| Issue | #1 |
| Published | Summer 1961 |
| Cover Price | 0.25 |
| Pages | 84 |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz; Jack Schiff |
| Notes | On Sale Date - June 15th 1961 |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Dick Sprang (Batman, Superman); Jack Kirby (Challengers); Gil Kane (Adam Strange and Green Lantern); Joe Certa (Martian Manhunter); Lee Elias (Green Arrow); Carmine Infantino (Flash); Ross Andru (Wonder Woman) |
| Inks | Stan Kaye (Batman, Superman); Jack Kirby (Challengers); Bernard Sachs (Adam Strange); Joe Giella (Green Lantern); Joe Certa (Martian Manhunter); Lee Elias (Green Arrow); Joe Kubert (Flash); Mike Esposito (Wonder Woman) |
| Reprinted | from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #94 (May-June 1958) [Superman, Batman & Robin vignette]; from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #53 [Adam Strange vignette]; from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #225 (November 1955) [John Jones vignette]; from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #4 (September-October 1956) [Flash vignette]; from ? [other vignettes]; in Secret Origins Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #1 |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Edmond Hamilton |
| Pencils | Dick Sprang |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Notes | Silver-Age team origin. |
| Reprinted | from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #94 (May-June 1958) |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Mike Sekowsky |
| Inks | Bernard Sachs |
| Notes | Origin and 1st appearance Adam Strange. |
| Reprinted | from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #17 (November-December 1958) |
| Characters | Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (origin recap); The Guardians of the Universe (intro); Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (flashback); Calorians; The Dryg (villain) |
| Synopsis | Hal Jordan's energy-duplicate is summoned by the Guardians for the first time. After he is returned to Earth the Guardians send him to Calor, a nearby planet, to save the Calorians from the ape-monster Dryg. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | John Broome |
| Pencils | Gil Kane |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| Notes | Origin recapped. |
| Reprinted | From Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #1 (July-August 1960) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Script | Dave Wood |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Roz Kirby; Marvin Stein |
| Notes | Origin and 1st appearance of Challengers. Partial reprint. |
| Reprinted | from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #6 (January-February 1957) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Jack Schiff |
| Pencils | Lee Elias |
| Inks | Lee Elias |
| Notes | Text story with two small illustrations. |
| Reprinted | in Secret Origins Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #1 |
| Characters | Wonder Woman |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Bob Kanigher |
| Pencils | Ross Andru |
| Inks | Mike Esposito |
| Notes | Silver-Age origin. |
| Reprinted | from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #105 (April 1959) |
| Characters | J'Onn J'Onzz |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Joe Samachson (plot); Jack Miller (script) |
| Pencils | Joe Certa |
| Inks | Joe Certa |
| Notes | Origin and 1st appearance J'Onn J'Onzz. |
| Reprinted | from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #225 (November 1955) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Bob Kanigher |
| Pencils | Carmine Infantino |
| Inks | Joe Kubert |
| Notes | Origin and 1st appearance Flash [Barry Allen]. |
| Reprinted | from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #4 (September-October 1956) |