9 times a superhero’s secret identity was revealed


What do you like most about comic books? This simple question stumped me a week ago, and I actually struggled to give a spontaneous response at the time. After a few minutes of recalling my favourite comic moments (Crisis On Infinite Earths, the death of Phoenix, Superman-Flash’s first race, Reed & Sue’s wedding, etc), it hit me: my greatest love when it comes to comics is when a superhero’s secret identity is revealed!

My answer at the time immediately drew a blank response and the ultimate request: “Tell me more!” And so I spent the next 30 minutes giving a nostalgia-filled explanation, and to immortalise that conversation, I decided to dedicate this week’s column to revisiting my personal favourite secret identity revelations!

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