Comic Title: Secret Origins #45
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1989
On Sale Date: August 22, 1989 Shipping Date August 22, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #169

Shipping Date August 22, 1989
Source: Previews, #6

Shipping Date August 24, 1989
Source: Advance Comics, #8

Direct Market Date August 24, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #110, #112, #113

Direct Market Date August 24, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #110, Page 3

Copyright Date August 22, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

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

Title: "Folk Tales"
Pages: 14

Feature(s):
El Diablo (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Gerard Jones
Penciller: Mike Parobeck
Inker: John Nyberg
Letterer: Timothy Harkins
Colorist: Eric Kachelhofer

Feature Character(s)

• El Diablo (origin revealed; last appearance in El Diablo #2; next appearance in El Diablo #1)

Supporting Character(s)

• Tommy Longstreet (earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in El Diablo #1)
• Chuy Salinas (earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in El Diablo #1)

Villain(s)

• Several Arsonists (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Father Francisco Guzman (in flashback to Rafael's childhood)
• Andy Villareal (in flashback to Rafael's childhood)
• Mr. Sandoval (in flashback to Rafael's childhood)

Synopsis:
Rafael Sandoval grew up poor in Dos Rios, Texas. As a teen, he received coaching as a boxer from Father Guzman, but he also led a destructive life. When his best friend Andy Villareal was shot, Rafael joined the army. They paid for his college education in law. He returned to Dos Rios where he won some acclaim as a defense attorney. He eventually came to the attention of Mayor Tommy Longstreet who sponsored Sandoval for the city council.

After his election, Rafael found that his influence on change was ineffectual. In order to help his community threatened by a shady real estate company, Rafael donned a mask and set a trap. When arsonists working for the company attempted to burn down a local restaurant, Rafael stopped them. Urged on by his community Rafael chose to continue his efforts as the masked El Diablo.