Secret (Greta Hayes)

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 fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Fictional character biography

Secret is a ghostly member of Young Justice who joins the team after Robin, Impulse, and Superboy free her from the Department of Extranormal Operations. She is later revealed to have been a human named Greta Hayes who was killed by her adoptive brother Billy. Because of the manner of her death, Greta is trapped in the mortal plane.[1]

Harm later kills Secret on Apokolips before Darkseid fully resurrects her.[2] Subsequently, Greta enrolls at the Elias School with Cassandra Sandsmark and Cissie King-Jones.[3]

In "The New Golden Age" storyline, Secret is reimagined as the former sidekick of the Spectre.[3]

Powers and abilities

As a ghost, Secret can fly, teleport, shapeshift, become ethereal, possess any sentient beings, and take souls to the "other side".[1]

In other media

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Manning, Matthew K.; Wiacek, Stephen; Scott, Melanie; Jones, Nick; Walker, Landry Q. (2021). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: New Edition. DK. p. 370. ISBN 9780744020564.
  3. ^ a b Johnston, Rich (March 26, 2023). "Bringing Back More Forgotten Sidekicks To DC Comics (Spoilers)". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "Secret Voice - Young Justice (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. 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.
  5. ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved May 20, 2024.