Manic Monday Bonus--Dueling Origins!

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)