Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)

Uncover the history of the world's greatest super-heroes.

A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.

Cast (59)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Ryan Reynolds

Narrator (voice)

P

Paul Levitz

Self

G

Gerard Jones

Self

Mark Waid

Self

Neal Adams

Self

Joe Kubert

Self

Louise Simonson

Self

Dwayne McDuffie

Self

I

Irwin Hasen

Self

D

Dan Didio

Self

C

Chip Kidd

Self

M

Mike Carlin

Self

Marv Wolfman

Self

Grant Morrison

Self

Len Wein

Self

Walt Simonson

Self

Jim Lee

Self

Dennis O'Neil

Self

Geoff Johns

Self

Neil Gaiman

Self

Karen Berger

Self

Kyle Baker

Self

Paul Pope

Self

Frank Miller

Self (archive footage)

Alan Moore

Self (archive footage)

Jerry Siegel

Self (archive footage)

Joe Shuster

Self (archive footage)

Bob Kane

Self (archive footage)

William M. Gaines

Self (archive footage)

J

Julius Schwartz

Self (archive footage)

Alexander Salkind

Self (archive footage)

I

Ilya Salkind

Self (archive footage)

George Reeves

Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)

Christopher Reeve

Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)

Lynda Carter

Wonder Woman (archive footage)

Margot Kidder

Lois Lane (archive footage)

Frank Langella

Perry White (archive footage)

Sam Huntington

Jimmy Olsen (archive footage)

J

Jerry Ordway

Self (archive footage)

H

Harry Donenfeld

Self (archive footage)

I

Irwin Donenfeld

Self (archive footage)

J

Jack Liebowitz

Self (archive footage)

Pat Boone

Self (archive footage)

William Moulton Marston

Self (archive footage)

Richard Donner

Self (archive footage)

Christopher Nolan

Self (archive footage)

Bryan Singer

Self (archive footage)

Zack Snyder

Self (archive footage)

Francis Lawrence

Self (archive footage)

James McTeigue

Self (archive footage)

David Cronenberg

Self (archive footage)

J. Edgar Hoover

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Pat Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Nancy Reagan

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Margaret Thatcher

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

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