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.png) Secret as depicted in Young Justice Secret Files & Origins #1 (January 1999). Art by Todd Nauck. | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Young Justice: The Secret #1 (June 1998) |
| Created by | Todd Dezago (writer) Todd Nauck (artist) |
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| Alter ego | Greta Hayes |
| Species | Ghost (current) Human (former) |
| Team affiliations | Young Justice |
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Secret (Greta Hayes) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Fictional character biography
Secret is a ghostly member of Young Justice who joins the team after Robin, Impulse, and Superboy free her from the Department of Extranormal Operations. She is later revealed to have been a human named Greta Hayes who was killed by her adoptive brother Billy. Because of the manner of her death, Greta is trapped in the mortal plane.
Harm later kills Secret on Apokolips before Darkseid fully resurrects her. Subsequently, Greta enrolls at the Elias School with Cassandra Sandsmark and Cissie King-Jones.
In "The New Golden Age" storyline, Secret is reimagined as the former sidekick of the Spectre.
Powers and abilities
As a ghost, Secret can fly, teleport, shapeshift, become ethereal, possess any sentient beings, and take souls to the "other side".
In other media
- Secret appears in the Young Justice (2010) episode "Secrets", voiced by Masasa Moyo.
- Secret appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.
- An alternate universe variant of Secret makes a cameo appearance in Teen Titans Go! #48.
References
- ^ Misiroglu, Gina (April 2012). The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes. Visible Ink Press. p. 419. ISBN 1578593751.
- Manning, Matthew K.; Wiacek, Stephen; Scott, Melanie; Jones, Nick; Walker, Landry Q. (2021). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: New Edition. DK. p. 370. ISBN 9780744020564.
- ^ Johnston, Rich (March 26, 2023). "Bringing Back More Forgotten Sidekicks To DC Comics (Spoilers)". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- "Secret Voice - Young Justice (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 20, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
External links
- Secret at DC Comics Wiki
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- Characters created by Todd DeZago
- Characters created by Todd Nauck
- Comics characters introduced in 1998
- DC Comics characters who can teleport
- DC Comics female superheroes
- DC Comics shapeshifters
- DC Comics undead characters
- Fictional characters with body or mind control abilities
- Fictional characters with death or rebirth abilities
- Fictional ghosts
- Fictional murdered people