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Kristen wants to read: I'm compiling a list of origin story comic books for work. I need graphic novels featuring superheroes from any publisher(DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, independent, etc) that tell the story of how they started. I've read Batman: Year One and Green Arrow: Y ...more

Jan 13, 2014 06:02PM · Like

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Batman: Dark Victory
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Jeph Loeb

he said: " A version of Robin's (Dick Grayson) origin. ...more "

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Jan 13, 2014 06:18PM · 1 like · Like

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Wolverine: Origin
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Paul Jenkins (Script, plot)

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Jan 13, 2014 06:19PM · 1 like · Like

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Superman for All Seasons
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Jeph Loeb (Writer)

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Jan 13, 2014 06:20PM · 1 like · Like

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Superman: Birthright
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Mark Waid

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SMASH: Trial by Fire
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Chris A. Bolton (Goodreads Author)

he said: " This is a small press book about a kid who inherits his superpowers from an adult superhero and has to learn how to handle them on the fly. "

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Feb 02, 2014 03:23PM · 1 like · Like

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Superman/Batman, Vol. 2: Supergirl
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Jeph Loeb

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Hulk: Gray
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Jeph Loeb (Contributor)

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Jan 14, 2014 05:37AM · Like

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The Invincible Iron Man: Extremis
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Warren Ellis

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Ultimate Spider-Man, Volume 1 by Brian Michael Bendis

Ultimate Spider-Man, Volume 1: Power and Responsibility
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Brian Michael Bendis (Writer)

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Daredevil: The Man Without Fear
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Frank Miller

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Daredevil: Yellow
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Jeph Loeb

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The Great Comic Book Heroes by Jules Feiffer

The Great Comic Book Heroes: The Origins and Early Adventures of the Classic Super-Heroes of the Comic Books
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Jules Feiffer (Compiler)

she said: " You need the older version of this one, because the reprint apparently dropped the comics. But as I recall, it has a number of origins and #1s, mostly classic Golden Age ones: Flash, Mandrake, Capt America (although I believe all references to LSD were cut), etc. And Feiffer's comments are interesting. ...more "