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Secret (Greta Hayes)

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Secret
Secret as depicted in Young Justice Secret Files & Origins #1 (January 1999). Art by Todd Nauck.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceYoung Justice: The Secret #1 (June 1998)
Created byTodd Dezago (writer)
Todd Nauck (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoGreta Hayes
SpeciesGhost (current)
Human (former)
Team affiliationsYoung Justice
Abilities
  • Flight
  • Teleportation
  • Intangibility
  • Possession
  • Shapeshifting

Secret (Greta Hayes) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Todd Dezago and artist Todd Nauck, she was introduced in 1998 as a ghostly member of Young Justice who had no memory of her previous life. It is later revealed that Secret is the adoptive sister of Billy Hayes, who murdered her and became the supervillain Harm. Near the end of the Young Justice series in 2003, Secret is manipulated into serving Darkseid, who later resurrects her and removes her powers. After years of absence, Secret returns in the 2023 miniseries Stargirl: The Lost Children, where she is depicted as a Golden Age hero and sidekick of the Spectre.

Secret has made limited appearances in media outside comics, with Masasa Moyo voicing her in the animated series Young Justice.

Fictional character biography

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Secret first appeared in a one-shot comic, part of the Girlfrenzy fifth-week event, by Todd Dezago and Todd Nauck called Young Justice: The Secret, in which Robin, Impulse, and Superboy helped her to escape from agents of the Department of Extranormal Operations who were holding her captive.

Secret joins Young Justice along with Wonder Girl and Arrowette.[1] She is often referred to as "Suzie" because her real name was unknown at the time. Eventually, her origin was revealed: Secret was once an ordinary girl named Greta who was killed by her adoptive brother Billy Hayes. Because of the manner of her death, Greta remained on the mortal plane, acting as a gateway between the living and the dead.[2]

Secret eventually gave in to the darkness in her nature at the behest of Darkseid, whom she mistakenly called 'Doug Side'. In the last issue of Young Justice, Darkseid revives Secret as a powerless human. Finally having a life of her own, she attends the Elias School for Girls with Wonder Girl and Arrowette.[3][4][5]

In "The New Golden Age" storyline, Secret is reimagined as the former sidekick of the Spectre who was captured by Childminder, a bird-like entity, and held on Orphan Island.[6] After Childminder is defeated and regressed into an egg, Secret is among the Lost Children who Hourman brings to the present day, as allowing them to return to their native time period would cause a time paradox.[7]

Powers and abilities

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As a ghost, Secret can fly, teleport, shapeshift, become ethereal, possess any sentient beings, and take souls to the "other side".[2]

In other media

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References

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  1. ^ Young Justice #4 (January 1999)
  2. ^ a b Misiroglu, Gina (April 2012). The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes. Visible Ink Press. p. 419. ISBN 1578593751.
  3. ^ Manning, Matthew K.; Wiacek, Stephen; Scott, Melanie; Jones, Nick; Walker, Landry Q. (2021). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: New Edition. DK. p. 370. ISBN 9780744020564.
  4. ^ Johnston, Rich (March 26, 2023). "Bringing Back More Forgotten Sidekicks To DC Comics (Spoilers)". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  5. ^ Young Justice #55 (May 2003)
  6. ^ Stargirl: The Lost Children #1 (January 2023)
  7. ^ Stargirl: The Lost Children #6 (July 2023)
  8. ^ "Secret Voice - Young Justice (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on August 9, 2024. 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.
  9. ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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