Comic Title: Secret Origins #35
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1988
On Sale Date: October 18, 1988 Shipping Date October 18, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #9

Shipping Date October 20, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #150

Copyright Date October 18, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

Cover Price: $1.50
Page Count: 48
Editor: Mark Waid

Title: "Climbing Back Out"
Pages: 8

Plotter: Keith Giffen
Scripter: Robert Loren Fleming
Artist: Eduardo Barreto
Letterer: Todd Klein
Colorist: Eugene D'Angelo

Feature Character(s)

• Maxwell Lord (last appearance in Invasion #3; next appearance in Justice League International #24)

Supporting Character(s)

• Oberon (last appearance in Invasion #3; next appearance in Mister Miracle #1)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Justice League (in flashback)
• Booster Gold (in flashback)
• Batman (in flashback)
• Black Canary (in flashback)
• Guy Gardner (in flashback)
• Martian Manhunter (in flashback)
• Mister Miracle (in flashback)
• Rocket Red #4 (in flashback)
• Captain Atom (in flashback)
• Max's computer (in flashback)
• Metron (in flashback)
• Ms. Wootenhoffer (in flashback)
• Max's former boss (in flashback)

Comments:
"The Secret Origin of Maxwell Lord"

This story recaps Max's origin from Justice League International #12.

Synopsis:
Maxwell Lord and Oberon share a drink in Max's office. Oberon asks about Max's past. He explains that he started as a low-level executive. His ambition caused him to take up spelunking in order to lure his boss to his demise. Max didn't need to create an accident, because his boss had one on his own. In the cavern Max discovered a sentient computer created by Metron which helped Max rise to the head of the company.

Max, under the direction of the computer, manipulated events pivotal to the formation of the new Justice League. However, Max's association with the computer soon turned against him. The computer was destroyed in the process. Despite learning about Max's manipulations, J'onn and Oberon were partly responsible for allowing Max to remain associated with the League.