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Secret Origins #39 (of 50)

The Secret Origin of Man-Bat / The Myth of the Creation
April 30th, 1989

Secret Origins #39 (of 50)

The Secret Origin of Man-Bat / The Myth of the Creation
April 30th, 1989

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39 (of 50)
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The Secret Origin of Man-Bat / The Myth of the Creation
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April 30th, 1989
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The elusive Man-Bat is back in town! Batman tries to find a cure once and for all for Langstrom.

  1. Cover by Michael Kaluta.
  2. "The Secret Origin of Man-Bat" written by Jan Strnad, penciled and inked by Kevin Nowlan, colored by Unknown and lettered by Unknown.
  3. "The Myth of the Creation" script by Grant Morrison, penciled by Tom Grummett, inked by Doug Hazlewood, colored by Helen Vesik and lettered by Janice Chiang.
  4. "Secrets Behind the Origins" A 2/3 page text piece on the histories of the Animal Man and Man-Bat by unknown.

Note: Most characters have cameo appearances. The Animal Man story contains a few pages of flashback to the story "I Was the Man with Animal Powers". It follows Animal Man #9 and is left to be continued in Animal Man #10.

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