Secret Origins (1986) 13 (2)

Secret Origins (1986) 13

Apr 1987

The Secret Origin of the Whip

by Roy & Dann Thomas, Mike Gustovich, Augustin Mas, Carl Gafford, Robert Greenberger

9 pages

Professional polo player Rodrigo Gaynor assumes the identity of the Whip in order to save an innocent man from mob justice.

Thoughts

This is more or less (according to my research) a retelling of the first published story of the Whip. All of the supporting players in the original story are also in this story.

The Whip first appeared in Flash Comics 1 (Jan 1940). He appeared in 47 of the first 55 issues of Flash Comics. He only made a few appearances outside of Flash Comics prior to Crisis on Infinite Earths, one of which was in All-Star Squadron 31 (Mar 1984). He appeared in a couple more issues of All-Star Squadron a couple years later and then 4 issues of Young All-Stars. 

According to Roy Thomas' notes on the letters page, the Whip in this story is clearly Mexican American but in the Golden Age that was not the case.

I found this story to be kind of bland. It didn't really pull me in.