Yes, when I was renting these DVDs I subconsciously followed a "Secret" theme. The pun here was intended. The movie starts off great giving the origins of the comic book publisher and the origins of its main super hero characters, but then becomes more a documentary about Superman. They talk about how two young Jewish guys created the character and used their experience of coming from the old country (Europe) in writing about the character who comes from a different planet. What they don't mention is that Joe Shuster was born in Toronto not Europe.
When they start talking about the opening of other publishing houses, DC comics is almost forgotten in the story.
An interesting history but more about superman then anything else and the origins of DC comics are not that secret, we were just not told them before.
SECRET ORIGIN: THE STORY OF DC COMICS
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