstroke the Terminator, Epsilon, Flamebird, the Hangmen (Breathtaker, Killshot, Provoke, Shock Trauma, Stranglehold), Lian Harper, Matt Logan , the Titans |
October 2000 | |
| Wonder Woman Secret Files and Origins #1 | The Mike Schorr , Wonder Girl, Wonder Woman (Diana), Wonder Woman (Hippolyta) |
March 1998 | |
| Wonder Woman Secret Files and Origins #2 | Devastation, the Dome Creatures (Chiron, Ladon, Pegasus, the Sphinx), the Gods of Olympus, Wonder Woman |
July 1999 | |
| Wonder Woman Secret Files and Origins #3 | Ares, Artemis, Invisible Jet, the Magic Lasso , the Sandals of Hermes, Tiara) |
May 2002 | |
| Young Justice Secret Files and Origins #1 | The Rip Roar, Robin, the Secret , Superboy, Wonder Girl |
January 1999 | |
| Young Justice: Sins of Youth Secret Files and Origins #1 | The Agenda, Cissie King-Jones, the Empress, Impulse, the JLA Jr., the Junior Society of America, Klarion the Witch Boy, Lagoon Boy, Li'l Lobo, the Marvel Family (Captain Marvel, CM3, Mary Marvel), the Point Men, Robin, the Secret, the Star-Spangled Kid, Superboy, the Titans, Wonder Girl, Young Villains (the Junior Injustice League - Li'l Amazo, Li'l Black Adam, Li'l Manta, Li'l Pengy, Li'l Sphynx, Mini-Maxima, Private Cold) | May 2000 |
Notes
- ^ "DC's Infinite Frontier Expands with New Secret Files Special". Screen Rant. 20 March 2021.
References
- Secret Files and Origins at the Grand Comics Database
- Secret Files and Origins at the Grand Comics Database
- Secret Files and Origins at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)