In the first (and only) mission of the "
Spooky Justice League," the mysterious
Black Orchid pulls off some amazing stunts, leading the
Creeper to query
Madame Xanadu about her origins:
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Wow...that origin story seemed...well,
kind of familiar. Hmm...
Anyhoo, later in the same donnybrook,
Blue Devil has a similar question for the
Phantom Stranger:
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Damn, that seems even
more familiar!!
Get a room, you two!!
The mysteries over Black Orchid's origin continued, until
Neil Gaiman came along and ruined everything...
From Blue Devil Annual #1 (1985)