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Essential Origin Retellings

versedb versedb 10 Issues Jun 29, 2026
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Single issues that brilliantly updated, modernized, or finally clarified a classic character's origin story for a new generation.

Issues

Zero Year: Secret City, Part One; Where the Hell Did He Learn to Drive?!
#21

Zero Year: Secret City, Part One; Where the Hell Did He Learn to Drive?!

Batman (2011)

Jun 12, 2013

The Hill
#1

The Hill

Wolverine: The Origin (2001)

Sep 05, 2001

★ 4.0

Issue #1
#1

Issue #1

Daredevil: The Man Without Fear (1993)

Aug 24, 1993

Extremis, Part 1
#1

Extremis, Part 1

Iron Man (2004)

Nov 10, 2004

The Princess and the Power!
#1

The Princess and the Power!

Wonder Woman (1987)

Oct 14, 1986

Secret Origin, Part 1
#29

Secret Origin, Part 1

Green Lantern (2005)

Mar 26, 2008

The Fantastic Four!
#1

The Fantastic Four!

Fantastic Four (1961)

Aug 08, 1961

Spider-Man!; The Bell Ringer; The Man in the Mummy Case; There are Martians Among Us
#15

Spider-Man!; The Bell Ringer; The Man in the Mummy Case; There are Martians Among Us

Amazing Fantasy (1962)

Jun 05, 1962

★ 3.3

The Boy of Steel
#1

The Boy of Steel

Superman: Secret Origin (2009)

Sep 23, 2009

Who I am, How I Came To Be.
#404

Who I am, How I Came To Be.

Batman (1940)

Dec 11, 1986

★ 3.5

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