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DC Universe Origins
2010
First Published
3.68
Average Rating
122
Number of Pages
Discover the secret origins of the greatest heroes and vilest villains of the DC Universe in one stunning volume written and illustrated by some of the comic industry's greatest talents. This book is perfect for new fans as well as long time readers looking to learn intricate details and facts about how each of these characters gained their abilities or powers and joined the fight for good or evil. Includes the origin stories of over 50 characters from Animal Man to Zatanna including Batman, The Justice League of America, Wonder Woman, The Joker and many more. The material featured in this book was originally presented in the groundbreaking 52 and COUNTDOWN weekly series and has never been collected before.
Avg Rating
3.68
Number of Ratings
82
5 STARS
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2 STARS
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Authors

Mark Waid
Mark Waid
Author · 273 books
Mark Waid (born March 21, 1962 in Hueytown, Alabama) is an American comic book writer. He is best known for his eight-year run as writer of the DC Comics' title The Flash, as well as his scripting of the limited series Kingdom Come and Superman: Birthright, and his work on Marvel Comics' Captain America.
Scott Beatty
Scott Beatty
Author · 21 books
Scott Matthew Beatty is a comic books writer.
Marv Wolfman
Marv Wolfman
Author · 60 books
Marvin A. "Marv" Wolfman is an award-winning American comic book writer. He is best known for lengthy runs on The Tomb of Dracula, creating Blade for Marvel Comics, and The New Teen Titans for DC Comics.
Tony Bedard
Tony Bedard
Author · 17 books
Antony J. L. Bedard is an American writer and editor who has worked in the comic book industry from the early 1990s through the present. He is best known for his work at CrossGen Comics, where he was under exclusive contract, and for his run writing Marvel Comics X-Men spin-off Exiles.
Len Wein
Author · 44 books

Len Wein was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men (including the co-creation of Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus). Additionally, he was the editor for writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons' influential DC miniseries Watchmen. Wein was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008.

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